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Twitter is testing a new way to determine where a tweet started

Twitter's changes come as many journalists and power users have said they are re-evaluating their Twitter habits.

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Blue Origin wants to launch a person into space by the end of this year

The company owned by Jeff Bezos is also expected to launch tickets sales later this year for space tourism flights.

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Doomsday clock has world at two minutes from Armageddon

"Though unchanged from 2018, this setting should be taken not as a sign of stability but as a stark warning to leaders and citizens around the world," said Rachel Bronson, president and CEO of Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

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Shutdown raises fear of hackers, cybersecurity 'brain drain'

As the shutdown drags on, hackers are receiving the message that the federal cybersecurity infrastructure isn't in the best shape to defend against attacks, said security analysts.

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Vodafone, oil stocks drag FTSE lower for third session

Vodafone, oil stocks drag FTSE lower for third session

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European shares dip as Ingenico, Metro Bank add to macro gloom

European shares dip as Ingenico, Metro Bank add to macro gloom

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Here's how smart toilets of the future could protect your health

"Everything these days is connected and smart, but I feel like the bathroom is a very untapped area."

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Euroviews. Why Europe should partner the world’s smallholders to adopt big tech | View

The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture has been a great opportunity to define the roles that we each can play in this move towards digitalisation but it is only the start. Devoting more time, energy and investment to this crucial area is in all of our interests if we are to guarantee our future

USA

Watch the moon get rocked by a meteorite during the lunar eclipse

The rare sighting came as the moon became completely engulfed in Earth's shadow.

World

Big tech companies stand to win on Article 13 copyright issue

Negotiations in Brussels on copyright legislation have been cancelled under increasing opposition from large tech companies.

World

Raw Politics in full: Davos, FYROM and Brexit plan B

Check out this Monday's full episode of Raw Politics

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2019 lunar eclipse: 5 things to know about the 'super blood wolf moon'

This is your last chance to see a total lunar eclipse until 2021.

USA

This startup wants to put huge ads in space. Not everyone is on board with the idea.

Swarms of tiny, light-reflecting "cubesats" would come together to form luminous words or logos.

USA

New solar flare simulation reveals dazzling beauty of dangerous eruptions

"This research is teaching us how the sun evolves, and how it affects our daily lives."

USA

China's moon plants are dead. Here's what happened.

The sprouts were unable to survive the bitter cold of the lunar night.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook takes aim at data brokers

In an essay about privacy, Cook said there should be a way for customers to learn about the data that has been gathered about them and a way to delete it.

USA

Aliens didn't create this weird swirling disk in a Maine river. Here's what did.

The strange-looking formation measures about 300 feet across and appears to be spinning counterclockwise.

USA

Furloughed workers turn to odd jobs, gig economy as shutdown drags on

People have turned to Craigslist, GoFundMe, ride-hailing companies and friends to help make ends meet.

USA

Mason jars and drama: How an Instagram influencer's event tour captivated the internet

Caroline Calloway's tour went viral after its unraveling was documented on Twitter by Kayleigh Donaldson, a journalist in Scotland who warned it was a scam.

USA

Huge new atom smasher would be world's biggest by far

The proposed particle collider would be four times bigger and 10 times more powerful than the biggest particle collider now in existence.