Lual Mayen turned his family’s escape from civil war in South Sudan into a powerful gaming experience – that will have real-life benefits for refugees It was while fleeing the civil war in South Sudan that Lual Mayen’s mother gave birth to him 28 years ago. She had four children in tow and was near …
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By connecting China’s garment factories with western gen-Z customers, Shein ushered in a new era of ‘ultra-fast’ shopping Last year, Julia King, a 20-year-old art student and influencer from Texas, noticed that a particular kind of sweater vest was taking over the internet. Celebrities including Bella Hadid had been photographed wearing shrunken, argyle-patterned styles, channelling …
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From video calls to group movies and multiplayer games, here are some ideas to make a remote Christmas more fun With Omicron spreading in the UK the potential for disruptions to Christmas plans are high, whether you’re limiting your contacts or have been forced to isolate. But the fact you can’t meet in person doesn’t …
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Figure for world’s richest person and Tesla CEO could be a record for a single person Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and the chief executive of the electric car company Tesla, has said he will pay more than $11bn in tax this year – which could be a record amount of annual tax paid …
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From a trans LA showdown to a pastoral Nintendo game, Guardian critics have the yuletide covered “I know what I’m going to do tomorrow, and the next day, and the next year, and the year after that.” The confident announcement of James Stewart early in It’s a Wonderful Life would not be shared by the …
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Global slowdown in production of popular tech leaves shoppers at the mercy of ‘scalpers’ Some of the most popular Christmas presents are being sold online with mark-ups of more than 70% after selling out in major high street stores because of the global shortage of microchips. Supply-chain bottlenecks and the computer-chip shortages are affecting availability …
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The largest and most powerful rocket ship ever is fully recyclable and may be the first vehicle to land humans on Mars It’s been an eventful month for Elon Musk. The world’s richest man and founder of Tesla and SpaceX was, controversially, named Time’s person of the year; became embroiled in a Twitter spat over …
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Research finds number of UK unicorns, or startups worth more than $1bn (£750m), grew to 116 in 2021 The UK technology sector drew a record £29.4bn in investment this year, according to research, with Cambridge declared the country’s leading regional tech city. The bumper injection of funding from venture capitalists, who invest in new companies …
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Yiran Sherry’s waters broke while the family was stuck in traffic, leading to what is believed to be the world’s first ‘Tesla baby’ A Philadelphia mother has given birth to what is believed to be the world’s first Tesla baby: an infant delivered in the front seat of an electric smart car while it was …
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Retail was in crisis even before Covid. Now the virus has created so much turmoil that the future is becoming hard to read After nearly two years of disruption, Covid-19 has changed how we shop for ever. It has altered not only what we buy, but how we buy it. Big purchases involve clicks, not …
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