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Bosses turn to ‘tattleware’ to keep tabs on employees working from home
DAVID, 23, admits that he felt a twinge of relief when the first wave of Covid-19 shut down his Arlington, Virginia, office. A recent college graduate, he was new to the job and!-->…
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Social media giants increase global child safety after UK regulations introduced
Alex Hern
TIKTOK has turned off notifications for children past bedtime, Instagram has disabled targeted adverts for under-18s entirely and YouTube has turned off autoplay for teen!-->!-->!-->…
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ISRAEL: Twins conjoined at head separated after rare surgery
ONE-YEAR-OLD twin girls who were born conjoined at the back of their heads have seen each other for the first time after undergoing rare separation surgery in Israel.
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‘I believe it’s a mental health issue’: the rise of Zoom dysmorphia
Priya Elan
THE effects of staring at ourselves for hours at a time during video conference calls has resulted in a breakdown of how we perceive our own self image.
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Rocket ‘terminated’ in fiery explosion over Pacific Ocean
A PRIVATELY designed, unmanned rocket built to carry satellites was destroyed in an explosive fireball after suffering an “anomaly” off the California coast during its first attempt at!-->…
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UK: Children’s digital privacy code comes into effect
Alex Hern
A SWEEPING set of regulations governing how online services should treat children’s data have been welcomed by campaigners as they come into effect.
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South Korea bans Google, Apple payment monopolies
SOUTH Korea’s National Assembly approved legislation on Tuesday that bans app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing developers to use their in-app payment systems.
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Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ contaminate indoor air at worrying levels, study finds
Tom Perkins
TOXIC PFAS compounds are contaminating the air inside homes, classrooms and stores at alarming levels, a new study has found.
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Brazilian viper venom may become tool in fight against Covid, study shows
By Leonardo Benassatto
BRAZILIAN researchers have found that a molecule in the venom of a type of snake inhibited coronavirus reproduction in monkey cells, a possible first step!-->!-->!-->…
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CHINA: Children limited to three hours of online gaming a week
CHINA is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest restriction so far on the game industry as Chinese regulators continue cracking down!-->…
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