Founder of Identitarian Movement, Martin Sellner, preaches superiority of European ethnic groups and was banned from Twitter in 2020 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A far-right Austrian who received donations from and communicated with the Christchurch terrorist before …
Plaintiffs in Murthy v Missouri argue White House requests to take down coronavirus misinformation violate first amendment The supreme court heard oral arguments Monday in a case that could upend the federal government’s relationship with social media companies and with lies online. Plaintiffs in Murthy v Missouri argue that White House requests to take down …
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Shigeichi Negishi’s invention invites us to cast off humility and take a shot at singing stardom. His legacy will be credited – and blamed – for us living out our popstar fantasies Received wisdom holds that haughty music critics, grinding our axes on fans’ beloved pop stars, are nothing more than failed musicians. This has …
Tesla CEO tells Don Lemon people should be treated ‘according to their skills and integrity’ Elon Musk has defended his stance on diversity and free speech in a tense interview with former CNN anchor Don Lemon. The Tesla chief executive was openly irritated by Lemon’s line of questioning during the hour-long video interview, published on …
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Arcade enthusiasts recall the heady days when Funland and SegaWorld at ‘the Troc’ in central London had all the latest and greatest cabinets, and united subcultures in a social gaming scene that anticipated the internet Entering central London’s Trocadero complex in the late 1990s could be an overwhelming, intoxicating experience. The vast building was then …
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‘Britain’s Bill Gates’ charged with 17 counts of wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy in 2011 sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard The criminal fraud trial of the British technology tycoon once dubbed “Britain’s Bill Gates” is due to begin in San Francisco today. Mike Lynch, co-founder of the UK software company Autonomy, stands accused of …
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A mother describes how her autistic son became one of thousands of under-18s caught viewing or sharing indecent images of children Louise* thought she had been open and clear with her two children about the dangers of the internet. But last year there was a knock on her door at 6am. It was the police …
At start of what is expected to be a five-month trial, Epic says Apple has allowed such options for physical goods and the ‘sky did not fall in’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Apple’s claim that allowing outside …
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Every ransom paid gives criminals the message that cyber-attacks work and that it’s worth doing again, says Felicity Oswald of the National Cyber Security Centre The British Library should be applauded for its refusal to pay the cybercriminals who targeted it last year (Ransomware groups warned there is no money in attacking British state, 12 …
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Exclusive: Lack of online skills and access creates digital divide that amplifies other exclusions, says report Almost half of UK families with children lack the online skills or access to devices, data and broadband required to participate in today’s digital society, research shows, with an expert saying this divide is an “amplifier of other exclusions”. …
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