Social media platform is a popular news source for young adults, but misinformation is commonplace • Russia-Ukraine war: live news Trucks carrying large cylindrical containers sweep down a snowy road to a soundtrack of hollering and an alarming, if amateurish, caption: “RUSIA NUCLEAR BOMB”. The video was taken down, but not before it received 18m …
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In the new series Super Pumped, Joseph Gordon-Levitt brings ‘ruthless’ Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick to life along with his extreme career highs and lows In dark jacket, grey sweater and white undershirt, Travis Kalanick was relaxed in comfy chair, coffee mug before him, shooting the breeze with late-night TV host Stephen Colbert. Then came a …
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Trading platform boss says “‘crypto is too small for Russia’ and more focus should be placed on the banking system The founder of Binance, the cryptocurrency trading platform, has dismissed fears that virtual money could be used by the Kremlin to evade sanctions as he claimed that “crypto is too small for Russia”. Changpeng Zhao …
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Ban extends to users from those countries trying to book, after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine Airbnb has suspended all operations in Russia and Belarus, and stopped users of the home rental site from both countries from making any bookings, in the company’s latest response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The home rental firm, …
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The psychological illusionist has a new series that could help ease people’s anxieties. Plus, what really happened when plane passengers were taken hostage by Saddam Hussein Derren Brown’s Bootcamp for Life In his last podcast, Derren Brown looked at the physical way our minds work. “But now I want to switch attention to the software …
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Crypto’s ability to eschew bureaucratic red tape is the best way to provide immediate service to a vulnerable population, experts say He would bristle at the term but you might describe Dylan Schultz as a crypto bro. He runs Lavender.Five, a crypto validator service that authenticates transactions on the blockchain (imagine a deregulated branch of …
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Billionaire Tesla owner says he will not stop unionization bid Musk has appeared to unsympathetic to union efforts in the past Tesla chief executive Elon Musk says he is inviting the United Auto Workers labor union (UAW) to hold a vote at the electric carmaker’s California factory. The announcement comes three months after the billionaire …
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People paying but not staying, as rental platform offers free housing to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees Russia-Ukraine crisis: live news Members of the public are paying for Airbnb rentals in Ukraine to help get money directly to residents who are facing extreme financial hardship because of the Russian invasion. The home rental platform has already moved …
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The British Academy’s game awards will reward titles with a social message as well as the year’s best acting performances Innovative science-fiction shooter Returnal and creative co-operative platform game It Takes Two lead the nominations for Bafta’s 2022 Games Awards, with eight nominations each in categories from best animation to best game. Ratchet and Clank: …
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In an attempt to lure more viewers to the increasingly unwatched Oscars ceremony, a hashtag award has been introduced and quickly transformed into a circus Unless you happen to have a vested interest in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, it’s plain to see that the Oscars are trapped in a death spiral. …
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