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Meta says misinformation spread by fictional scientist called Wilson Edwards focused on US blaming pandemic on China Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Facebook’s owner has taken down a Chinese misinformation network that attempted to spread claims about coronavirus using a fake Swiss biologist. Meta, the parent organisation of Facebook and Instagram, …

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Regulator says safety of hundreds of individuals was jeopardised after their addresses were posted online The Cabinet Office has been fined £500,000 by the UK’s data watchdog after the postal addresses of the 2020 New Year honours recipients were disclosed online. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found officials failed to put in place “appropriate technical …

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The long-running franchise is back with a reasonably entertaining 90s-set story of the emergence of a zombie virus Like the zombie-making virus which is the true game engine of this long-running franchise, the world of Resident Evil keeps evolving, respawning and regenerating extra mutant limbs and organs in different media. First there was the influential …

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The best esports competitors make millions, and the industry prides itself on meritocracy. So why are there so few women among the top earners? According to independent site esportsearnings.com, the highest-paid esports player has accumulated more than $7m (£5.2m) in winnings across his career. Johan “N0tail” Sundstein is a Danish Dota 2 player and has …

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Chief executive posts ‘Blow the whistle on Tesla!’ amid lawsuits brought against carmaker Tesla’s chief executive, Elon Musk, has appeared to joke about whistleblowers on Twitter in the wake of high-profile lawsuits against the electric carmaker brought by current and former staff. The billionaire urged his 65 million Twitter followers to “Blow the whistle on …

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Up for discussion in this week’s newsletter: an internal brawl over Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special is just the latest chapter in increasing activism in the industry Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Two former Netflix employees who criticised comedian Dave Chappelle for comments directed at the trans community in The Closer, …

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Move by Competition and Markets Authority is a welcome step against the power of big tech Big tech has two faces. One face presents a new form of company: inclusive, socially liberal, very much with the zeitgeist, supporting the Democrats rather than the Republicans, and different from anything that has gone before. Strip away the …

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In the bizarre world of the influencer, set out here in engaging style, the line between leisure and labour is increasingly blurred For people like me, sitting here quaintly typing into a Word document for some half-forgotten old thing called a newspaper, it’s easy to be dismissive of influencers. But, as I’ve learned from Olivia …

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Niels Juul hopes to raise up to $10m and says he wants to ‘democratise’ antiquated funding system The executive producer behind blockbusters including Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is to make Hollywood’s first feature film funded entirely by non-fungible tokens (NFTs), with a promise that those who invest will get a share of any profits and …

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Productivity Commission’s ‘right to repair’ report recommends a pilot scheme be adopted to advise consumers of durability of devices Download the free Guardian app; get our morning email briefing White goods and electronics should be clearly labelled with repair information and “expiry” dates, according to a new report from the Productivity Commission. The commission’s report …

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