Nissan’s ‘gigafactory’ in Sunderland must be the first of many sites if the UK is to compete in the electric vehicle era The British government’s £100m-plus commitment to secure Nissan’s battery gigafactory for Sunderland has been like gadget-shopping on Amazon writ large: splurging on some new technology that has suddenly become essential – and then …
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The computer restoration of this masterpiece illustrates both the benefits and the dangers of AI In the late 1970s I lived and worked briefly in the Netherlands. Often, on Sundays, I would travel to Amsterdam, go to the morning concert in the Spiegelzaal of the Concertgebouw, and afterwards walk over to the Rijksmuseum, Holland’s national …
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Internet cons have surged in the Covid crisis, with some victims left with little recourse to recover cash In early May, James Evans* met a man on the dating app Grindr. The man, who said his name was David, was friendly and chatty. “It started off as a normal conversation,” says Evans. “We moved to …
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As he hands over top job at Amazon, Bezos will remain largest shareholder and ‘has never had more energy’ A quarter of a century after he founded Amazon in a Seattle garage, Jeff Bezos is preparing to loosen his grip on his $1.7tn (£1.2tn) company. Few employees in the sphere conservatories at Amazon’s sprawling Seattle …
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The elevation of the man behind the Cloud while Jeff Bezos relinquishes day-to-day control, comes at a critical time for Amazon Andy Jassy made a powerful – and painful – first impression on the billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos soon after he joined the then start-up bookseller in 1997. During a rambunctious game of “broomball” …
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The US cybersecurity agency said it was investigating the attack after an incident at the Miami-based IT firm Kaseya Hundreds of American businesses have been hit by a ransomware attack ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, according to the cybersecurity company Huntress Labs. Huntress Labs said on Friday that 200 American businesses were …
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Study website made claims including warmer temperatures ‘could lead to healthier outdoor lifestyles’ The BBC has removed an educational page laying out the “benefits” of climate change after a furious online reaction. BBC Bitesize, its website for schoolchildren, claimed warmer temperatures “could lead to healthier outdoor lifestyles” and that a benefit of climate change could …
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Trading platform has grown to more than $80bn in customer assets, Robinhood revealed as it prepares to go public The trading platform Robinhood, which has gained notoriety for allowing amateur stock investors to play the market, has grown rapidly to more than $80bn in customer assets, it revealed as it prepares to go public, even …
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A similar agreement was made with Google in February for Guardian Australia to participate in the company’s News Showcase product Guardian Australia has struck a deal with Facebook to licence news content to the platform’s News tab. After months of lengthy negotiations between the two companies since the passage of the federal government’s news media …
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Alice Levine and Matt Forde delve into the News International phone-hacking scandal. Plus: spoofy horror in Summer Camp Massacre, and an insightful look at trans rights in sport British Scandal The new season of the dirt-dishing podcast sees Alice Levine and Matt Forde delve into the News International phone-hacking scandal, with Rebekah Brooks and Andy …
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