- Forbes 12:18April 11, 2021Could The U.K. Secretly Strip Encryption From WhatsApp?The U.K. government has the power to force Facebook to strip end-to-end encryption from apps such as WhatsApp - but is it willing to do so?
< Consumer Tech, /consumer-tech, Innovation, /innovation, Consumer Tech, /consumer-tech, Cybersecurity, /cybersecurity >
- iXBT 12:11April 11, 2021Новая Tesla Model 3 представлена в Канаде. Запас хода не восхищаетКомпания Tesla представила свою новинку Model 3 со сверхкоротким сроком службы ориентированная на покупателей с Канады. Этот автомобиль имеет запас хода всего 151 км, а также в нем нет функции автопилота. Model 3 со сверхмалым сроком работы аккумуляторной батареи специально разработана компанией Tesla в соответствии с Канадской политикой субсидий, которая направлена на стимулирование покупателей к покупке электромобилей.Читать дальше
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- Forbes 12:10April 11, 2021Hasbro Has Unveiled A New Optimus Prime Toy That Can Transform By ItselfIn a recent Hasbro online event, the company unveiled a new toy of Optimus Prime. The difference being that this particular toy can transform all on its own.
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- The Daily Beast 12:09April 11, 2021Novelist James Jones Showed Grace in the Face of Hemingway’s CrueltyCourtesy Kaylie JonesLast night I watched Episode 3 of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s Hemingway documentary on PBS. I’d watched the first two episodes the night before. The doc is very well produced and has interesting writers talking about Hemingway’s influence, Tobias Wolff and Edna O’Brien among them. But nothing earth-shatteringly new.Already, in the two first episodes, the division between the man and the myth is starkly apparent. By Episode 3, Hemingway is unraveling. Drunk all the time, self-medicating with pills and rivers of booze. Trading in one wife for another, as if he were discarding old clothes.Imagine my shock when suddenly, in Episode 3, appearing on our huge TV screen, was my father, dressed in his soldier’s uniform, the photo I love and often use when writing about him on social media. I heard the narrator saying... a young veteran... James Jones... and I instinctively sprang bolt upright on the couch.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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- The Daily Beast 12:08April 11, 2021How Putin or Xi Could Blow It All Up for BidenGettyJoe Biden is on a roll. His approval rating is higher than his predecessor’s ever was. Almost three-quarters of Americans think he’s doing a good job handling the COVID pandemic. Sixty percent approve of his handling of the economy.So now is the time for him to start looking at what could go wrong, and turning his attention past our borders. It’s no coincidence that the one area where Biden’s ratings lag is at our southern border, where his efforts to fix the problems his predecessor exacerbated have hit problem after problem, all of them magnified by the knowledge of desperate immigrants that Donald Trump is gone.But that’s not the only place where the world is going to come knocking and, as Biden’s predecessors know, the results are often problematic. Barack Obama was elected to get us out of George W. Bush’s wars and in his first year he discovered how tough that would be and ended up actually increasing our troop levels in Afghanistan (over the objections of his vice president). George Bush was doing fine until Sept. 11, 2001. Bill Clinton’s first foreign crisis also took place in his first year in office with the Battle of Mogadishu and the notorious Black Hawk Down incident. George H.W. Bush’s first year in office saw both the Tiananmen Square uprising and massacre and a wave of revolutions in the satellite states of the crumbling Soviet Union that transformed the geopolitical landscape.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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- The Independent Feed 12:06April 11, 2021Notion a ‘woman’s place’ is in the home back in an ‘aggressive way,’ director of UN Women warnsExclusive: ‘Women go to places they used to sell but are now going to beg,’ says Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
< World Politics, World >
- Business Insider 12:04April 11, 2021Trump spent several minutes insulting 'dumb son of a b---h' Mitch McConnell during a rambling speech to GOP donors at Mar-a-Lago, say reportsFormer President Donald Trump took aim at Senate Minority Leader for his lack of support during his February impeachment trial, Politico reported.
