Month: October 2021

Hundreds of listings on online marketplaces sell merchandise venerating disgraced CEO Elizabeth Holmes There are posters, stickers and coffee mugs, flags, t-shirts and masks – all celebrating Silicon Valley “girl boss”, Elizabeth Holmes. The fraud case of the Theranos founder has given way to a burgeoning cottage industry for merchandise venerating the disgraced CEO. Continue …

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Pressure piles on social media firms after US senators challenge Instagram over impact of app on children’s mental health US lawmakers have left Facebook in no doubt this week that revelations about the impact of its Instagram app on teen mental health have further damaged the company’s reputation. The Democrat senator Richard Blumenthal said the …

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Open letter by current and ex-staffers alleges ‘consistently inappropriate’ behaviour by Blue Origin leaders A group of current and former employees at Blue Origin, the space flight company owned by the Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, has accused the business of operating a work environment that is “rife with sexism” and prefers “breakneck speed” to safety. …

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PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, Stadia, Nintendo Switch; Electronic ArtsThe latest iteration of the all-conquering football sim favours more structured play and rains down a multitude of modes and options – but ethical questions about Ultimate Team remain Somehow, over the past five years, the Fifa games have expanded beyond a simulation of the sport of …

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Journalist Jason Rezaian tells the story of his shock imprisonment in a new podcast. Plus: Storytime with Seth Rogen, and The Cut considers the changing face of sex on TV 544 DaysJason Rezaian is an intensely engaging and buoyant host; so much so that it’s often easy to forget that you’re listening to a podcast …

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