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In this week’s newsletter: The singer reflects on the legacy of Terrence Higgins and life-changing advances in treatment in A Positive Life. Plus: five of the best TV show companion podcasts Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here A Positive Life: HIV from Terrence Higgins to TodayBBC …

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Andy Beverley is worried for those who are excluded by cashless systems, and Jane Ghosh says counter services are essential Thank you for highlighting the issue of digital exclusion (Editorial, 23 June). A similar problem is developing with digital payments. For what to many is innocent and inevitable progress, the millions of people in the …

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Tech giant imposes restrictions on goods such as books and rainbow-coloured flags after threats of penalties Amazon has bowed to pressure from the United Arab Emirates and restricted search results for LGBT-related products such as books and rainbow-coloured flags on its website in the country. The company decided to restrict the searches after being threatened …

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The musician shares her favourite TikToks and videos, including a DIY Dobby costume, a grandma’s feminist dating advice and a deeply specific Melbourne meme Never in my life have I felt more unfunny than I did while compiling this list. There is nothing that’ll give you the ick faster than someone whipping out their phone …

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Savers talk of devastating losses as assets such as bitcoin and ‘stablecoins’ like terra fell sharply Yuri Popovich had watched his neighbours’ houses burn down to the ground in Kyiv and he needed a safe place to put his money. So he did what millions of amateur investors have done in recent years: he turned …

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Crypto hedge fund facing collapse after claims of $650 default on loan to Voyager bank The crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital has been lined up for liquidation just days after it was accused of defaulting on a multimillion dollar loan to the crypto bank Voyager. The consultancy firm Teneo confirmed that two individuals from …

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In this week’s newsletter: Calls to delete period tracking apps have gone viral in America – but the likes of Facebook and Apple have questions to answer on user privacy too Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here On Friday, the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, …

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Funding for Kinder World mobile app said to be largest venture capital seed investment for game studio founded by women in Australia Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Download the free Guardian app; get our morning email briefing A Melbourne startup has raised $9m in funding for a mobile game aimed …

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In light of the supreme court’s verdict, memes and status updates on social media on how to access the medicines have exploded Facebook and Instagram have begun removing posts related to abortion pills, as posts about such medication spiked following the supreme court’s ruling stripping away constitutional protections for abortions. Memes and status updates explaining …

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The company said the move has reduced violence, rule violations and health concerns since last year Airbnb is making its ban on parties at properties listed on the site for short-term rentals permanent, the company announced on Tuesday. San Francisco-based Airbnb said it believes the ban has worked to reduce violence, rules violations and health …

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