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Helsinki wants to become a top European start-up hub, but can it challenge London and Stockholm?
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India wants to boost the domestic trainer industry but will small domestic makers suffer?
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Customers have reported problems with click and collect orders as well as card and contactless payments.
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The tech giants have reacted with fury, accusing the EU of unfairly pursuing US companies.
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The tech boss says he intends to spend only one to two days a week on Trump administration matters.
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The firm has stopped taking orders on its website and apps, including for food and clothes.
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The meme coin's website says its 220 top investors will be invited to a gala event with the president.
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Watchdog's new codes of practice are not strong enough, says children's commissioner for EnglandThe communications watchdog has been accused of backing big tech over the safety of under-18s after the children's commissioner for England criticised new measures for tackling online harms.Rachel de Souza said she warned Ofcom last year that its...
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Report suggests tech firm – swept up in Donald Trump's trade war – will make change as soon as 2026Apple is reportedly planning to switch assembly of all iPhones for the US market to India as the company seeks to reduce its reliance on a Chinese manufacturing base amid Donald Trump's trade war.The $3tn (£2.3tn) technology company aims to make...
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Hearing scheduled for Friday as residents receive anonymous leaflets that downplay pollution dangersElon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) company is stirring controversy in Memphis, Tennessee. That's where he's building a massive supercomputer to power his company xAI. Community residents and environmental activists say that since the...
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Tech company predicts rise of 'frontier firms' – where a human worker directs AI agents to carry out tasksMicrosoft has good news for anyone with corner office ambitions. In the future we're all going to be bosses – of AI employees.The tech company is predicting the rise of a new kind of business, called a "frontier firm”, where ultimately a...
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I need to stop dwelling on everything I get wrong, from sending my ball into the drink to squeezing the wrong bottomWhether you're into sport or not, there's wisdom to be mined from it. Once you've picked your way through the platitudes, banalities and cliche there's gold in there.Rory McIlroy's famous victory at the US Masters earlier this month...
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Angry customers have also complained of being unable to use vouchers and gift cards.
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Several Chinese solar companies with factories across the region could face steep new tariffs.
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The condition is more excruciating than childbirth or gunshot wounds, but little understood. An online community of 'clusterheads' are self-experimenting with psilocybin – with promising resultsPeter was working late, watching two roulette tables in play at a London casino, when he felt something stir behind his right eye. It was just a shadow of...
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Facebook and Instagram owner also criticised for leaving up posts inciting violence during UK riotsMark Zuckerberg's Meta announced sweeping content moderation changes "hastily” and with no indication it had considered the human rights impact, the social media company's oversight board has said.The assessment of the changes came as the board also...
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From remotely locking your phone to changing passwords, do this quickly to protect yourself and restore peace of mindSmartphones contain the entirety of our modern lives, from photos, messages and memories to credit cards, bank accounts and all life admin, so when one gets lost or stolen it can be far worse than the cost of the actual...
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Invitations to private reception with US president fuel $TRUMP's 50% price rise and add to conflict of interest fearsThe value of Donald Trump's meme coin jumped by more than 50% on Wednesday after its official website said the coin's top 220 holders would be invited to a private gala dinner with the president on 22 May.The top 25 holders of the...
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Health secretary is planning wide-ranging monitoring of autistic people's health record and cuts to disability servicesAutism experts and autistic people are pushing back on Robert F Kennedy's "terrible” approach to autism as the health secretary plans more expansive monitoring of autistic people's health records and proposes cuts to disability...
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Tech firms are being urged to do more to stop young people accessing unsuitable material.
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PC; Strange ScaffoldWhat looks like a glitchy dinosaur-hunting puzzler turns out to be a meta game about game development that the player patches as they goThe haunted house has become a ripe location in which to set weird video games. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Blue Prince, Botany Manor and Layers of Fear spring to mind. The manor as a site of...
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China sits at the heart of Apple's supply chain - and has benefited hugely from it. Can they break up?
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Product known as Adam implanted in sperm ducts could offer a reversible alternative to condoms and vasectomiesAn implantable, non-hormonal male contraceptive has been shown in trials to last for at least two years.The contraceptive, known as Adam, is a water-soluble hydrogel that is implanted in the sperm ducts, preventing sperm from mixing with...
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Stuart Semple is selling product for £10,000 (or £29.99 to fellow creatives) – but scientists say hue cannot be replicatedA British artist claims to have replicated in paint a colour that scientists say they discovered by having laser pulses fired into their eyes.Stuart Semple created his own version of the blue-green colour based on the US...
