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NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Apple’s self-driving car project has lost three key engineers in recent weeks, adding to a rash of departures from a tumultuous…

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Everyone and their nan seems to be playing Halo Infinite on PC or Xbox right now since the game's campaign launched last night. The latest…

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Clicking on a link in a fake delivery text this Christmas could be the starting point for having all your savings stolen, a bank is…

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New photographs show a planet orbiting around a two-star system, something thought to be impossible until now. B Centauri – which can be seen with…

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It was a David versus Goliath fight. Apple, the iPhone giant, was suing a tiny repair store owned by Henrik Huseby in the Norwegian town…

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Scener, the three-year-old co-viewing streaming video platform incubated by RealNetworks, is hoping to kick its business into higher gear with a new CEO and the…

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This year’s YouTube Streamy Awards, honoring the top digital creators and content of 2021, will feature special musical performances by Ari Lennox and Måneskin. At…

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Ageing 2G and 3G mobile networks are to be phased out of use in the UK by 2033, the government has announced. According to the…

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DALLAS (REUTERS) – Twitter will begin overhauling how users report harmful tweets in an effort to make it easier for people to describe what is…

Read More Twitter tests overhaul of process to flag harmful tweets

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NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Several Amazon.com Inc services including Prime Video, its namesake e-commerce website and applications that use Amazon Web Services (AWS) were down…

Read More Amazon’s Prime, Ring and other apps down for thousands of users

Despite the recent rise of TikTok and Instagram, Snapchat is still one of the most popular social media apps. Although the disappearing photosharing app has…

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To paraphrase Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic Park, some games developers are so preoccupied with whether or not they could , that they never stop to…

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After years of speculation, we may finally know the true identity of the mysterious creator(s) of Bitcoin, thanks to a huge US legal tiff. An…

Read More Man claiming to be Bitcoin founder nabs £53 billion fortune in court case

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A liquid hydrogen-powered plane is being developed in an attempt to operate non-stop zero carbon transatlantic flights. The midsize aircraft is being designed to carry…

Read More Liquid hydrogen-powered plane could cross the Atlantic with zero emissions

WhatsApp users are being given the option to turn on disappearing messages by default when they start a new chat, the messaging platform has said.…

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NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – United States lawmakers have spent years investigating how hate speech, misinformation and bullying on social media sites can lead to real-world…

Read More US lawmakers target big tech 'amplification' but what does that really mean?

NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Sony Group’s PlayStation division is planning a new subscription service to compete with rival Microsoft’s popular Xbox Game Pass, according to…

Read More PlayStation plans new game subscription service to take on Xbox Game Pass

OTTAWA (REUTERS) – Global ransomware attacks increased by 151 per cent in the first half of 2021 compared with 2020 and hackers are set to…

Read More Ransomware attacks soar, hackers set to become more aggressive: Canada spy agency

A company CEO has brutally laid off around 900 of its employees over Zoom just weeks before Christmas. Vishal Garg, who owns digital mortgage company…

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The Sarco suicide capsule, to be used in assisted suicide, has passed legal review in Switzerland and may legally be operated in the country.  Switzerland has allowed…

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A Japanese businessman has shared footage of 'bizarre' training he is undergoing in preparation for a private flight to the International Space Station this week.…

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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5video Robot engineers at Cornwall-based Engineered Arts have unveiled a remarkably…

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Debt collectors in the US can now text, email and even DM Americans on social media. According to new rules enacted by a US agency…

Read More American debt collectors can now DM defaulters on social media

Debt collectors in the US can now text, email and even DM Americans on social media. According to new rules enacted by a US agency…

Read More American debt collectors can now DM defaulters on social media