Whether it’s cake pretending to be other things or Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, our critics recommend some feeling-peaky blinders For days of gratuitous slobbery, the last thing you want is anything remotely nourishing. Netflix’s Is It Cake? isn’t that, in any sense of the word; it’s a hilariously pointless viral video stretched out into …
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Victims said to include Pere Aragonès and Carles Puigdemont, but Israeli firm suggests claims are false Dozens of pro-independence Catalan figures, including the president of the north-eastern Spanish region and three of his predecessors, have been targeted using NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to a report from cybersecurity experts. The research published on Monday by …
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No 10 subjected to UAE-linked spyware attack, says report, but Israeli firm suggests allegations are false Boris Johnson has been told his Downing Street office has been targeted with “multiple” suspected infections using Pegasus, the sophisticated hacking software made by Israel’s NSO group, which can turn a phone into a remote listening device, it was …
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Raider gains voting rights over digital currency and uses them to transfer contents of treasury The Beanstalk cryptocurrency has been stripped of reserves valued at more than $180m (£138m) in seconds, after an attacker used borrowed money to snap up enough voting rights to transfer the money away. The lightning hostile takeover raises fresh questions …
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As company pursues growth on continent, it stands accused of not putting enough money into moderating content Facebook has been accused of failing to invest sufficiently to combat misinformation as it pursues rapid growth in Africa, where the Covid pandemic has highlighted the outsize role played by social media in online discourse. Traditional media and …
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Great screen, top performance, good camera and fully charges in 20 minutes – but it’s no match for Samsung Xiaomi’s new top phone for the start of 2022 is the 12 Pro featuring high-end specs, svelte design and triple 50-megapixel cameras but at a decidedly premium price. “China’s Apple” as Xiaomi was once called, is …
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As company faces rising pressure in west, it is investing in digital infrastructure elsewhere When government officials in the southern Nigerian state of Edo set about radically improving poor internet access for its population of 4 million, they didn’t have to look far for help. MainOne, a company responsible for laying a vast network of …
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Gardeners are looking for a more environmentally friendly machine, but which is right for you? Gardeners want to make their grass even greener. As petrol prices rocket and people become ever more conscious of their environmental impact, many are turning to the latest generation of lawnmowers to keep their gardens looking good. While the fronts …
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It disrupted the market and has more than 200m subscribers. But with slower growth, some say Netflix must change its game Twelve years ago Jeff Bewkes, then chief executive of Time Warner, compared Netflix to the Albanian army. “It’s a little bit like, is the Albanian army going to take over the world? I don’t …
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The firm is doing well, but it will have perform amazingly to merit its position as the world’s most valuable carmaker Spare a brief thought for Elon Musk’s bankers and lawyers. One week he is posting earnest polls about freedom of speech on Twitter, and the next he is spending billions of dollars on a …
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