Friday 31 January 2020

Facebook, Tiktok, Twitter tackle coronavirus fake news

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Platforms are increasing efforts to block false information as the outbreak spreads and fear grows.

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Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Tightens Controls as Death Toll Passes 250

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Giuliani Sought Help for Client in Meeting With Ukrainian Official

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WhatsApp to stop working on millions of phones

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The messaging app will become obsolete on older operating systems from 1 Feb.

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MEPs vote for universal charging cable for mobiles

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The decision will anger Apple which has argued against such a decision.

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Portraits of Brexit Day: U.K. Celebrates and Mourns Leaving E.U.

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Berlin Freezes Rents for 5 Years in a Bid to Slow Gentrification

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Britons on Brexit: ‘We’ve Made a Spectacle of Ourselves’

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The Best Movies and TV Shows New on Netflix Canada in February

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A View of Brexit From the Soccer Field

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Huduma Namba: Kenya court halts biometric ID over data fears

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Judges says data protection laws need to be enacted to safeguard a wealth of sensitive information.

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Russia's use of facial recognition challenged in court

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Moscow is rapidly expanding its use of live facial recognition technology.

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Tesla boss Elon Musk releases electronic dance track

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Mr Musk posted a teaser picture of himself in a studio shortly before sharing the track, which he wrote.

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Pompeo Says U.S. Backs Ukraine Against Russian Aggression

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Live Updates: Britain’s Final Hours in the E.U.

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Taliban’s Continued Attacks Show Limits of U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan

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How Bad Will the Coronavirus Outbreak Get? Here Are 6 Key Factors

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Amazon: Christmas sales soar as other retailers struggle

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Sales were up 20% over the festive season in sharp contrast to weakness at other retailers.

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Thursday 30 January 2020

An Outbreak of Racist Sentiment as Coronavirus Reaches Australia

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Infections Up Tenfold in One Week, to Nearly 10,000

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Britain’s Brexit Shrug: Just ‘Get On With It’

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Battered at the Polls, Pro-Europe Britons Gird for the Next Fight

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State Department Warns Against Traveling to China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

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Censorship claims emerge as TikTok gets political in India

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A TikTok influencer says his videos on Hindu-Muslim unity have triggered censorship on the app.

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Making beautiful colours without toxic chemicals

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Dyeing clothes uses a lot of water and chemicals, but new tech is drawing on nature for colours.

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More American Troops Sustain Brain Injuries From Iran Missile Strike in Iraq

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Coronavirus Anger Boils Over in China and Doctors Plead for Supplies

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Sonos apologises for revealing customer email addresses

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It was writing to people who were unhappy about a decision to stop updates to the firm's older speakers.

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Artificial intelligence-created medicine to be used on humans for first time

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A British start-up has developed a new drug much more quickly than traditional methods by using AI.

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French Cardinal Acquitted of Abuse Cover-Up on Appeal

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German Nurse Accused of Poisoning Five Infants With Morphine

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As Violence Soars, Mexico Seeks to Retool Justice System. Again.

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Pompeo Mixes Tough Talk on China With Reassurance to U.K.

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As Coronavirus Spreads, So Does Anti-Chinese Sentiment

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Cruise Passengers Are Held at Italian Port Over Coronavirus Fears

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Nintendo Switch overtakes 1990s SNES console in sales

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The Switch is now Nintendo's third best-selling console after overtaking the SNES of the '90s.

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Facebook settles facial recognition dispute

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The tech giant makes a $550m settlement to users over storing biometric data without user consent.

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Press Send for Brexit: E.U. Seals U.K. Withdrawal by Email

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Longest Smuggling Tunnel Is Found at U.S.-Mexico Border

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Duterte Orders Cabinet Not to Visit U.S. After Official’s Visa Is Denied

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Facebook: Privacy scandals take toll on profits

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The firm recorded its first annual decline in profits in at least five years in 2019.

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Most children sleep with mobile phone beside bed

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The devices are "dominating" the lives of young people, says research.

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Weapon-spotting tech tested by Las Vegas casino

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Sensors can be placed discretely in a building's entrance or turnstile creating an invisible fence.

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Wednesday 29 January 2020

Coronavirus Live Updates: Death Toll From Mystery Illness Rises to 170

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Coronavirus: Technology giants join China shutdown

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Google, Microsoft, and Amazon among the global companies taking action as the deadly virus spreads.

