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CEO says problem is primarily one of ‘vaccine hesitancy’ among the US public, touting platform’s vaccine literacy tool Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg skirted a question on Thursday about coronavirus vaccine disinformation on the social network, choosing to phrase the problem instead as primarily one of “vaccine hesitancy” among the US public. In an interview with …

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Company’s latest move comes after years of competing against brick-and-mortar retailers Amazon is planning to open department stores after years of competing against, and in some cases helping to destroy, the very same traditional brick-and-mortar retailers. The company’s latest move to bricks and mortar, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, comes after Amazon earlier …

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The executive’s case has sent China’s relations with the US and Canada plummeting with accusations of political arrests and ‘hostage diplomacy’ Until she was detained at Vancouver airport in December 2018, Meng Wanzhou was not a household name. But the 49-year-old Huawei executive has now become the face of a high-stakes trilateral dispute between China, …

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The tech firm aims to restore more water than it consumes, as it competes to meet green goals Facebook has announced plans to become “water positive” by 2030, restoring more water than the company consumes globally. The firm is leaning further into a virtuous skirmish between the world’s largest technology players, as they all compete …

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While some prototypes exist, firms have struggled to commercialise a durable solid-state battery Some of Britain’s leading battery researchers have teamed up to develop prototype solid-state batteries, in the hope that the UK can take a leading role in the next stage of the electric car industry. The FTSE 100 chemicals company Johnson Matthey, the …

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Social security numbers, names, phone numbers and account pins were exposed in some cases, according to the company A security breach against T-Mobile has exposed personal information, including social security numbers (SSN) and pins in some cases, of more than 40 million users, the company said in a statement on Wednesday morning. The same data …

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Xbox, PC; Luis Antonia/Annapurna InteractiveThis stylish, twisted take on movies such as Rear Window and Chinatown marries noir sensibilities with puzzle gameplay A man comes home to his small apartment, greets his wife and the two make affectionate small talk. But within the next five minutes, a cop will burst in, tie them both up, …

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Analysis: Twitter has faced criticism for allowing members to post, while Facebook has taken harder line Afghanistan live news: latest updates As Kabul fell to Taliban forces over the weekend, social networks struggled to cope with the renewed attention brought to the organisation – and its presence on their platforms. In the US, Republicans expressed …

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We ask funny people about what’s funny online. Comedian Alexei Toliopoulos dives so deep he hasn’t seen the surface in years My whole life is a deep dive into the mysteries of pop culture. I don’t think I’ve seen the surface in years and likely have a permanent case of the bends. Each of these …

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Push comes as Fortnite creator Epic Games fights a global legal battle against the tech giants over in-app payments As Fortnite creator Epic Games continues its global legal battle against Apple and Google over in-app payments, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says “upfront rules and regulations” may be needed to force the tech giants …

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