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Elon Musk says California gender ID law ‘final straw’ as he moves HQs to Texas | US News
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Elon Musk has said California’s new gender identification law was the “final straw” and that he is moving the SpaceX and X headquarters to Texas. The billionaire posted on X on Tuesday that he plans to move SpaceX from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas, and X to Austin from San Francisco. The new law, signed…
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TikTok ban in US moves a step closer | US News
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The possibility of a ban on TikTok in the US has moved a step closer after the Senate agreed a landmark bill to force its China-based parent company into selling the app. The bill gives ByteDance nine months to sell the popular social media platform – with the possibility of a three-month extension to finalise…
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Earth moves closer to Anthropocene epoch as surface shows indelible impact of human activity | Science & Tech News
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Scientists are a step closer to officially declaring a new geological time period that marks the start of humanity’s irreversible impact on the planet. How to define the start of the Anthropocene epoch, which would need to be visible in layers of rock in millions of years’ time, has proved controversial. Although humans began to…
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Microsoft’s £56bn Activision Blizzard takeover moves closer as UK watchdog drops concerns | Business News
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Britain’s competition watchdog has provisionally dropped concerns that Microsoft’s proposed takeover of Activision Blizzard would damage the UK console gaming market. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) last month warned the £56.7bn deal could result in higher prices, fewer choices or less innovation for UK gamers. However, it said its latest findings have now indicated…
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Stroke survivor moves hand for first time in nine years | US News
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A stroke survivor has been able to move her hand and arm for the first time in nine years after spinal stimulation. Heather Rendulic was left paralysed on her left side after a stroke in 2012 at the age of 22. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University in the US used…
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Crypto.com moves to bolster confidence as market reels from FTX collapse | Business News
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The boss of cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has hit out at “naysayers” questioning its financial health as the market jitters after the collapse of rival exchange FTX. Kris Marszalek, chief executive of Singapore-based crypto.com, insisted it had a robust balance sheet and took no risks after investors took to Twitter over the weekend to question a…
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Twitter moves to reassure staff as report claims Elon Musk wants 75% of workers axed | Business News
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Twitter has told its staff there are no plans for mass redundancies in the wake of a US press report that Elon Musk wants to make 75% of the workforce redundant when his $44bn (£38.4bn) takeover is completed. The company’s main lawyer sent an email to staff on Thursday evening clarifying its position, according to…