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Sanae Takaichi launches bid to be Japan’s first female PM Sanae Takaichi, a right-wing nationalist who used to be the drummer in a heavy metal band, has launched her campaign to become Japan’s first female prime minister by announcing her candidacy for the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party. Continue Reading . . . https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sanae-takaichi-launches-bid-to-be-japans-first-female-pm-qx9jjqg6q

iPhone 14 leaks show Apple ditching the camera bump and that terrible notch The iPhone 13 hasn't even been officially unveiled yet — that's (likely) coming at next week's Apple event — and we're already seeing leaks of next year's phone. Continue Reading . . . https://mashable.com/article/apple-iphone-14-images-leak-jon-prosser

'Strange New Worlds' shows off more of its cast on Star Trek Day Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is both a prequel and a spinoff, depicting the adventures of the original USS Enterprise before James Kirk assumed command. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-paramount-plus-020913184.html

The Gmail app takes calls now, too, because Google wants it to do everything Google is announcing even more Workspace features today, part of an increased cadence of changes to the company’s office and communications software suite over the past year or so. Today’s announcement is a bit of a milestone, however. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/8/22661348/gmail-ring-meet-communication-suite-series-one-monitor-workspace

News sites are liable for defamatory Facebook comments, rules Australia’s High Court Media companies in Australia can be held responsible for defamatory comments left on their social media pages by members of the public, the country’s High Court has ruled. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/8/22662191/australia-high-court-facebook-comments-legal-liability-publisher-ruling-voller

The Gmail app will soon make voice and video calls Google is keen to make Gmail your go-to hub for more than just messages. As The Verge noted, Google is rolling out a larger Workspace update (more on that shortly) that will add direct calling via Google Meet to the Gmail mobile app. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/gmail-voice-calls-google-meet-133033634.html

Success! Perseverance Mars Rover Finally Collects Its First Rock Core After a failed attempt last month, NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully drilled, extracted and stored a sample of Martian rock — the first ever Mars sample destined to be flown back to Earth for study. Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/success-perseverance-mars-rover-finally-collects-its-first-rock-core/