5 hours ago As Silicon Valley eyes US election, beware Elon Musk and the tech bros with political nous | John Naughton

The owner of X is just one of many who may prefer Donald Trump to greater regulation under the DemocratsWay back in the 1960s “the personal is political” was a powerful slogan capturing the reality of power dynamics within marriages. Today, an equally meaningful slogan might be that “the technological is political”, to reflect the way that a small number of global corporations have acquired political clout within liberal democracies. If anyone doubted that, then the recent appearance of Elon Musk alongside Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania provided useful confirmation of how technology has moved centre-stage in American politics. Musk may be a manchild with a bad tweeting habit, but he also owns the company that is providing internet connectivity to Ukrainian troops on the ba...

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5 hours ago I have visited North Korea 30 times and seen almost every province, but I'm still not bored of it and would LOVE to return. Here's why...

Zoe Stephens, 30, from Liverpool here shares photos and video footage of the hermit kingdom as well as memories of her time there.

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21 hours ago Exclusive: Trump ground game in key states flagged as potentially fake

Data suggests canvassers linked to Elon Musk’s America Pac falsely claimed to have visited homes of potential votersDonald Trump’s campaign may be failing to reach thousands of voters they hope to turn out in Arizona and Nevada, with roughly a quarter of door-knocks done by America Pac flagged by its canvassing app as potentially fraudulent, according to leaked data and people familiar with the matter.The potentially fake door-knocks – when canvassers falsely claim to have visited a home – could present a serious setback for Trump as he and Kamala Harris remain even in the polls with fewer than 20 days until an election. Continue reading...

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27 hours ago Mark Cuban on Harris, Trump and not looking for ‘a brawl’ with AOC over Lina Khan

The billionaire also answers questions on AI, taxes and a world of memesAs the US presidential election looms, the billionaire Mark Cuban has emerged as an energetic campaign surrogate for Kamala Harris. Making the case for business leaders to support the Democrat over Donald Trump, Cuban has drawn on his experience (in tech, investments, healthcare and now sports, as minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team), celebrity (as a lead “shark” for 15 seasons of ABC’s Shark Tank) and willingness to confront Trump-supporting billionaires, Elon Musk prominent among them.The road has not been smooth. Last week, Cuban clashed with congressional progressives after criticizing Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, over her tech-sector antitrust work. That issue and others, includ...

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36 hours ago Vulnerable French heiress is conned out of £9m fortune by 'stepmother' who was helped by a witchdoctor

Cléophée Herrmann, 34, had inherited over £9milllion through her family's textile empire, but had been convinced to splash thousands on a witchdoctor and a fortune teller to see dead mother.

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