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Madeleine Finlay and Ian Sample discuss three intriguing science stories from the week. From a hint at alien life on a distant planet to a clue in the search for answers over why colon cancer rates are rising in the under 50s, and news from scientists who claim to have found a colour no one has seen beforeAre we alone? New discovery raises hopes of...
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But it said it would still consider human involvement when selecting winners.
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Study offers rare insight into human-animal combat during Roman empireBite marks from a lion on a man's skeleton, excavated from a 1,800-year-old cemetery on the outskirts of York, provide the first physical evidence of human-animal combat in the Roman empire, new research claims.While clashes between combatants, big cats and bears are described...
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First clinical trial of its kind could be 'life changing' for those living in fear of severe peanut reaction Adults with severe peanut allergies can be desensitised by daily exposure, according to the first clinical trial of its kind.After being given steadily increasing doses of peanut flour over a period of months, two-thirds of the trial...
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Burying our heads in the sand won't stop the climate crisis or pandemics. We're taking action to preserve government tools that help us understand and address these threatsUnited States science has propelled the country into its current position as a powerhouse of biomedical advancements, technological innovation and scientific research. The data...
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While Meta says the AI chatbot is a "good thing", some users have shared their frustrations.
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A bracingly hopeful call for high-flyers to ditch corporate drudgery in favour of something far more ambitiousThis is not a self-help book,” the author tells us, firmly. Appearances might suggest otherwise: it is written and presented almost entirely in the familiar style of that genre, with largish print, short sentences, snappy maxims in...
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Instagram promised more "built-in protections" for young people but researchers say users are still exposed to sexualised images and negative stereotypes.
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Is loads of muscle all you need for a long and healthy life? You'd think so, given the way everyone's fighting over the squat racksName: CardioAge: 64 Continue reading...
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Researchers say mutations more often found in younger patients' tumours caused by toxin secreted by E coli strainsChildhood exposure to a toxin produced by bacteria in the bowel may be contributing to the rise of colorectal cancer in under-50s around the world, researchers say.Countries, including some in Europe and Oceania, have witnessed an...
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PC, PlayStation 5 (version played); Sandfall Interactive/Kepler InteractiveBoasting a unique world, challenging combat and great writing, this RPG has a lot going for it, if only it didn't revel in its own mysteriousness so muchWhen we meet Clair Obscur's protagonist Gustave, he's getting ready to say goodbye to his ex-girlfriend, Sophie. Once a...
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An OpenAI executive told a US judge the company would be interested in buying the popular browser.
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Services that assess climate change risks are springing up for home buyers, insurers and lenders.
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Rock deposits provide first land-based evidence of Earth's largest flood, when water surged through strait of Gibraltar The event that refilled the Mediterranean basin 5m years ago is thought to have been the largest flood in Earth's history, with water surging through the present-day strait of Gibraltar 1,000 times faster than the Amazon River,...
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As the UK Pandemic Sciences Network conference kicks off in Glasgow, virus expert Prof Emma Thomson says new technologies are boosting science's ability to fight novel strains of infectious diseasesProf Emma Thomson is someone who knows a thing or two about pandemics. As the recently appointed director of the Medical Research Council, University of...
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The firms said operating expenses have risen "due to recent changes in global trade rules and tariffs".
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It is a long-awaited remaster of the classic video game, which originally released back in 2006.
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Fake bank apps mimic legitimate mobile banking platforms, allowing fraudsters walk away with high-value items.
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Engineer Cristina Balan raised a safety concern about a design flaw which could affect the cars' braking in 2014.
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A new study of a sphere orbiting a red dwarf star 124 light years from Earth is raising hopes. Here's why the evidence is inconclusiveNathalie Cabrol is director of the Carl Sagan Center at the Seti InstituteAstrobiology has entered an exciting new phase in recent decades. Since the 1990s, but accelerating in recent years, researchers have begun...
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He slept in cars, found notoriety on social media and could be pop's next superstar. The singer of Ordinary, the longest-running No 1 of the year, talks about his journey to breakout successAt 18, Alex Warren was homeless, sneaking into the gym of a gated community in his home town of Carlsbad, California, to shower for job interviews and film...
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Research into myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome also reveals diagnosis 'postcode lottery'More than 150,000 more people in England are living with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) than was previously estimated, according to a study that highlights the "postcode lottery” of diagnosis.The research, published in the peer-reviewed...
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Blocking sunlight could temporarily slow the climate crisis but the technologies remain highly controversialUK scientists are to launch outdoor geoengineering experiments as part of a £50m government-funded programme.The experiments will be small-scale and rigorously assessed, according to Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria), the UK...
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Challenge yourself with this edition of our monthly AI or real quiz and see if you can get top marks!
