Sunday 30 June 2019

Demonstrators Clash With Police in Hong Kong

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Mobile users can now switch providers with one simple text

Phone customers will be able to switch providers with a single free text under new rules.

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Social media: Church of England unveils online guidelines

Social media has "downsides" but also helps to "share the good news of Jesus Christ", the Church says.

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A Global Gay Pride Weekend, in Photos

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4 Takeaways From the Trump-Kim Meeting at the DMZ

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Did Hong Kong Police Abuse Protesters? What Videos Show.

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Saturday 29 June 2019

How apps power Hong Kong's 'leaderless' protests

Huge group chats with real-time voting let demonstrators decide what steps to take next.

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Trump lets US firms sell tech to Huawei

The US agrees a pause in hostilities with China on trade, and makes a concession over tech firm Huawei.

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Blue for Sudan: Instagram 'sympathy scammers' exploit support for protesters

Fake accounts trying to capitalise on social media campaigns are rife on the photo-sharing platform.

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Berlin Brandenburg: The airport with half a million faults

Billions over budget, years late in opening, and still being rebuilt before a single plane has landed. What's gone so wrong at the new Berlin airport?

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Dressed to kill: Video games' tricky relationship with fashion

Video games insiders explain why too many games are let down by their leading character's look.

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Friday 28 June 2019

American Missiles Found in Libyan Rebel Compound

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South African teens: 'How we built a plane in 10 days'

These South African teenagers built their own plane and are flying it from Cape Town to Cairo.

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E.U. and Four Latin American Nations Reach a Trade Deal

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Jack'd gay dating app in payout over leaked nude photos

A security flaw in Jack'd left private intimate photos publicly exposed on the internet.

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As Air Canada Grows Larger, Will Airfares Also Rise?

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Putin Makes a Splash at the G20 Summit

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'Terrifying' app that can undress women taken offline

Furore brings shutdown of app that used artificial intelligence to make convincing nudes of clothed women.

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Five Jony Ive designs you probably don't know

Jony Ive famously designed some of Apple's best-selling products - but he has other strings to his bow.

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Dragonfly: Drone helicopter to fly on Saturn's moon, Titan

Nasa will fly a $1bn drone helicopter on Saturn's moon, Titan, in the 2030s.

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Iran seizes 1,000 Bitcoin mining machines after power spike

Large racks of the computers constantly mining Bitcoin have led to a spike in electricity consumption.

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Thursday 27 June 2019

Prosthetic limbs: An invention for amputees in the developing world

It's high-tech, it's cheap, and it's been designed for amputees in the developing world.

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As New York Celebrates Pride, Australia Debates Freedom

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