The online retail giant’s boss is on a mission to make employee inclusivity a ‘moral obligation’ and to help his company adapt to a difficult post-pandemic marketplace When corporate executives start discussing their efforts to influence company culture, a healthy amount of scepticism is advisable. But Murray Lambell, the UK boss of US online retail …
The sounds of bonfires, waves and rainfall are helping us relax – and making millions There’s no tune, no lyrics and you can’t dance to it. Don’t let that put you off: white noise is the music industry’s next big thing. Streaming services have seen an explosion of tracks in the last year consisting entirely …
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The founder of the language app is in talks with the UK government about offering its online test to visa applicants, at less than £50 a time Duolingo is in discussions with the government to allow UK visa applicants to take an online language test for less than £50, replacing a system that costs some …
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The American professor of law talks about her new book on the fight for data privacy, the personal dossiers brokers build on us and how, post-Roe v Wade, women’s data in the US may be weaponised Danielle Citron is a professor of law at the University of Virginia School of Law, where she specialises in …
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The coroner’s verdict was a world first in citing social media as a causal factor in the 14-year-old’s death As the inquest into the death of Molly Russell ground to its conclusion on Friday, what kept flashing like a faulty neon sign in one’s mind was a rhetorical question asked by Alexander Pope in 1735: …
Teachers say they are powerless to deal with damaging elements of social media and are calling for more parental vigilance Victoria Tully, co-headteacher at Fulham Cross girls’ school, a state secondary in west London, had no idea that her new first years had invited people from outside the school to join their WhatsApp group. She …
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Texts disclosed in a Delaware court filing suggest the two men were bonding before the billionaire Tesla CEO tweeted: ‘Is Twitter dying?’ Newly published messages between Elon Musk and the Twitter boss, Parag Agrawal, show how their relationship appeared to be blossoming before it dramatically soured, with the billionaire Tesla CEO tweeting: “Is Twitter dying?” …
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Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, showcases his humanoid robot ‘Optimus’ at the electric vehicle maker’s AI Day event. The billionaire has said a robot business will be worth more than its cars; Tesla’s self-driving cars have not yet become a reality. A prototype of the robot walks on stage and waves to the audience. A video …
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The British photographer on the timeless quality black and white gives to an image of a young boy learning to swim Harry had never swum without armbands before. It was August 2021 and the three-year-old was on holiday with his parents, grandparents, sister and aunt, the photographer Hannah Cassidy. It had been the second arduous …
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These companies make decisions that harm children. The government must take action Sir Peter Wanless is the chief executive of the NSPCC. Lady Beeban Kidron is the founder and chair of 5 Rights The ruling in a coroner’s court in north London on Friday will be felt around the world. The senior coroner, Andrew Walker, …
