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UK cinemas to roll out 270-degree screens in theatres

They’ve tried 3D glasses, IMAX and 4DX, and now the UK cinema industry wants to introduce world-first “multi-projection cinema technology" to shake-up the movie theatre experience.

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Alex Jones, election security and regrets

"We can't build a service that is subjective just to the whims of what we personally believe," Dorsey told NBC News' Lester Holt in an exclusive interview.

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Twitter temporarily restricts conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' account

The move comes after other high profile tech companies like Apple, Facebook and YouTube have moved to remove Jones' content from their platforms.

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How many humans would it take to keep our species alive?

Given the threats posed by asteroid strikes, pandemics and the like, it's not an idle question.

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Google tracks your every move

Google’s smartphone services store users’ locations even when privacy settings are adjusted to shut these features off, according to a report by the Associated Press.

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Elon Musk says Saudis want to fund Tesla buyout

"I left the July 31st meeting with no question that a deal with the Saudi sovereign fund could be closed," wrote Musk.

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Historic NASA mission will be first to 'touch the sun'

"We'll be going where no spacecraft has dared go before."

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Tokyo Olympics to boost security with facial recognition technology

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are set to make history by being the first to use facial recognition technology, in a move organisers say will boost security and cut down waiting time for athletes.

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Facebook removes four pages belonging to Infowars' Alex Jones

Facebook has unpublished the Alex Jones Channel Page, the Alex Jones Page, the InfoWars Page and the Infowars Nightly News Page.

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NASA names 9 astronauts for first Boeing, SpaceX flights

The two companies will conduct test flights to the International Space Station next year.

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Apple beats Amazon and Microsoft to trillion dollar crown

Better than expected sales results have pushed up Apple shares to record highs and the company's valuation to a trillion dollars

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How does Apple's record-breaking valuation compare?

Apple Inc this week became the first $1 trillion publicly listed US company - but how does that compare with other companies and the richest countries and people on the planet?

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Facebook adds time tracking feature to apps

The new features come amid growing concerns from mental health experts and a vocal group of technologists about the impact social media is having on people.

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Einstein's theory of relativity aces its first black hole test

The test exploited the intense gravitational field around the monster black hole at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy.

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Rising seas could knock out the internet — and sooner than scientists thought

New research says 4,000 miles of internet cable could be underwater by 2030.

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Reddit announces data breach that threatens anonymity of users

Many Reddit users choose to remain anonymous on the website in order to freely discuss controversial topics or post salacious pictures.

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Devastating drought, heat wave hammer farmers across northern Europe

"I have never seen this type of hot and dry weather and I've been farming over 30 years," one farmer in Finland said.

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Facebook's new foreign influence report excluded most divisive rhetoric

Facebook released only some of the pages and content publicly, declining to release the depth some pages went to stoke racial tension.

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Scientists are pushing the limits of 3D printing with these shape-shifting materials

The tech could be used to create magnetically controlled implants or "soft robots."

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Conspiracy theorists hijack YouTube results for A-listers

The video portal has been repeatedly criticized for not curtailing videos of conspiracy theories and false information on its platform.