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Academics join failed petition to get Justice Barrett book canceled
The publisher of Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s forthcoming book rejected calls by some in the publishing industry and academia to cancel it. Read more
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Billions being spent in metaverse land grab
Nearly $2bn (£1.75bn) has been spent on virtual land in the past 12 months, as people and companies race to get a foothold in the metaverse, research shows. Read more
Black women missing from tech industry, says report
Up to 20,000 black women are "missing" from the tech industry in the UK, according to a joint report by campaigners and a representative body. Read more
WhatsApp back online after worldwide outage Published
The messaging platform WhatsApp has come back online after an outage that affected users around the world. Read more
Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK’s competition watchdog CMA
The UK's competition watchdog has reissued an order to Meta to sell animated images platform Giphy. Read more
AI tools fail to reduce recruitment bias – study
Artificially intelligent hiring tools do not reduce bias or improve diversity, researchers say in a study. Read more
Ex-Google ad boss builds tracker-free search engine
An advert- and tracker-free search engine launches in the UK, France and Germany on Thursday. Read more
Google quietly backtracks university fellowship’s racial quota
Google recently came under fire for reportedly limiting the number of White and Asian students that universities could nominate for its Ph.D. Fellowship program. After receiving pushback, however, Google quietly reversed the policy. Read more
Google to close Stadia cloud service and refund gamers
Google has announced plans to shut down its Stadia cloud gaming service and refund players. Read more
Tesla ordered to recall more than a million US cars
Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million cars in the US because the windows might close too fast and pinch people's fingers. Read more
