Spread of misinformation ‘risks lives’, ministers tell MPs
Social media firms have been criticised over their response to misleading claims appearing online during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Twitter to allow employees to work from home ‘forever’
The company said it was among the first to introduce home working.
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NHS contact tracing app ‘does not work on some Huawei mobiles and some older phones’
Dr Geraint Lewis, who is in charge of the development of the NHS Covid-19 app, said that the new tool will only work with newer operating systems.
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Citizen scientists urged to Spot-A-Bee and map their habitats
A new app invites users to submit photos of plants that attract the insects.
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Lockdown restrictions eased worldwide despite contact tracing warnings
A senior world health official says some countries have not set up strong contact tracing systems to track new coronavirus outbreaks.
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Twitter to label disputed coronavirus tweets
Tech companies are rolling out a wave of stricter policies to confront an outbreak of virus-related misinformation.
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Dogs Trust: A dog is for life, not just for lockdown
Online searches about getting dogs have surged since the coronavirus restrictions were put in place.
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YouTube terminates David Icke’s account
The video-sharing site said the 68-year-old violated its policies on sharing information about coronavirus.
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Child online security campaign backed by Twitter and web safety group
The social media platform has provided grants for the Internet Watch Foundation to promote the safety campaign on Twitter.
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US House politicians want to grill Amazon boss over market dominance
They are threatening to subpoena Jeff Bezos if he does not appear.
World News|May 1, 2020
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Pair launch wellbeing guide the Better app
A NEW wellbeing app developed by two islanders is going global.
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Google executive attended meeting of key scientific group advising Government
Demis Hassabis, co–founder of Google’s DeepMind division, was present for a meeting on March 18.
UK News|Apr 30, 2020
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MPs accuse tech giants of failing to answer ‘basic questions’ on disinformation
Representatives from Facebook, Google and Twitter were appearing before a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport sub-committee.
UK News|Apr 30, 2020
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Power sector carbon emissions fall by two-fifths during European lockdown
Energy demand has dropped in the UK and EU in the past month, with polluting coal bearing the brunt of the reduction, analysis has found.
UK News|Apr 29, 2020
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Google makes premium video chat platform free in race to take on Zoom
Google account holders can carry out group chats with up to 100 people for free.
UK News|Apr 29, 2020
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