Vice Media organised $20m Saudi government festival
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A Chinese whistleblower, whose revelations about Amazon's supply chain led to Foxconn paying compensation to workers, says he was tortured before being jailed
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We have jetpacks and we do not care
How Facebook became indispensable in Africa with its ease of access, importance to small businesses, its facilitating of community organizing, and more
How to put bad habits to good use
Cain's Jawbone: Puzzle solved for just third time in almost 100 years (2020)
Google will buy London's Central Saint Giles development, which includes 408K sq. ft. of office space, for $1B
Rory Kinnear: On the day of No 10’s lockdown party, I buried my sister | Rory Kinnear | The Guardian
The dawn of post-theory science?
Lawsuit aiming to break up Facebook group Meta can go ahead, US court rules
Always wanted to write? Booker winner George Saunders on how to get started | Books | The Guardian
Could microclots help explain the mystery of long Covid? | Resia Pretorius | The Guardian
EU data watchdog orders Europol to delete much of a vast trove of personal data it obtained unlawfully; internal documents show Europol has at least 4PB of data
Roblox's aim of encouraging children to make games has been its key to success but is fraught with dangers, as some face stress, burnout, and exploitation
The empty promises of Marie Kondo and the craze for minimalism
‘I felt powerless – so I started filming’: CyclingMikey vs. dangerous drivers
Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen
100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying | Life and style | The Guardian
Baffling neurological illness affects growing number of young adults
We need to reclaim our attention
I’m a climate scientist. Don’t Look Up captures the madness I see every day – The Guardian
We need an apartheid-style boycott to save the planet | Desmond Tutu | The Guardian
Brexit: ‘the biggest disaster that any government has ever negotiated’ | Food & drink industry | The Guardian
Gibraltar's regulators are considering a plan to add cryptocurrencies to its stock exchange, risking reputational damage and diplomatic sanctions
A man who accidentally started an assassin hiring website
Locked-out New Zealanders outraged as visa scheme for rich foreigners resumes
America is now in fascism’s legal phase | The far right | The Guardian
Tesla bows to pressure, stops allowing drivers to play video games while driving
Scientists find preserved dinosaur embryo preparing to hatch like a bird
Devon calls victory in 27-year war on termites
Peng Shuai retracts sexual assault claims as fears over her wellbeing persist
Florida jury finds that Craig Wright doesn't have to transfer half of his bitcoin to David Kleiman's family, which would have proven whether Wright was Nakamoto
‘We’re losing IQ points’: the lead poisoning crisis unfolding among US children
The EU has spent hundreds of million euros over the past decade on tech, including drones and sensor systems, to track down refugees at its borders
George Saunders: what writers do when they write (2017)
Jailed for 51 weeks for protesting? Britain is becoming a police state by stealth | George Monbiot | The Guardian
Trump called aides hours before Capitol riot to discuss how to stop Biden victory | US Capitol attack | The Guardian
Researchers find xenobots can give rise to offspring
Rich countries could have prevented new Covid variant, say experts
ICU is full of the unvaccinated – my patience with them is wearing thin | Anonymous | The Guardian
Head of safety says Meta doesn't plan to finish the global rollout of e2e encryption by default across all of its messaging services until sometime in 2023
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