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[ad_1] Related topics 2020 U.S. elections image copyrightfake images ScreenshotMark Zuckerberg wrote that the elections would not be “business as usual.” Facebook has announced that it will not accept new political ads in the seven days leading up to the November 3 US election. However, the company will continue to …

[ad_1] A principal will begin next week imposing fines on cautious parents who refuse to send their children back to classrooms. Tina Wilkinson revealed that 25 pupils were absent from St Andrew Primary School in Lancashire yesterday, despite their repeated sanction warnings. Ms. Wilkinson told MailOnline that her school has …

[ad_1] Facebook says it will stop accepting political ads in the week before the US election, as its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg warned of “an increased risk of civil unrest across the country.” Explaining the move, Mr. Zuckerberg said this choice it will not be as usual. We all have …

[ad_1] Williams has won nine constructors’ championships since 1977 The Williams family will leave the team founded by Sir Frank Williams more than 40 years ago after this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. Sir Frank founded Williams in 1977 and made it one of the most successful teams in sport. But …

[ad_1] Image copyright Amazon Online retail giant Amazon has said it will create another 7,000 UK jobs this year to meet growing demand. Amazon said it had already added 3,000 positions so far in 2020, so by the end of the year it will have created a total of 10,000 …

[ad_1] File photo of a woman receiving the Covid-19 smear test at Kettering General Hospital in Northamptonshire. The government has pledged £ 500 million in support of testing a 20-minute Covid-19 test in hopes of helping Britain “return to a more normal way of life.” The money will go towards …

[ad_1] A new £ 500 million funding package to support trials of a 20-minute coronavirus test has been hailed by the health secretary as a “major step forward” in the fight against COVID-19. Matt Hancock told Sky News that the government wants to “go the extra mile” when it comes …

[ad_1] Microsoft has released a new tool to identify ‘deepfake’ photos and videos that have been created to trick people into creating false information online. Deepfakes, also known as synthetic media, are photos, videos or audio files that have been manipulated with AI to show or say something that is …

[ad_1] Image copyright LIGO-VIRGO collaboration Screenshot An artist’s impression of the last moments before the merger of two black holes Imagine the energy of eight suns released in an instant. This is the gravitational “shock wave” that extended from the largest merger ever observed between two black holes. The signal …

[ad_1] The UK faces a permanent £ 33bn annual shock to the economy as it emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey told MPs on Wednesday. Structural changes in the economy as people change their behaviors in response to the pandemic could cause long-term “scars” on …