Facebook takes steps to reduce spread of false stories during India election
Samidh Chakrabarti, director of Facebook’s Product Management for Civic Integrity division, called the Indian elections a ‘top priority’.
World News|Mar 26, 2019
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Will Harry and Meghan opt for royal favourites when naming their baby?
Elizabeth, Victoria, Albert and Philip are among the possibilities if the Duke and Duchess of Sussex go down the classic route.
UK News|Mar 24, 2019
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Breaking up the tech giants will not boost competition, says GoFundMe boss
Chief executive Rob Solomon said China’s Alibaba and Tencent would step in to fill the void.
UK News|Mar 24, 2019
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Rafi Eitan: Mossad spy who captured Holocaust architect Eichmann dies age 92
Rafi Eitan was called a ‘hero of the Israeli intelligence services’ after the 1960 operation to bring Eichmann to trial in Jerusalem.
World News|Mar 23, 2019
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Forget Aurigny, just answer the runway question
PERMIT ME, if I can marshal the relevant words and figures, to alarm you. To shake you out of that all-pervasive but so very comfy Guernsey complacency that instructs us the world owes us a living. That we need do nothing for our wealth as measured by GDP per capita to remain 65% greater than that of the UK.
Richard Digard|Mar 23, 2019
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Hundreds of mourners attend funeral of ‘vivacious’ Morgan Barnard
Morgan Barnard died in the tragic incident outside a hotel in Co Tyrone.
UK News|Mar 22, 2019
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Tributes paid as funerals held for St Patrick’s Day party victims
Teenagers Morgan Barnard, Lauren Bullock and Connor Currie died after a crush at a hotel disco in Cookstown, Co Tyrone.
UK News|Mar 22, 2019
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John Legend and fellow celebrities join ‘Florida Man challenge’
The #FloridaManChallege hashtag had thousands of responses on Twitter.
Viral News|Mar 22, 2019
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Guard of honour formed at funeral of St Patrick’s Day party crush victim
Morgan Barnard, 17, died in the incident on Sunday alongside two other teenagers – Lauren Bullock, 17, and Connor Currie, 16.
UK News|Mar 22, 2019
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First artificial intelligence Google Doodle features Bach
Google said the Doodle uses machine learning to ‘harmonise the custom melody into Bach’s signature music style’.
World News|Mar 21, 2019
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Man who duped Facebook and Google pleads guilty in £75m internet fraud case
According to court documents, Google sent over 23 million dollars and Facebook nearly 100 million to bank accounts Evaldas Rimasauskas controlled.
World News|Mar 20, 2019
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New Steven Spielberg film gets permission to film in Glasgow
Described as ‘a historic drama based during the First World War’ a set will be located at Govan Graving Docks.
UK News|Mar 20, 2019
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Google fined £1.27bn for breaching EU competition laws
It is the third fine the European Commission has imposed on the tech giant.
UK News|Mar 20, 2019
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Online giants like PayPal urged to stop facilitating essay mills
Education Secretary Damian Hinds has launched a series of measures to “beat the cheats” using essay writing services at universities.
UK News|Mar 20, 2019
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Prosecutors consider terror motive in Utrecht tram shooting
Gokmen Tanis is being held on suspicion of ‘manslaughter with terrorist intent’.
World News|Mar 19, 2019
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