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Firefox and Tumblr join rush to support Mastodon social network

Elon Musk admits banning links to Twitter rival was a mistake Elon Musk’s chaotic autumn at Twitter has produced one clear winner: Mastodon, the open-source social network, has now grown to 2.5m users – triggering a land-grab for space on it from groups including browser makers, cryptocurrency advocates and other social networks. Despite the Twitter …

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Australia’s viral moments in 2022: a courtly cavoodle, a political bulldozer and Cumdog

An entertaining election gave us twerking Shrek and an unexpected football tackle, but there was plenty of mayhem away from the campaign trail too Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email In the future, everyone will be a main character for 15 minutes – or whatever Andy Warhol said. We are now in the future, …

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Guardian hit by serious IT incident believed to be ransomware attack

Incident has hit parts of media company’s technology infrastructure, with staff told to work from home The Guardian has been hit by a serious IT incident, which is believed to be a ransomware attack. The incident began late on Tuesday night and has affected parts of the company’s technology infrastructure, with staff told to work …

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Elon Musk says he will resign as Twitter CEO when he finds a ‘foolish enough’ replacement

This is the first time the platform’s new owner has indicated he will pull back after calls for his ouster grew from several quarters Elon Musk said on Tuesday he will step down as chief executive of Twitter after finding a replacement. “I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough …

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Police provide first official details of Elon Musk’s alleged stalker incident

Police say a member of Elon Musk’s security team is currently a suspect in their investigation, not a victim Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted last week that a “crazy stalker” followed a car carrying one of his children in Los Angeles last Tuesday night, “thinking it was me,” and that the stalker blocked the car …

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US investigation of Musk’s Neuralink also targets agriculture department

Sources tell Reuters law enforcement authorities are concerned about USDA’s record other animal welfare violations Law enforcement officials investigating Elon Musk’s Neuralink over its animal trial program are also scrutinizing the US Department of Agriculture’s oversight of the company’s operations, after the agency failed to act on violations at other research organizations, according to several …

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Why have I spent all this time walking normally, like an idiot? What happened when I tried Moonwalkers

The makers of the wheeled shoes promise to turbo-charge your daily stroll, allowing you to walk at 250% of your usual speed. Could they be the future of pedestrianism? Walking is all right, isn’t it, but it’s a bit slow. A bit ponderous. Wouldn’t it be good if you could walk, but, like, go faster? …

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3M sets 2025 deadline to stop making ‘forever chemicals’

Company’s current net sales of manufactured PFAS, which are linked to cancer and heart problems, are about $1.3bn US industrial conglomerate 3M on Tuesday set a deadline of 2025 to stop making PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals”, that are used in everything from cellphones to semiconductors and have been linked to illnesses ranging from …

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FTX seeks to claw back donations to politicians and charities

Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange had reputation for corporate philanthropy to tune of hundreds of millions of dollars FTX, the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, has started trying to claw back payments made by its former management to politicians, celebrities and charities, as it continues to progress through bankruptcy proceedings in the US. FTX “intends …

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UK orders sale of Russian-backed broadband firm Upp over ‘security risk’

Regional provider is owned by LetterOne, whose investors include Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven The UK government has ordered the Russian oligarch-backed investment company LetterOne to sell regional broadband provider Upp, saying its current ownership was a national security risk. Business secretary Grant Shapps said the risk to national security relates to “the ownership of …

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