Month: August 2021

Princess Latifa campaigner had ‘phone compromised by Pegasus spyware’

Human rights activist David Haigh targeted in attack suspected to have been ordered by Dubai A British human rights campaigner and lawyer who was fighting to free Dubai’s Princess Latifa had his mobile phone compromised by Pegasus spyware on 3 and 4 August 2020, according to a forensic analysis carried out by Amnesty International. David …

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Why the internet in Cuba has become a US political hot potato

After Havana shut down online access for 72 hours, the battle is on to keep the country connected Cubans used to joke about Napoleon Bonaparte chatting to Mikhail Gorbachev, George W Bush and Fidel Castro in the afterlife. “If I’d have had your prudence, I’d never have fought Waterloo,” the French emperor tells the last …

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The lost history of the electric car – and what it tells us about the future of transport

To every age dogged with pollution, accidents and congestion, the transport solution for the next generation seems obvious – but the same problems keep coming back In the 1890s, the biggest cities of the western world faced a mounting problem. Horse-drawn vehicles had been in use for thousands of years, and it was hard to …

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Amazon warehouse workers could get second vote on forming union

National Labor Relations Board official finds company’s anti-union tactics tainted election Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama may get a second chance to form the company’s first union, after a US labor board official recommended a rerun of a landmark vote that failed to pass in April. An official at the US National Labor Relations Board …

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Pegasus spyware found on journalists’ phones, French intelligence confirms

Announcement is first time an independent and official authority has corroborated Pegasus project findings French intelligence investigators have confirmed that Pegasus spyware has been found on the phones of three journalists, including a senior member of staff at the country’s international television station France 24. It is the first time an independent and official authority …

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Why right to repair matters – according to a farmer, a medical worker, a computer store owner

Biden’s recent executive order makes taking action on the strict rules imposed by manufacturers a priority, affecting workers across several industries A tractor. A refrigerator. A smartphone. A ventilator. They may not seem to have much in common, but in fact they all share increasingly high tech features. And when they break, they need fixing. …

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A ‘safe space for racists’: antisemitism report criticises social media giants

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok failing to act on most reported anti-Jewish posts, says study There has been a serious and systemic failure to tackle antisemitism across the five biggest social media platforms, resulting in a “safe space for racists”, according to a new report. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok failed to act …

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