Wednesday 28 February 2018

Free treats for students who put down phones

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Students earn points for every 20 minutes that they avoid picking up their phones.

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Smart Wallet Card shows adverts from banks at MWC 2018

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The data-transmitting device stores multiple payment card details and can send and receive messages.

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Deepfakes: The face-swapping software explained

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The software uses machine-learning to create computer-generated versions of people's faces.

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How China's Media Sold Xi Jinping's Power Grab

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Egypt Is Using Banned U.S.-Made Cluster Munitions in Sinai, Rights Group Says

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China’s Censors Ban Winnie the Pooh and the Letter ‘N’ After Xi’s Power Grab

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As Elections Near, Egypt Finds a New Target: Foreign News Media

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U.S. Banks on Diplomacy With North Korea, but Moves Ahead on Military Plans

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Could Spotify really be worth $23bn?

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The firm says its public share price listing could see the firm valued at $23bn (£16.7bn).

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Poking and Prodding Democracy

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The Mystery Man Who Runs Italy’s ‘Five Star’ From the Shadows

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Lies, Damned Lies, and One Very Misleading Statistic

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Trains Collide in Egypt, Killing at Least 12

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Why Can’t U.K. Solve the Irish Border Problem in Brexit?

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Someone Forged a Nomination of Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Twice.

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Hungary’s Soros-Backed University Is Allowed to Stay

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Murdered Slovak Reporter Sought to Expose Italian Organized Crime

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In Peace Overture, Afghan President Offers Passports to Taliban

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An Arctic Storm Blows Into Britain

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Snowstorm Called ‘Beast From the East’ Sends Britons Scrambling

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6 Aid Workers Killed Amid Chaos in Central African Republic

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Bill Banning Circumcision in Iceland Alarms Religious Groups

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In Taiwan, Young Protesters and Ex-Presidents Chafe Against China

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How Immigrants Become Truly Canadian: On the Ski Slopes

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Facebook news feed changes 'decimated' publisher

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The publisher of Little Things blames Facebook's algorithm changes for the lifestyle website's closure.

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Maplin collapses as rescue talks fail

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The 200-store electronics retailer is unable to secure a sale of the business, its boss says.

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Sega mistake gives players free Yakuza 6 game

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Sega removes a "preview" of its latest video game from the PlayStation download store after realising it gave some players access to the full game.

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Historic 'right to be forgotten' case opens in High Court

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Google battles an individual who wants information about him removed from its search engine.

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National Identity Is Made Up

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Amid Turkish Assault, Kurdish Forces Are Drawn Away From U.S. Fight With ISIS

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Xi Sets China on a Collision Course With History

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Is the UK winning the graphene race?

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The scientist who won the Nobel Prize for his work with graphene worries about research funding.

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National Identity is Made Up

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Pay Me a Pineapple

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Tuesday 27 February 2018

Amazon buys 'smart' doorbell firm

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Ring makes doorbells that stream videos of people approaching or ringing the front door to phones.

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The app that helps feeds kids

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Marie Farmer came up with the idea during her maternity leave, and it has now led to her quitting her job.

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Haier smartwatch has a built-in projector at MWC 2018

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China's Haier reveals a smartwatch that turns the back of the wearer's hand into a display.

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Blacklisted Iranian Official Stirs Outrage at U.N. Human Rights Council

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In Germany’s Car Capital, the Unthinkable: A Ban on Cars

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‘Humanitarian Pause’ in Syria: More Fighting, More Death

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As Xi Jinping Extends Power, China Braces for a New Cold War

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Tragedy at Sea 3,000 Miles Away Resonates in Pakistani Village

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US e-passports haven't been verified in over a decade

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US senators say US border control hasn't been using the right software to verify e-passports.

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School video footage appears online

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The breach prompts a warning from privacy watchdog to secure CCTV cameras across UK.

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Melania Trump mocked for 'positive social media' speech

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US First Lady Melania Trump has been mocked online for her speech about 'positive' social media habits

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Moon to get 4G mobile network

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Vodafone and Nokia lay out plans to put a 4G mobile network on the Moon in 2019.

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Czechs Release Top Kurdish Official Despite Turkish Extradition Request

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MPs grill data boss on election influence

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A firm which used big data to profile US voters has been questioned by MPs as part of fake news inquiry.

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Porn checks deadline looms amid uncertainty

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A new regulation set to be enforced in April 2018 will mean UK viewers have to prove their age to access porn sites.

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Saudi King Cashiers Dozens of Security Officers

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The end of asking for the bill

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Diners can leave a restaurant and their bill is paid automatically via an app, in a Barclaycard trial.

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Handbag drones light up Milan catwalk

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A parade of drones has carried jewel-encrusted handbags down a catwalk in Milan.

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Vero: The 'new Instagram' everyone's talking about

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The story behind the photo-sharing app that has suddenly reached the top of the App Store.

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Huawei: US scared we are too competitive

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Huawei says the USA wants to keep the Chinese firm out of the country because it is "too strong".

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Android phone for children on show at MWC 2018

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A phone with a modified version of Android designed to keep children safe has been revealed.

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Gay Mardi Gras in Australia Goes Corporate, Clashing With Activist Roots

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U.N. Report Cites Evidence North Korea Has Helped Syria Build Chemical Weapons

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War for the Planet of the Apes: Visual effects revealed

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Click meets the Oscar nominated visual effects team behind War for the Planet of the Apes.

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Trump Opens Door, Just Slightly, to Talking With North Korea

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Toilet Paper Shortage Strikes Taiwan Amid Pricing Panic

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Morse code shoes send alerts via toe taps at MWC 2018

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A pair of smart shoes has been designed to let workers keep in touch via toe-tapped codes.

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Monday 26 February 2018

New Zealand’s Opposition Party Selects a New Leader

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South Africa’s New President Names Allies and Rivals to Cabinet

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Facebook Messenger used to fight extremism

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People posting extreme far-right and Islamist views were contacted in a bid to challenge their views.

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Tempers Flare as Panama Hotel Owners Try to Oust Trump Company

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Russia Vetoes U.N. Resolution to Pressure Iran Over Yemen Missiles

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Chord change

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Technology is helping musicians, bands and artists get a bigger share of the revenues from their work.

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Hungary’s Opposition Sees Glimmer of Election Hope

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Slovak Journalist Found Shot to Death at Home

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U.N. Chief: ‘Hell on Earth’ in Syria's Ghouta Must End

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Intel did not inform US before chip flaws were made public

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US officials were not informed about Spectre and Meltdown flaws before details leaked to the press.

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Snow Falls in Rome, and the Eternal City Takes a Holiday

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Rewrite Iran Deal? Europeans Offer a Different Solution: A New Chapter

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Erdogan Tells a Weeping Girl, 6, She’d Receive Honors if Martyred

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French tax activists Attac allowed to protest in Apple stores

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Peaceful protests by tax campaign group Attac can go ahead in Apple stores in France, a court rules.

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Jeremy Corbyn, Backing a ‘Soft’ Brexit, Takes Aim at Conservatives

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With Xi’s Power Grab, China Joins New Era of Strongmen

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UK think tanks hacked by groups in China, cyber-security firm says

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A cyber-security firm says think tanks were "very aggressively" targeted by China-based groups last year.

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Angela Merkel Starts Grooming Successors, and One Stands Out

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Xi Jinping Thought Explained: A New Ideology for a New Era

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