Firebug investigates whether a work of fiction was in fact a criminal confession. Plus: Gen Z influencers vent in Pressed, and a high-profile witness speaks out FirebugTrue-crime podcasting turns to the hot stuff with the story of a man who wrote a novel in the 90s about a sad loner who starts fires across California …
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• Tech and retail giant continues to ride pandemic boom • Share price falls 5% in after-hours trading Amazon’s sales topped $100bn for the third quarter in a row as its profits for the three months surged to $7.8bn. The Seattle-based tech and online retail giant reported sales of $113bn for the three months between …
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The company also announced a vaccine mandate for employees who return in person for the new mid-October target date Google has backtracked on plans to welcome most workers back to its sprawling campus in September, becoming the latest Silicon Valley company to delay reopening amid a surge in Covid cases. The company announced Wednesday it …
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Officials visit offices near Tel Aviv as Israeli defence minister meets French counterpart in Paris Israeli authorities have inspected the offices of the surveillance outfit NSO Group in response to the Pegasus project investigation into abuses of the company’s spyware by several government clients. Officials from the defence ministry visited the company’s offices near Tel …
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With data showing downloads dropping, four people talk about the pressures they face Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The number of downloads of the NHS Covid-19 app has shrunk dramatically amid a “pingdemic” that is causing shortages of goods and workers, after former health secretary Jeremy Hunt warned last week that …
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Relatable jokes about trauma can help people feel less alone, but questions remain over how therapeutic they can truly be When, more than a decade ago, I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, I turned to the internet to learn more about my condition. Back then, the effects of trauma weren’t exactly unknown, but they …
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Boss’s Twitter rant against Uber Eats risks backfiring, as experts warn online outbursts can damage companies’ reputation Chief executives are being warned to “think twice before they tweet” after the boss of takeaway company Just Eat Takeaway was told his Twitter spat with Uber threatened to undermine the firm’s reputation. Jitse Groen this week became …
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Social media company beats forecasts and hits $29bn revenue Network condemned for allowing vaccine misinformation Facebook saw its fastest growth this quarter since 2016, the company revealed in its earnings report on Wednesday, despite regulatory concerns and criticisms surrounding misinformation on the platform. Related: Remington offers $33m to settle lawsuit by families of Sandy Hook …
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Orbán’s likely challenger demands action over claims journalists and politicians were potential targets Hungary’s opposition has called for ministerial resignations from Viktor Orbán’s far-right government over allegations it selected journalists, media owners and opposition political figures as potential targets for invasive Pegasus spyware. The allegations, published last week by the Guardian and other members of …
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Activists to place body bags at company’s Washington HQ False information on vaccines shared widely on network Activists are to descend on Facebook’s Washington headquarters on Wednesday to demand the company take stronger action against vaccine falsehoods spreading on its platform. Protesters are planning to cover the lawn in front of Facebook’s office with body …
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