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5 moments that made Big Tech big

7 February 2018

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google’s success relies on our attention – here are the key innovations that ensured they kept us grabbed by the eyeballs
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Why we should celebrate Scotland’s minimum alcohol price plan

16 November 2017

Death and ill health will be averted now Scotland's pioneering minimum alcohol policy has finally cleared legal hurdles, say John Holmes and Petra Meier

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