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Euroviews. Cambridge Analytica scandal: How technology affects politics | View

Digital rights activists from Tactical Tech discuss what Facebook users can do to safeguard their personal data and other things you need to know about the controversy over Cambridge Analytica's use of the tech giant's data.

20/03/2018

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Facebook faces tough questions after Cambridge Analytica exposé

#WheresZuck and other major questions hit Facebook

20/03/2018

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A better way to search for space aliens?

The approach requires no new telescopes nor even any new experiments.

19/03/2018

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What Stephen Hawking taught us about black holes

Turns out, black holes aren't so black.

17/03/2018

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How cryptocurrencies could kill off cash

National governments are also looking into creating virtual currencies of their own.

16/03/2018

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'Space genes' — an astronaut is now different from his twin brother

After a ground-breaking space flight, an identical twin has slightly different genes from his brother.

16/03/2018

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The International Space Station was never supposed to end like this

New plan to defund space station opens up some surprising possibilities.

15/03/2018

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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.

15/03/2018

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.

14/03/2018

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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.

14/03/2018

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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".

13/03/2018

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.

11/03/2018

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.'

11/03/2018

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.

09/03/2018

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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.

09/03/2018

World News

Fake news spreads further, faster on social media

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

08/03/2018

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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.

06/03/2018

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).

02/03/2018

Spain

Clubs pull in fans with digital treats

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

01/03/2018

World News

World's biggest plane marks another milestone

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

28/02/2018