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Deepfakes just got real-time • Faked politician video calls raise new trust issues

Meanwhile… Alexa deepfakes the dead • Amazon’s speakers could soon speak in the voice of dead relatives

The random rulebook

Amazon’s point of no return • Amazon’s ebook refund policy leaves authors picking up the cost, finds James O’Malley

The A-List • The best products on the market, as picked by our editors

Moving from the commonplace and into the cloud • The best place to store memories has shifted from a commonplace book and into the cloud – and thank goodness for that

No Wi-Fi is better than slow Wi-Fi • Struggling with internet connections isn’t worth the time, but it’s hard to resist the temptation when the online world is just within reach

How do you please Google? Search me • Running a small website requires an awful lot of Google-tickling, but even that won’t raise a smile from the humourless Lord of the Internet

Readers’ comments • Your views and feedback from email and the web

Readers’ poll • What’s the most important thing when buying a new phone?

25 APPS FOR GEEKS • Treat your inner nerd with our selection of 25 brilliant apps that might just change your life

THE TECH PERKS OF THE JOB • Can cutting-edge technology help you recruit and retain top talent? And, as an employee, are your claiming all your tech perks? Sarah Kidner reveals all

WHAT TECH PERKS DO NEW STAFF WANT?

The quiet life • Fed up with spam, notifications and alerts? Nik Rawlinson goes in search of a more peaceful online experience

Use a Raspberry Pi as a VPN gateway • Looking for easy privacy protection? Darien Graham-Smith sets up a hotspot to help you conceal your online activity and switch locations at will

LG Gram 16 (2022) • The understated design belies engineering genius, with bags of power and battery life packed into this slim chassis

LG Gram +view • This 16in portable monitor is quite simply the perfect companion for the Gram 16

How we test

What our awards mean

Apple MacBook Air (M2, 2022) • The M2 uplift makes this a brilliant choice for demanding users, but the M1 version is better value

Apple MacBook Pro 13in (M2, 2022) • Apple’s most affordable MacBook Pro gets an M2 upgrade that’s both exciting… and a bit boring

Bag a software bargain • Don’t pay full price for software when we can offer you a bargain on everything from Adobe software to Windows 11 Pro

Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE G733ZX (2022) • If you want the very fastest components wrapped up in a package that will exploit them to the max, this is it

MSI Creator Z16P • Blistering speed in both 2D and 3D tasks make this high-quality laptop a great choice for creative gamers

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 • A high-quality, compact laptop that’s well suited to life on the move – for undemanding needs

Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 (2022) • A great choice for the price thanks to an attractive design, strong performance and solid build quality

Huawei MateBook D 16 • The £750 version is a true bargain, with a quite ridiculous amount of quality on offer for the money

Acer Predator Orion 3000 (P03-640) • An affordable package that includes a tasty GeForce 3060 Ti matched with a fast Core i5 Alder Lake chip

Logitech Signature MK650 Combo • This keyboard and mouse set lacks frills, but it’s designed to work with minimum IT intervention

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