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‘It looks like a river, but it’s actually the sea’: Jessica Auer’s best phone picture

A spontaneous snap in Iceland in the first week of lockdown has taken on a new significance for the Canadian photographer Pre-pandemic, Canadian Jessica Auer split her time between Montreal and east Iceland. She was living in the former when the city announced its first lockdown in March 2020 and so, not knowing what lay …

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Platform for success: how TikTok has made one shoe brand the hottest on the planet

Naked Wolfe’s six-inch ‘Spice’ platform boots have topped Lyst’s ‘heat’ index and been a hit with Tik Tok users and celebrities alike You might think that unfeasibly high, pumped-up platform boots by the London-based brand Naked Wolfe would only enjoy niche appeal. At first glance, they look more at home with Camden’s cybergoths or Catwoman …

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Theranos merchandise on eBay sparks bloodlust among Elizabeth Holmes fans

Demand for products emblazoned with ‘Theranos’ logo have soared with set of five pens selling for a eye-popping $150 Fans and followers of Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes can now take home an expensive original piece of the company. On eBay, more than a dozen allegedly authentic products from the now-defunct Silicon Valley firm …

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Twitter employees grill CEO Parag Agrawal over fears of post-Musk exodus

Workers raise questions about job security and advertising concerns as executives brace for billionaire’s takeover Twitter’s chief executive, Parag Agrawal, sought to quell employee anger on Friday during a company-wide meeting where employees demanded answers to how managers planned to handle an anticipated mass exodus prompted by Elon Musk. The meeting comes after Musk, the …

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Facebook moderators call on firm to do more about posts praising Bucha atrocities

Company insists any content glorifying violence against Ukrainians not allowed, but moderators say lack of guidance means they feel forced to leave up some content Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Facebook moderators have called on the company to let them take action against users who praise or support the Russian military’s atrocities in Bucha and across …

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Electric Rosary review – spooky cyber-sister spurs startling visions

Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterIs a council-funded robot nun the answer to prayers at a convent in crisis? Tim Foley’s prize-winning play proves ingenious and thrilling Startling and audacious in its conception, Tim Foley’s play collides religion and technology, ritual and algorithms, tradition and innovation. A Bruntwood prize for playwriting winner in 2017, and only just …

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Elon Musk sells almost $4bn worth of Tesla shares after Twitter deal

Carmaker’s shares fell this week over concerns CEO would offload stock to help fund takeover of platform Elon Musk has sold almost $4bn (£3.2bn) worth of Tesla shares since securing his $44bn deal to take control of Twitter. Musk, the electric carmaker’s chief executive, sold the stock on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a regulatory …

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