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Delta software developed to help collect and disseminate information about enemy’s movements Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates In a nondescript office building on the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian soldiers have been honing what they believed will be a decisive weapon in their effort to repel the Russian invasion. Inside, the weapon glows from a dozen …

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From moon missions to fast-charging batteries and AI-sourced antibiotics, in no particular order, the year’s significant scientific developments The year opened with a bang. Or rather, it didn’t. The successful film Don’t Look Up, in which a comet is found to be on a collision course with Earth, had been released just before Christmas 2021. …

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On the one hand, he’s a creative genius. On the other, he’s destroying a key debating chamber Watching what’s going on at Twitter is like watching a guy losing his mind in slow motion. The guy in question is Elon Musk, who once upon a time was the world’s richest man and now isn’t. (That …

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The cameraman captured the three girls bickering in a perfect movie-style shot. The next moment, they were smiling again The argument broke out a few minutes into the rickety tram ride from Port de Sóller in Mallorca. Sisters Rosa, four, on the right, and Lois, seven, nearest the camera, were bickering with their friend Bibi, …

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The UN has said Twitter’s decision to ban the accounts of a number of prominent US tech reporters sets a dangerous precedent and that it is ‘very disturbed’ by the move. The organisation’s spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, said on Friday: ‘Media voices should not be silenced on a platform that professes to be a space for …

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Blockchain aficionados have long flocked to the island for its favorable tax laws. But as the industry wobbles, locals are pushing back On a humid December evening in Puerto Rico, more than 100 cryptocurrency and blockchain aficionados gathered at a mansion within a gated, jungle-like enclave of San Juan. A local band played softly while …

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The former hedge fund manager warns the Twitter CEO – who also runs Tesla and SpaceX – could be in for a rough 2023 Elon Musk’s chaotic management of the social media platform Twitter is hurting his brand, and investors should stay away from stock in his electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla, former hedge fund manager …

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On a wild day of bans, sudden U-turns and chaotic messaging, Musk abides by Twitter poll result that favoured restoring the accounts of reporters he accused of ‘doxxing’ him Elon Musk has lifted the suspensions of the Twitter accounts of several journalists he had banned a day earlier, after the second poll he conducted on …

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Pressure grows on Elon Musk as EU says social media platform could face sanctions over suspensions The United Nations is “very disturbed” by Twitter’s abrupt and arbitrary suspension of a group of US journalists, a spokesperson has said, warning that the move sets a “dangerous precedent” – as the EU said the social media platform …

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The site’s recent actions, such as banning critical journalists, appear to indicate policy is made on a whim Facebook’s community standards is a sprawling document, broken down into six top-level categories and 24 subcategories, distinguishing between content that is allowed and that which requires extra context, replete with examples of breaches and justifications for its …

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