Mercedes Wedaa claims she was forced to regularly climb out of a laundry room window to go to the toilet Jeff Bezos is being sued by a former housekeeper who claims she was subjected to racial discrimination and forced to regularly climb out of a laundry room window to go to the toilet as she …
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In this week’s newsletter: The journalist was killed in mysterious circumstances in South Sudan – who was he, and why was he there? A new show finds out. Plus: five of the best podcasts to exercise to Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Pop Culture With …
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Reports suggest new owner Elon Musk aims to lose 3,800 roles of 7,500 staff with workers to be told as soon as Friday Twitter faces murky future as top managers flee the nest ‘He is poised to open the floodgates’: can Twitter survive? A leading Twitter investor has backed job cuts at the company, amid …
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Since buying it, the billionaire has wasted no time shaking up the struggling social media firm, cutting staff and introducing fees. But can he make the platform matter again – or will it become a hellscape of hateful content and misinformation? Twitter isn’t a good place to be right now. That’s nothing new, but the …
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In the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of the company, rumors of job cuts swirl and employees report being left in the dark Twitter is facing fresh uncertainty amid a growing exodus of top management and reports that mass layoffs and major changes to the platform could be coming within days. The company’s advertising and …
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Classic songs are now remastered to compete with contemporary pop on streaming services. But what do we lose when Yellow Submarine is ‘de-mixed’ for generation playlist? Yellow Submarine, Ringo Starr’s turn on Revolver, has been a gateway for children into the music of the Beatles since its release in 1966. A new reissue of the …
Make it pop! Do we really need the Beatles to sound new? Read More »
A follow-up to the company’s 2016 PlayStation VR is due to be released in February 2023 Sony’s new PlayStation VR 2 virtual reality headset will be released on 22 February 2023, the company has announced. It will cost £529.99, more than the PlayStation 5 console needed to use it (currently £479.99). The price includes the …
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Privacy policy update confirms data of continent’s users available to range of TikTok bases including in Brazil, Israel and US TikTok is spelling out to its European users of the platform that their data can be accessed by employees outside the continent, including in China, amid political and regulatory concerns about Chinese access to user …
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A new wave of indie horror games and remakes of haunting classics such as Silent Hill are getting more creative at trying to mess with your head Halloween might be over, but the scary memories last a lifetime, at least for me. I do not like horror. I am one of the world’s biggest wusses, …
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Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, from which many workers have fled, now under seven-day Covid lockdown Chinese authorities have announced a seven-day coronavirus lockdown in the area around the world’s largest iPhone factory, stoking concern that production will be severely curtailed ahead of the Christmas period. Foxconn’s plant in Zhengzhou, which employs about 200,000 people, produces …
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