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Tesla Boss Goes Slightly Loose on Apple During A Chat About Numbers
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Tesla Boss Goes Slightly Loose on Apple During A Chat About Numbers

During a so-called earnings call from Tesla, Elon Musk lashed out at Apple. The CEO denounced the closed system of the fruit brand, which he described as a 'walled garden', and criticized Apple's use of cobalt. According to news channel CNBC.   When discussion arose during the call about plans to allow Tesla competitors also to access Tesla's electric vehicle charging network, Musk noted that the company does not want to create a "walled garden" to thwart others, citing the strategy that Apple uses for its App Store: a mandatory commission for those who want to sell their software through the Store, knowing that this is the only (because official and safe) way to install apps on an iPhone or iPad. "We want to emphasize that our (Tesla, ed.) main concern is to support the emergence ...
French Healthcare Staff Must Be Vaccinated Before September 15, Otherwise Suspension Threatens
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French Healthcare Staff Must Be Vaccinated Before September 15, Otherwise Suspension Threatens

French healthcare staff will have until September 15 to be vaccinated. After that, anyone who has not had an injection risks a suspension without continued payment of the salary. The French parliament this morning approved the bill providing for this.   Personnel with medical contraindication do not need to be vaccinated. France is also tightening the corona measures with a so-called 'health pass', which regulates access to catering and public transport. Since Wednesday, visitors to French museums, cinemas and event venues have already had to show proof that they have been vaccinated against the coronavirus or tested negative. From August, all adults will be obliged to show a vaccination certificate via a so-called 'corona pass' in the catering industry, some shopping centres, and...
Wall Street Excited About Snap’s Quarterly Results
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Wall Street Excited About Snap’s Quarterly Results

Social media company Snap gained a lot of market value on Friday at the start of trading in New York. Investors reacted enthusiastically to the company's strong quarterly results. Twitter and chip group Intel has also looked at the books.   Twitter was also popular, but the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer was disappointed somewhat and was, therefore, one of the losers on Wall Street. The share of Twitter rose more than 1 percent, and Snap was even 24 percent higher in the first trading minutes. Twitter achieved almost three quarters more revenue in the second quarter than a year earlier. This was mainly because advertisers found the site with mini-blogs more attractive than before. In addition, more regular users were added to Twitter. Snap, the company behind the Snapch...
Prime Minister Norway Calls for Resistance to Hate at the Commemoration
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Prime Minister Norway Calls for Resistance to Hate at the Commemoration

Norway commemorates Thursday the attacks that right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik committed ten years ago. Prime Minister Erna Solberg called on during a ceremony in the capital Oslo not to leave hatred unanswered.   Solberg spoke at the government offices where Breivik detonated an improvised car bomb on July 22, 2011. As a result, eight people were killed. The extremist then left for the island of Utøya, where he started shooting at left-wing youths who were holding a summer camp there. As a result, another 69 people were killed. Breivik subsequently surrendered and was sentenced to 21 years in prison. However, he may also remain incarcerated for longer if it is determined that he is still a danger to society. Prime Minister Solberg spoke with survivors and relatives of ...
German Insurers Count on Billions in Damage After the Flood
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German Insurers Count on Billions in Damage After the Flood

German insurers expect to have to pay out at least four to five billion euros because of last week's floods in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.   According to the industry association GDV of the insurance sector, which describes the severe weather in a statement as one of the most devastating storms in the recent past. This is a first estimate of the damage after the floods and rainfall that have wreaked havoc in populated areas. More than 170 people were killed in Germany. GDV emphasizes that the clean-up work in the disaster area is still in full swing. The damage caused by the storm in states such as Bavaria and Saxony has not yet been included in the initial estimate. Not all duped Germans can turn to the insurers. According to the Rheinische Pos...
Journalists and Activists Hacked with Israeli Spy Software
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Journalists and Activists Hacked with Israeli Spy Software

Israeli company NSO Group's Pegasus software has been used to hack into 37 cell phones belonging to journalists, activists and business leaders worldwide. Various international media, such as The Washington Post, Le Monde and The Guardian, report this based on their own research.   The phone numbers appeared on a list of more than 50,000 numbers that the researchers said may have been targeted for surveillance by governments using Pegasus. Sold to select governments and law enforcement agencies, Pegasus can hack into cell phones and secretly record emails, calls and text messages via a link. From a phone infected with the Pegasus spyware, files such as photos and emails can be downloaded remotely. The microphone can also be turned on remotely. According to the NSO Group, the softwa...
Athletes Must Wear Their Medals at Games Themselves
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Athletes Must Wear Their Medals at Games Themselves

Athletes who win a medal at the Olympics have to put that plaque around their neck. During the podium ceremony, the medals are presented to the winners on a tray. To avoid physical contact, the athletes must take the medal themselves.   Normally, dignitaries hang the medals around the neck of the athletes. However, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to deviate from this in Tokyo due to the coronavirus. “The medals are not hung around but presented on a tray,” said IOC President Thomas Bach. “The athlete can then take the medal himself.” Bach emphasized that the people who put the medals on the trays do so with gloves on. Those who then offer the gold, silver and bronze plaque wear masks just like the athletes. Shaking hands and hugging are prohibited during the...
Netflix is Going to Make Video Games
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Netflix is Going to Make Video Games

Netflix hired a manager to help develop video games. The streaming service should be able to offer playable games before the end of the year.   In addition to series, documentaries and films, Netflix will also offer video games. The streaming service has announced the arrival of Mike Verdu as head of game development on the platform. He previously worked at games company Electronic Arts (EA) and was responsible for video games at Facebook. The first video games should be playable on Netflix before the end of next year, reports Bloomberg news agency from the mouth of an insider. But, the company does not plan to increase the price for a subscription, the source said. For Netflix, it is essential to tap into new markets. The company is still the market leader in streaming series and...
Carlos Ghosn: The 30 Minutes in That Box were the Longest in My Life
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Carlos Ghosn: The 30 Minutes in That Box were the Longest in My Life

The former CEO of carmakers Nissan and Renault, Carlos Ghosn, has first told himself about how he got out of the country a year and a half after his sensational escape from Japan, where he was under house arrest on suspicion of fraud.   In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Ghosn tells how an hour and a half in a music box felt like a year and a half. For more than a year, Ghosn was alternately in jail or under house arrest at his home in Tokyo. If convicted, he risked a 15-year prison term. When Ghosn was told he could no longer contact his wife Carole, the former Nissan CEO decided to attempt an escape. "The plan was that I couldn't show my face, so I had to hide somewhere. The only way I could hide was in a chest or luggage so that no one would see me and no one would recogniz...
France Tightens Rules for Travellers to UK, Spain and Portugal
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France Tightens Rules for Travellers to UK, Spain and Portugal

France is tightening the corona rules for travellers from the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal. From now on, the corona test for unvaccinated people must be taken no more than 24 hours before travel.   For other countries, a maximum time frame of 72 hours still applies. The French Minister of European Affairs, Clement Beaune, reports this after the statements of President Emmanuel Macron. It announced Monday evening that the rules for travellers from risk areas would be tightened but did not share any details yet. France requires travellers to prove testing if they have not yet been fully vaccinated with a corona vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or have demonstrably recovered from Covid-19. Unvaccinated travellers from outside the European Union, includin...