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- The Daily Beast 12:04April 11, 2021If We Act Like We Already Beat the Coronavirus, That’s How It WinsGettyWe have a new epidemic of mixed messages on our hands. On the one side are those experts who remain very worried about another surge before the vaccine delivers us to the promised land and on the other those who see the vial as half-full and rising with each jab.One thing’s certain: The most highly contagious B.1.1.7 variant that brought Britain to its knees over the winter and is now ripping through Europe has landed in all 50 states in no time at all. Michigan’s been thrown back to its worst days. A dozen states and counting are walloped.That’s why Dr. Mike Osterholm warned last Sunday on Meet the Press that in the next two weeks, we will have “the highest number of cases reported globally since the beginning of the pandemic” and have to act accordingly. Although one in four adults is vaxxed and everyone will be eligible come April 19, he concluded, “we are at the beginning of a fourth COVID surge.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
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- The Guardian(UK) 12:01April 11, 2021Britain risks damaging reputation by keeping Julian Assange in jail, says partnerStella Moris says Britain’s continued detention of WikiLeaks founder is compromising its global standingBritain would be on stronger ground campaigning against authoritarian regimes if it pressed the Biden administration to drop its call to extradite Julian Assange on espionage charges, Stella Moris, Assange’s partner, has told the Guardian. Moris – who has had two children by Assange – is trying to broaden the campaign of support for him by pointing to the global damage to the UK’s reputation by keeping him in jail for so long. Continue reading...
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- The Independent Feed 12:00April 11, 2021Twenty years on, remembering when American Samoa lost 31-0Result still marks the biggest margin of victory in international football history
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- The Guardian(UK) 12:00April 11, 2021Downing Street rewrote ‘independent’ report on race, experts claimCommissioners allege No 10 distorted their work on inequality, after conclusions played down institutional racismOfficials at Downing Street have been accused of rewriting much of its controversial report into racial and ethnic disparities, despite appointing an independent commission to conduct an honest investigation into inequality in the UK.The Observer has been told that significant sections of the report published on 31 March, which were criticised and debunked by health professionals, academics, business chiefs and crime experts, were not written by the 12 commissioners who were appointed last July. Continue reading...
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- The Daily Beast 12:00April 11, 2021This Is the Only Matching Loungewear Set I Want to WearPhoto Illustration: Scouted/The Daily Beast/GarmentoryIf there’s any fashion trend that I will be taking into the rest of the year that is a holdover from quarantine, it’s loungewear. Give me the cute sweatshirts and trendy sweatpants. But once it’s warmer out, how will that trend stay relevant and comfy, without overheating? Sustainable fashion brand Toit Volant has created the perfect matching top and bottom loungewear set that feels both fashion-forward and lounge-appropriate.This matching set isn’t your average sweatsuit. It’s made from a 100% cotton fabric that is soft, breathable, and sustainable. The elasticated hem and arms give the top an elevated feel, making it a top that I will be wearing both as part of the set but also with a pair of jeans. Because of the sleeveless construction, I can wear my comfiest bra underneath without worry. The pants themselves are incredibly comfortable, with a stretchy waistband and wide, billowy legs. It practically feels like I’m wearing a skirt, except I don’t need to worry about an errant wind gust showing more of my legs than have seen the sun since March 2020. Each piece can easily be paired with other items, making these the most versatile loungewear pieces I own.Loungewear doesn’t need to be boring, and this matching set proves it. Toit Volant also makes the perfect party dress, the Verona Dress, that I highly recommend picking up for when you can finally see friends again.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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- Forbes 12:00April 11, 2021How Passengers With Disabilities Can Drive The Autonomous Vehicle RevolutionMany members of the general public are fearful about riding in autonomous vehicles. Nevertheless, the technology could greatly enhance disabled people’s independence. In implementing accessible design for those with extreme needs, there exists an invaluable opportunity to promote usability for all.
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- Business Insider 12:00April 11, 2021The American Library Association has published its list of the most-challenged or banned books in 2020. They include stories about racism and racial justice.Demands to remove books addressing racism and racial justice or those that shared the stories of Black, Indigenous, or people of color grew in number.
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- The Independent Feed 11:58April 11, 2021Derby County reveal ‘abhorrent racist abuse’ toward team members on social mediaClubs have begun taking their own measures to underline the unacceptable nature of these incidents
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- The Independent Feed 11:53April 11, 2021IPL 2021: The graft behind the glitz and glamour of cricket’s behemothIndia’s T20 league offers much more besides the pinnacle of the game with opportunities to build a brand and doors opened to a billion-strong Indian market
< Cricket, Sport >
- 3DNews 11:50April 11, 2021Видео: трейлер и демонстрации Age of Empires IV — 4 кампании, 8 цивилизаций на стартеПрошло уже более 15 лет с момента выхода последней номерной Age of Empires, но мы наконец-то узнали подробности о предстоящем возвращении серии. Во время прямого эфира Fan Preview в субботу разработчики из Relic Entertainment представили свежий трейлер и рассказали несколько новых вещей о предстоящей Age of Empires IV, включая демонстрацию одной из кампаний, а также показ новых и обновлённых цивилизаций.
