Councils are planning to deploy version of Finnish online tool that helps people monitor carbon footprint For those who want to be part of a zero carbon future but find the prospect of giving up flying, ditching the car and turning vegan daunting, help may be at hand. A Finnish-made online tool that promises to …
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I didn’t expect to be making my competitive gaming debut at 30 – but over lockdown, my flatmates and I became hooked on Nintendo’s beloved brawler Thirty is definitely not the best age to kick off an esports career. In that world I am aged, with lower-back pain and reflexes about as sharp as a …
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Content was often ‘embarrassingly’ produced and pumped out via repurposed accounts, analysts say Twitter has shut down thousands of state-linked accounts in China that seek to counter evidence of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, as part of what experts called an “embarrassingly” produced propaganda operation. The operations used photos and images, shell and potentially automated …
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US regulators move to block ‘the largest semiconductor chip merger in history’ The $75bn takeover of Cambridge-based chip designer Arm by its rival Nvidia is in jeopardy after US regulators followed the UK and Europe in moving to block “the largest semiconductor chip merger in history”. The Federal Trade Commission has sued to stop the …
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US official proposes ‘non-binding code of conduct’ at United Nations but campaigners disagree The US has rejected calls for a binding agreement regulating or banning the use of “killer robots”, instead proposing a “code of conduct” at the United Nations. Speaking at a meeting in Geneva focused on finding common ground on the use of …
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Harsh Reality considers how TV has changed, as it celebrates Miriam Rivera’s life rather than mocking her. Plus: how a group of American students ended up at ‘Fake Oxford’ Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam RiveraIn 2004, when There’s Something About Miriam was touted as the next big thing, ratings were more important than duty …
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Letter signed by 86 organisations asks for sanctions against Israeli firm, alleging governments used its software to abuse rights Dozens of human rights organisations have called on the European Union to impose global sanctions on NSO Group and take “every action” to prohibit the sale, transfer, export and import of the Israeli company’s surveillance technology. …
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Chair of committee points out unpreparedness for Covid shows better anticipation of future threats is needed Assessment and planning by the government relating to risks facing the UK are deficient and “veiled in secrecy”, a report has found. The 129-page report, entitled Preparing for Extreme Risks: Building a Resilient Society, was produced by the House …
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Meta says misinformation spread by fictional scientist called Wilson Edwards focused on US blaming pandemic on China Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Facebook’s owner has taken down a Chinese misinformation network that attempted to spread claims about coronavirus using a fake Swiss biologist. Meta, the parent organisation of Facebook and Instagram, …
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Regulator says safety of hundreds of individuals was jeopardised after their addresses were posted online The Cabinet Office has been fined £500,000 by the UK’s data watchdog after the postal addresses of the 2020 New Year honours recipients were disclosed online. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found officials failed to put in place “appropriate technical …
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