Kingshuk Das testifies that former CEO was resistant to critiques of company’s devices The former lab director of Theranos has testified that Elizabeth Holmes gave “implausible” excuses for apparent failures in the company’s tests and personally pushed back against his concerns about its signature blood testing machines. Kingshuk Das testified on Tuesday in the high-profile …
Businessman allegedly used surveillance tool to spy on journalist, raising questions about authorities’ links to Israeli company Mexico’s use of spyware made by NSO Group is facing new scrutiny following the arrest of a businessman on allegations that he used the surveillance tool to spy on a journalist. The arrest of the businessman – who …
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PC, Xbox (version tested), Nintendo Switch; Witch BeamTwo decades of house moves are condensed into one relaxing puzzle as you help the narrator to unpack – and unpick her life in the process Moving home is such an intense and often melancholic experience. Nothing forces you to assess the events of your life, and the …
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Other cryptocurrencies such as ethereum also reach records as investors hedge against inflation The bitcoin price has reached a new record high, breaking through $68,000 (£50,000), and analysts predict that the world’s best-known cryptocurrency will rise further in the coming weeks. This beats the previous record high set in late October, when bitcoin reached nearly …
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From tap stars duetting with Gene Kelly to Gordon Ramsay twisting with his daughter, TikTok is where performers – large, small, amateur, pro – drop the facade and dance till their toes are raw TikTok is made for dance. The most popular TikToker – Charli D’Amelio, 17, with 9.9bn likes – is a dancer, or …
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Some firms reinvent themselves in the battery era, but others struggle as work moves abroad Corners of the Alucast factory in the Black Country would be familiar to metalworkers several centuries ago. Workers pour molten aluminium at 720C into steel moulds. The cooling metal is then quickly pressed into shape before being sanded down into …
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From rants about famous buildings to unabashed property porn, TikTok is full of riffs on architecture and design. Our man enters a world of eccentric carpeting, lurid mansions and in-depth pavement analysis One minute, he’s sitting in a fast-food restaurant in a three-piece suit, twirling his moustache and miming popping a glock to the sounds …
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A 16-year-old girl was rescued in Kentucky after using a hand gesture described on the social media app TikTok to signal to motorists that she was in trouble. The signal – turning the palm outwards and closing the fingers around a tucked thumb – has been demonstrated by users on TikTok and by non-profit organisations like the Canadian Women’s …
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US appeals court rejects Israeli company’s claim of immunity WhatsApp alleges firm’s spyware was used to hack 1,400 users NSO Group’s legal problems have deepened after a US appeals court thoroughly rejected the Israeli spyware company’s claim that it ought to be protected under sovereign immunity laws, in a high-profile case involving WhatsApp. The decision …
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Steve Wozniak, Steve and Patricia Jobs and Daniel Kottke built 200 Apple-1 units in Jobs’ home 45 years ago One of the few remaining Apple-1 computers, the company’s first product, will go on sale this week at an auction that is expected to fetch as much as $600,000. The 45-year-old computer is one of just …
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