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Meta must limit data for personalised ads – EU court

Facebook-owner Meta must minimise the amount of people’s data it uses for personalised advertising, the EU’s highest court says.The Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) ruled in favour of privacy

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WhatsApp novelists use messaging app to write and sell books in Zimbabwe

Harare, Zimbabwe – Sitting on a plastic chair, Kingston Dhewa stares intently at his smartphone, his thumbs jabbing furiously at the screen. He stops briefly and looks up to attend to a

6 months ago

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Penguins on the precipice: Survival in the ‘noisiest bay in the world’

The first time I visited St Croix island, in 2017, it was home to about 6,000 breeding pairs of African penguins – 35 percent of the global population of this endangered species.

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‘A tech firm stole our voices – then cloned and sold them’

The notion that artificial intelligence could one day take our jobs is a message many of us will have heard in recent years.But, for Paul Skye Lehrman, that warning has been particularly

6 months ago

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How Pierre Gasly would spend a weekend in Milan

For Pierre Gasly, a pilot for the BWT Alpine F1 team, everyday life is as fast-paced as a lap on the circuit.“I’ve been doing Formula One for eight years now,” says Gasly.

6 months ago

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Yemen weapons dealers selling machine-guns on X

Weapons dealers in Yemen are openly using the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to sell Kalashnikovs, pistols, grenades and grenade-launchers.The traders operate in the capital Sana’a and other areas

6 months ago

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Musk’s X banned in Brazil after disinformation row

Alexandre de Moraes ordered the “immediate and complete suspension” of the social media platform until it complies with all court orders and pays existing fines.The row began in April, with the judge

6 months ago

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Dirty Dancing to Y Tu Mamá También: The 10 most sizzling summer romances on screen

Most of us know what it is to have a summer fling; probably as much from life experience as any motion picture about the subject. There’s the listless feeling of adolescent summer

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The Indian rapper who overtook Kendrick Lamar on music charts

In a short time, Indian rapper Hanumankind has rapidly risen as a standout in the country’s burgeoning hip-hop scene. His track Big Dawgs not only topped global charts but also briefly outpaced

6 months ago

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Oasis fans angry after Airbnb booking declined

Other Liz Greenwood with her partner Ian at an Oasis concert before the band broke upOtherThe couple say they have been to 55 Oasis gigs between themOasis superfans who have been to

6 months ago

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US rapper Fatman Scoop dies after collapsing on stage

US rapper Fatman Scoop dies after collapsing on stage ShareGetty Images Fatman Scoop performs onstage at The O2 Arena on March 11, 2020 in London, England.Getty ImagesUS rapper Fatman Scoop has died

6 months ago

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Oasis tickets relisted for £6,000 minutes after pre-sale

Oasis have issued a warning against reselling tickets to their comeback tour, after some were listed for thousands of pounds within minutes of a pre-sale.A limited number of fans were able to

6 months ago

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Babygirl review: In erotic drama Nicole Kidman gives her ‘bravest and best performance in quite some time’

Picture an erotic drama starring Nicole Kidman as the sleekly dressed boss of a New York robotics firm. Her husband is a swarthy theatre director played by Antonio Banderas, but even though

6 months ago

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Waiting 32 years for justice in an Indian rape case

My heart is filled with so much pain. Even today, I cry when I think about how that one encounter destroyed my life.”The year was 1992. Sushma* said she was 18 when

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UK storm names for 2024/25 released

The list of storm names for the 2024/25 season has been announced. Names run in alphabetical order and will start with Ashley, followed by Bert, then Conall, and later on might reach

6 months ago

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Elizabeth Rush on her epic journey to Earth’s ‘doomsday glacier’

In her latest book, The Quickening, the Pulitzer Prize finalist embarked on an epic odyssey to one of the most important – and least-explored – places in the world. In 2019, 57

6 months ago

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Ex-Strictly star held on suspicion of domestic violence

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Artem Chigvintsev has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in the US, according to jail records.He was booked into Napa County jail in California on Thursday

6 months ago

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Girl, 14, killed as Russian strike hits Kharkiv playground

A 14-year-old girl has been killed after a Russian guided bomb strike on the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv hit a playground, local officials say.At least six other people were killed and

6 months ago

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Floods in Indian state kill 28 and displace thousands

At least 28 people have died and more than 24,000 have been relocated in the western Indian state of Gujarat since Sunday after heavy rains led to massive flooding.Several rivers and reservoirs

6 months ago

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Maria film review: Pablo Larraín’s biopic of Maria Callas, starring Angelina Jolie, is ‘too adoring and reverential’

Pablo Larraín seems to be fixated on the 20th Century’s most glamorous and wealthy women. The Chilean director’s fact-based dramas include Jackie (2016), which starred Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and

6 months ago

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Workers’ rights to four-day week could be strengthened

Full-time workers’ rights to ask for a four-day working week could be strengthened under government plans to increase flexible working.Employees would still have to work their full hours to receive their full

6 months ago

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