In a fiery exchange during a senate hearing on Big Tech, Senator Ted Cruz sparred with Twitter’s CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey about the platform’s role in elections.
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After its hugely successful “flight to nowhere” campaign, Australian national airline Qantas has rolled out an even bigger treat — flights to, well, somewhere.
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