Technology to keep you entertained when you’re away, from headphones to TV streaming sticks and more Summer is finally here, and after two years of disruption, many people will be getting on a plane, long-distance train or ferry for the first time in a long while. A lot of us will inevitably be chucking a …
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The Conservatives have kicked the sprawling document, which aimed for a political Goldilocks zone and ended up a hot mess, firmly down the road The Goldilocks theory of policy is simple enough. If Mummy Bear says your latest government bill is too hot, and Daddy Bear says your latest government bill is too cold, then …
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An affair between the tycoon and the platform he adores was always going to be tricky. Now the courts are involved It was late January and Elon Musk had just announced a change of gear at Tesla, the world’s largest electric car company. In the teeth of a global supply chain crisis, the firm would …
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An investigation revealed that companies use enough energy to power Houston, and contribute to growing carbon emissions The largest US cryptomining companies have the capacity to use as much electricity as nearly every home in Houston, Texas; energy use that is contributing to rising utility bills, according to an investigation by Democratic lawmakers. Cryptomining is …
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Customers to the online retailer’s first in-person location were disappointed by the limited selection and algorithmic picks Outside Amazon’s first in-person clothing store in California, Diemmi Le, 22, summed up her experience: “You don’t have to talk to anybody.” For years, Amazon tried – and ultimately failed – to translate its online book business into …
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Lawyers for the billionaire oppose company’s request that the trial begin in September Elon Musk has filed a motion opposing Twitter’s request to fast-track a trial over his plan to terminate his $44bn deal for the social media company. Musk’s lawyers, in papers filed with the Delaware Chancery court on Friday, said Twitter’s “unjustifiable request” …
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Company says it was faced with a ‘run on the bank’ as investors raced to withdraw their assets The cryptocurrency platform Celsius Network was left with a $1.2bn (£1bn) deficit after suffering from a digital version of an old-fashioned “run on the bank”, according to its bankruptcy filing in the US. Blaming a combination of …
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US company says recruitment drive will take permanent workforce in Britain to 75,000 Amazon is creating more than 4,000 permanent jobs across the UK this year, the online company has announced. The US firm said the recruitment drive would bring its permanent workforce in the UK to 75,000, having created 40,000 new jobs in the …
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Platform belatedly follows rivals in appealing to cash-strapped consumers as it loses subscribers Netflix has partnered with Microsoft to launch a cheaper subscription plan showing adverts in an attempt to appeal to cash-strapped consumers seeking to cut back on costs. The streaming platform first announced plans to launch a cheaper service – giving subscribers the …
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