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Ted fellows resign from organisation after Bill Ackman named as speaker

Lucianne Walkowicz and Saeed Taji Farouky accuse Ted of taking anti-Palestinian stand over controversial billionaire’s inclusion The Ted organisation has been hit with resignations and criticisms after naming the controversial rightwing billionaire Bill Ackman, who was instrumental in forcing out Harvard’s president over antisemitism allegations, among its main speakers at this year’s conference. Two Ted …

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Tesla plans to make new mass market electric car model in mid-2025

Elon Musk’s company sent invitation for bids to suppliers for new ‘Redwood’ model, according to sources Tesla has told suppliers it wants to start production of a new mass market electric vehicle codenamed “Redwood” in mid-2025, according to four people familiar with the matter, with two of them describing the model as a compact crossover. …

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Harry Jun: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

We asked the comedian to share his online fixations. It’s eclectic – including a British food influencer, a podcaster takedown and the best graph featuring Ludacris Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email My strongest memory of the internet is pirating stuff off LimeWire and Kazaa. I felt pretty cool downloading CD rips of Guido …

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Forty years ago Apple debuted a computer that changed our world, for good or ill | Siva Vaidhyanathan

In many ways, the long 21st century began when Apple launched the Macintosh with its ‘1984’ Super Bowl ad On Sunday, 22 January 1984, the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington (then) Redskins 38-9 in Super Bowl XVIII. With the exception of a few aging Raiders’ fans, what we all remember better from that evening …

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AI will make scam emails look genuine, UK cybersecurity agency warns

NCSC says generative AI tools will soon allow amateur cybercriminals to launch sophisticated phishing attacks Artificial intelligence will make it difficult to spot whether emails are genuine or sent by scammers and malicious actors, including messages that ask computer users to reset their passwords, the UK’s cybersecurity agency has warned. The National Cyber Security Centre …

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Meta has not done enough to safeguard children, whistleblower says

Exclusive: former senior engineer says social media company has had the tools to do more since Molly Russell’s death Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has not done enough to safeguard children after Molly Russell’s death, according to a whistleblower who said the social media company already has the infrastructure in place to shield teenagers from harmful content. …

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Online retailer eBay to lay off 1,000 workers, firm says in letter to employees

Announcement by CEO Jamie Iannone follows wave of cuts in US tech after heavy hiring during pandemic The online retailer eBay Inc will cut about 1,000 roles, or an estimated 9% of its current workforce, the company said on Tuesday. “While we are making progress against our strategy, our overall headcount and expenses have outpaced …

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HyperVerse crypto scheme targeted developing countries before collapse left some investors ‘suicidal’

Promoters of the scheme, which collapsed owing millions, targeted countries such as Nepal, with claims some investors took out bank loans to buy packages Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The HyperVerse cryptocurrency scheme targeted investors in developing countries across Asia, Africa and the Pacific before its eventual …

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