Secretaries of state ask social media companies for moderation plans on election day

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9e66da73e39c1e8ff7722a19b3751ec3c08af013/0_0_4944_3470/master/4944.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] New Mexico’s secretary of state, Maggie Toulouse Oliver, has faced harassment and had to leave her home for her safety in the past. Photograph: Susan Walsh/AP New Mexico’s secretary of state, Maggie Toulouse Oliver, has faced harassment and had to leave … Read more

Santander to cut more than 1,400 jobs in UK amid increasing automation

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/36419b46ac98703791de6f880e80fe5ca975cd9e/0_115_3500_2100/master/3500.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] It is understood that the UK redundancies will be completed by the end of the year. Photograph: Laura Lean/PA It is understood that the UK redundancies will be completed by the end of the year. Photograph: Laura Lean/PA Banco Santander Santander … Read more

China to take ‘golden shares’ in tech firms Alibaba and Tencent

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/300b1f932f64aa3ae3569cceef3f1a0ba7d07623/24_21_2815_1690/master/2815.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] The move to take stakes in the local operations of Alibaba and Tencent have been called ‘golden shares’ as they come with special rights over business decisions. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters The move to take stakes in the local operations of Alibaba … Read more

Canada spy agency says India is using cyber tech to track separatists abroad

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1c045ebab1216a38a1943de7906dca2ba829751a/0_0_4082_2716/master/4082.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] Pro-Khalistan activists stage a demonstration demanding justice for the Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023. Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images Pro-Khalistan activists stage a demonstration demanding justice for the Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023. Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images Canada … Read more

French minister cancels holy site visit after Israeli police arrest gendarmes

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3fbc203ad4551ea04b484c634b8d9572e52f16cc/0_234_8192_4914/master/8192.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] Jean-Noel Barrot, French minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, has abandoned his visit to the Eleona domain. Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images Jean-Noel Barrot, French minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, has abandoned his visit to the Eleona domain. Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty … Read more

TechScape: X reaches its final form: Elon Musk has bent it to his will

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0effe181ba26d6ce70eeafbabea59db65d07f965/110_575_5709_3426/master/5709.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] Elon Musk at a 27 October rally for Donald Trump held at Madison Square Garden in New York. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images Elon Musk at a 27 October rally for Donald Trump held at Madison Square Garden in New York. … Read more

Lloyds suspends commission payments after ‘seismic’ ruling on UK car finance

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/29f9b82e2597c5edde31f098edaef7fa774e622a/0_79_4305_2584/master/4305.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] Lloyds bank’s Black Horse car finance division has already put aside £450m for potential compensation. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Lloyds bank’s Black Horse car finance division has already put aside £450m for potential compensation. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds suspends … Read more

Alibaba founder Jack Ma seen in China after months of absence

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f969b13e37db11de352d80df8dc79cd46a87f8ad/0_143_4234_2539/master/4234.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] Jack Ma arrives at the Tech for Good summit in Paris in 2019. The billionaire had been one of China’s most prominent business figures. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters Jack Ma arrives at the Tech for Good summit in Paris in 2019. The … Read more

Canada orders TikTok to close offices over ‘security risks’

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[wpcc-element _tag=”source” srcset=”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6ee94d3419d9b29b9d62b415fd42c5b833854844/0_72_3500_2101/master/3500.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none” media=”(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)” _close=”0″] TikTok is owned by by ByteDance, a Beijing-owned firm. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters TikTok is owned by by ByteDance, a Beijing-owned firm. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Canada Canada orders TikTok to close offices over ‘security risks’ Chinese-owned firm’s operation falls foul of official … Read more

Inside the Paris attacks trial: ‘A man stood up and said: “Stop it, what are you doing?” One of the killers shot him’

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Illustration: Alex Mellon/Guardian; AP/Reuters TV/Reuters/EPA/Getty Images On 13 November 2015, 130 people were murdered by Islamist extremists. Six years later, the trial began. I attended court every day to try to understand the killers’ motivations and hear from those whose lives had been irrevocably changed By Emmanuel Carrère Thu 7 Nov 2024 00.00 EST Last … Read more