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Facebook unveils new 2020 presidential election features but refuses to limit inflammatory Trump posts
New 'Voter Information Centre' will aim to boost turnout, and users will be able to switch off political ads
What we know about ‘remarkable’ COVID-19 treatment – and its side-effects
The discovery of the common steroid dexamethasone as a treatment for coronavirus has been hailed as a "major breakthrough".
Coronavirus contact-tracing apps could pose major privacy risk, Amnesty warns
Bahrain's 'BeAware' and Kuwait's 'Shlonik' include the most invasive tracking measures
Instagram says racist posts could be left online longer due to coronavirus disruption
Facebook-owned company blames pandemic for delays in dealing with hateful content
Instagram 'likely to overtake Twitter for news' as young people turn to social media for latest updates
Instagram is likely to overtake Twitter for news over the next year, as young people turn to social media for the latest stories, a new report has found.
Thousands petition Zoom over end-to-end encryption on calls
Nearly 70,000 internet users, over two petitions, are calling for changes from the video conferencing company
Coronavirus: Amazon using augmented reality to keep workers 2m apart during pandemic
Amazon says 'hundreds' of units will be introduced to its warehouses
Under-20s half as likely to catch coronavirus, according to study
Under-20s are half as likely to catch COVID-19 as over-20s, making school closures less effective at stopping the spread of the virus, a new scientific study has found.
Apple: EU opens major investigation into App Store and Apple Pay
Critics argue iPhone maker unfairly uses its dominance of its platforms
Flushing the toilet may spread coronavirus, warns study
Flushing the toilet can create an aerosol cloud of coronavirus droplets more than a metre high which can be inhaled by others, spreading the infection, new research warns.
Github swaps 'master and slave' and other terms for more inclusive language
The change is intended to make minority people feel more comfortable in the tech industry
‘Major breakthrough’ as UK scientists find £5 steroid cuts COVID-19 deaths
Scientists in the UK have discovered a cheap and available treatment for COVID-19 patients.
Garmin updates flagship cycling computer for the first time in three years with Edge 1030 Plus
Cheapest end of the line also gets a refresh, with new Edge 130 Plus
First rocket launched from Shetland Islands could start UK space exploration
The data gathered from the launch could be used to develop a UK spaceport
Coronavirus vaccine to provide protection ‘for about a year’
A coronavirus vaccine being developed in the UK will provide protection against the disease "for about a year", according to the drugmaker currently carrying out trials.
20 million people watched Fortnite map change
More than 20 million people tuned in to watch the latest event in multiplayer game Fortnite, according to developer Epic Games.
Annular solar eclipse 2020: How to watch rare celestial event live this week
Across large parts of the world on 21 June the sun will create a 'ring of fire' around the moon
Android users should uninstall these 36 fraudulent beauty apps, researchers warn
A fraudulent app was published to the Play Store every 11 days, and removed by Google every 17 days, study claims
Instagram boss says it will change algorithm to stop mistreatment of black users, alongside other updates
'We need to take a harder look at the underlying systems we've built, and where we need to do more to keep bias out of these decisions' the company said.
Satellite to take the closest image of the Sun ever – but we won't get to see it for weeks
'We have never taken pictures of the sun from a closer distance than this'
Instagram down: Photo-sharing website and Facebook messenger both hit by outage
Users left bereft as websites hit with outage on Monday night
Most money made through the App Store does not go through Apple, company says amid questions over the 'digital marketplace'
Half a trillion dollars 'facilitated' by the App Store, new report finds
Xbox Series X: 'Smart Delivery' feature means players will get their games on new console for free, Microsoft confirms
Gears 5 and Halo Infinite will be part of new feature, and developers can choose to implement it on third-party titles too
Shopped with Claire’s online? Hackers may have stolen your card details
Hackers have stolen bank card details from the online platform used by Claire's, the jewellery and accessories retailer.
WhatsApp update brings payments to users in Brazil
'We're making sending money to loved ones as easy as sending a message,' says a spokesperson for the Facebook-owned app
Was Churchill's image really censored on Google Images as part of a conspiracy?
Technical changes rather than conspiracy appears to have been behind changes
Norway to delete all data from its coronavirus contact-tracing app
Norway is to delete all of the data it captured through its COVID-19 contact-tracing app after the country's data protection authority raised concerns.
COVID-19 antibodies ‘not detected in up to 8.5% of patients’
COVID-19 antibodies have not been detected in up to 8.5% of patients diagnosed with the disease, a study has found.
Samsung unveils special edition BTS Galaxy S20 Plus smartphone
Company also introduced a branded pair of its Galaxy Buds headphones
'Emergency library' set up to let people read during pandemic forced to shut down
The Internet Archive has had to shut down its National Emergency Library program because of a lawsuit from four publishers.
Microsoft Teams allows users to upload custom backgrounds for video calls
Microsoft also released collections from Fox, Xbox, and some Pride backgrounds.
Artificial intelligence enhances blurry faces into 'super-resolution images'
AI system could theoretically be used on low resolution images of almost anything, from microscopy to astronomy
One third of people targeted by coronavirus scam, Citizens Advice warns
Criminals attempting to convince people to buy fake testing kits and vaccines
36 alien civilisations could be communicating in our galaxy – study
There could be 36 alien civilisations in the Milky Way which are actively communicating by broadcasting radio signals into space, according to new research.
‘Sweat test’ ankle bracelets to target alcohol-related crime
Dutch criminals convicted of alcohol-related offences will be forced to wear a special ankle bracelet to monitor their drinking habits.
There could be more than 30 'active' alien civilisations in our galaxy, major study finds
New calculations could shed light on the fate of our own species and planet
Home DNA test data wanted to help identify genes that increase COVID-19 risk
People who have used home DNA testing kits could help scientists establish if certain genes make you more likely to die from coronavirus.
Google 'exploring' why picture of Churchill went missing from search
Search giant insists error was 'not purposeful'
Earth’s temperature spiked to tie with record for May last month
The temperature of the Earth spiked last month to tie with the record high for May, US meteorologists reported.
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