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Gen Z is smoking and drinking less and that's cost the UK government $17 billion, says Bloomberg

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college party drinks in sippy cup on table
Some younger people are shunning alcohol or not drinking it at all.

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Millionaire and billionaire CEOs say thousands of laid-off tech staff just did 'fake work'

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Nap pods at Google's Mountain View headquarters.
Workers at Google could enjoy "nap pods" at the company's Mountain View, California, Googleplex — as seen in 2015. Now, some tech execs are questioning whether some tech workers have been really working at all.

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George W. Bush misrepresented our work at CIA to sell the Iraq invasion. It's time to call him what he is: 'A liar.'

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George W. Bush on the phone.
George W. Bush on the day of the 9/11 attacks, which were used to publicly justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq. But by many accounts, the plan to invade Iraq had already started taking shape months before.

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I took a cruise around the Mediterranean. Here are 5 things that surprised me — from the coffee to the navigation.

Tech Insider : Travel
The AIDAblu cruise ship.
The AIDAblu cruise ship.

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The UK has banned TikTok on government devices — joining the US, Canada, and the EU — despite a charm offensive dubbed 'Project Clover'

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TikTok launched "Project Clover" to convince lawmakers data will be safe.

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London has a new airport train that's even more expensive than the Heathrow Express per mile

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The Luton Dart at the station
The 1.25 mile Luton DART cost about $350 million to build.

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Russia can't make new missiles fast enough to keep up its attacks, so massive strikes are becoming rarer, UK intel says

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Russian servicemen from the units of the 150th Motor Rifle Division of the Southern Military District take part in exercises on the training grounds in the Rostov Region, Russia, on January 28, 2022.
Russian servicemen from the units of the 150th Motor Rifle Division of the Southern Military District take part in exercises on the training grounds in the Rostov Region, Russia, on January 28, 2022.

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A startup raised $79 million for its open smart-locker network. Check out the pitch deck it used to raise the funds.

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Myflexbox founders
The Myflexbox founders, from left: Lukas Wieser, Jonathan Grothaus, and Peter Klima.

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Lark Optics is targeting your retinas for AR without nausea and other sickness

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TikTok's codenamed 'Project Clover' is a push to win over European lawmakers as it faces a critical US ban

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The TikTok logo and the Irish tricolor flag.
The TikTok logo and the Irish tricolor.

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