Leaked Uber files ‘reveal secret lobbying of politicians’
Plus! World most expensive Pokémon and an $8m dinosaur
Tech and Science Daily | The Standard · Rachelle Abbott
July 11, 20225m 49s
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Show Notes
Thousands of leaked files reveal top politicians were secretly lobbied at meetings by Uber, while the firm’s former boss is claimed to have ordered a “kill switch” to stop police from scouring its computers. Uber denies having a kill switch, and says it’s made operating changes. Red alert as UK heatwave hits 33C. Nasa: James Webb Space Telescope pics to show the universe as never been seen before. YouTuber Logan Paul turns most expensive Pokémon card into NFT. Squirrels on contraception to limit grey invasive species. Elon Musk’s Starlink launches $5,000-a-month yacht wi-fi. A fossilised Gorgosaurus skeleton - a Tyrannosaurus Rex ancestor - is estimated to fetch between $5 million and $8 million at US auction. Lift off beckons for first Welsh satellite.
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