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UK signs deal for 60m doses of potential coronavirus vaccine
Britain has signed a deal for the supply of up to 60 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
Face masks frustrating facial recognition technology, US agency says
Systems have an error rate of up to 50 per cent when trying to identify masked individuals
Wiley removed from Facebook and Instagram after antisemitic posts
Wiley has been banned from Facebook and Instagram for a series of antisemitic posts - just days after he was temporarily blocked from Twitter for the same reason.
Virgin Galactic reveals inside of spaceship that will carry tourists off the Earth
Virgin Galactic has revealed the inside of the spacecraft that will be used to carry its tourists off the Earth.
Nasa Mars mission: UK scientists to choose pieces of red planet's surface to bring back to Earth
Samples brought back from surface could help answer the question of whether there was once life on Mars
Why did Twitter suspend Donald Trump Jr and what video did he share?
The president also shared the video, but did not have his account suspended
Twitter puts Donald Trump Jr on time out
Twitter gave the president's son a 12-hour time out from tweeting on Tuesday after he posted a link to a video containing what Twitter said was misleading information about COVID-19.
New charging standard promises full charge in less than 15 minutes
'Qualcomm's Quick Charge 5 not only provides superior charging capabilities but helps intelligently extend a device's battery life,' says Xiaomi manager
Trump Jr suspended by Twitter for posting 'misleading and potentially harmful information' about coronavirus
President posts same tweet, and is hit by slightly different sanctions
Garmin down: What is ransomware, why is it so damaging, and what is Evil Corp?
A recent attack on Garmin encrypted files, reportedly holding them hostage until they received a substantial payment
Bitcoin price suddenly shoots up by $1,000 as gold hits all-time high
Economic uncertainty brought about by the coronavirus pandemic sees surge in investments towards 'safe-haven assets'
'#TrumpVirus': Why did Trump call Twitter's trending topics 'illegal'?
It is the latest in a series of attacks from the president against the social media site
TikTok influencers jailed in Egypt over ‘indecent’ videos
Five TikTok influencers have been jailed in Egypt for posting "indecent" videos on the social media platform.
1,000-year-old eye potion found to tackle antibiotic-resistant infections
A 1,000-year-old treatment for eye infections can be used to tackle antibiotic-resistant infections, scientists say.
Life could exist beneath the surface of Mars, study claims
Life could exist beneath the surface of Mars, according to a new study.
Camera indicator panics users into believing Instagram is spying on them through their iPhones
An iOS 14 indicator implied that the app was using the camera without user's knowledge
Google to build new internet cable under the sea to allow for faster connections
'Grace Hopper' is one of Google's first subsea cables since 2003
Garmin hack: Connect service went down in cyber attack, company confirms as outage continues
Company stresses that users' data appears to be safe despite being locked up in ransomware attack
Elon Musk claims AI will overtake humans 'in less than five years'
Existential threat posed by artificial intelligence is much closer than previously predicted, billionaire warns
Eight things you need to know about the Mars 2020 launch
NASA's Mars 2020 mission is set to launch this Thursday, taking the Perseverance rover to the red planet, armed with some of the most sophisticated scientific instruments ever sent into space, to explore if Mars could have ever harboured life.
Google staff will work from home until at least July 2021
New ruling intended to give employees more clarity on how long they will be kept from the office
Nasa Mars mission is a 'go' and weather looks positive to launch Perseverance rover this week, officials say
Cloud could disrupt launch, official forecasts say – but probably not
Twitter boycott: Why are celebrities and MPs holding 48-hour 'walkout'?
Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor, actor Jason Isaacs and Green MP Caroline Lucas are among those boycotting social media platform
Garmin down: What you need to know about ongoing Connect outage – and when it might be fully back online
Service is slowly being restored, and data appears to have been secured
Twitter users stage virtual 'walkout' over company's failure to tackle racism and harassment
'Social media companies must act much faster to remove such appalling hatred from their platforms,' Home Secretary Priti Patel tweeted
Twitter ‘needs to do better’ amid criticism over Wiley’s antisemitic tweets
Social media companies must "go much further and faster in removing hateful content" from their platforms, the prime minister's spokesman has said.
Garmin down: Connect online service finally coming back up after days-long outage
Many tools still do not appear to be working as normal, but Strava says activities 'have begun to upload'
China dominates top 20 cities with most CCTV – but UK has one very high entry
London has the third highest number of CCTV cameras of any city in the world - and is the only one in the West in the global top 20, new figures reveal.
Garmin obtains decryption key after ransomware attack
Smartwatch maker Garmin has obtained the decryption key to recover its computer files from a ransomware attack last Thursday, Sky News has learnt.
Garmin down: Company assures users there is 'no indication' that personal data was stolen in Connect outage
Data should be safed even if it cannot be synced immediately, Garmin says
Robot drone inspired by world's fastest bird can act as 'paraglider, aeroplane and helicopter'
'The triple roles of flapping wings for propulsion, lift and drag enable us to replicate the flight patterns of aggressive birds by simple tail control,' says researcher
SpaceX's Starlink satellites ruin photos of rare Neowise comet appearance that only happens every 6800 years
Starlink satellites orbit so close to Earth that they can be visible to the naked eye
Intel says its next-generation chips will be delayed, potentially postponing release date of new computers
Intel says its next-generation chips will be delayed until at least 2022, potentially also pushing back the computers that will rely on them.
Microsoft is about to launch its 'Surface Duo' folding Android device, filing suggests
The device has two screens and unfolds like a book
How to see the ISS as it passes over the UK tonight
As the third brightest object in the sky behind the Sun and the Moon, the space station can easily be spotted with the naked eye
Google made pornographic suggestions for ads targeted at women of colour
'Black girls', 'Latina girls', and 'Asian girls' were used to recommend adult content
'Touchless touchscreen' could fight future epidemics, researchers say
'Technology could help reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission,' engineers say
BT and TalkTalk go down: Fire sparks major outage in north east
BT has not yet revealed the cause of the fire
Why do some people still refuse vaccinations?
Scientists around the world are racing to develop a vaccine against coronavirus.