President Donald Trump’s rabid online following will be smaller from now on, but it may be more extreme. That’s the takeaway from researchers who study “deplatforming,” the name for the sweeping form of digital banishment that Trump received from Twitter and much of the tech industry after a mob of […]
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Fintechs focused on ‘extreme growth at all costs’, says OakNorth boss
OakNorth is largely split into two different areas. The first lends to SMEs in the UK with amounts ranging from between £500,000 and £25m. The other is an automation system known as “Credit Intelligence” that helps banks make quicker and more accurate decisions around how likely a loan was to […]
Hiring spree used to meet extreme demand
An Amazon.com Inc worker prepares an order in which the buyer asked for an item to be gift wrapped at a fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minnesota, U.S., November 12, 2020. Amazon.com Inc | Reuters Black Friday is set to kick a holiday season unlike any other into high gear. The […]
Power cut to 225,000 customers in Northern California amid extreme fire danger
Bikers ride through the Montclair district of Oakland, Calif., on Oct. 15, when power was also turned off amid extreme fire weather. Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of thousands of Californians lost power as utilities sought to prevent the chance of their equipment sparking wildfires and the fire-weary state […]
The Silver Lining Of America’s Most Extreme Abortion Ban
Activist Amanda Reyes stands outside West Alabama Women’s Center on June 5. Reyes started the Yellowhammer Fund, which raised millions of dollars for abortion access and was able to purchase the last abortion clinic in west Alabama. (Photo: Julie Bennett for HuffPost) When Amanda Reyes thinks back on how she […]
End of lockdown could trigger ‘extreme’ congestion and worse air quality as commuters swap public transport for cars
The significantly cleaner air being breathed in the UK in recent months is likely to deteriorate over the coming week as the lockdown eases on Monday, triggering a surge in road traffic. Many other countries which have eased restrictions enforced at the height of the coronavirus pandemic have since seen […]