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Research into 717 people exposes the many roles canines play in their lives, from 'fur babies' to steadfast companionDogs are not simply "fur babies” or best friend but a blend of both, researchers have found in a study they say highlights the special status of pets.The study suggests owners rate their relationship with their dogs as being as...
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One day, life as a finance consultant stopped making sense for Peter Hahn, so he took to organic winegrowing in the Loire insteadOne Friday night 24 years ago, Peter Hahn was sitting in the back of a cab to Heathrow, sleepless after yet another 48-hour work bender."My computer's on my lap,” the American-born organic winegrower from France...
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Decades-long use of chalice at Worcester College highlights violent colonial history of looted human remains, says Prof Dan HicksOxford academics drank from a chalice made from a human skull for decades, a book that explores the violent colonial history of looted human remains has revealed.The skull-cup, fashioned from a sawn-off and polished...
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New rules would allow flights beyond visual line of sight limit, enabling remote prescription deliveries as well as offshore inspectionsDrones could be used for NHS-related missions in remote areas, inspecting offshore wind turbines and supplying oil rigs by 2026 as part of a new regulatory regime in the UK.David Willetts, the head of a new...
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Downdetector, which tracks platforms, showed more than 20,000 people reported Spotify was not working on Wednesday.
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Dame Rachel de Souza says parents should look to their own smartphone use and not try to be their children's friendParents should be prepared to make difficult decisions over their child's smartphone usage rather than trying to be their friend, the children's commissioner for England has said.Dame Rachel de Souza said this should include parents...
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The American biotech company Colossal Biosciences recently made headlines around the world with claims it had resurrected the dire wolf, an animal that went extinct at the end of the last ice age. But does what the company has done amount to 'de-extinction' or should we instead think of these pups as genetically modified versions of the grey wolves...
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Instead of alarmism or shaming, we need to create spaces where young men feel heard, challenged and supportedGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFor years, we've looked at democracies like the US, Germany and South Korea, disturbed by what a nation divided along gender and generation lines could look like. Australia, by comparison, seemed...
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Lifestyle changes and medications found to reduce risk of cognitive disease by about 15%People given intensive help to reduce their high blood pressure such as medication and coaching have a lower risk of dementia, researchers have found.According to the World Health Organization, 57 million people around the world had dementia in 2021. Continue...
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Maura Healey says president targeting universities hurts US 'competitiveness' and affects research and hospitalsMassachusetts governor Maura Healey said on Sunday that Donald Trump's attacks on Harvard University and other schools are having detrimental ripple effects, with the shutdown of research labs and cuts to hospitals linked to...
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More people are switching to deals with greater flexibility and value, and there are a growing number of providersPeople are rejecting mobile "bundles” that include a new phone and data contract, and are increasingly turning to sim-only deals that offer better value for money.A growing number of consumers are not getting a new phone when they...
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Exclusive: Britons found to have 'lost out' while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments'Children with cancer cannot wait': the human cost of clinical trial delays after BrexitBritish cancer patients are being denied life-saving drugs and trials of revolutionary treatments are being derailed by the red tape and extra...
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Cuts to science, environmental and safety agencies are a rejection of hard-won knowledge gained from studying the disaster that occurred 15 years agoLast month, I joined nearly 500 former and current employees of National Geographic, where I was executive vice-president and chief science and exploration officer for 17 years, urging the institution...
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Whether you're eating out or settling up households costs, here are ways to make it as fair and painless as possibleIncome disparity in friendships can sometimes lead to conflict. A study published last year by a US financial services company, Bread Financial, found 26% of people felt they were "financially incompatible” with their friends, while...
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In her final piece for the Observer, Carole Cadwalladr reveals what happened when she returned last week to give the opening speech at technology conference Ted, where she gave her first – life-changing – talk six years agoTo walk into the lion's den once might be considered foolhardy. To do so again after being mauled by the lion? It's what...
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Away from street lights, observers can expect to see about 15 to 20 bright and fast meteors an hour The peak of the world's oldest known meteor showers will grace the skies this week. The Lyrid meteor shower is active from 16-25 April but is at its height on Monday night.The chart shows the view looking east from London at midnight as 21 April...
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China's leaders see artificial intelligence as key to upgrading military strength, solving problems created by a shrinking workforce, and a source of national prideOn a misty Saturday afternoon in Shenzhen's Central Park, a gaggle of teenage girls are sheltering from the drizzle under a concrete canopy. With their bags of crisps piled high in front...
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America is trying to create a chip industry through isolation and protectionism, when what allowed it to emerge in Asia is the opposite: collaboration.