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- Business Insider 11:48April 11, 2021Amazon denies intimidating employees in its official response to the failed union election in Alabama"It's easy to predict the union will say that Amazon won this election because we intimidated employees, but that's not true," Amazon said.
< Tech Insider, Amazon, Bessemer, Alabama, Union, Weekend BI UK >
- The Independent Feed 11:47April 11, 2021Is West Ham vs Leicester City on TV today? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Premier League fixtureEverything you need to know before the Premier League game today
< West Ham, Premier League, Football, Sport >
- The Independent Feed 11:47April 11, 2021Burnley vs Newcastle United live stream: How to watch Premier League fixture online and on TV todayEverything you need to know before the Premier League game this afternoon
< Burnley, Premier League, Football, Sport >
- The Independent Feed 11:42April 11, 2021Keir Starmer promises bill to protect women and girls in wake of Sarah Everard killingLabour leader declares himself a monarchist, a patriot and an atheist
< UK Politics, UK >
- The Bell 11:41April 11, 2021В сеть утекли данные 1,3 млн пользователей ClubhouseВ интернете появились данные почти полтора миллиона аккаунтов Clubhouse, пишет издание CyberNews. Как объясняет портал, новые данные злоумышленники могут использовать чтобы создать подробный портрет жертвы.Как заметил портал, база данных пользователей Clubhouse бесплатно выставлена на одном из хакерских форумов. Просочившаяся база данных содержит различную информацию о пользователях из профилей Clubhouse, в том числе ID пользователя, его имя, фотографию, привязку к Twitter и Instagram, количество подписчиков и даже имя […]
Сообщение В сеть утекли данные 1,3 млн пользователей Clubhouse появились сначала на The Bell.
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- Japan Times 11:36April 11, 2021Scores killed in Myanmar crackdown as U.N. envoy calls for ‘strong action’Details of a brutal crackdown in the city of Bago, 65 km northeast of Yangon, took a full day to emerge, as residents told of ...
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- The Independent Feed 11:31April 11, 2021England storm into Women’s Six Nations final with huge win over ItalyEngland 67-3 Italy: A nine-try victory to send the reigning champions into the final
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- The Independent Feed 11:27April 11, 2021Unconscious man pulled from sea after tombstoning in Wales, say policeLifeguards ‘most likely saved his life’ after administering CPR
< Home News, UK >
- The Independent Feed 11:22April 11, 2021Most Britons have already given up hope of a summer holiday abroad, poll shows‘All the public have ever wanted from the government is clarity and pragmatism regarding when freedoms may be re-established.’ By Kate Devlin
< UK news, Independent Premium >
- The Independent Feed 11:18April 11, 2021Public ready to accept vaccine passports – and keep them after pandemic is overExclusive: Almost a third think Boris Johnson ending lockdown too soon
< UK Politics, UK >
- Guardian 11:00April 11, 2021Walking back to happiness: how the Pennine Way helped me put racist abuse behind meIn this extract from her new book, Anita Sethi reconnects with nature and the north and regains her sense of belongingRead an interview with Anita Sethi about I Belong HereIt was broad daylight when I boarded the TransPennine Express train from Liverpool to Newcastle, a day filled with the kind of bright sunshine that makes you feel nothing bad could possibly happen.I was in high spirits. I had been in Liverpool to speak at a festival and was travelling to Newcastle to read at the northern launch of Common People, a new anthology to which I had contributed. Continue reading...
< Autobiography and memoir, Walking, Biography books, Books, Culture, Health & wellbeing, Race >
- The Guardian(UK) 11:00April 11, 2021Boris Johnson refuses calls for summit on violence in Northern IrelandIrish government suggests talks after eight nights in which police have been attacked and cars torchedBoris Johnson’s government is resisting growing calls to hold a special crisis summit with Dublin to address rising tensions in Northern Ireland – amid growing international anxiety about a return to sectarian violence.The Observer has been told by senior sources that suggestions from Dublin to London that the crisis requires a high-level intergovernmental conference to help stabilise the situation have met with no enthusiasm on the British side. Continue reading...
