Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg has criticised President Donald Trump for calling the social media platform “anti-Trump”. Zuckerberg defended Facebook, indicating that: “Trump says Facebook is against him. Liberals say we helped Trump.” Neither side of the political fence, it seems, like an open, unfiltered platform.

Republicans unveiled President Trump’s proposed tax reforms while you were asleep. A 15% drop in corporate tax was revealed, along with a 4.5% reduction in taxes for the middle class. Reduction in tax brackets and an end to inheritance tax were all tabled. Critics have explained that this could contribute to not only the greatest fattening of the already-rich in history, but add a hefty $7-trillion to the national deficit.

That would be a lot of candles on a cake, but scientists believe that they have established a more accurate date of when life on earth could have dated back to. Graphite grains in sedimentary rock have been dated 3.95-billion years back, at a time when the planet barely held enough oxygen to support life at all. Although older estimates existed before the discovery, the researchers appeared to have gained a more accurate marker.

Airbnb have partnered with a reservations company to begin providing American users with an option to book a table. Resy, a minority shareholder in the new venture, will help provide options to book at over 700 restaurants in 16 US cities. If successful, you can very much expect this to arrive on your digital shores soon.

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