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The navigation app might be built for function – but dig deeper and you'll find a trove of inside jokes, neighbourhood quirks and charming errors• Read more in the Internet wormhole seriesThere is a certain kind of guy who looks at Google Maps for fun. I am that guy. As a kid I went through a cartography phase, drawing elaborate maps of...
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Don Pettit became septuagenarian hurtling towards Earth after seven-month mission at International Space StationCake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens celebrate their 70th birthday.But Nasa's oldest serving astronaut, Don Pettit, became a septuagenarian while hurtling towards Earth in a spacecraft to wrap up a...
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Readers critique the symbolism, substance and style of the recent all-female rocket tripFor those who have not already read Ursula K Le Guin's 1976 essay Space Crone, it is the perfect antidote to this weird Charlie's Angels-in-space exploit (So Katy Perry went to space. Wasn't there anyone else we could have sent?, 14 April).Le Guin rightly...
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The scientist reflects on a speculative idea about human perception in a 2004 book he co-wrote and, two decades on, an experiment that has produced a colour no one has seen before"Hue new? Scientists claim to have found colour no one has seen before”. Congratulations on a genuinely witty double pun in the online headline on your article, which...
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Don Pettit became a septuagenarian as he landed back on Earth after a seven-month mission onboard the International Space Station. Pettit and Russian cosmonauts Alexei Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner touched down in a remote area south-east of Zhezkazgan in Kazakhstan at 6.20am on Sunday. The astronauts spent their time on the ISS researching areas such...
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Google intelligence report finds UK is a particular target of IT worker ploy that sends wages to Kim Jong Un's stateBritish companies are being urged to carry out job interviews for IT workers on video or in person to head off the threat of giving jobs to fake North Korean employees.The warning was made after analysts said that the UK had become a...
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Shein says 'operating expenses have gone up' as both Chinese retailers also drop ad spending in USTwo of China's largest fast fashion retailers, Temu and Shein, have warned US customers that they will face price increases from next week, as Donald Trump's hefty tariffs on Chinese imports come into force.Both companies will be hit by new import...
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Extraterrestrial rocks, recently delivered by a space probe, could answer the big questions about alien lifeforms and human existenceSeveral billion years ago, at the dawn of the solar system, a wet, salty world circled our sun. Then it collided, catastrophically, with another object and shattered into pieces.One of these lumps became the asteroid...
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In terms of Earth, we are a dangerous speciesRobin McKie's account of his 40 years as the Observer's science editor is as deeply absorbing as it is a warning to humanity ("What I've learned after 40 years as the Observer's science editor”, Focus). He takes us back nearly 50 years to British glaciologist John Mercer's warning that...
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The influencer explains how she rebuilt her life after a podcast implicated her fiancé had had an affair.
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Artists hit back on social media to warn artificial intelligence may be endangering their livelihoods.
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Peer-reviewed study's findings raises fresh question on the toxic substances' impact on fertilityMicroplastics have been found for the first time in human ovary follicular fluid, raising a new round of questions about the ubiquitous and toxic substances' potential impact on women's fertility.The new peer-reviewed research published in...
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iPhones and Google Maps are out – and you can keep your existing friends from across the pond, but don't go making any new onesI really wish I had a Tesla. Ideally it would be a Cybertruck but any Tesla would do. Then I could plaster it with those "I bought this before Elon went mad” stickers, shamefacedly sell it at a loss and write a...
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The pressure's off when we're not staring at each other, we can relax and have a nice chatOn the day after Boxing Day last year, my dad and I went to buy some cabbage. My aunt and cousins were joining us for dinner that evening and we had a meal to prepare. The local supermarket was closed and the cabbage, sourced from an Italian deli around the...
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Recent research suggests our brain power is in decline. Is offloading our cognitive work to AI driving this trend?Imagine for a moment you are a child in 1941, sitting the common entrance exam for public schools with nothing but a pencil and paper. You read the following: "Write, for no more than a quarter of an hour, about a British...
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It is the second major case Google has lost in a year, after it was found to have a monopoly on online search.
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Federal judge deals blow to tech giant and paves way for government to break up company's advertising productsAlphabet's Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, a judge ruled on Thursday, dealing another blow to the tech giant and paving the way for US antitrust prosecutors to seek a breakup of its advertising...
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Tentative evidence for life on a distant world is exciting, but unconfirmed. As new telescopes bring exoplanets into sharper focus, is the truth out there?Towards the end of his life, the cosmologist Stephen Hawking was asked about the odds of finding intelligent alien life in the next two decades. "The probability is low,” he declared in 2016,...
