The first of a series on how digital technologies shape our thoughts, emotions and interior lives In March 2020, as the Covid pandemic took hold, the language learning app Duolingo reported double its usual number of sign-ups. Stuck inside under lockdown orders, people had time on their hands and were looking for ways to occupy …
The biggest moments of a year when shares rallied to record levels and deal-making soared FTSE 100 bounces back despite Covid to finish 14.3% up in 2021 The financial markets climbed a wall of worry through 2021, as investors drove up asset prices in the face of persistently high inflation, a global supply chain crisis …
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Ahmad Fawad Yusufi’s family wants $4m in aid from Uber and better pay for its drivers. The company said he was logged off when he was killed Mohammad Dawood Mommand was at home in Sacramento, California, when he received a call that left him in shock and unable to stand. Ahmad Fawad Yusufi, a cousin …
An Afghan refugee commuted hours for his Uber job. Then he was shot in his car Read More »
Effects of the US-China trade war felt by the telecom were ‘in line with our forecasts, says chairman Guo Ping Chinese telecom giant Huawei said on Friday its annual revenue had fallen by nearly a third from the previous year, as it continued to be weighed down by US sanctions that have hit its smartphone …
Sanction-hit Huawei says revenues down 29% this year Read More »
Head inside the bizarre mansion full of TikTok stars, watch people forced to dine with their exes – and meet a deaf girl with superpowers Continue reading… Head inside the bizarre mansion full of TikTok stars, watch people forced to dine with their exes – and meet a deaf girl with superpowers Continue reading…Technology | …
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Gal-dem shines a spotlight on the shocking truths behind the thriving black community of Greenwood. Plus: Strippers in the Attic Reclaimed & RewrittenA century after the Tulsa massacre, gal-dem shines a spotlight on the atrocity that destroyed the thriving black community of Greenwood. Host Clarkisha Kent has many a sharp intake of breath as she …
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Use of the devices has taken off in recent years, with apparent benefits including less distress to animals As new year approaches, crowds around the world may be expecting whizzes and bangs to light up the sky. But the appeal of fireworks could fizzle out with the growing use of drones for light shows. One …
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Issues could increase risk of crashes, regulators say Recall is Tesla’s second run-in with regulators this month Tesla has recalled close to half a million vehicles in the US to fix rearview camera and trunk issues that the regulators said could increase the risk of crashes. The electric vehicle manufacturer is recalling 356,309 of its …
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SpaceX founder says planned 42,000-strong network will not dominate slots or radio frequencies Elon Musk has rejected criticisms that his company is taking up too much room in space, saying his tens of thousands of planned satellites would be able to coexist with many others. As well as building up Tesla into the world’s most …
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Workers say Amazon’s ‘excessively rapid work pace’, surveillance and disciplinary systems have created a dangerous environment In May Chloe Roberson of Chattanooga, Tennessee, injured her knee while working her shift at Amazon and she has been out of work since, while fighting with the company for workers’ compensation and paid medical leave. Roberson, 21, chose …
