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Anique Butt
Articles and reporting by Anique Butt for The Asia Tribune.
44 articles
Zuckerberg grilled in landmark social media trial over teen mental health
The Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, testified at a landmark trial of social media companies on Wednesday. Plaintiffs’ lawyers grilled Zuckerberg about inte...
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Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer
Deepfake nudes and “revenge porn” must be removed from the internet within 48 hours or technology firms risk being blocked in the UK, Keir Starmer has...
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Airbus suggests split solution for Europe’s faltering fighter jet programme
Airbus has suggested splitting Europe’s faltering future fighter jet programme into two separate warplanes, amid a dispute between manufacturers over ...
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Ebay buys Depop for $1.2bn in effort to lure younger shoppers
The online retailer eBay has agreed to buy the British secondhand fashion resale app Depop from Etsy for about $1.2bn (£890m) in cash, as eBay targets...
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Global Counsel calls in administrators, blaming Peter Mandelson ‘maelstrom’
Global Counsel, the advisory firm co-founded by Peter Mandelson, is to collapse into administration, blaming the “maelstrom” caused by revelations abo...
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UK manufacturing still beset by low orders and price pressure, says CBI
British manufacturing orders remain well below average and price pressure continues to persist, according to a closely watched survey. The CBI industr...
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Made in Europe’ EU industrial strategy could hit supply chains, UK minister warns
A British minister has warned that the EU’s “Made in Europe” industrial strategy could hit supply chains, increase costs and create unnecessary trade ...
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LIV Golf tour hits out at decision to only award ranking points to top-10 finishers
The Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf Tour has hit out at what it regards as victimisation from those presiding over the sport’s world rankings process, de...
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Cadel: Lungs on Legs review – a heart-pumping, hilarious portrait of an Australian cycling champion
It’s been 15 years since Cadel Evans rode into Paris in the yellow jersey, becoming the first Australian to win the Tour de France and one of only thr...
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Itoje warns against ‘corrosive’ social media after racist abuse of Edogbo
The England captain, Maro Itoje, has warned of the corrosive effect of social media on professional athletes and wider society before the crucial Six ...
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Salman Rushdie among 170 figures to sign open letter over Barbican arts lead departure
Salman Rushdie, John Akomfrah and Pankaj Mishra are among more than 170 cultural figures who have signed an open letter to the Barbican expressing con...
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Countries that do not embrace AI could be left behind, says OpenAI’s George Osborne
The former chancellor George Osborne has said countries that do not embrace the kind of powerful AI systems made by his new employer, OpenAI, risk “Fo...
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Dear Kristi Noem: you’re tracking down ICE critics? I’m one of them
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta (owner of Facebook and Instagram) and other media corporatio...
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Stripped of finery, detained by police as an ordinary citizen: now Andrew enters a new era – and Britain too
The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is a seismic moment for the royal family as well as for himself. On one hand, it is hard to believe any great...
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Italian broadcaster’s sports chief resigns after gaffe-strewn Olympic commentary
The head of the sports division of the Italian public broadcaster Rai has resigned after his gaffe-strewn commentary of the Winter Olympics opening ce...
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Top-four seeding of Women’s FA Cup would kill the magic and widen money gap
As so much of the modern game increasingly sucks the joy out of football, there remains something pure and precious about the sight of those famous bl...
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Controversial Women’s FA Cup plans on hold after pushback from clubs, players and fans
Proposals to make radical changes to the Women’s FA Cup, including seeding the top four teams from the WSL, have been put on hold, the Guardian can re...
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Clubs frustrated over wait for Fifa to share £185m of Club World Cup money
Frustration is growing among clubs globally at the extended wait for £185m of solidarity payments promised by Fifa on the back of last summer’s Club W...
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