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Department of Transportation employees who provide support for Starlink and SpaceX launches safe amid job cutsElon Musk's "department of government efficiency” (Doge) and the Trump administration have spared the jobs of US Department of Transportation employees who provide support services for spacecraft launches by Musk's companies, SpaceX and...
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Contested discovery achieved by experiment firing laser pulses into eyes, stimulating retina cellsAfter walking the Earth for a few hundred thousand years, humans might think they have seen it all. But not according to a team of scientists who claim to have experienced a colour no one has seen before.The bold – and contested – assertion follows...
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Prof Rory Collins, CEO of UK Biobank, responds to concerns about access to UK patient information, highlighting the safeguards and research benefitsYour report (Revealed: Chinese researchers can access half a million UK GP records, 15 April) fails to recognise the importance of data in advancing health research, when shared safely, securely and on...
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The authors of a new book explain why understanding the science of stress can help us manage it betterTrue (up to a point)The way stress manifests is very much bodily, centred around hormones such as cortisol and their effect on us. But this process is triggered by the brain (notably the amygdala and the hypothalamus) and the way our brains react...
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Our expert puts the best power washers through their paces on the toughest – and muckiest – outdoor chores, from grimy paving slabs to dirty decking• How to get your garden ready for summerThe trouble with the great outdoors is that it gets a bit untidy. Your lawnmower might do a good job of keeping your garden in check, but keeping your...
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Turmoil spreads at company over Israel's extensive use of its AI and cloud computing services in Gaza warFor the second time in the last month, Microsoft employees disrupted high-level executives speaking at an event celebrating the company's 50th anniversary on 4 April, in protest against the company's role in Israel's ongoing siege on Gaza.The AI...
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PC, PS5, XBox; Don't NodThe concluding half of this two-parter may be lacking in interactive challenges, but is profound, sensitively structured and emotionally resonantOne thing you realise as you get older is that memories are plastic and that the stories you tell about your life change with every recollection, depending on who you are at the...
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Led by Jensen Huang, dubbed the 'Taylor Swift of tech', the chip giant has become pivotal in the race for AI supremacy.
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The MP's office says "steps were taken quickly to secure the account and remove misleading posts".
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Medical information will be available from UK Biobank, despite western intelligence agencies' security fearsResearchers from China are to be allowed access to half a million UK GP records despite western intelligence agencies' fears about the authoritarian regime amassing health data, the Guardian can reveal.Preparations are under way to transfer...
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Scientists sound the alarm over substances such as arsenic and lead contaminating soils and entering food systemsAbout one sixth of global cropland is contaminated by toxic heavy metals, researchers have estimated, with as many as 1.4 billion people living in high-risk areas worldwide.Approximately 14 to 17% of cropland globally – roughly 242m...
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The world's most famous living philosopher has launched a chatbot to deal with ethical dilemmas. One former philosophy student-turned-journalist tests it out "Hello. I'm Peter Singer AI,” the avatar says. I am almost expecting it to continue, like a reincarnated Clippy: "It looks like you're trying to solve a problem. Can I help?” The problem I...
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The social platform is testing age checks using facial scanning for access to sensitive content.
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Shares plunge as firm says H20 chip, designed for Chinese market to comply with controls, now needs special licenceNvidia has said it expects a $5.5bn (£4.1bn) hit after Donald Trump's administration barred the chip designer from selling crucial artificial intelligence chips in China, sending shares in one of the US's most valuable companies...
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Astrophysics team say observation of chemical compounds may be 'tipping point' in search for extraterrestrial lifeA giant planet 124 light years from Earth has yielded the strongest evidence yet that extraterrestrial life may be thriving beyond our solar system, astronomers claim.Observations by the James Webb space telescope of a planet called...
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US health secretary bucks expert opinion as research shows rise in diagnoses due to better tools and screening The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, said in his first press conference that the significant and recent rise in autism diagnoses was evidence of an "epidemic” caused by an "environmental toxin”, which would be rooted out by...
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Class action argues US tech firm charged more for advertising on its preinstalled apps than it could in fair marketGoogle is being sued in the UK for up to £5bn in damages over allegations it shut out rivals in the internet search market and abused this dominance to overcharge businesses for advertisements. A class action filed at the competition...
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Testimony that Instagram was 'better' seems to bolster allegations Meta used 'buy or bury' tactic to snap up rivalsMeta's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, considered spinning off Instagram in 2018 in anticipation of a potential antitrust suit, documents unveiled at a trial in Washington showed on Tuesday."While most companies resist...
