Colonial pipeline carries 100m gallons per day of gas and diesel Widespread fuel shortages across east coast in wake of attack The top US fuel pipeline on Thursday moved some of the first millions of gallons of motor fuels after a six-day outage following a crippling cyber-attack led to fuel shortages across east coast states. …
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There’s a buzz to sharing your reading life, but for me it turned it into a kind of competition that distracts from what I love about books I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed reading a book where my enjoyment wasn’t tied to the euphoric sense of achievement I got from finishing it. This …
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From the simplicity of Pong’s two bats and a ball to Space Invaders’ advancing ranks of aliens, the 70s saw the rise of a phenomenon that mesmerised the world 15. Pong (1972, Atari)It wasn’t the first video game; it wasn’t even the first ping-pong game – Table Tennis on the Magnavox Odyssey got there earlier. …
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Computer scientist demands 16 software developers give access to 111,000 bitcoins in case one defendant has called ‘bogus’ An Australian computer scientist who alleges he created bitcoin has launched a London high court lawsuit against 16 software developers in an effort to secure bitcoin worth around £4bn pounds (A$5.7bn) he says he owns. In a …
But at least the person harassing me know they’re using the wrong pronouns! Instagram has unveiled a new feature that lets users display their gender pronouns in their account’s bio without having to manually enter said pronouns themselves. Which is cool! And also something untold numbers of people are already doing, in case you haven’t …
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Digital currency, which is made with an energy-intensive process that often relies on fossil fuels, fell more than 7% after the tweet Tesla has suspended the use of bitcoin to purchase its vehicles, Elon Musk said in a tweet on Wednesday, citing concerns about the use of fossil fuel for bitcoin mining. Related: Dogecoin’s record-breaking …
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A pre-approved list of pronouns are offered, but users can fill out a form to add more, which can be shared with followers only or publicly Instagram users will now be able to more easily specify their gender identity, after the platform launched a dedicated section on account profiles to share pronouns. The new feature, …
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Demi Skipper wants to own her first home, but she’s not buying one. Instead she’s planning a strategy of individual trades. The 29-year-old is already the owner of one of only a few Chipotle celebrity cards in the world, and is hoping to reach a house by the end of summer. Here’s a record of …
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Analysis: Ofcom remains gatekeeper of big social networks, but moderators face multiple conundrums with the legislation Moderation of online content is difficult. Social networks want to take down content that breaks their rules. They have to do it quickly enough that they do not get shouted at for leaving bad things up, but they have …
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Shortages most acute in US south-east while US energy secretary urges Americans not to hoard gasoline Fuel shortages are still taking hold in parts of the US as panicked drivers fill up their tanks in response to this week’s ransomware attack upon the Colonial Pipeline, a key gasoline artery for the east coast. The shortages …
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