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Cryptocurrencies plunge on wave of bad news

Google said it will ban cryptocurrency-related ads, the IMF called for global regulation and members of Congress slammed them at a hearing Wednesday.

France

France to sue Google and Apple for 'unfair business practices'

French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire says it's "unacceptable" that Google and Apple unilaterally impose prices and other contractual terms on software developers, and that this is hurting France's startups.

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British physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76

Stephen Hawking, the British theoretical physicist who defied the odds his entire life, has died, his family announced early Wednesday.

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Trump blocks Qualcomm takeover by Broadcom

President Trump says there is credible evidence" that the proposed $140bn (£100bn) takeover "threatens to impair the national security of the US".

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New Zealand

Robots and racism: We discriminate against 'darker-coloured' humanoids

Humans have similar automatic biases towards 'darker-coloured' robots as they do toward 'people with a darker skin colour', according to new research from the University of Canterbury.

USA

Elon Musk's hyperloop dream may come true — and soon

'It's happening far faster than I would have ever expected, and it's happening all over the world.'

World News

Time is slowing down in Europe. Here's why.

Forget Daylight Savings, millions of clocks in 25 countries across Europe have lost almost 6 minutes since mid-January because of an electricity dispute between Serbia and Kosovo.

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Burger-flipping robot starts job at fast food restaurant

Flippy could be the start of 'co-botic' workforces in the fast food industry.

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Fake news spreads further, faster on social media

People are quicker to repeat something that's wrong than something that's true

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This gigantic wind turbine will be the world's tallest

General Electric's Haliade-X will stand three times taller than typical wind turbines.

Switzerland

Flying car to feature at Swiss motor show

A three-wheeled, two-seat sports car-cum-flying machine will make its world debut for the Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday (March 6).

Spain

Clubs pull in fans with digital treats

Formula 1 spoils its enthusiasts with video gaming and onboard cameras.

World News

World's biggest plane marks another milestone

The 500,000-pound monster is designed to offer another way into space.

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Seven retro tech gadgets that have had a modern update

New versions of the Nokia 3310 phone and Super Nintendo games console were both brought back last year—which old-school gadgets can we expect to reappear on the market in 2018?

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Billionaire is building a 10,000-year clock under a mountain

The clock's builders hope it will encourage people to think about humanity's distant future.

United Arab Emirates

Dubai wants to show how AI will create a city of the future

Emirates city plans to pioneer new technologies.

United Arab Emirates

The World Government Summit 2018 In Brief

Today marks the last day of the sixth World Government Summit in Dubai, where prominent thinkers, experts and policy-makers gather to talk about technology and innovation in a range of fields.

USA

A Boston Dynamics robot can now open doors

The "SpotMini" four-legged machine has been equipped with a claw to grasp and open door handles.

World News

Euroviews. EU tackles Geo-blocking with half-measures: View

The EU's new law banning geo-blocking for e-commerce is perhaps one of the most important steps towards a true single market for consumers, writes the European Consumer Organisation's Agustín Reyna.

United Kingdom

Roy Orbison to go back on tour... in hologram form

In the 30th year of the anniversary of his death, singer Roy Orbison is to go on tour in hologram form.