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Elon Musk and the tech bros banked on Trump and lost. Humbled, humiliated: what will they do next? | Jonathan Liew

Democrats won seats on anti-datacentre tickets and Musk wasted nearly half a billion dollars. Big tech may be losing its grip, but it won’t go quietly Photos That Precede Unfortunate Events: a couple of months back, Donald Trump hosted some of the world’s most powerful tech executives at the White House for a “Super Intelligence luncheon”, which by coincidence is also how my mum described her tuna sandwiches in a forlorn attempt to get me to eat them. Sitting either side of the president were Elon Musk, making a rare offline appearance in daylight hours, and Jensen Huang, the Nvidia chief exec

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International

Cyberattacks against supermarket fridges: France accuses Iran

The head of French diplomacy, Jean-Noël Barrot, said Monday that Iran was responsible for the cyberattack against supermarket refrigerators that took place in October in France. Investigating judges have just been appointed to investigate this attack involving a cyber unit of the Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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International

EU to crack down on influencer marketing

The EU will clamp down on influencer marketing and ban online features that trick Europeans under plans to overhaul the bloc's consumer protection rules, according to documents seen by AFP on Monday.

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Science

Medical breakthrough offers hope to people with same stiff person syndrome as Céline Dion

Some patients with autoimmune condition in the trial have been able to return to work and resume hobbies Doctors have made a potentially significant breakthrough in the hunt for a treatment for stiff person syndrome, the autoimmune condition that affects the singer Céline Dion. Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a rare disease that attacks the central nervous system and can cause devastating rigidity throughout the body and painful muscle spasms. Despite decades of research, there is no cure. Continue reading...

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