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In India, Protesters and Modi Tussle Over Who Can Claim Gandhi

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Transgender flag and women in tuxedos among new emojis

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The list of symbols to be released later this year offers more options to represent gender.

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Mexican Butterfly Conservationist Is Found Dead, Two Weeks After Vanishing

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Foreigners Airlifted From Chinese City at Heart of Coronavirus Outbreak

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Trump’s Mideast Plan Leaves Palestinians With Few Options

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Putin Pardons American-Israeli Swept Up in Geopolitical Game

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Lina Ben Mhenni, 36, ‘a Tunisian Girl’ Who Confronted Regime, Dies

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What to Know About Trump’s Middle East Plan

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Despite Calm in Afghan Cities, War in Villages Kills Dozens Daily

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What to Know About Trump’s Middle East Plan

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For the E.U., Brexit Is a Major Defeat for the Idea of Europe

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Facebook adds more ad tracking controls in the UK

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Facebook will let people see which companies are sharing their information with the social network.

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BBC suspends Red Button text switch-off

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The service's closure is suspended a day before it was due to have started being phased out.

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BT to charge people £50 for keeping old wi-fi routers

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People will be asked to send their wi-fi router and TV box back at their end of the contract.

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Transport: Translink buys its first hydrogen-fuelled buses

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Water is the only exhaust emission from the vehicles built by Ballymena-based firm Wrightbus.

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E.U. Recommends Limiting, but Not Banning, Huawei in 5G Rollout

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Microsoft issues second 'final' Windows 7 update

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The end of support for the ageing operating system turns out to be not quite the end.

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5G: EU issues guidance on 'high-risk' suppliers

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Member states have been given until the end of April to draw up security measures for 5G networks.

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Avengers: Endgame - How we made the visual effects

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Framestore's Stuart Penn explains the challenges of making Avengers: Endgame.

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Tuesday 28 January 2020

How worried should we be about 'Big Brother' technology?

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Why do we fear government surveillance, but voluntarily use technology which monitors our lives?

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Thousands Infected as Scientists Race for a Cure

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A Muted Arab Response to Trump's Mideast Peace Plan

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A Deal That Has Two Elections, Rather Than Mideast Peace, as Its Focus

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Apple 'closely monitoring' coronavirus

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The outbreak has clouded the firm's forecast for the upcoming quarter.

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Trump Outlines Mideast Peace Plan That Strongly Favors Israel

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Kenya’s New Digital IDs May Exclude Millions of Minorities

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5G explained in 45 seconds

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How are 5G, or fifth generation, mobile networks different to what's come before?

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Huawei: How the UK's decision affects the rest of the world

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Germany and India are among the countries still weighing up use of the Chinese firm's 5G kit.

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Ring doorbell 'gives Facebook and Google user data'

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The Ring app sends a range of personal information to marketing companies, a study suggests.

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Grubhub defends adding restaurants without telling them

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The practice is angering some restaurant owners.

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Ex-King of Belgium Acknowledges a Long-Dismissed Daughter

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Huawei: Is it a security threat and what will be its role in UK 5G?

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Is Chinese tech giant Huawei really a security risk, and what will be its role in the UK's 5G network?

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How microwaves and electricity are killing weeds

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Electricity and microwaves are being used to kill weeds as alternatives are sought to chemicals.

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Huawei set for limited role in UK 5G networks

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The US failed to convince the Prime Minister to ban the Chinese firm from any involvement.

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Huawei: What is 5G's core and why protect it?

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The UK has confirmed Huawei will be allowed to be part of its 5G networks - but with restrictions.

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‘Howdy Trump’: Modi Plans to Meet U.S. President in India

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Russia Exerts Growing Influence in Africa, Worrying Many in the West

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Keeping your phone safe from prying eyes

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A hack which stops people going through your phone when you want to show them something.

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The silenced YouTube stars of Indian-administered Kashmir

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Kashmiri Kalkharabs, a popular Kashmiri YouTube channel, has been forced into silence since August.

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Netanyahu Withdraws Immunity Bid, Shifting Election Battleground

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As Coronavirus Spreads, Hong Kong Limits Border Traffic With Mainland China

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Monday 27 January 2020

Asylum Seekers Find a New Route to Europe, Flowing Into a Divided Cyprus

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