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Elon Musk refuses to answer if his ‘ignorance and ego’ cost Ukrainian lives | US News
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Billionaire Elon Musk has refused to answer Sky News questions about claims he foiled a Ukrainian attack on Russian warships. The businessman behind SpaceX and X, formerly known as Twitter, has been accused of enabling Vladimir Putin by withholding the use of his satellite network. Ukrainian military forces planned to use the Starlink satellites for…
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Record number of Asian hornet sightings in UK – as report highlights huge worldwide cost of invasive species | UK News
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A record number of Asian hornet sightings have been reported in the UK so far this year, figures show. There have been 22 confirmed sightings of the non-native species so far in 2023, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). That is more than the previous six years combined – and…
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Bank chiefs tell Sunak to make big tech bear cost of fraud ‘pandemic’ | Business News
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The bosses of Britain’s biggest banks have told Rishi Sunak that technology companies must contribute to the cost of an online fraud “pandemic” that is undermining international investor confidence in the UK economy. Sky News has obtained a letter to the prime minister signed by the chief executives of nine lenders, including Barclays, NatWest and…
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Ordering groceries on food delivery apps can cost double, says Which? | UK News
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Ordering groceries using apps such as Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just East can cost twice as much as buying them online from the supermarket, according to Which? The consumer publication compared 15 popular items when ordered via an app and direct from the supermarket’s website. It found almost all were more expensive on the apps…
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Cost of living crisis raises fears of surge in online child exploitation this summer | UK News
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Young people could be left at greater risk from online exploitation as families struggle to afford activities such as days out and holiday clubs this summer, children’s charities have warned. The NSPCC said the cost of living crisis must not be allowed to “fuel another surge in abuse” as happened during the COVID pandemic, while…
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New £530 PlayStation VR gaming headset launched amid cost of living crisis | Science & Tech News
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Sony PlayStation is gambling on the appeal of VR to gamers with the launch of the new PS VR 2, Sony’s latest VR headset. It is designed to work with the PlayStation 5, Sony’s next-gen console that’s been plagued with manufacturing delays due to chronic semiconductor shortages. But with a £530 price point during a…
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Elon Musk’s ‘lies’ about Tesla on Twitter cost investors millions, court told | World News
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Elon Musk “lied” when he claimed he had “secured” funding to take Tesla private, a lawyer for investors has told a court. The company’s chief executive wrote in 2018 that he had “secured” funding to take the electric carmaker private and later that investor backing was “confirmed”, causing shares to fall and then to soar.…
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Elon Musk and Tesla going on trial over claims his tweets cost investors billions of dollars | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk and Tesla are set to go on trial over allegations that shareholders were defrauded out of billions of dollars by his tweets. The company’s chief executive wrote in 2018 that he had “secured” funding to take the electric carmaker private and later that investor backing was “confirmed”, causing shares to soar and then…
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How Netflix, Disney+ and other streaming giants could change to stop Britons hitting cancel amid cost of living crisis | Science & Tech News
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From £25m per episode on the latest season of Stranger Things, to north of £380m for The Rings Of Power’s debut run, it’s been a year of eye-watering budgets as streaming services battle for our attention. But while there has never been so much blockbuster content to watch, the cost of living crisis means for…
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Cost of living: Air fryer sales rocket by 3,000% as consumers seek to slash energy costs | UK News
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Demand for energy efficient air fryers has soared by up to 3,000% since the same time last year amid soaring energy bills, figures suggest. Sales of some air fryers are up 2,000% since the summer, according to price comparison website PriceRunner. The most popular air fryer on the site, the Ninja AF400UK, has seen the…