Monday, November 28, 2016

Khan names top tech figures on business panel

London mayor Sadiq Khan has named a number of top tech executives to his panel of business advisers underlining the importance of the sector to the capital's economy.

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Sunday, November 27, 2016

Bosses to advise London Mayor‎ as Brexit looms

The importance of London's technology sector to the future of its economy will be underlined on Monday when the city's Mayor names his inaugural panel of private sector advisers.

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Saturday, November 26, 2016

Banks weigh up revolutionary digitised cards

UK banks are considering introducing a revolutionary new digitised card to counter a massive surge in bank card fraud.

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App makers to clamp down on 'deviant behaviours'

The makers of a controversial app, which the NSPCC fears could put children at risk of predators, have told Sky News they are developing tools "to avoid deviant behaviours".

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Japan creating world's fastest computer

Japan plans to build the world's fastest-known supercomputer to help develop cutting edge driverless cars and robots.

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Friday, November 25, 2016

Drone website to give safety advice after near-misses

A 'Dronecode' website with advice for users on how to operate the machines safely has been set up following a spate of near-misses with planes.

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

Probe crashed on Mars after ditching parachute

The crash landing on Mars of the Schiaparelli probe last month was caused by a computer glitch.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Bletchley Park to house cyber security college

Bletchley Park, the home of the Enigma codebreakers, is to become the home of UK's first National College of Cyber Security.

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Twitter boss Dorsey has his account suspended

Twitter's chief executive Jack Dorsey had his account briefly suspended because of what he called an "internal mistake".

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'Full-fibre' broadband to get £1bn cash boost

An extra £1bn of Government investment in fast broadband is going to be announced by the Chancellor in his Autumn Statement.

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US Navy's most advanced destroyer breaks down

The US Navy's biggest and most advanced warship has been towed into port after breaking down in the Panama Canal.

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Monday, November 21, 2016

Apple says some iPhone 6S devices are faulty

Apple has admitted that a "small number" of iPhones have a fault that makes them unexpectedly shut down.

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Facebook to increase UK staff by 50% in 2017

Social media giant Facebook has announced it will increase its UK staff numbers by 50% over the coming year.

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Human head transplant moves a step closer

An Italian neurosurgeon has moved closer to his goal of transplanting a human head, revealing a virtual reality system that will "prepare patients for life in a new body".

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Friday, November 18, 2016

Dark Souls 3 conquers coveted Golden Joystick

Critically-acclaimed RPG Dark Souls 3 was named Ultimate Game of the Year at the 2016 Golden Joystick Awards in London.

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Space junk 'one of Earth's greatest challenges'

Space junk hurtling round the Earth at speeds of up to 17,400mph is one of the greatest environmental problems facing humanity, an expert has warned.

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Folding bike helmet wins Dyson inventor award

The designer of a folding, recyclable bike helmet has been named as this year's winner of the James Dyson Award.

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How cryonics works: Body freezing explained

Cryonics involves using extremely low temperatures to preserve bodies in the hope that scientists will one day be able to revive them.

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Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

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Pluto may have huge ocean under icy surface

Pluto may have a huge hidden ocean under its frozen surface, scientists have found.

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

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Pluto may have huge ocean under icy surface

Pluto may have a huge hidden ocean under its frozen surface, scientists have found.

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Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

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Pluto may have huge ocean under icy surface

Pluto may have a huge hidden ocean under its frozen surface, scientists have found.

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Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

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Pluto may have huge ocean under icy surface

Pluto may have a huge hidden ocean under its frozen surface, scientists have found.

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Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

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Pluto may have huge ocean under icy surface

Pluto may have a huge hidden ocean under its frozen surface, scientists have found.

Read more

Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

Read more

Pluto may have huge ocean under icy surface

Pluto may have a huge hidden ocean under its frozen surface, scientists have found.

Read more

Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

Read more

Pluto may have huge ocean under icy surface

Pluto may have a huge hidden ocean under its frozen surface, scientists have found.

Read more

Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

Read more

Pluto may have huge ocean under icy surface

Pluto may have a huge hidden ocean under its frozen surface, scientists have found.

Read more

Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

Read more

Pluto may have huge ocean under icy surface

Pluto may have a huge hidden ocean under its frozen surface, scientists have found.

Read more

Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

Read more

Pluto may have huge ocean under icy surface

Pluto may have a huge hidden ocean under its frozen surface, scientists have found.

Read more

Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

Read more

Pluto may have huge ocean under icy surface

Pluto may have a huge hidden ocean under its frozen surface, scientists have found.

