Brits didn’t ditch pizza and curry takeaways after lockdown ended, but delivery firms’ valuations don’t reflect this Ordering a takeaway and sitting down with a box set was the height of entertainment for most people during successive coronavirus lockdowns – and this served up bumper sales and profits for a string of food delivery companies. …
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Four householders with recently installed air source heat pumps discuss the ups and downs of ownership John and Carol Deed, Thriplow, Cambs“We had an air source heat pump fitted in January 2020 and it has proven to be a really good decision,” says John Deed, a former marketing executive in the car industry. Deed and …
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The tech giant says its iCloud security update is designed to help weed out images of abuse their children, but activists have voiced concerns Once upon a time, updates of computer operating systems were of interest only to geeks. No longer – at least in relation to Apple’s operating systems, iOS and Mac OS. You …
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The makers of robot weeders say the machines can reduce pesticide use and be part of a more sustainable food system In the corner of an Ohio field, a laser-armed robot inches through a sea of onions, zapping weeds as it goes. This field doesn’t belong to a dystopian future but to Shay Myers, a …
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The company’s hostility to academic scrutiny limits our ability to understand how the platform amplifies political falsehoods Last week, Facebook disabled our personal accounts, obstructing the research we lead at New York University to study the spread of disinformation on the company’s platform. The move has already compromised our work – forcing us to suspend …
The Scottish islands are leading the way in sustainable energy and now there’s a greener way for tourists to visit them• Five more eco-friendly holidays in Scotland The giant structures rose like enormous fingers from the moorland, silhouetted against the setting sun, dwarfing me and my nine-month-old son, secure in the rucksack-carrier on my back. …
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CMA says sometimes only credits were offered, and it wants swift change or court action could follow Customers of the deals website Groupon who were told by the firm they had to accept a credit note could be due cash refunds after the UK’s competition watchdog ordered the company to improve the way it treats …
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After years trying for a child without success, I sought solace in online message boards. Before long, I was spending hours a day poring over intimate posts, sharing everything with total strangers. Would it help? Leanne was having her fringe cut when she was offered fertility drugs. It was leftover stock from her hairdresser’s treatment …
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Billionaire vice-chair was serving 30-month sentence for bribing country’s former president The billionaire boss of South Korea’s Samsung empire hs been released from prison after serving 18 months of a 30-month sentence for bribing the former president of South Korea Park Geun-hye. Lee Jae-yong, Samsung’s vice-chair and de facto leader, apologised to the country for …
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Exclusive: civil service chief points to work to improve cybersecurity in response to Labour concerns Ministers and civil servants conducting “government by WhatsApp” have been exposed to hackers, leading to new advice from security chiefs about how to improve their privacy. The cabinet secretary, Simon Case, revealed that the Government Security Group had issued new …
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