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‘We’re all climate journalists now’: how the weather took over everything

From the business section to the food magazine, Guardian editors are becoming focused on one dominant story Once upon a time, it was really only environment journalists who covered the climate crisis. At the Guardian, this is rapidly changing, as the emergency sprawls into more and more aspects of our daily lives, from food to …

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Microsoft Surface Go 3 review: small Windows 11 tablet can’t keep up

Beautiful, well-made design does not hide the poor performance and battery life at this price Microsoft’s smallest tablet PC gets Windows 11, newer chips and a small price cut but really needed more to make it worth the investment. The Surface Go 3 has a tempting starting price of £369 ($399/A$629) – £30 less than …

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Frances Haugen to testify to MPs about Facebook and online harm

Whistleblower and critic of Mark Zuckerberg will give evidence to MPs scrutinising the online safety bill The Facebook whistleblower is to give evidence to MPs and peers scrutinising the online safety bill, amid calls for a toughening up of the landmark legislation. Frances Haugen has triggered a deep crisis at Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire …

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Five questions in Westminster for Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen

MPs and peers to pick brain of former Facebook employee in connection with draft online safety bill Frances Haugen brings her searing assessment of Facebook to Westminster on Monday with an appearance at the joint committee scrutinising the draft online safety bill. The former facebook employee has provoked an onslaught of criticism of Mark Zuckerberg’s …

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Facebook rolls out campaign to fight misinformation ahead of Australian election

Social media giant teams up with newswire AAP to push videos encouraging voters to critically examine facts Facebook and the Australian Associated Press newswire service will roll out “check the facts” videos over the next month as the social media giant prepares for a federal election campaign that could be filled with misinformation and disinformation. …

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Tesco website hit by hackers, leaving thousands of customers frustrated

Consumers unable to book or amend deliveries after ‘attempt made to interfere with systems’ Tesco has been hit by hackers, leaving thousands of frustrated shoppers unable to buy groceries online at Britain’s biggest supermarket. The outage means that its grocery website and app are down for a second day, leaving people unable to book deliveries …

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Facebook boss ‘not willing to protect public from harm’

Frances Haugen says chief executive has not shown any desire to shield users from the consequences of harmful content The Facebook whistleblower whose revelations have tipped the social media giant into crisis has launched a stinging new criticism of Mark Zuckerberg, saying he has not shown any readiness to protect the public from the harm …

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Frances Haugen: ‘I never wanted to be a whistleblower. But lives were in danger’

The woman whose revelations have rocked Facebook tells how spending time with her mother, a priest, motivated her to speak out This was not Frances Haugen’s plan A. The Facebook whistleblower says she does not like being the centre of attention, but what she saw while working at Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire compelled her …

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Facebook executive says tech firms need stronger regulation

Vice-president of content policy believes government regulation can ‘establish standards all companies should meet’ The tech industry “needs regulation” because it should not be left to make the rules on issues including harmful online content on its own, a Facebook executive has said. Monika Bickert, Facebook’s vice-president of content policy, believes that “government regulation can …

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