Read more

Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

Read more

Pluto may have huge ocean under icy surface

Pluto may have a huge hidden ocean under its frozen surface, scientists have found.

Read more

Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

Read more

Pluto may have huge ocean under icy surface

Pluto may have a huge hidden ocean under its frozen surface, scientists have found.

Read more

Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

Read more

Pluto may have huge ocean under icy surface

Pluto may have a huge hidden ocean under its frozen surface, scientists have found.

Read more

Twitter suspends 'alt-right' Trump backers

Twitter has suspended the accounts of several "alt-right" figures who championed Donald Trump's bid for the White House.

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Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

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Twitter suspends 'alt-right' Trump backers

Twitter has suspended the accounts of several "alt-right" figures who championed Donald Trump's bid for the White House.

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Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Twitter suspends 'alt-right' Trump backers

Twitter has suspended the accounts of several "alt-right" figures who championed Donald Trump's bid for the White House.

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Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

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Twitter suspends 'alt-right' Trump backers

Twitter has suspended the accounts of several "alt-right" figures who championed Donald Trump's bid for the White House.

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Calls for clearer speed claims on broadband ads

A watchdog wants UK broadband companies to change the way they advertise internet speeds so as not to mislead customers.

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Boom! New supersonic jet faster than Concorde

Sir Richard Branson has unveiled a prototype for a supersonic passenger airliner which its designers claim will be able to fly passengers from London to New York in three-and-a-half hours for an "affordable" $5,000 return ticket.

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Twitter suspends 'alt-right' Trump backers

Twitter has suspended the accounts of several "alt-right" figures who championed Donald Trump's bid for the White House.

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Boom! New supersonic jet faster than Concorde

Sir Richard Branson has unveiled a prototype for a supersonic passenger airliner which its designers claim will be able to fly passengers from London to New York in three-and-a-half hours for an "affordable" $5,000 return ticket.

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Twitter suspends 'alt-right' Trump backers

Twitter has suspended the accounts of several "alt-right" figures who championed Donald Trump's bid for the White House.

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Boom! New supersonic jet faster than Concorde

Sir Richard Branson has unveiled a prototype for a supersonic passenger airliner which its designers claim will be able to fly passengers from London to New York in three-and-a-half hours for an "affordable" $5,000 return ticket.

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Twitter suspends 'alt-right' Trump backers

Twitter has suspended the accounts of several "alt-right" figures who championed Donald Trump's bid for the White House.

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Boom! New supersonic jet faster than Concorde

Sir Richard Branson has unveiled a prototype for a supersonic passenger airliner which its designers claim will be able to fly passengers from London to New York in three-and-a-half hours for an "affordable" $5,000 return ticket.

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Twitter suspends 'alt-right' Trump backers

Twitter has suspended the accounts of several "alt-right" figures who championed Donald Trump's bid for the White House.

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Boom! New supersonic jet faster than Concorde

Sir Richard Branson has unveiled a prototype for a supersonic passenger airliner which its designers claim will be able to fly passengers from London to New York in three-and-a-half hours for an "affordable" $5,000 return ticket.

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Twitter suspends 'alt-right' Trump backers

Twitter has suspended the accounts of several "alt-right" figures who championed Donald Trump's bid for the White House.

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Snapchat in $25bn stock market rumours

Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, has reportedly filed to launch on the stock market in a move that could value the app at up to $25bn (£20bn). 

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Super Mario Run launch lifts Nintendo shares

Nintendo shares soared as much as 5.5% on Wednesday as it revealed a launch date for its first Super Mario game for mobile devices.

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Snapchat in $25bn stock market rumours

Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, has reportedly filed to launch on the stock market in a move that could value the app at up to $25bn (£20bn). 

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Super Mario Run launch lifts Nintendo shares

Nintendo shares soared as much as 5.5% on Wednesday as it revealed a launch date for its first Super Mario game for mobile devices.

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Snapchat in $25bn stock market rumours

Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, has reportedly filed to launch on the stock market in a move that could value the app at up to $25bn (£20bn). 

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Super Mario Run launch lifts Nintendo shares

Nintendo shares soared as much as 5.5% on Wednesday as it revealed a launch date for its first Super Mario game for mobile devices.

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Snapchat in $25bn stock market rumours

Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, has reportedly filed to launch on the stock market in a move that could value the app at up to $25bn (£20bn). 

