EU events on curbing big tech ‘distorted’ by attenders with industry links

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft have been designated as ‘gatekeepers’, meaning they have to comply with EU rules to ensure fair competition. Photograph: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft have been designated as ‘gatekeepers’, meaning they have to comply with EU rules to ensure fair competition. Photograph: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock European … Read more

Could we really live on Mars? – podcast

Science WeeklyScience Could we really live on Mars? – podcast More ways to listen Apple podcasts Spotify RSS Feed Download Presented and produced by Madeleine Finlay, additional production by Ellie Sans, sound design by Joel Cox, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tue 5 Nov 2024 00.00 EST Last modified on Tue 5 Nov 2024 … Read more

‘It’s a play area for townies’: visitors and residents row over plan for new national park in Wales

Lake Vyrnwy in Powys would be included in the proposed Welsh national park. Photograph: Jon Beech/Getty Images/iStockphoto Lake Vyrnwy in Powys would be included in the proposed Welsh national park. Photograph: Jon Beech/Getty Images/iStockphoto The ObserverNational parks ‘It’s a play area for townies’: visitors and residents row over plan for new national park in Wales … Read more

Sales surge for dystopian books after Trump election victory

‘Despair is not an option. It helps no one’ … Margaret Atwood. Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters ‘Despair is not an option. It helps no one’ … Margaret Atwood. Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters Books Sales surge for dystopian books after Trump election victory The Handmaid’s Tale has risen more than 400 places on bestseller charts since Wednesday with … Read more

Trump’s trade tariffs: how protectionist US policies will hit German carmakers

Ford’s F-Series has been the bestselling vehicle in the US for 42 years, aided by tariffs on imported trucks. Photograph: Rebecca Cook/Reuters Ford’s F-Series has been the bestselling vehicle in the US for 42 years, aided by tariffs on imported trucks. Photograph: Rebecca Cook/Reuters Automotive industry Trump’s trade tariffs: how protectionist US policies will hit … Read more

Microsoft sails as AI boom fuels double-digit growth in cloud business

The Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, speaks at the company headquarters in Redmond, Washington, in May. Photograph: Lindsey Wasson/AP The Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, speaks at the company headquarters in Redmond, Washington, in May. Photograph: Lindsey Wasson/AP Microsoft Microsoft sails as AI boom fuels double-digit growth in cloud business Revenue from Azure cloud business increased by … Read more

World’s first wooden satellite launched into space

An artist’s illustration of the LignoSat satellite. Photograph: Kyoto University An artist’s illustration of the LignoSat satellite. Photograph: Kyoto University Space World’s first wooden satellite launched into space LignoSat, developed in Japan and launched from Florida, expected to reduce space junk as it burns up on re-entry Agence France-Presse in Tokyo Tue 5 Nov 2024 … Read more

King Charles to lay wreath and lead nation in Remembrance Sunday silence

Thousands of people are expected to pay their respects at the remembrance event. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images Thousands of people are expected to pay their respects at the remembrance event. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images Remembrance Day King Charles to lay wreath and lead nation in Remembrance Sunday silence Prince and Princess of Wales will join the king … Read more

Jeff Bezos defends decision to end Washington Post endorsements

Jeff Bezos speaks during an event in Washington in 2019. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters Jeff Bezos speaks during an event in Washington in 2019. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos defends decision to end Washington Post endorsements After resignations and loss of subscribers, billionaire owner pens piece saying endorsements create ‘perception of bias’ Guardian staff … Read more