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World's biggest mobile tech show cancelled due to coronavirus fears

The world's biggest mobile technology fair has been cancelled over worries about the coronavirus epidemic.

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Facebook's Twitter account hacked

The Saudi hacker group OurMine apparently tweeted from Facebook's account. It claimed credit last month for a takeover of key NFL accounts.

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Juice jacking: Why you should avoid public phone charging stations

Hackers can load malware into charging stations at place like airports and malls, allowing them to steal the data of unsuspecting users, experts warn.

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On Facebook, anti-vaxxers pushed a mom not to give her son tamiflu. He later died.

Facebook groups that routinely traffic in anti-vaccination propaganda have become a resource for people seeking out a wide variety of medical information.

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Iowa caucus app was rushed and flawed from the beginning, experts say

"Someone was not paying attention or on a deadline," said one analyst who was able to examine the app.

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Call of the wild? African penguins share some linguistic patterns with humans.

Researchers found that, as outlined in Zipf's law of abbreviation, vocal sounds that penguins use the most tend to be shorter.

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Astronomers want to see a supernova. A dimming star is giving them hope.

Betelgeuse has created a sense of suspense in the astronomy world, which is hoping to someday observe a nearby supernova in real time.

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Iowa Democratic Party blames app 'coding issue' for delay in caucus results

Officials said in a statement Tuesday that the problem had been fixed and that it hoped to release the vote tally on Tuesday.

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Amazon workers protest proposal to raise bar for shareholder resolutions

An employee-led group says an SEC proposal would discriminate against smaller investors and employees awarded company stock.

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Google breaks out YouTube ad business for first time

Google bought the video platform in 2006, building it over the years into a dominant player in the internet video market.

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After Big Tech, can Big Privacy be the next big thing?

Privacy-focused technology companies are offering a variety of services, from personal data scrubbing to business-focused software meant to help companies comply with the law.

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Not so 'Lonesome?' Galápagos tortoise subspecies thought extinct lives on.

Conservationists working on Ecuador's Galápagos Islands have discovered a young female tortoise that is partially related to Lonesome George.

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Conspiracy theories swirl over canceled Iowa poll, pushed by Sanders and Yang supporters

Recent discussions around the race for the Democratic nomination highlight how social media remains easily manipulated by passionate Americans.

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Is your child hooked on digital devices? These researchers hope to help.

The work could create a standard set of questions that pediatricians across the country can ask parents to gauge whether children are showing signs of compulsive screen use.

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Space-time is swirling around a dead star, proving Einstein right again

The theory of general relativity predicted a phenomenon known as frame dragging, which states that space-time will churn around a massive, rotating body.

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Euroviews. It may be controversial but the Huawei 5G deal is vital for Brexit Britain’s trading future ǀ View

If Johnson succeeds, Brexit Britain will be one of the few places in the world with preferential trade with the world’s two superpowers. The battle lines in the US-China trade war mean any country that is on good trade terms with both will have an almost unique competitive advantage.

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Sparkle looks to a greener future with the opening of its fourth data centre in Greece

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In a move designed to kickstart what CEO Mario Di Mauro describes as “a new digital game”, international service provider Sparkle laid a symbolic foundation stone for the company’s latest data centre on 21 January.

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'It's clearly working': Coronavirus misinformation surges, fueled by clout chasers

Misleading, unverified and clearly false information about the coronavirus has spread across social media platforms with a mix of fearmongering and racial stereotyping.

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A new aurora? Researchers say 'the dunes' aren't like the usual lights in the sky

In October 2018, several aurora enthusiasts who regularly photograph the shimmering lights noticed something unusual.

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As coronavirus spreads, researchers race to develop a vaccine

Researchers are hoping to produce a vaccine ready for clinical trials in mere months, significantly trimming down a process that can take up to a decade.