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Data via trackers and sensors can paint an intricate picture of your life – here's what to know about privacy in your carWelcome to Opt Out, a semi-regular column in which we help you navigate your online privacy and show you how to say no to surveillance. The last column covered how to protect your phone and data privacy at the US border. If...
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We've rounded up espresso machines for every budget and skill level, from the cheapest manual models to high-end assisted marvels• The best coffee machines for your home: your morning brew made easyMore espresso, less depresso. To be clear, these weren't the words of Angelo Moriondo, the Italian inventor who patented the first espresso machine in...
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As a measles outbreak expands across the US, comments by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr have come under scrutiny. Kennedy has said that the best way to prevent measles is to get vaccinated – but he has also caused alarm among paediatricians, vaccine experts and lawmakers by promoting vitamin A and nutrition as treatments for measles and...
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New iPad has laptop-level power, reliable battery life, great video call camera and a choice of screen sizesApple's iPad Air continues to be the premium tablet to beat, with the latest version featuring a chip upgrade to keep it ahead of the pack.The new iPad Air M3 costs from £599 (€699/$599/A$999) – the same as its predecessor – and comes...
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Presenting an award at the Breakthrough prize ceremony, the actor and writer allegedly accused the president of destroying American scienceA pointed criticism of President Trump's policies on science by Seth Rogen was edited out of the filmed coverage of an annual science awards show, it has emerged.According to the Hollywood Reporter, which was...
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Readers respond to George Monbiot's piece on how economic inequality fosters resentment, exclusion and nostalgiaGeorge Monbiot (Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature, 13 April) makes some very important points about the psychology of those who follow demagogues and rightwing populist leaders. But this...
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As a new book skewers Spotify's effect on music, two Guardian music writers spent a week assessing the limits of living with and without itLaura Snapes, deputy music editor I was set the task of not listening to Spotify for a week, but Alexis, your task was much worse: only listening to Spotify-created playlists, and the songs it suggested to you...
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Japanese-led team grow 11g chunk of chicken – and say product could be on market in five- to 10 yearsResearchers are claiming a breakthrough in lab-grown meat after producing nugget-sized chunks of chicken in a device that mimics the blood vessels that make up the circulatory system.The approach uses fine hollow fibres to deliver oxygen and...
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When his mum found their old family NES covered in dust and rust, Thomas Hobbs cleaned it up, got it working and reconnected with his childhood and late fatherOne of my earliest memories is watching my mum and dad play the opening level of Super Mario Bros in cooperative mode on the Nintendo Entertainment System. This was the early 1990s, and they...
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Six women, including the pop star Katy Perry and the morning TV host Gayle King, have safely completed a trip into space. They used a rocket owned by Jeff Bezos, the Amazon co-founder and commercial space flight entrepreneur. His fiancee, Lauren Sánchez, was also on the flightBlue Origin crew including Katy Perry safely returns to Earth after...
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Seeds can germinate having been buried in sediments of 'ghost ponds' for thousands of yearsGhosts of the ice age are being resurrected in Norfolk. When the ice sheets retreated at the end of the last ice age, mounds of ice called pingos remained underground until they thawed and the soil slumped, leaving behind shallow hollows that filled with...
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Tech giant stepped up production and chartered cargo flights with at least six jets to ensure sufficient inventoryApple's main Indian suppliers Foxconn and Tata shipped nearly $2bn worth of iPhones to the United States in March, an all-time high, as the US company airlifted devices to bypass Donald Trump's impending tariffs, customs data shows.The...
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Robo-taxi services and driverless trucks are gaining ground but progress is painstaking.
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The US government is seeking to break up Meta by forcing a spinoff of Instagram or WhatsApp.
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Robin McKie reflects on his 40 years as science editor for the Observer and tells Madeleine Finlay about the game-changing discoveries and scientific controversies that he's reported on during that time. He describes how the discovery of the structure of DNA revolutionised science, what he learned about misinformation from the HIV/AIDS pandemic and...
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Scientists call for urban areas to be tested for contaminants and potentially cleaned before wildflowers are plantedWildflowers could be absorbing toxic metals from soil in urban areas and passing toxins on to pollinators, a study has found.Researchers from the University of Cambridge found that common plants including white clover and bindweed,...
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People tell how their children have been negatively affected by the gaming platform or have come to serious harmRisks to children playing Roblox 'deeply disturbing', say researchersDavid, a 46-year-old father from Calgary, Canada, initially did not see a problem when his 10-year-old son started to play on Roblox, the platform of user-generated...
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Plan comes after Donald Trump reiterated import threats and chipmaker's CEO dined at US president's resortThe chip designer Nvidia has said it will build up to $500bn (£378bn) worth of artificial intelligence infrastructure in the US over the next four years, in a sign of manufacturers investing in operations on American soil amid Donald Trump's...
