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Major tech firms face tougher restrictions when tracking you online
The European Commission has proposed new legislation to ensure the stronger privacy of individuals when it comes to using online messaging services including WhatsApp, iMessage and Gmail.
The Snooper's Charter is going to court
A crowdfunding attempt to raise money for a legal challenge against the UK's new surveillance laws has passed its goal and a judicial review will be lodged with the High Court.
Graphene has been used to make the lightest, strongest material in the world
Wonder-material graphene has become even more wondrous after its transformation into a super-strong, three-dimensional form.
Here's the science behind why you get hungry when you're drunk
The desire to eat a greasy kebab at 3am when drunk, can often be overwhelming and seem like a terrible idea in the cold, hungover, light of day. There may, however, be a scientific reason for you wanting to eat that takeaway.
Why digital detoxes are a waste of time
Over the next year, we'll realise that digital stuff isn't toxic - in fact, it's quite the opposite. That the things we're urged to turn off can actually nourish us.
The staggering numbers behind Fifa's 48-team World Cup
The 2026 World Cup will be made up of 48 teams playing 80 matches in 32 days. But for Fifa, it's all about China and India.
This university has no teachers, syllabus or fees
The free university run by French billionaire Xavier Niel is reinventing education for the future.
Happy 10th birthday iPhone - the device that defined mobile computing
Imagine a world without mobile touchscreen devices, where the App Store wasn’t a thing and we still had headphone jacks. The iPhone made this all possible.
An iceberg estimated to be 5,000 sq km in size is about to break free from Antarctica after a deep rift rapidly developed last month.
Edward Newett is the man behind one of the most influential innovations in music: the Spotify Discover Weekly algorithm.
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