Month: May 2021

Lawsuit says controversial new laws are unconstitutional and violate the right to the preservation of privacy WhatsApp has sued the Indian government over new internet laws which the company says will “severely undermine” the privacy of their users. The new IT laws, which have been called oppressive and draconian, give the Indian government greater power …

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Cumberbatch and McKellen among big names to appears in live-recorded stage shows to feature on Prime Amazon has partnered with the National Theatre to stream four high-profile live-recorded stage shows, including Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag. The shows, which include Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in 2011’s Frankenstein, will be made available to Amazon’s Prime Video …

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Ofgem to build infrastructure for 3,550 new ultra-rapid charging points on motorways and in towns Britain’s energy regulator is investing £300m to help triple the number of ultra-rapid charging points for electric vehicles across the country, as part of efforts to accelerate the UK’s shift to clean energy. Ofgem will use the cash to build …

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Investors are betting the big chains won’t be able to compete with startups that bring your shopping within minutes Over the past year, you may have noticed the rapid growth in all kinds of app-based delivery services. For a while, supermarkets weren’t involved: traditionally, the industry does not grow very much. The margins are small, …

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Historians are aghast that the National Archives have had to resort to crowdfunding to protect irreplaceable historical records Historians are calling it an international embarrassment for Australia and saying it is “inconceivable that it has come to this”, as they preemptively mourn the loss of “irreplaceable national history”. The National Archives of Australia doesn’t often …

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The scientist on why studying elementary particles is only one way of explaining phenomena, how the 3D printer could change the world, and her optimism about women in science Chiara Marletto is a research fellow at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. Her research is in theoretical physics – especially quantum computation, thermodynamics and information theory. …

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Players such as Weezy or Getir aim to make ordering milk, wine or crisps as easy as turning to Spotify or Netflix Cheap groceries, free delivery, on your the doorstep in 10 to 20 minutes. Fast-track grocery services have sprung up like weeds during the pandemic with players pulling out all the stops to tempt …

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The company has revealed 47,700 faulty boxes had to be replaced in just four months to March 2021 in NSW homes NBN Co has revealed it has been forced to replace close to 50,000 faulty broadband devices in homes across New South Wales in just four months due to lightning damage. Last week Guardian Australia …

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False Covid claims, including that Scott Morrison faked getting his vaccine, among the content removed from the popular platform False claims about Covid vaccines – including that the Australian prime minister faked getting his jab – were among some of the hundreds of Australian videos TikTok removed from its platform as part of a misinformation …

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Barn theatre, CirencesterRachel Redford shines as a student recruited to mess with British heads, in a joint production with the Arcola theatre ‘Who owns your data?” asks Masha, the tortured voice at the centre of this monologue. Issues of data privacy and misuse are being increasingly raised but rarely show the inner workings of a …

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