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‘Beaver moon’ will feature longest partial lunar eclipse in centuries
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Stargazers across North America can expect to be dazzled by a red-hued “beaver” full moon on Thursday night and into Friday morning, during the longest partial lunar eclipse in almost six centuries. Lunar eclipses hap...
Pollution experts refuse to let Science Museum feature work over Shell links
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Two prominent scientists are refusing to allow their work to be included in the Science Museum’s collection because of the institution’s links to Shell. Steve and Dee Allen, who have carried out some of the most impor...
I Carry You With Me review – hybrid feature charts a longterm love
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Revolving around a tender true love story, this first narrative feature from seasoned documentary director Heidi Ewing (which won a couple of awards at Sundance) is a fascinating – though at times uneven – blend of fi...
Google search feature gives wrong guidance on UK self-isolation rules
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Google has been sharing incorrect instructions on contact tracing through its Covid-19 “common questions” feature, advising some users that they can stop self-isolating when NHS rules say the opposite. The flaw is the...
Apple’s new ‘private relay’ feature to be withheld in China
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Apple’s new privacy feature designed to obscure a user’s web browsing from internet service providers and advertisers will not be available in China, Saudi Arabia or Belarus, the company has said. It was one of a numb...
Instagram’s pronouns feature is fine – but it won’t stop anti-trans abuse
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Instagram has unveiled a new feature that lets users display their gender pronouns in their account’s bio without having to manually enter said pronouns themselves. Which is cool! And also something untold numbers of ...
Netflix shuffle: is the new ‘play something’ feature worth it?
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If you log on to Netflix any time soon, you’re likely to see the words “play something” dangling below the profile icons on the menu screen. Click these words and you’ll be taken directly to the platform’s latest expe...
Earnings insurance ‘should be permanent feature of UK welfare system’
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The government needs to learn lessons from its furlough scheme and make earnings insurance a permanent feature of a radically reformed welfare system, het 'n denketank gesê. The Resolution Foundation, which focuses on ...
Apple iOS 14.5 update includes ‘app tracking transparency’ feature
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Users of iPhones can now prevent advertisers tracking them across their apps, after the release of the latest software update from Apple introduced the controversial feature despite the protests of Facebook and the ad...
Another Round, starring Mads Mikkelsen, wins best international feature Oscar
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Another Round, the Danish film starring Mads Mikkelsen and directed by Thomas Vinterberg, has won the best international feature Oscar at the 93rd Academy Awards, which are taking place in Los Angeles. In die film, Ek....