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Samsung unveils Galaxy S smartphone, Apple Macbook news & NASA Mars digger is declared dead - plus more! Jan 15, 2021

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Samsung unveils its flagship Galaxy S smartphone, and it's the first model that works with the S-Pen stylus. The release has raised questions over whether this is the first step to phasing out the separate Note handset range. Plus, Apple is reportedly planning a major redesign of its MacBook pro this year, Google has completed a $2 billion takeover of fitness wearable maker Fitbit, the Riders Republic release is delayed, and the Mars digger is declared dead.

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Twitter Chief on Trump ban, Pokemon is 25 with Katy Perry & the world's oldest animal cave painting Jan 14, 2021

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Twitter chief Jack Dorsey says banning Donald Trump from the platform is the right decision… but it sets a dangerous precedent. Mr Dorsey tweeted that "having to take these actions fragment the public conversation," adding that while he took no pride in the ban, "offline harm as a result of online speech is demonstrably real.” Plus, Airbnb cancels reservations in Washington area ahead of inauguration, Cyberpunk 2077 announces first major update, and Archaeologists find world's oldest animal cave painting.

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YouTube bans Trump, Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer mode, & Nasa confirms rare triple-star exoplanet Jan 13, 2021

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YouTube is the latest tech giant to suspend Donald Trump’s account. The video platform says the President’s account will be taken down for “a minimum of seven days” due to concerns about “the ongoing potential for violence”. Plus, Indian Jones video game teased, Cyberpunk 2077’s multiplayer mode details revealed, CES 2021 highlights such as success of Sextech, and Nasa confirms the existence of a rare triple-star exoplanet.

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CES 2021: Tech to help us through a pandemic, Twitch “TheGrefg” concurrent record & Capitol Hill crackdown continues Jan 12, 2021

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The Covid-19 pandemic has emerged as an early theme at CES 2021. From Samsung’s trio of robots aimed to improve life at home - including pouring you a glass of wine at the end of a long day - toLG’s autonomous CLOi Robot that uses ultraviolet light to kill germs in high-traffic areas. Plus, tech giants continue their crackdown on those involved in last week’s insurrection of Capitol Hill, a massive data leak exposes 400GB of information scraped from more than 214 million social media accounts, and bitcoin investors are warned they could lose all their money.

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CES 2021 kicks off its first ever virtual event today, Parler's taken offline & spot a trio of planets tonight Jan 11, 2021

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The world’s biggest consumer technology show is turning to tech to help it adapt during a global pandemic. CES 2021 kicks off today, and it will be entirely virtual for the first time ever. Plus, far-right social media platform Parler is squeezed offline as Amazon becomes the latest tech giant to remove its support, scientists in Japan investigate a new mutant coronavirus strain, tonight’s the last night to see a rare trio of planets meet in the sky and a study shows ‘Grumpy Cat’ may have been unable to communicate his emotions.

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Capitol siege: internet sleuths & police use spreadsheets and PDFs to hunt suspects Jan 08, 2021

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Internet spreadsheet detectives pool resources to hunt Capitol invasion Trump mob - as the hunt intensifies to track down suspects over the invasion of the Capitol building, internet detectives are teaming up to aid the police investigation. Donald Trump’s back on Twitter…but Facebook have banned the president until he leaves the White House. Research suggests Pfizer/BioNTech is effective against highly-infectious Covid-19 mutations. New world’s richest person Elon Musk suggests WhatsApp users to swap over to Signal as Facebook reveals privacy changes. Sony’s new AI television ‘mimics human brain’. And, Scientists believe our Ice Age ancestors feeding leftover meat to wolves during harsh winters may have played a role in the domestication of dogs more than 14,000 years ago.

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Trump latest: social media block after deadly Washington DC invasion, Tesla beatbox customisable horns, & facial recognition CCTV sees through facemasks Jan 07, 2021

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Social media giants block Trump after deadly Capitol Hill invasion we speak to Richard Bingley, chief executive of UK-based Global Cyber Academy and Meaghan Spencer, the Evening’s Standard’s Social and SEO Editor. The facial recognition cameras able to identify people wearing facemasks. Elon Musk’s SpaceX monster Starship rocket fires up engines. Trump presses ahead with oil drilling permits in Alaska wilderness. The house that Bezos built: Amazon plans to construct affordable homes. Tesla’s new customisable Beatbox horn revealed by TikTok user Sydonce using Ludacris, the new update allows drivers to blast other road users with bespoke sounds - even goats

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UK Covid mutant strain US spread, Julian Assange denied bail, Minecraft Earth to close Jan 06, 2021

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Georgia is fifth state to report case of mutant strain of Covid-19 first found in UK. A court has denied Wikileaks founder Julian Assange bail, despite his extradition being blocked to the US. YouTube u-turn as streaming platform reinstates talkRadio page after ‘review’ over Covid ‘misinformation’. Trump bans transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay. Minecraft Earth will shut down this summer as fewer people on street in lockdowns. Pineapple leaves are being turned into disposable drone parts.

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Brexit: shops in EU refusing to deliver to UK, latest Samsung Galaxy S21 news & social media censorship Jan 05, 2021

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Online shops are refusing to deliver to Britain after Brexit over tax changes. Samsung will go virtual for its launch of the Galaxy S21 with its 8K video capability and 108MP camera. Report reveals thousands of hours of government internet shutdowns and social media censorship in 2020 cost economies $4 billion. Clock on for a shift at the International Space Station from the comfort of your armchair in VR goggles. Fortnite developer Epic Games buys abandoned shopping mall for new headquarters. World’s 500 richest people added nearly $2 trillion to their bank accounts last year, led by Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. The Mooch moves to Bitcoin - former Trump spokesman Anthony Scaramucci launches cryptocurrency fund.

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New Covid vaccine rollout latest, and there's a Bitcoin goldrush - plus more Jan 04, 2021

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Here's what's on today: A British pensioner is first man in the world to receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine shot. Microsoft fears Russian hackers in Solarwinds breach viewed its source code. Bitcoin surges to record high as speculators fight feared Covid inflation. Nasa releases spooky sounds of the noise a supernova makes. SpaceX will try to ‘catch’ its Super Heavy rocket using the launch tower. Japanese developers finally release a PlayStation One gaming they have been working on….two decades late. Plus more!

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