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• Apple iPhone 13 brings portrait mode for video

  14-09-2021 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The portrait-mode style video setting can pull focus on its subjects automatically.
  
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• Fashion house in backlash over 'racist' $1,190 sweatpants

  14-09-2021 21:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Critics say the $1,190 pants, which come with a built-in pair of boxer shorts, rip off US hip hop culture.
  
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• Spain targets energy firms as European bills surge

  14-09-2021 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bills are spiralling in several countries and Spain agrees emergency measures to help consumers.
  
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• MindGym wins two Brandon Hall Excellence Awards for work with Pinterest and Jardines

  14-09-2021 17:13
  
  New York and London: September 14, 2021: MindGym, a global leader in corporate learning and development, announced today it was awarded two Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards for its work with Jardine-Matheson and Pinterest. MindGym received a gold Brandon Hall award for Best Advanced in Blended Learning Award in partnership with Jardine-Matheson Holdings. Empowered by MindGym’s science-backed solutions, Jardines has been able to deliver holistic and impactful blended learning progra
  
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• Job vacancies surge past one million in new record

  14-09-2021 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Official figures show the number of vacancies top one million for the first time since records began in 2001.
  
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• Boeing says air travel to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024

  14-09-2021 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plane maker expects global aviation to take another two and a half years to recover.
  
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• Tesco launches new refillable shopping with 88 products

  14-09-2021 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tesco supermarket has launched a zero-waste shopping service, providing customers with containers.
  
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• Brexit: Checks on goods imported from the EU delayed again

  14-09-2021 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government blames Covid and supply chain difficulties as it puts back changes.
  
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• Half of businesses now using online or cloud backups, but 15% still using tape, says Databarracks research

  14-09-2021 13:00
  
  Tape remains popular due to low cost and arduous process of eliminating historic backups New research by Databarracks has revealed that 15% of organisations are still using a combination of disk and tape backups, with 51% now using online or cloud backups. The findings are from Databarracks’ 2021 Data Health Check. Running since 2008, the annual report surveys over 400 IT decision-makers in the UK on cloud, backups, cybersecurity, IT resilience and remote working. Other...Source: RealWire
  
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• Ocado says delivery driver wage rise to cost it up to £5m

  14-09-2021 11:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The online food delivery is the latest to offer increased wages amid a shortage of lorry drivers.
  
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• Evergrande: Shares in cash-strapped China property giant plunge

  14-09-2021 10:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Evergrande has also seen a rare protest staged by investors at its headquarters in Shenzhen.
  
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• Apple rushes to block 'zero-click' iPhone spyware

  14-09-2021 05:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The flaw allows hackers to access devices even if users do not click on a link or file.
  
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• Amazon's Cape Town base: The battle to save South African culture

  14-09-2021 02:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some indigenous groups say the planned office in Cape Town is on culturally important land.
  
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• Why even giant ships can't solve the shipping crisis

  14-09-2021 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A shortage of vessels is hampering global trade and may lead to empty shelves before Christmas.
  
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• Scrap Covid tests for most travellers, says industry

  14-09-2021 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government has "choked off" travel trade and 70% of firms plan redundancies, says Abta.
  
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