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- The Daily Beast 11:00April 11, 2021How Rep. Grace Meng Is Able to Work With GOP RacistsPhoto Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyRep. Grace Meng (D-NY)’s tearful rebuke against Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) during a House hearing on violence and discrimination against Asian Americans was semi-unplanned. She had a speech ready to go, but when Roy went on an anti-China and lynchings rant instead, she just lost it.“I had to cut out excerpts of my prepared speech, which I'm sure my staff got upset about, but I just had to say it. I had to respond to what he was saying and the disturbing way in which he said it,” she tells Molly Jong-Fast in this bonus members-only episode of The New Abnormal. “I was just so sick of the Republican party from the very top levels of leadership constantly using these [racist] terms, which literally helped embolden people to commit acts of hatred against the community.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
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- The Guardian 10:53April 11, 2021Yemeni journalists call for release of colleagues held by Houthi rebelsFour journalists face death penalty after being charged with spying and ‘collaborating with the enemy’A group of Yemeni journalists who survived years of torture in Houthi prisons are calling on the international community to pressure the rebels to free four of their colleagues facing the death penalty.Abdel-Khaleq Amran, Akram al-Walidi, Hareth Hamid and Tawfiq al-Mansouri were arrested along with six other journalists in raids in the capital, Sana’a, in the summer of 2015, shortly after the Saudi-led coalition intervened in Yemen’s war. Continue reading...
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- The Guardian 10:49April 11, 2021Covid live: India administers 100m doses of coronavirus vaccine; England prepares to ease restrictionsIndia hits vaccination milestone as European rollout picks up speed and England prepares to open non-essential retail and outdoor areas of pubsSee all our coronavirus coverage 8.49am BST China is considering the mixing of different Covid-19 vaccines to improve the relatively low efficacy of its existing options, a top health expert has told a conference.Authorities have to “consider ways to solve the issue that efficacy rates of existing vaccines are not high”, Chinese media outlet The Paper reported, citing Gao Fu, the head of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 8.43am BST Outdoor attractions and self-catering accommodation providers in England and Wales are preparing for a rush of visitors when they reopen on Monday.Chester Zoo chief executive Jamie Christon said it has enjoyed a “great deal of demand”, with the majority of tickets sold out for the coming days. Continue reading...
< Coronavirus, World news >
- Guardian 10:45April 11, 2021Another huge data breach, another stony silence from Facebook | Carole CadwalladrThe social media giant is still a law unto itself. Can anybody hold it to account?Half a billion Facebook users’ accounts stolen. Personal information compromised. Telephone numbers and birth dates drifting across the internet being used for God knows what. And for four days, from Facebook’s corporate headquarters, nothing but silence.If this sounds familiar, it’s because it is. This week saw reports of a massive new Facebook breach and everything about it, from Facebook’s denials of the words “data” and “breach” to its repeated refusal to answer journalists’ questions, has been uncannily reminiscent of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Continue reading...
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- The Independent Feed 10:44April 11, 2021Is Tottenham vs Manchester United on TV today? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Premier League fixtureHere’s everything you need to know about the match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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- The Independent Feed 10:44April 11, 2021Tottenham vs Manchester United prediction: How will Premier League fixture play out today?Here’s everything you need to know about the match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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- The Independent Feed 10:43April 11, 2021Tottenham vs Manchester United predicted lineups and team news ahead of Premier League fixture todayHere’s everything you need to know about the match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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- The Independent Feed 10:42April 11, 2021Tottenham vs Manchester United live stream: How to watch Premier League fixture online and on TV todayHere’s everything you need to know about the match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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- The Independent Feed 10:38April 11, 2021Same manager, different clubs: Manchester United will recognise toxicity of Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham reignAll the manager’s worst traits were on display at United, and the pattern is being repeated in N17
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- The Independent Feed 10:38April 11, 2021Is Sheffield United vs Arsenal on TV tonight? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Premier League fixtureAll the important info around the top-flight clash
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- The Independent Feed 10:38April 11, 2021Sheffield United vs Arsenal live stream: How to watch Premier League fixture online and on TV tonightEverything you need to know about the top-flight meeting
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- The Independent Feed 10:38April 11, 2021West Ham vs Leicester City live stream: How to watch Premier League fixture online and on TV todayEverything you need to know before the Premier League game today
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- The Independent Feed 10:37April 11, 2021Is Burnley vs Newcastle United on TV today? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Premier League fixtureAll the information you need before the Premier League match today
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- The Korea Times News 10:36April 11, 2021'Self-made' individuals gain prominence among stock richUp to one in four stock rich individuals are retail investors, according to two separate financial institutions, suggesting the “self-made” are expanding their presence among heirs of conglomerates and others who gain their fortunes through inheritance. FnGuide, a financial market researcher, said Sunday the number of retail investors with shares worth more than 10 billion won ($8.9 million) stood at nearly 700 last year, up from 500 in 2019.
