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Britain’s electric car charging network to get £300m boost

Ofgem to build infrastructure for 3,550 new ultra-rapid charging points on motorways and in towns Britain’s energy regulator is investing £300m to help triple the number of ultra-rapid charging points for electric vehicles across the country, as part of efforts to accelerate the UK’s shift to clean energy. Ofgem will use the cash to build …

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Why fast-track grocery delivery apps could soon leave supermarkets on the shelf | Collin Wallace

Investors are betting the big chains won’t be able to compete with startups that bring your shopping within minutes Over the past year, you may have noticed the rapid growth in all kinds of app-based delivery services. For a while, supermarkets weren’t involved: traditionally, the industry does not grow very much. The margins are small, …

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‘Inconceivable’: why has Australia’s history been left to rot?

Historians are aghast that the National Archives have had to resort to crowdfunding to protect irreplaceable historical records Historians are calling it an international embarrassment for Australia and saying it is “inconceivable that it has come to this”, as they preemptively mourn the loss of “irreplaceable national history”. The National Archives of Australia doesn’t often …

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Theoretical physicist Chiara Marletto: ‘The universal constructor could revolutionise civilisation’

The scientist on why studying elementary particles is only one way of explaining phenomena, how the 3D printer could change the world, and her optimism about women in science Chiara Marletto is a research fellow at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. Her research is in theoretical physics – especially quantum computation, thermodynamics and information theory. …

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Fast food: the new wave of delivery services bringing groceries in minutes

Players such as Weezy or Getir aim to make ordering milk, wine or crisps as easy as turning to Spotify or Netflix Cheap groceries, free delivery, on your the doorstep in 10 to 20 minutes. Fast-track grocery services have sprung up like weeds during the pandemic with players pulling out all the stops to tempt …

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NBN forced to replace almost 50,000 broadband devices damaged by lightning

The company has revealed 47,700 faulty boxes had to be replaced in just four months to March 2021 in NSW homes NBN Co has revealed it has been forced to replace close to 50,000 faulty broadband devices in homes across New South Wales in just four months due to lightning damage. Last week Guardian Australia …

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TikTok takes down hundreds of Australian videos in misinformation crackdown

False Covid claims, including that Scott Morrison faked getting his vaccine, among the content removed from the popular platform False claims about Covid vaccines – including that the Australian prime minister faked getting his jab – were among some of the hundreds of Australian videos TikTok removed from its platform as part of a misinformation …

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A Russian Doll review – a data-disinformation troll keeps us hooked

Barn theatre, CirencesterRachel Redford shines as a student recruited to mess with British heads, in a joint production with the Arcola theatre ‘Who owns your data?” asks Masha, the tortured voice at the centre of this monologue. Issues of data privacy and misuse are being increasingly raised but rarely show the inner workings of a …

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Bytedance boss exits at time of uncertainty for Chinese tech firms

Analysis: political undercurrents cannot be ignored as Zhang Yiming stands down to ‘daydream’ TikTok: six of the video-sharing app’s greatest hits In the latest retreat by a leading figure in China’s booming tech sector, the chief executive of TikTok’s parent company has said he will step down to focus on long-term strategy, saying he prefers …

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