Porn company fined record £1.3 million by Ofcom over age verification failure Science, climate and technology news

Porn company fined record £1.3 million by Ofcom over age verification failure Science, climate and technology news

This is the largest fine ever imposed on a porn company under the Online Security Act. 8579 LLC, a pornography provider with several popular sites, was fined a record £1.35 million for not checking age, as well as £50,000 for failing to respond to an information request. Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, which issued the…

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America’s Kelly Humphries Armbruster wins record sixth Olympic bobsled medal; Germany’s Laura Nolte won the gold medal

America’s Kelly Humphries Armbruster wins record sixth Olympic bobsled medal; Germany’s Laura Nolte won the gold medal

American Kelly Humphries Armbruster, in perhaps her Olympic bobsled final, moved into medal contention for a record sixth time in the two-woman bobsled on Saturday, while Germany’s Laura Nolte again won gold. Nolte is now a back-to-back two-woman Olympic bobsled champion, having won the gold medal behind her teammate Lisa Buckwitz. at the Milan Cortina…

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Did Ancient Egypt Record Biblical Giants? A 3,300-year-old text raises new questions.

Did Ancient Egypt Record Biblical Giants? A 3,300-year-old text raises new questions.

A 3,300-year-old Egyptian document has resurfaced that suggests Biblical giants are real. Image: British Museum A 3,300-year-old Egyptian manuscript held by the British Museum has once again found itself at the center of a debate over whether Biblical references to giants were rooted in historical encounters rather than myth. The document, known as Anastasi I,…

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Back-to-back battles lead BAFTA nominations – because one film breaks a record

Back-to-back battles lead BAFTA nominations – because one film breaks a record

One Battle After Another, the politically charged dark comedy thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a betrayed revolutionary, leads this year’s BAFTA nominees with 14 nominations. This nominee list is followed by the period vampire horror Sinners, which has 13, and the frenetic ping-pong flick Marty Supreme and Shakespeare drama Hamnet, which each have 11. All…

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