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UK arrivals to face fines for breaking rules

Bloomberg Passengers arriving in the UK will be forced into quarantine for two weeks and face fines of 1,000 pounds ($1,200) if they break the rules. The plan, which will take effect from June 8, is designed to stop travelers bringing coronavirus into the country after becoming infected overseas, and is likely to have a major impact on the aviation …

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Remote-controlled robonauts

Bloomberg As Japan’s second female astronaut to fly up in the Space Shuttle Discovery, Naoko Yamazaki didn’t expect to spend a quarter of her time dusting, feeding mice and doing other menial jobs. It can cost more than $430 million a year to keep an astronaut in orbit, according to three-year-old startup called Gitai Inc. It’s only possible to keep …

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Twitter, WhatsApp sanctions loom in privacy crackdown

Bloomberg Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc.’s WhatsApp are in firing line as Europe’s leading privacy watchdog for US tech giants edges closer to delivering its first major sanctions under the region’s tough data-protection rules. The Irish Data Protection Commission said on May 22 that it finalized a draft decision linked to a data breach at Twitter and has asked its …

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