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'Gamechanger' brought in after success of trial offering larger doses of drugs within first two weeks of treatment People in Britain with heart failure are being given larger doses of drugs at the start of their treatment after a global study found that this led to a huge fall in deaths.Experts say the new approach could mean those with the...
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Study of 420,000 Britons suggests going at speeds of at least 4mph can lower risks by up to 43%Walking at a brisker pace could lower the risk of a wide range of heart rhythm problems, according to a study.The peer-reviewed research, published in BMJ Heart, analysed data from 420,925 participants of the UK Biobank who had provided data on their...
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Amy Schumer, Olivia Wilde and Olivia Munn are among the famous names calling out the much-publicised space tripThe all-female Blue Origin rocket launch may have received plenty of glowing media coverage – but not everyone is impressed.The stunt has drawn criticism from a number of female celebrities who were not keen on the Jeff Bezos-owned Blue...
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The all-female Blue Origin flight on Monday broke boundaries and set records in the spouting of girlboss gibberishWell, I watched every second of the buildup, flight and aftermath of the first Blue Origin all-female space trip. You've heard of one small step for man? This was one giant leap backwards for womankind. I'm kidding, I'm kidding! What...
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Warhol for colour, Hopper for volume … American art world star David Salle is using AI on old paintings of his that had a mixed reception – with wild, sprawling results. Why isn't he afraid of being replaced?By the time you read this article, there's a good chance it will have already been scanned by an artificially intelligent machine. If...
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Blue Origin 'crew' | Vanity mission | Privileged ladies | Travel tech | Overheard in hospitalLauren Sánchez, Katy Perry and their companions were no more "crew” of the Blue Origin than my family and I were crew of the British Airways flight from Marrakech to Gatwick on Sunday as we returned from holiday (Blue Origin crew including Katy Perry...
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Analysis finds Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple and Microsoft averaged 18.8%, compared with 29.7% US averageThe big American tech firms known as the "Silicon Six” have been accused of paying almost $278bn (£211bn) less corporate income tax in the past decade compared with the statutory rate for US companies making the same profits.Amazon,...
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The case against Facebook owner Meta alleges the company bought Instagram and WhatsApp to wipe out competition.
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Class-leading camera, top-tier chip, very long battery life, AI and quality software dominate mid-range rivalsGoogle's latest cut-price Pixel offers the best bang for your buck in Android phones and is arguably better in many areas than some models costing twice the price.The Pixel 9a starts at the same £499 (€549/$499/A$849) as last year's...
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I scored low for agreeableness in a personality test for the 'big five' traits – does this mean I'm doomed to be disagreeable? I looked into how I can change who I amThe other day, a friend decided to playfully name our individual roles within the group: planner, emotional support, and so on. I was the fault-finder – or, as she put it, "the...
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From virtual 'wives' to mental health support, more than 100m people are using personified chatbotsMen who have virtual "wives” and neurodiverse people using chatbots to help them navigate relationships are among a growing range of ways in which artificial intelligence is transforming human connection and intimacy.Dozens of readers shared their...
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Some analysts say that if costs incurred by tariffs pass to consumers, US iPhone prices could rise by hundreds of dollars.
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All-female crew led by Jeff Bezos's fiancee Lauren Sánchez lands in Texas after reaching the edge of outer spaceSix women – including the pop star Katy Perry and morning TV host Gayle King – safely completed a trip to the edge of outer space and back from a private Texas ranch on Monday morning on a rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos, the Amazon...
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This story from Charlie Brooker's dystopian series is set at PC Zone magazine and thrillingly close to true events at one dingy London office in the 90sOut of all the episodes in the excellent seventh season of Black Mirror, it's Plaything that sticks out to me and I suspect to anyone else who played video games in the 1990s. It's the story of...
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Almost as amazing as the knowledge we have gained in the past four decades is the fact that some people continue to deny the damage we are doing to our worldEarlier this year I received an email from a reader asking background questions about an article I had written more than four decades ago. Given the time gap, my recollection was hazy. To...
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The US president has said no one is 'getting off the hook', as he promises to launch a national security investigation into the semiconductor sectorThe exemption of smartphones, laptops and other electronic products from import tariffs on China will be short-lived, top US officials have said, with Donald Trump warning that no one was "getting off...
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The US president has said he will unveil new tariffs targeting some electronics.
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The answers to today's puzzlesEarlier today I set three number puzzles. Here they are again with solutions.1. Well balanced Continue reading...
