Claim comes as GMB union prepares for three days of strike action at tech company’s Coventry warehouse Business live – latest updates The GMB has accused Amazon of resorting to “union-busting” tactics at its warehouses in the Midlands, with workplace message boards telling staff: “We want to speak with you. A union wants to speak …
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Microsoft analysts cite reports saying disruption by group known as Cotton Sandstorm also reached audiences in UK and Canada Iranian state-backed hackers interrupted TV streaming services in the United Arab Emirates to broadcast a deepfake newsreader delivering a report on the war in Gaza, according to analysts at Microsoft. The tech company said a hacking …
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In this week’s newsletter: Jeff Garlin and Susie Essman break down every episode of the epic sitcom in The History of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Plus: five of the best climate crisis podcasts • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Late FragmentsWidely available, episodes weeklyThis introspective, thoughtful show interviews octogenarians about …
Beginner’s guide to the wrap-your-brain-around-them facts of mycological science boosts the wonder with 3D time-lapse photography If you’ve got “face of fungi” biologist Merlin Sheldrake’s global bestseller Entangled Life on your bookshelf, unbattered and spine uncracked, this documentary might feel like an easier option. A beginner’s guide to fungi, just 40 minutes long, it is …
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Despite healthy sales, publishers such as Epic Games and Activision Blizzard are making hundreds of employees redundant – which may radically reshape the industry It is widely agreed that 2023 was a stellar year for video games. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Baldur’s Gate 3, Alan Wake 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 … …
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Report is said to show that attacks on cryptocurrency-related companies helped development of dictatorship’s weapons programme UN sanctions monitors are investigating dozens of suspected cyber-attacks by North Korea that raked in $3bn to help it further develop its nuclear weapons programme, according to excerpts of an unpublished UN report reviewed by the Reuters news agency. …
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A number of people have been spotted using Apple’s VR headset in public including while driving. Some appear to have been using the gadget as a stunt. Others may just have been just learning how to use the headset while out and about. The new technology has prompted safety concerns, with the US transportation secretary …
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Controversial US taxi app firm turns $1.8bn loss into $1.1bn profit after years of spending billions of investors’ cash to expand Uber has reported its first ever annual operating profit as a limited company in a landmark moment for a business that spent billions of dollars of investors’ money in an aggressive and often controversial …
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Chainalysis says hacking victims paid out a record $1.1bn following lull in 2023 Ransomware gangs staged a “major comeback” last year, according to research, with victims of hacking attacks paying out a record $1.1bn to assailants. Cyber criminals stepped up their global operations in 2023 after a lull in 2022, with victims including hospitals, schools …
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The self-described ‘stupid gay clown’ provides a who’s who of queer comedians – including one he would like to ask out. Matt Rogers, if you’re reading this … Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Last year I got punched in the nose by a lesbian during a Monday night mixed football game. It was …
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