10 h. ago Fresh blow for Keir Starmer as major firm rules out helping Labour introduce digital ID cards because 'they don't have public support'

Louis Mosley, the UK boss of Palantir Technologies, noted how Labour 's manifesto prior to last year's general election made no mention of such a scheme.

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23 h. ago ‘Cancel Netflix’: Elon Musk leads rightwing backlash over trans character in canceled series

Resurfaced clip from Dead End: Paranormal Park led Musk to encourage his followers to cancel their subscriptionsElon Musk, the multibillionaire and self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist”, has in recent days trained his attention on getting people to cancel their Netflix subscriptions in protest of what he claims is the company’s “woke bias” and inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters.Musk, the richest person in the world with a net worth of approximately $500bn, has repeatedly encouraged his 227 million followers on X, the platform he controls, to cancel their Netflix subscriptions. In the past three days alone, he has posted or reposted calls to cancel Netflix for its content at least 26 times. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago ‘Cancel Netflix’: Elon Musk leads rightwing backlash over trans character in kids’ show

Resurfaced clip from Dead End: Paranormal Park led Musk to encourage his followers to cancel their subscriptionsElon Musk, the multibillionaire and self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist”, has in recent days trained his attention on getting people to cancel their Netflix subscriptions in protest of what he claims is the company’s “woke bias” and inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters.Musk, the richest person in the world with a net worth of approximately $500bn, has repeatedly encouraged his 227 million followers on X, the platform he controls, to cancel their Netflix subscriptions. In the past three days alone, he has posted or reposted calls to cancel Netflix for its content at least 26 times. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Victims of Colombian conflict given land from Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ ranch

Escobar, once thought to be the seventh richest man in the world, filled his estate with exotic animals before his death in 1993

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29 h. ago Part of Pablo Escobar’s ranch to be given to female victims of Colombia conflict

Estate was abandoned after Escobar’s 1993 killing and later became a theme park, and now government says given female farmers will get landA slice of Pablo Escobar’s once-lavish ranch – a symbol of the drug lord’s enormous wealth and home to his infamous “cocaine hippos” – is being given to women who suffered in Colombia’s armed conflict, announced Gustavo Petro, the president.Escobar, Colombia’s most notorious narco-trafficker and former head of the powerful Medellín cartel, became one of the richest men in the world in the late 1980s, with Forbes magazine estimating his fortune at $25bn. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Half of Brits fear we are living in a Nanny State after digital ID cards and vape ban

The majority of Brits fear state control is getting too much after UK governments have banned various items being used in public and with the digital ID card scheme looming

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3 d. ago Pub renamed The George Orwell and projects 'Big Brother is watching you' slogan to punters in protest over Labour's digital ID cards

Signage with Sir Keir Starmer 's face has been placed on the building of the rebranded The James Atherton boozer in New Brighton, Merseyside.

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3 d. ago Full list of countries that already have digital ID cards as UK set to introduce scheme

There are currently 15 nations worldwide where the technology is in place

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3 d. ago Sperm racing is all the rage among the tech bros. Why am I not surprised? | Arwa Mahdawi

It started as a gag, but Eric Zhu’s sperm races are doing good work in putting male fertility under the microscope – literallyRemember when Elon Musk challenged Vladimir Putin to physical combat and Mark Zuckerberg to a cage fight? Neither of those brawls took place for various reasons. Not least, I suspect, because Musk is just self-aware enough to know that he would not emerge with his dignity, or his spine, intact. However, if the richest man in the world is still casting around for a way to publicly demonstrate his virility, I think I’ve hit on the perfect way: sperm racing.This isn’t some below-the-belt insult. Sperm racing is an emerging “thing” among tech types now. A teenage entrepreneur called Eric Zhu came up with the idea, and went viral with his first sperm race in April. That initial race was rudimentary: college students gave sperm samples to be analysed and the results were turned into an animated race that visualised the fastest offerings. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Former world's richest man says digital ID cards mean 'citizens will be on best behaviour'

Larry Ellison has been pioneering the push for Britain to introduce digital ID cards into the country and now he explained people behind the cards will be 'constantly watching'

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4 d. ago Eluned Morgan wants UK's planned digital ID cards to have a famous Welsh emblem

The UK Government last week announced plans for a free digital ID to curb illegal migration

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4 d. ago The digital ID card is fuelling a rise in dumbphones: Brits vow to revert to retro Nokia devices to avoid Starmer's 'dystopian' plan

'Dumbphones' are having a resurgence - fuelled by Prime Minister Keir Starmer 's plans to introduce mandatory digital ID cards for every UK citizen.

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4 d. ago New update on calls to scrap UK Government plans for nationwide digital ID cards

Over two million people have signed an online petition calling on the UK Government not to introduce digital ID cards.

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5 d. ago ‘No to Digital ID’ protests held near Labour Party conference in Liverpool

Protesters gathered outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Sunday (28 September) to oppose plans for a new national digital ID card.

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5 d. ago Petition saying no to Keir Starmer's digital ID card plan hits 2MILLION

The Prime Minister announced Labour's plans on Friday to impose the mandatory cards on all adults by the end of this Parliament.

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6 d. ago Keir Starmer's 'North Korean' digital ID card plans in tatters as two million Brits sign petition

A petition urging the Government to not implement digital ID cards has garnered over 1.5 million signatures in just a day after Sir Keir Starmer announced the plans on Friday

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6 d. ago Will digital ID cards be mandatory for Brits and what happens if they refuse them

The so-called 'BritCard' was initially described as 'voluntary', but the card will be necessary if you want to get a job

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6 d. ago Keir Starmer's digital ID cards could create 'big problem' for pensioners, campaigners warn

Sir Keir Starmer's government has confirmed it will bring in mandatory digital IDs for UK citizens and legal residents to prove their right to work by the end of this Parliament

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6 d. ago Petition against Keir Starmer's digital ID cards tops 1.5m signatures in just 24 hours

The petition called on the Government to commit to not introducing digital ID cards stating 'We think this would be a step towards mass surveillance and digital control'

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6 d. ago Petition against government's digital ID cards plan tops 1.5 million signatures

“We think this would be a step towards mass surveillance and digital control, and that no one should be forced to register with a state-controlled ID system.”

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