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Charles Arthur

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May 15, 2023

Those “sex is a spectrum” articles, debunked

Science doesn’t stay still. The purpose of the scientific method is to question what we already know, and to see whether there are better…

Sunlight spectrum (with Fraunhofer lines). CC-BY licensed photo by yellowcloud on Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/63794141@N00/5794359801

Charles Arthur

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Jul 24, 2022

Maybe Peloton should worry about Apple Fitness+ after all

Analysing which activities people seem to do on Apple’s (comparatively cheap) fitness service suggests that it’s the same ones that Peloton…

Maybe Peloton should worry about Apple Fitness+ after all

Charles Arthur

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Jun 9, 2022

Does bitcoin use less energy than Christmas lights? Fact-checking a dubious claim

If there’s one thing that bitcoin enthusiasts are a mite touchy about, it’s people pointing out that their favoured product uses a colossal…

Does bitcoin use less energy than Christmas lights? Fact-checking a dubious claim

Charles Arthur

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Jul 9, 2021

When every car is electric, what happens to fuel duty and the electricity grid?

Road pricing is an obvious way to replace taxes lost from fuel duty on petrol and diesel. But will that make driving more or less…

When every car is electric, what happens to fuel duty and the electricity grid?

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Sep 24, 2020

The real mystery about Ted Lasso: why does it work?

Let me admit: Ted Lasso puzzles me. In case you don’t know, it’s a new series on Apple TV+ (Apple’s paid streaming service), starring…

The real mystery about Ted Lasso: why does it work?

Charles Arthur

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Apr 26, 2020

Mainsprings and maturity: how ‘Modern Family’ found and then lost its magic

There’s a surely apocryphal story about George Best, the legendary soccer player whose Irish good looks were the perfect counterpoint to…

Mainsprings and maturity: how ‘Modern Family’ found and then lost its magic

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OneZero

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Charles Arthur

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Sep 24, 2019

Huawei’s Mate 30 Will Be a Disaster Outside China. Here’s Why That Doesn’t Matter.

U.S. Intelligence’s aversion to Huawei could help China win the 5G race

Huawei’s Mate 30 Will Be a Disaster Outside China. Here’s Why That Doesn’t Matter.

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Charles Arthur

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Sep 10, 2019

Apple’s iPhones Hit an Evolutionary Stasis

The original iPhone was the consumer tech equivalent of the Apollo mission — but you can’t just keep going back to the moon

The new Apple iPhone 11 (L) and iPhone 11 Pro (R) are displayed during a special event on September 10, 2019

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Charles Arthur

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Sep 3, 2019

A Tariff Theory About Apple’s iOS 13 Surprise

Apple may have rushed to get its new iPhones shipped to beat Trump tariffs that didn’t come

Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, talks about the upcoming iOS 13 at WWDC 2019.

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Charles Arthur

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Jul 12, 2019

Jony Ive’s Mistakes: When Beautiful Design Is Bad Design

It’s past time for a new era at Apple

Jony Ive’s Mistakes: When Beautiful Design Is Bad Design

Charles Arthur

Charles Arthur

13.9K followers

Tech journalist; author of “Social Warming: how social media polarises us all” and two others. The Guardian’s Technology editor 2005–14. Speaker, moderator.

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