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Local council decides proposed bunker-like home would negatively impact surrounding landscape The billionaire Peter Thiel’s plans for an elaborate bunker-like lodge in a remote part of New Zealand’s South Island have been thwarted, after the local council decided the home would have too great a negative impact on the surrounding landscape. Second Star, a New …

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LGBTQ+ people blazed a trail with swipe culture, which fulfils a genuine need for those who are less confident or conventional Disco. Brunch. Iced coffee. All beloved by the gay community way before they went mainstream. Similarly, no celebration of a decade of dating apps would be complete without acknowledging that the LGBTQ+ community ran …

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Tanzanian minister hails move and says connectivity will also improve safety of porters and visitors Tanzania has installed high-speed internet services on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, allowing anyone with a smartphone to tweet, Instagram or WhatsApp their ascent up Africa’s highest mountain. The state-owned Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation set up the broadband network on Tuesday at …

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The petition by Alphabet Workers Union outlines measures to safeguard employee and user data in light of abortion prosecution More than 650 Google workers have signed on to a petition lobbying the tech behemoth to adopt policies that could protect and provide support for employees and consumers seeking abortion care. The demands were threefold: workers …

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In this week’s newsletter: Join host Peter Frick-Wright as he gets to the bottom of a mysterious quest to find Forrest Fenn’s millions. Plus: five of the best fashion podcasts Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here ListeningWidely available, episodes weeklyThis podcast is equivalent to stepping into …

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In addition to banning political, electoral and social issue adverts, Facebook will also remove organic content spreading falsehoods Facebook’s owner, Meta, will devote “hundreds of people across more than 40 teams” to ensure the security and safety of the US midterm elections, Nick Clegg has said, despite criticism for dialing back its investment somewhat from …

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If you felt like your life was lacking a video of a gambling cat or a list of the ways people have misspelled ‘pregnant’ online, this comedian is here to help Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Asking someone to list the funniest things they’ve ever seen on the internet should be an official …

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The Melbourne international film festival installation transports viewers to the Daintree Rainforest. Its creators share how they built an entire ecosystem Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Ben Joseph Andrews and Emma Roberts stopped all the clocks the moment they arrived in the Daintree Rainforest to start a five month research trip for their …

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Bookings to be judged by factors such as reviews and length of trips, after Australia pilot Airbnb says it will deploy “anti-party technology” in an effort to crack down on guests who trash houses they have booked with massive bashes. The technology, which has been trialled in Australia, will look at “factors like history of …

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‘Provenance hashes’ and bug bounties are supposed to protect platforms. Why do so many flaws in crypto and open-source projects fester for years? Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here In February, Twitter user Brodan, an engineer at Giphy, noticed something odd about Bored Ape Yatch Club (BAYC), the premiere ape-based non-fungible …

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