Gallery at site of uprising against colonial rule accuses US museum of stonewalling request for artefact A statue depicting the angry spirit of a Belgian officer beheaded during an uprising in Congo in 1931 is at the centre of a tug of war between a US museum and a Congolese gallery at the site of …
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The company has been hit with several discrimination lawsuits but this from a government agency may have wider implications For Black employees at Tesla’s flagship California plant, coming into work could mean being harassed, bullied by a supervisor or finding racist graffiti sprayed on factory walls. That’s according to a new lawsuit filed by California’s …
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Critics say the enormous electricity consumption needed to sustain cryptocurrency is fueling the climate crisis and now threatens a partial resurrection of coal in the US Environmentalists in Montana called it the “death watch”. Following years of financial losses one of the handful of remaining coal-fired power plants in the state appeared doomed, its likely …
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The Tech Bro has become Hollywood’s go-to villain. Now, TV is finally grappling with Silicon Valley’s complex female entrepreneurs In the jaw-dropping saga of disgraced health-tech entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes, there was one aspect that attracted most of the public’s attention: her voice. Despite lying about her “revolutionary” pin-prick blood test technology that failed to work, …
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The platform has been described as having a striking resemblance to Twitter, which was one of several sites that banned the former president Details about Donald Trump’s new social media app “Truth Social” are trickling out as about 500 beta testers have begun using an early version of the platform. The former president announced his …
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Second-gen speaker lamp pairs improved sound with larger choice of colours, shades and designs The second generation of Ikea’s novel Sonos-powered wifi speaker lamp looks a little sleeker than the first, sounds a bit better and comes in new shapes, materials and colour combinations. The idea is the same as for the rest of the …
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The pop star defies expectations of the usual celebrity podcast. Plus: Paris Hilton opens up about her troubled experience at a behavioural centre and Nic Stone has something for Black Panther fans. Dua Lipa: At Your ServiceWidely available, episodes weeklyDoes the world really need another celebrity interview podcast? If Lipa’s involved, the answer is yes. …
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Auschwitz museum says using photo of dictator is exploitative and ‘disrespects memory of all victims’ Elon Musk has been criticised by the Auschwitz-Birkenau museum for comparing the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, to Adolf Hitler. The chief executive of Tesla tweeted a meme that showed a photo of Hitler with the words “Stop comparing me …
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Shareholders urged to vote against deal for Cook, 61, whose pay last year was 1,447 times that of the average Apple employee A powerful investors’ advisory group has called for shareholders to vote against the $99m (£73m) pay package awarded to Apple boss Tim Cook last year. In a letter to shareholders, the advisory firm …
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Eye-popping motorcycle rides, wildlife rescue missions, turn-based battling and Wordle alternatives – the greatest games on the subscription service A little girl visits her grandparents on an idyllic Spanish island and spends a glorious summer rescuing wildlife. That’s pretty much all you need to know about this beautiful exploration game, designed to recall carefree childhood …
