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West Highland rainforest restoration targets passed
Forestry and Land Scotland says hundreds of hectares have been restored at a number of locations.
1-min read - BusinessThe Daily Beast
Apple Is Sorry About That Crushing iPad Pro Ad: ‘We Missed the Mark’
Apple/YouTubeApple on Thursday apologized for an advertisement for its new iPad Pro after the commercial was met with a firestorm of criticism on social media.The video promoting the device, which was shared by Apple CEO Tim Cook on X earlier in the week, showed several creative tools—musical instruments, a typewriter, cans of paint—being crushed in a huge hydraulic press. The press then reopens, revealing the iPad, symbolizing how all of the creative potential of the different tools has been cr
1-min read - TechnologyEvening Standard
Microsoft launching Xbox mobile store in July with Candy Crush and Minecraft
Microsoft says you’ll be able to play popular mobile games across smartphones and consoles
3-min read - BusinessReuters
China's Zeekr set to debut on NYSE after upsized IPO
It would also be a barometer to gauge interest for EV makers, which have seen profits being eroded due to a fierce price war in China that has left automakers searching for opportunities outside their domestic markets. Rivian Automotive has lost 85% since its IPO in November 2021, while Lucid Group is left with a fourth of what it fetched when it signed a deal with a blank-check firm earlier that year. It sold 21 million American depositary shares (ADSs) at $21 each to raise $441 million.
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'Heaths to sea' scheme gets funding boost
A project aimed at improving Lower Otter Valley in east Devon is awarded government funding.
1-min read - NewsBBC
Mosquitoes found across Scotland as temperatures rise
One of the most common types of mosquito has been identified for the first time in locations across Scotland.
4-min read - NewsAssociated Press
South Korea stresses need for fair treatment for Line chat app operator Naver
South Korea vowed Friday to protect its companies operating in other markets after Japanese regulators told LY Corp., which runs the popular chat app Line, to reduce its dependence on Naver, the Korean partner in the venture. The Japanese side instructed LY to improve its governance and rely less on Naver after the leak of more than 300,000 records, including information of Line users.
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