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Super Mario Run launch lifts Nintendo shares

Nintendo shares soared as much as 5.5% on Wednesday as it revealed a launch date for its first Super Mario game for mobile devices.

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Snapchat in $25bn stock market rumours

Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, has reportedly filed to launch on the stock market in a move that could value the app at up to $25bn (£20bn). 

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Super Mario Run launch lifts Nintendo shares

Nintendo shares soared as much as 5.5% on Wednesday as it revealed a launch date for its first Super Mario game for mobile devices.

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Snapchat in $25bn stock market rumours

Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, has reportedly filed to launch on the stock market in a move that could value the app at up to $25bn (£20bn). 

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Super Mario Run launch lifts Nintendo shares

Nintendo shares soared as much as 5.5% on Wednesday as it revealed a launch date for its first Super Mario game for mobile devices.

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Snapchat in $25bn stock market rumours

Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, has reportedly filed to launch on the stock market in a move that could value the app at up to $25bn (£20bn). 

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Super Mario Run launch lifts Nintendo shares

Nintendo shares soared as much as 5.5% on Wednesday as it revealed a launch date for its first Super Mario game for mobile devices.

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NHS patients 'at risk' from cybersecurity flaws

A Sky News investigation has discovered the NHS trusts putting patients at risk by not protecting their data online.

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Kids 'spend more time online than watching TV'

British children are now spending longer online than they do watching TV for the first time, according to official figures.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

NHS patients 'at risk' from cybersecurity flaws

A Sky News investigation has discovered the NHS trusts putting patients at risk by not protecting their data online.

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Kids 'spend more time online than watching TV'

British children are now spending longer online than they do watching TV for the first time, according to official figures.

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NHS patients 'at risk' from cybersecurity flaws

A Sky News investigation has discovered the NHS trusts putting patients at risk by not protecting their data online.

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Kids 'spend more time online than watching TV'

British children are now spending longer online than they do watching TV for the first time, according to official figures.

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Google plans to punish sites posting fake news

Google has said it is working on a new policy to restrict lucrative adverts from being placed on fake news websites.

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NHS patients 'at risk' from cybersecurity flaws

A Sky News investigation has discovered the NHS trusts putting patients at risk by not protecting their data online.

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Google plans to punish sites posting fake news

Google has said it is working on a new policy to restrict lucrative adverts from being placed on fake news websites.

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Google plans to punish sites posting fake news

Google has said it is working on a new policy to restrict lucrative adverts from being placed on fake news websites.

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Monday, November 14, 2016

Jaguar launches electric vehicle prototype

British car maker Jaguar Land Rover is taking on US pioneer Tesla with its own electric vehicle.

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'Supermoon' - second chance to witness rare sight

Photographers from around the world have captured stunning images of the moon as it appeared to be at its biggest and brightest for almost 70 years.

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Months of darkness for Britain's Antarctic experts

A team of British scientists and support staff has begun arriving at one of the world's coldest and most remote research bases.

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Saturday, November 12, 2016

Facebook 'kills off' its own founder in glitch

Facebook accidentally declared a number of its users dead on Friday - including its founder Mark Zuckerberg.

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Friday, November 11, 2016

Beagle 2 probe did not crash-land on Mars

The failed British Beagle 2 mission to Mars in 2003 came agonisingly close to succeeding, new research has shown.

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Brightest 'Supermoon' in 70 years on Monday

The biggest and brightest "supermoon" for almost 70 years will shine over the Earth on Monday.

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Brain chip helps paralysed monkeys to walk

A device implanted in the brains of two paralysed monkeys has helped them walk - a breakthrough that could help humans with spinal cord injuries in the future.

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History of music

History of music

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Telescope aimed at new planet in search for life

A giant dish telescope in Australia has been pointed towards a red dwarf star 4.2 light years away as part of a major new search for intelligent alien life.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Evolution quirk purged us of Neanderthal genes

People alive today might have ended up more like Neanderthals had it not been for a quirk of evolution, scientists have found.

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'Man-made stars' could help fight cancer

A new particle accelerator dubbed SPIRAL2 that could boost cancer treatment and provide safer nuclear energy is to be unveiled.

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Sunday, November 6, 2016

Facebook quarterly profits surge 166% to $2.4bn

Quarterly profits at Facebook have surged by 166% to $2.4bn (£1.95bn), the tech giant has announced.

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Lady Gaga beats Kylie to top earworm chart

Lady Gaga's song Bad Romance is the catchiest tune on the planet, according to a study by a university academic.

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