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- The Independent Feed 10:16April 11, 2021Prince Philip latest: Charles pays tribute to ‘dear papa’, as PM to skip funeral to make room for familyFollow the latest as a scaled back funeral is planned for Prince Philip in the midst of the pandemic
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- Guardian 10:15April 11, 2021Mystery over origins of Howard Hodgkin’s Indian art collection could see it lost to UKAshmolean in Oxford turned down chance to buy exquisite paintings and drawings, which may now go to New YorkIndian paintings and drawings had been his lifelong passion and, before his death in 2017, the artist Sir Howard Hodgkin hoped that his collection would be acquired by the Ashmolean in Oxford – only for the museum to reject his offer amid concerns that some of the works should never have left India.Now Britain’s loss could be America’s gain. Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York have discussed the possibility of acquiring works thought to be worth more than £7.2m. The collection contains more than 120 exquisite paintings and drawings dating from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Continue reading...
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- Guardian 10:00April 11, 2021Sound of Metal review – Riz Ahmed excels as a drummer facing deafnessRiz Ahmed gives a career-best performance in an astonishing drama that’s rooted in reality and fully captioned for allIn the 2020 drama Mogul Mowgli, co-writer and star Riz Ahmed played a British-Pakistani rapper struck down by a debilitating illness on the eve of his international breakthrough. In Sound of Metal, which premiered in Toronto in 2019, Ahmed plays an American drummer whose life is turned upside down by the onset of deafness. Stylistically these two films could not be more different; Sound of Metal is acutely realist with a docudrama edge, while Mogul Mowgli has been described as a “Sufi horror musical melodrama hybrid”. Yet both films are concerned with identity, a thorny issue with which Ahmed wrestled in the eye-opening 2020 short The Long Goodbye, and which runs through his finest work, including this remarkable Oscar contender.Ahmed is Ruben Stone, drumming with singer-guitarist Lou (Olivia Cooke) in the noise-merchant two-piece Blackgammon. They’re partners on and offstage, touring the US in a converted RV that doubles as a recording studio. But when Ruben’s hearing abruptly fails, he finds himself outside the bubble in which he has existed for so long. Continue reading...
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- Guardian 10:00April 11, 2021Jamie Demetriou: ‘When I won the awards, I almost felt sheepish to have good news’The creator and star of Stath Lets Flats, who scooped three Baftas last year, on the incomparable boost of winning big in Covid timesRemi Weekes: ‘To be nominated for a Bafta is up there in terms of great fantasies’The British-Cypriot actor, comedian and screenwriter Jamie Demetriou is the star and creator of Channel 4 comedy Stath Lets Flats. At last July’s Bafta TV awards the show won best scripted comedy, and Demetriou won best male comedy performance and best comedy writer.When Jamie Demetriou won the 2020 British Academy Television Craft award for best comedy writer, he was eating takeaway dumplings with his flatmate. Because of the way his living room is laid out, he was facing away from the screen, when his flatmate said to him: “Jamie, look.” He turned around to see his pre-recorded acceptance speech playing on the TV. “It definitely felt surreal,” he recalls now. To celebrate, they went up to the roof of their building, something they had never done before. “We were like, ‘Is there a roof here? It would be quite nice to go on a roof and have a glass of champagne.’” Continue reading...
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- The Independent Feed 10:00April 11, 2021Prince Philip latest: Charles pays tribute to ‘dear papa’, as PM to skip funeral to make room for familyFollow the latest as a scaled back funeral is planned for Prince Philip in the midst of the pandemic
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- Форбс 10:00April 11, 2021«Смерть не Коломбина»: эксклюзивный отрывок из нового романа Владимира Сорокина «Доктор Гарин»
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- Forbes 10:00April 11, 2021Talon: An Israeli Cybersecurity Company For The Post-Covid Workforce Scores Massive $26 Million Seed FundingThe company doesn’t even have a complete product, but it’s scored what it claims is Israel’s biggest ever seed round.
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