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Self-driving cars should be taxed to offset job losses, thinktank urges

Self-driving cars should be taxed to offset job losses, thinktank urges

Report warns widespread autonomous vehicle adoption would put hundreds of thousands of private hire jobs at risk Taxes on self-driving cars should be introduced now in the UK to offset the rise in congestion and threats to jobs they pose…

Mail on Sunday ends up funding state school scholarship via payout to MP

Mail on Sunday ends up funding state school scholarship via payout to MP

Labour’s Catherine Atkinson says she will give students £5,000 paid to her by paper that falsely accused her of concealing private school education A new scholarship supporting state-educated students will be inadvertently funded by the…

Is Apple’s Live Rewind a privacy nightmare? Here’s how the Apple Watch feature really works

Is Apple’s Live Rewind a privacy nightmare? Here’s how the Apple Watch feature really works

Apple debuted a new Apple Watch feature called Live Rewind It lets you play back audio from the last 15 seconds Some observers are worried it could violate people’s privacy When Apple announced its Live Rewind feature at its Surprise and…

You only get one chance at a first impression, and getting to introduce Apple's first folding phone is certainly a…

You only get one chance at a first impression, and getting to introduce Apple's first folding phone is certainly a…

You only get one chance at a first impression, and getting to introduce Apple's first folding phone is certainly a strong way to start things off as Apple's CEO. On The Vergecast today, we're talking all about Apple's launch event: how…

The White House calls Truth Social the ‘most powerful and popular’ social media platform

The White House calls Truth Social the ‘most powerful and popular’ social media platform

The White House claims the Donald Trump-owned Truth Social is the "most powerful and popular social media platform in the world." The statement, provided to The New York Times by White House spokesperson Davis Ingle, is at odds with the…

NASA moving at warp speed to set up US Space Academy

Ars Technica

NASA moving at warp speed to set up US Space Academy

NASA has released a document that provides some initial details about the proposed United States Space Academy, and it's clear that the space agency wants to move quickly in establishing the institution. According to the document's…

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IKEA's latest boxy Bluetooth speaker comes with Spotify Tap, stereo pairing, and a temptingly low price

IKEA's latest boxy Bluetooth speaker comes with Spotify Tap, stereo pairing, and a temptingly low price

The Badkruka is IKEA's newest affordable Bluetooth speaker It has Spotify Tap integration and physical controls You can pair multiple speakers together in a variety of setups It seems IKEA is on a roll when it comes to cube-shaped…

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe to Host Mrs India Inc Season 7

[263Chat] Zimbabwe has landed a major international spotlight after being named the official host country for Mrs India Inc Season 7, with Zimbabwe-based Flycristal Airways coming on board as the official sponsor in a partnership expected…

This new Vampire: The Masquerade digital card game is perfect for quick matches on my commute

This new Vampire: The Masquerade digital card game is perfect for quick matches on my commute

Mobile card game Vampire: The Masquerade Clans of London understands the value of a funny character name. Under the Radar Under the Radar is our way of highlighting great games that might have passed you by. Through a regular mix of news…

Zimbabwe: ZACC Arrests Chinese National in Major Lithium Smuggling Probe

[263Chat] The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested a director of Orequest (Pvt) Ltd over allegations that a syndicate smuggled more than 720 tonnes of unbeneficiated lithium ore out of Zimbabwe using fraudulent export…

Anthropic spent this week in hot water over cybersecurity

Anthropic spent this week in hot water over cybersecurity

After admitting earlier this year that its AI models had hacked other companies' systems on a handful of occasions, Anthropic released a new report on Wednesday detailing the attacks. It reveals a string of incidents displaying what…

Dominican Republic Murder Rate Falls to 7.39 per 100,000

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