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Facebook apologizes after security flaw exposes unpublished photos

"We're sorry this happened," Tomer Bar, engineering director at Facebook, wrote in a blog post about the flaw.

15/12/2018

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Video from Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity shows stunning view from edge of space

The spaceplane reached an altitude of 51.4 miles.

14/12/2018

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Why bees of the future may wear tiny backpacks

Scientists are turning the bugs into living drones for collecting vital information about the environment.

14/12/2018

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Google tests the scooter market with Lime partnership

The partnership comes after Google's investment arm, Google Ventures, invested in Lime as part of a $335 million funding round announced in July.

14/12/2018

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In New York, a new Facebook strategy for privacy — meeting IRL

The installation is the first Facebook "Privacy Pop-Up" in the U.S., and comes at the end of a particularly difficult year for the social network.

14/12/2018

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Facial recognition tech used to scan for stalkers at Taylor Swift show: report

Security at a Taylor Swift show secretly used facial recognition technology on the crowd to look out for 'Trouble' — her stalkers, a new report says

14/12/2018

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Eco-friendly 'algae curtains' could help curb air pollution in crowded cities

Draped over buildings, the living walls scrub carbon dioxide from the air while pumping out oxygen.

13/12/2018

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Mysterious 'deep biosphere' may harbor millions of undiscovered species

Scientists say the underground ecosystems are a "subterranean Galapagos" just waiting to be studied.

13/12/2018

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Virgin Galactic test flight aims for the edge of space

Pilots were expected to get "some pretty spectacular views," according to a Virgin Galactic statement.

13/12/2018

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Mars lander snaps its first selfie from the Red Planet

The spacecraft also beamed back a sprawling mosaic of the Martian landscape.

13/12/2018

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx space probe detects water on asteroid Bennu

The discovery sheds new light on the early solar system and the origin of life on Earth.

12/12/2018

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Verizon takes $4.6 billion hit on AOL and Yahoo

Verizon's rollup strategy combining Yahoo and AOL hasn't panned out the way it expected.

12/12/2018

Markets

The next worry for U.S. stocks - shrinking profit forecasts

The next worry for U.S. stocks - shrinking profit forecasts

10/12/2018

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Net neutrality could get a second shot thanks to Democrats

Public support for the concept combined with adoption from the Democrats has sparked renewed optimism.

09/12/2018

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NASA's InSight lander captures first 'sounds' of wind on Mars

Recording these gusts was an unplanned treat, according to mission scientists.

08/12/2018

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How can we change the way we teach in schools?

Although much has changed technology-wise since the dawn of the new millennium, the way young people are taught in schools has remained something of a constant. Isn't it about time the education system was tweaked for the modern age?

07/12/2018

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Tiny satellites are reshaping spaceflight — but bringing new risks

"Right now these things are toys, but if folks decide to work on it, we can turn them into tools."

07/12/2018

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How Huawei became an international tech giant — and why that has put it in legal peril

Along with Huawei's success has come suspicion about the company's ties to China's government, its willingness to overlook U.S. sanctions and the security of its systems.

06/12/2018

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What is a tsunami?

The giant waves can move at speeds of up to 500 miles an hour and reach heights of hundreds of feet.

05/12/2018

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Data breach on Quora affects 100 million users

Today's top question on Quora might be: 'Was my data stolen?'

05/12/2018