The UK is spending $500m (£400m) on a stake in failed satellite firm OneWeb as part of a plan to replace the loss of the
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Reckful: Twitch and gamers pay tribute after star’s death
Tributes have been paid to video games streamer Byron Bernstein, known as Reckful, who died on Thursday. Mr Bernstein was a well-known and loved e-sports
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TikTok’s Boogaloo extremism problem
The song is catchy – a classic country and western. A gentle southern twang croons out a chorus. Like many TikTok clips, the user has
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George Floyd: Twitter drops ‘master’, ‘slave’ and ‘blacklist’
Social media platform Twitter is dropping the terms “master”, “slave” and “blacklist” in favour of more inclusive language. The terms are frequently used in programming
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Black workers hit Facebook with class action complaint alleging discrimination and bias
A group of black workers filed a class action charge against Facebook, alleging that the company discriminates against African-American workers in hiring, promotions, evaluations, and
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Goodbye to the Wild Wild Web
It felt like a dam breaking, or the changing of a guard. Within a 48-hour period this week, many of the world’s internet giants took
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Humans generated record-breaking amount of electronic waste in 2019
Humans generated a staggering amount of electronic waste in 2019 — 53.6 million metric tons, which is a 21 percent increase from 2014. A new
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Facebook and Instagram will alert users to wear masks as coronavirus cases surge
Amid criticism it is not doing enough to help combat the coronavirus pandemic, Facebook said it would start showing alerts to users of their main
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High-tech glove can translate sign language with 99 percent accuracy
Bioengineers at UCLA have designed a glove-like device that can translate American Sign Language into English speech in real time with a smartphone app. According
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PS5 and Xbox Series X: Video game NBA 2K21 to cost more on new consoles
Games publisher 2K will charge £5 more for its forthcoming NBA 2K21 basketball game on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles. It is
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