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  1. Klarna strengthens credit checks in the UK as regulators crack down on ‘buy now, pay later’

    Klarna said it is introducing a number of changes in the U.K. including stronger credit checks and the ability to make instant payments.

  2. Facebook plans to hire 10,000 people in the EU to build its vision for a 'metaverse'

    Facebook said it plans to create 10,000 high-skilled jobs in the EU over the next five years.

  3. GitLab grew up in GitHub's shadow — now it's worth twice what Microsoft paid for its chief rival

    After two days of trading, GitLab is now worth $16.5 billion, more than double what Microsoft paid for GitLab in 2018.

  4. The case for 'hope punk' when talking about climate change: 'To be hopeless is to be uninformed'

    Climate change hopelessness and gloom-and-doom is uninformed and disempowering, says author and educator Elin Kelsey. Focusing on solutions is the way forward.

  5. Reddit channel posts stories of anti-vaxxers dying of Covid, scaring fence-sitters into getting the shot

    A Reddit channel called r/HermanCainAward is filled with stories of people who mocked Covid-19 vaccines before eventually dying from the disease.

  6. Apple has spent two years revamping the MacBook, and Monday should show the final step

    Monday could be the culmination of a two-year transition where the company has completely revamped its entire Mac lineup.

  7. 'Squid Game' success shines a light on how cheap it is to make TV shows outside the U.S.

    Squid Game's success has made some media executives encouraged that they can find relatively inexpensive hits using local international talent outside the U.S.

  8. Inside TSMC, the Taiwanese chipmaking giant that's building a new plant in Phoenix

    Taiwan Semiconductor is investing $100 billion to ramp up production during the chip shortage. Its Phoenix plant will bring chip manufacturing back to the U.S.

  9. Ex-Theranos project manager testifies that Elizabeth Holmes told him to conceal parts of testing lab

    Daniel Edlin, a former Theranos project manager and one of many friends recruited by Elizabeth Holmes' brother, testified in Holmes' criminal trial on Friday.

  10. Jack Dorsey says Square may build a bitcoin mining system, adding to bitcoin price surge

    The price of bitcoin rose above $62,000 following Dorsey's string of tweets, as the world's most popular cryptocurrency pushes toward its all-time high.