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Three, two, one…UPDATE: read the solutions hereToday, we're down with the digits. Here are three elegant number puzzles, each nudging your brain to think creatively in different ways.1. Well balanced Continue reading...
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Analysis of over-50s who engage with phones, tablets and other devices challenges fears of 'digital dementia' Fears that smartphones, tablets and other devices could drive dementia in later life have been challenged by research that found lower rates of cognitive decline in older people who used the technology.An analysis of published studies that...
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This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the flight, read our full report:Blue Origin crew including Katy Perry returns to Earth after space flightIt's a clear, crisp morning in Texas. There's a crackle of anticipation among the supporters gathered to watch the big launch.A lot at stake here. This launch could be the defining moment for Blue...
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The digital, disc-free edition of Sony's console has increased by roughly £70 since it first went on sale.
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Looking for love or a new career in San Francisco, Los Angeles or Phoenix? You just might find it in a Waymo autonomous vehicleName: Waymo.Age: Founded in 2009 as the Google Self-Driving Car Project. Continue reading...
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Researchers say gepotidacin could be delivered via a pill and help combat strains resistant to standard treatmentScientists have hailed a new antibiotic treatment for gonorrhoea, the first in three decades, which they said could help combat the global rise of drug-resistant infections.The sexually transmitted infection can result in serious...
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Giving patients statins and ezetimibe after a heart attack can reduce risk of second attack or stroke, say scientistsThousands of heart attacks or strokes could be prevented and lives saved with a combination of two cheap drugs, a study suggests.Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death worldwide, with heart attacks the most common...
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Meta ending DEI programs, getting rid of factcheckers and changing content moderation policies led to LDF's decisionOn Friday, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) announced its decision to exit Meta's external civil rights advisory group due to its concerns over Meta's content moderation and diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) policy...
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Readers respond to Adrian Chiles's piece about the loud use of phones on public transport with no consideration for othersIn response to the article by Adrian Chiles (Where have all the headphones gone on public transport? The noise is eating into my soul, 9 April), I sat next to a guy on a flight who watched the entirety of an explosion- and...
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Comprising 10-11 stars in the constellation of Coma Berenices, with a little effort, it is visible to the naked eye This week, we will track down an often overlooked naked eye star cluster; the Coma star cluster, which can be found in the constellation of Coma Berenices, Queen Berenice's hair. It is not as well known as the Pleiades in Taurus, the...
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The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop themThe movement for corporate city states cannot believe its good luck. For years, it has been pushing the extreme notion that wealthy, tax-averse people should up and start their own high-tech fiefdoms,...
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My father, Nick Heather, who has died aged 86, was a clinical psychologist with an international reputation in alcohol and addiction research, and published more than 500 articles and more than 20 books. He was tireless and uncompromising in his efforts to advance the understanding and treatment of alcohol problems, especially in challenging the...
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As online users create Barbie-like dolls of themselves, experts urge caution over AI's energy and data use.
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Carmaker removes 'order now' buttons for Model S saloon and Model X SUV on its Chinese website amid tariffs warBusiness live – latest updatesTesla has stopped taking orders in China for two models it previously imported from the US, as companies scramble to adapt to prohibitive tariffs imposed in Donald Trump's trade war.The manufacturer, run by...
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Annual celestial display is visible for several days in April as the Earth passes through debris left by comet C/1861 G1With the Lyrid meteor shower expected to light up the skies this month, we reveal how to get the best view and what to look for. Continue reading...
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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket blasts off on Monday, with his fiancee, Katy Perry and three others on board. But is it more than just a stunt?Jeff Bezos is blasting his bride-to-be Lauren Sánchez and her "guests” to space on Monday – a plan that might, under other circumstances, contain mixed messages.A crew of six women – Amanda Nguyen, a...
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Fallout from Trump's trade war is forcing some Guardian readers to cut back or stock up on items from food to carsA few weeks ago, Dane began stocking up on "paper products”, "cases of paper towels, toilet paper”, "piddle-pads” for their shih-tzu, and his wife upgraded from an iPhone 8 to 14.The 73-year-old in South Carolina said the...
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Amir Makled says immigration officials questioned him about his phone's contents. Experts warn fourth amendment rights have been weakened at the borderAmir Makled thought he was being racially profiled. A Lebanese American who was born and raised in Detroit, the attorney was returning home from a family vacation in the Dominican Republic when he...
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Contact from the Observer prompts withdrawal as dealers urged to do more to stop illicit trade in antiquitiesA London antiquities dealer has withdrawn an ancient Greek amphora from sale after evidence arose that links it to a notorious smuggler.The Kallos Gallery in Mayfair, London, has removed a black-figure amphora – a jar with two handles and...
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