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Is Telegram founder’s arrest a sign of the tide turning against social media companies and their bosses? | Science & Tech News
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The bosses of the world’s biggest social media companies have typically avoided personal repercussions, even when their platforms have faced scrutiny over their duties to their billions of users. Social media companies including Facebook, X and TikTok have repeatedly come under fire from policymakers for failing to sufficiently tackle the spread of misinformation, but their…
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Self-driving cars found to be safer – except at dawn, dusk, or when turning, according to study | Science & Tech News
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Self-driving cars are safer than those driven by humans, except when it is dusk, dawn, or the vehicle is turning, according to a new study. Autonomous vehicles are involved in fewer accidents than cars driven by humans, researchers from the University of Central Florida have found. However, although the research generally showed self-driving cars to…
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Spotify to cut nearly 20% of its workforce despite turning £55m profit in latest report | Science & Tech News
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Popular music-streaming app Spotify will cut almost a fifth of its workforce despite turning a profit of €65m (£55.7m), according to its latest figures. The firm’s latest round of job cuts will affect around 1,500 people – which is 17% of its current total of 9,300 employees. It’s the third round of job losses at…
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Italy: Reason for Venice canal turning bright green revealed | World News
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A patch of phosphorescent green liquid that appeared in Venice’s Grand Canal was caused by the chemical fluorescein. Environmental officials confirmed the source of the discolouration on Monday after images on social media showed a bright patch of green around the Rialto Bridge, near an embankment lined with restaurants. Image: Pic: AP Fluorescein – a…
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Teenagers turning to Instagram, TikTok and YouTube for news instead of traditional channels | UK News
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Teenagers in the UK are getting their news from social media rather than traditional news channels to stay up to date, new research from Ofcom has found. For the first time Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are now the most popular news sources among 12 to 15-year-olds. The insights were included in the regulator’s News Consumption…