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See inside the How YOU can beat populism edition
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Zuck the world: Meta follows X to the dark side
Meta firing its fact-checkers is about more than sucking up to Trump. It kickstarts a global fight over the rules of the internet and free speech
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Science and the Sun King
Louis XIV built a Xanadu at Versailles – and sealed his family’s fate. But amid the extravagant luxury was thrilling innovation