Saturday 30 June 2018

Hi-tech dreamcatcher defeats sleep amnesia

The device designed to capture your dreams and offer more creative waking lives.

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South Sudan Cease-fire Violated Within Hours

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Belgium Honors Congolese Leader It Helped Overthrow

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Electric car buyers claim they were misled by Nissan

Nissan is accused of exaggerating the benefits of its latest Leaf electric car model.

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What It Costs to Be Smuggled Across the U.S. Border

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Bavaria: Affluent, Picturesque — and Angry

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Friday 29 June 2018

Fortnite: A fortnight in my 40s in Battle Royale

A lapsed gamer is challenged to spend a fortnight playing Fortnite to understand its appeal.

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AI to help tackle fake news in Mexican election

The smart software will help media groups debunk fake news and respond to reports of violence.

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A Place by a Lake or in the Woods: the Canada Letter

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Tesco trials shopping without tills

The retailer is testing whether shoppers can buy products using an app, rather than visiting a till.

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From Jewish Saint, to Israeli Pol, to Would-Be Statesman

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Legal bid to throw out US sex trafficking law

The US law is hitting the people it was supposed to protect, argue digital rights campaigners.

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Floating robot Cimon sent to International Space Station

The ball-shaped robot that can move around in zero gravity blasts off to the International Space Station.

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Fake bookings hit Singapore's Ryde Technologies

Ryde Technologies says 2,000 "phantom bookings" have cost its drivers thousands of dollars.

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Thursday 28 June 2018

Facebook and Google use 'dark patterns' around privacy settings, report says

Consumer watchdog the Norwegian Consumer Council says the firms give users "an illusion of control".

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Chartered Plane Crashes in Mumbai, Killing at Least 5

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Trump and Putin Choose Helsinki for First Summit Meeting

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Ticketmaster 'warned of hack attack in April by Monzo'

Digital bank Monzo claims it warned Ticketmaster that data had been compromised three months ago.

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'Dancing baby' YouTube copyright case settled after 11 years

The clip of baby Holden, now aged 12, has been viewed more than 1.9 million times.

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New Fortnite practice mode quickly taken offline

The new mode, called Playground, let players practise their skills in the popular video game Fortnite.

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Merkel Says Migration Could Make or Break the E.U.

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Elon Musk accused of stealing farting unicorn image

Technology entrepreneur engages in a fresh Twitter argument over pottery of a mythical animal.

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Fire at Nairobi Market Kills at Least 15

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AI India

India's vast engineering workforce and burgeoning start-up scene are among the advantages it enjoys.

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Dr Dre hit with $25m bill for Beats headphones

The rapper and his business partner Jimmy Iovine lose a case over headphone royalties.

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Shanghai Knife Attack Kills Two Schoolchildren

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Wednesday 27 June 2018

Ticketmaster admits personal data stolen in hack attack

Up to 40,000 UK customers may have had data stolen, the BBC understands.

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Bolton in Moscow to Discuss Putin-Trump Meeting

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A Peace Deal for South Sudan Is Signed. Will It Last?

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Swann home security camera sends video to wrong user

Swann Security acknowledges it sent clips from inside a family's home to the wrong person's app.

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BBC releases computer history archive

Computing 1980s-style is to be shown off in BBC archive intended to inspire new generation of coders.

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How to Survive When Money Is Worthless

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The Poetry of Urban Angst

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Man shot after 'home attack' of girl met online

The girl's mother shot the man after he smashed his way into their house with a brick, police say.

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Tuesday 26 June 2018

Uber overturns ban on operating in London

The taxi hailing firm has been granted a 15-month licence to operate in the capital.

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Scammers abuse multilingual domain names

Millions of scam sites use characters that look like English letters, research into international domains reveals.

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