Monday 31 August 2020

Lee Jae-yong: Samsung heir faces fresh charges over 2015 merger

South Korean prosecutors indict Lee Jae-yong on alleged stock and accounting fraud over a 2015 merger.

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Zoom revenues skyrocket as profits double

The popular video conferencing app has seen a 458% jump in customer growth compared with last year.

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Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising content

Content creators say OnlyFans has slashed incomes by placing caps on prices charged on the platform.

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Facebook threatens news sharing ban in Australia

The social media giant is preparing for a new law that would force it to pay publishers for news articles.

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Saudi King Fires 2 Royals in Defense Corruption Inquiry

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India’s Economy Shrank by Nearly 24 Percent Last Quarter

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‘Here We Go Again’: A Second Virus Wave Grips Spain

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India and China Face Off Again at Border as Troops Move In

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China Detains Australian Host for Chinese State TV

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Yegor Zhukov: Leading Russian opposition blogger beaten up

Yegor Zhukov, who is critical of President Putin, narrowly avoided prison last year.

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Sudan Signs Peace Deal With Rebel Alliance

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Kite Drags 3-Year-Old Girl Into the Sky

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Google-Facebook ditch plans to dock giant data cable in Hong Kong

The US government had expressed concerns that China might steal data carried by the cable.

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TikTok to 'strictly' obey China's tech takeover law

New rules mean Beijing could block the sale of the app's video recommendation engine.

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Tesla Autopilot detects speed limits and green lights

The new update is available to drivers in the US with Autopilot activated.

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Lebanon Taps a New Prime Minister Amid Swirling Crises

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Up in the Air, It’s a Kite. And a Toddler.

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Chess Olympiad: India and Russia both get gold after controversial final

India is declared joint winner with Russia after two players lost connection during the final round.

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Sir Isaac Newton's notes among Cambridge web gallery 'treasures'

Cambridge University Library adds high-resolution images of its collection to a free culture site.

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Sunday 30 August 2020

The airline founder building Asia’s next super app

AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes is expanding into banking, music and e-payments to help tackle the travel slump.

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Government paid influencers to promote Test and Trace

Taxpayer money was used to pay influencers to promote Test and Trace.

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The search engine boss who wants to help us all plant trees

Christian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects.

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Belarus President Hunkers Down as Crowds Demand He Leave

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Banksy-Funded Rescue Vessel Evacuated After Distress Call

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Jeanette Carlson, Who Fought Apartheid, Dies at 91

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Saturday 29 August 2020

U.K. Braces for School Return Amid Fears of Virus Spike

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Berlin Police Halt Rally Against Coronavirus Restrictions

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Neuralink: Elon Musk unveils pig with chip in its brain

Gertrude the pig is a prototype of a brain-to-machine interface.

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Friday 28 August 2020

Cloud gaming: Are game streaming services bad for the planet?

Remote streaming services may be the future but could cause a sharp rise in emissions, a study shows.

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China Captures Hong Kong Activists Fleeing to Taiwan by Sea

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Santander hit by online banking outage ahead of holiday weekend

The hitch comes ahead of the August bank holiday and the day millions receive their monthly salary.

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NZ takes action over stock market cyber attacks

The comments from New Zealand's finance minister come after trading was hit for the fourth day in a row.

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Walmart joins Microsoft in bid for TikTok's US operations

US retail giant Walmart is the latest firm to bid for the Chinese video sharing app's US operations.

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Mini robo-surgeon performs mock surgery and other news

BBC Click’s Omar Mehtab looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.

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Thursday 27 August 2020

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