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Dutch emergency services hit by major telecoms outage

Netherlands authorities said anyone with an emergency should go directly to hospitals, fire departments or local police stations.

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How floating solar farms could make fuel and help solve the climate crisis

"Solar methanol islands" could curb our reliance on fossil fuels that belch harmful greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

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Voting system vendors reveal owners after Russian hacks and investments

Election officials are scrutinizing top voting system vendors for potential foreign ownership after Russian hacks and investments.

USA

Voting system vendors reveal owners after Russian hacks and investments

Election officials are scrutinizing top voting system vendors for potential foreign ownership after Russian hacks and investments.

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'It's maddening': Student debt scams flourish with rise in robocalls, advocates say

College graduates across the country saddled with student debt have become prime targets for "bad actors" eager for a piece of the student loan industry.

USA

Digital sleuths alarmed after Twitter cites Indian law violation

The internet's open source intelligence community is raising alarms after some received notices claiming their accounts were in violation of India's laws.

USA

New companion robots can't do much but make us love them

With those big eyes and rounded bodies, who could resist them?

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Mystery of dwarf planet's 'lonely mountain' has been solved

Scientists say Ahuna Mons formed when salty, rocky mud rose to the surface of Ceres and froze.

World News

Euroviews. Streaming forever changed the music business — and video games are next ǀ View

Soon gamers will be able to play whatever they want, whenever they want and wherever they want, as long as they have a good internet connection.

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Euroviews. There are lessons to be learned to ensure technology is a force for good for Africa’s farmers ǀ View

Across a continent where 80% of food is produced by smallholder farmers, digital technologies and innovations are a game changer in transforming African agriculture.

World News

XPLAINER | Deepfakes threat - who is behind the new AI phenomenon?

XPLAINER | Deepfakes have caused cross-continent tension, with many arguing it represents a threat to modern democracy

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Apollo moon rocks may unlock more secrets about our solar system

NASA hopes modern tools and techniques will bring fresh discoveries from rocks that astronauts collected in 1972.

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Facebook's new rapid response team has a crucial task: Avoid fueling another genocide

The Strategic Response team's job is to find and help put in place concrete changes to Facebook's products that could prevent violence in conflict-torn countries.

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Surf's up, skis down: How climate change is affecting sports

Extreme weather is affecting summer and winter sports alike — mostly for the worse.

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NASA wants robots to sniff out moon pits for lunar habitats

The sinkhole-like structures might contain valuable resources or provide shelter for astronauts.

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GOP senator wants to remove a key legal protection for tech giants

Sen. Josh Hawley's bill would change how big tech platforms like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are offered immunity from liability for users' content.

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These 'cyborg' plants can sense motion and move on command

Researchers foresee a world in which plants collect and transmit information without computers' glaring screens or intrusive sounds.

World News

Watch: European Inventor Awards honour innovators changing the future

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The ceremony at Vienna's Wiener Stadthalle on Thursday saw awards given to innovators working in the fields of plastic recycling and cancer diagnostics, rechargeable battery technology, marine anti-fouling and DNA testing.

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U.S. politicians hammer Facebook over Libra digital currency project

The responses provided a litmus test for the broad political vitriol that now greets almost any news about Facebook.

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Finance, privacy experts skeptical of Facebook's cryptocurrency ambitions

Cryptocurrency transactions do not yet have any error resolution rights — so if your money goes missing, there's no clear legal fix, warn consumer advocates.