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Holmes said in her fourth day of testimony that Sunny Balwani berated and controlled her to make her more disciplined and focused Elizabeth Holmes has testified that she was emotionally and physically abused by her former lover and business partner, Sunny Balwani, part of her attempt to refute accusations that she lied about Theranos’ core …

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Richard Moore expected to admit agency cannot develop tools in house to counter emerging technological threats MI6 will have to become “more open to stay secret” and work with tech companies to counter threats posed by China and Russia who seek to gain advantage by mastering artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. In his first …

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Bessemer workers will hold a second vote based on objections to the first one, but labor experts say victory is a long shot A labor official is confirming a new union election for Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, based on objections to the first vote. The rare move was first announced on Monday by the …

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The 45-year-old who dreamed of being a dressmaker steps down as social media industry becomes ever more competitive Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey likes to keep things simple, at least for a 45-year-old multibillionaire. He eats one meal a day, fasts at weekends, and tries to meditate for two hours …

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‘Threat groups’ could target valuable secrets with aim of unlocking them when computing power allows Chinese hackers could target heavily encrypted datasets such as weapon designs or details of undercover intelligence officers with a view to unlocking them at a later date when quantum computing makes decryption possible, a report warns. Analysts at Booz Allen …

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Dorsey co-founded site in 2006 and posted world’s first tweet Company not immediately available for comment Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is expected to step down from his executive role at the social media company, according to CNBC. Dorsey currently serves as chief executive officer of Twitter and Square, his digital payments company, and has faced …

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Clicking on my profile page is like entering a time machine to 2010. It’s not a place I want to be It’s 2am and, for the past hour, I’ve been reliving an entire decade of my life. As far as I can tell, it was a phenomenally stupid decade. If my Facebook pictures are anything …

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Sunderland plant to play key role as carmaker says it will introduce 23 ‘electrified’ models by 2030 Nissan is to invest almost 2tn yen (£13.2bn) into vehicle electrification over the next five years, including a key role for its plant in Sunderland, in its battle with rival traditional carmakers and specialists such as Tesla. The …

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The infamous hacking tool is now at the centre of international lawsuits thanks to a courageous research lab If you were compiling a list of the most toxic tech companies, Facebook – strangely – would not come out on top. First place belongs to NSO, an outfit of which most people have probably never heard. …

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Could AI turn on us, or is natural stupidity a greater threat to humanity? Ever since Garry Kasparov lost his second chess match against IBM’s Deep Blue in 1997, the writing has been on the wall for humanity. Or so some like to think. Advances in artificial intelligence will lead – by some estimates, in …

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