It remains unclear if the former Theranos CEO will take the stand, which would open her up to cross questioning by the prosecution Prosecutors rested their case in the criminal fraud trial of the Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, ending the first phase of a case that has held Silicon Valley in its grip. Lawyers for …
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Social media platform has been accused of not doing enough to curb inflammatory posts Facebook is testing a feature allowing users to control how much content they view from friends, groups and public figures, amid accusations that the social media platform is not doing enough to curb inflammatory posts. Users will be able to reduce …
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Company’s letter to LA police chief comes after the Guardian revealed that the department partnered with a tech firm that enables undercover spying How LAPD partnered with tech firm that enables spying The software that studies your Facebook friends to predict crimes Facebook is demanding that the Los Angeles police department cease all use of …
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Aminatou Sow and guests look back at the connections forged by the Princess of Wales. Plus: powerful reporting on Asian American experiences in Self Evident, and Jon Ronson returns When Diana Met …“Yes, this is a show about Diana Spencer … but it really is about us – what our perceptions of her say about …
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People in the Jadar valley fear environmental catastrophe as Europe presses for self-sufficiency in battery technology Read more in the Battery life series Photographs by Vladimir Zivojinovic A battery sign, flashing dangerously low, appears superimposed over a view of the globe as seen from space. “Green technologies, electric cars, clean air – all of these …
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Guardian Australia picture editor Carly Earl explains the dos and don’ts of photographing the celestial spectacle With the November 2021 full moon rising, also known as a flower or beaver moon, many people will pull out their mobile phones to try and take an Instagram-worthy picture of the partial lunar eclipse on Friday night, but …
The vehicle is rumoured to have no steering wheel or pedals, and the interior has a U-shaped seating plan Apple is stepping up its plans to enter the car market and aims to launch a self-driving electric vehicle in 2025, according to a report. The tech company’s much-rumoured automotive project has bolstered its ambitions under …
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Attorneys general launch bipartisan inquiry after company’s own research showed platform harmed teens’ mental health A bipartisan coalition of US state attorneys general has opened an investigation into Facebook for promoting Instagram to children despite the company’s own awareness of its potential harms. The investigation, which involves at least eight states, comes as Facebook faces …
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The smash-hit Nintendo Switch game has been updated with a wealth of new content – and no shortage of familiar comforts When I heard there was an enormous Animal Crossing update on the way, I was as unnerved as I was excited. I wanted to go back to my island, sure; Kissing was a tiny …
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Renamed Crypto.com stadium is good news for cryptocurrency fanatics but strikes blow against cryptographers clinging to prefix The stadium that is home to the Los Angeles Lakers is getting a new name: the Crypto.com Arena. The name reflects the arena’s new sponsorship agreement with a Singapore-based cryptocurrency trading platform. That may be good news for …
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