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Video game loot boxes 'are gambling', says House of Lords

Peers have called for the controversial feature in many video games to be regulated under the Gambling Act in a new report.

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Police catch hundreds suspected of leading secret criminal lives by infiltrating phone system

Many of the targets are said to have considered themselves "untouchable", posing as respectable, wealthy tycoons.

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Fauna raises an additional $27M to turn databases into a simple API call

Databases have always been a complex part of the equation for developers requiring a delicate balance to manage inside the application, but Fauna wants to make adding a database a simple API call, and

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Law on safeguarding national security in Hong Kong takes effect on June 30

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam signs the promulgation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding Na

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Johnson 'to Appease Mark Sedwill With Shot at Top NATO Job Over Criticism for UK Gov’t Revamp'

Amid an announced government “reset” as Britain emerges from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic to shift focus onto post-Brexit issues, the UK’s head of the civil servi

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How does a virus spread on a plane?

06:33 Over the past few decades, the inexorable rise of budget airlines and no-frills flying has resulted in millions of passengers sacrificing personal space for low-cost tickets.In a

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Democrats warn against overconfidence in fight against Trump

President Donald Trump is entering the final four-month stretch before Election Day presiding over a country that faces a public health crisis, mass unemployment and a

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Amazon launches ‘Smart Stores’ in India to win mom and pop

For Amazon, it’s never too late to try something in India. The e-commerce giant is exploring ways to further spread its tentacles in the largely offline, technology-free neighborhood stores in one of

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Analysis: Why Thiago's likely departure doesn't worry Bayern

Thiago Alcantara's future keeps Bayern Munich's squad planners busy. The latest in-house rumors speaks of the 29-year-old to sit on packed bags with the destination Li

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AI researchers condemn predictive crime software, citing racial bias and flawed methods

A collective of more than 1,000 researchers, academics and experts in artificial intelligence are speaking out against soon-to-be-published research claims to use neural networks to “predict cri

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Here’s how Apple’s stock fared during the WWDC keynote

Apple held its WWDC keynote today, a virtual affair that managed to convince swaths of the technology industry to watch a pre-recorded video.While TechCrunch has posts galore up on the site about all

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Top-rated hotels offer down-to-earth services during pandemic

02:44 Around the world, the hotel industry has been hit hardby the COVID-19 pandemic. Some are still closed. But many top-rate luxury hotels are offering basic needs for the very peopl

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2nd wave of virus cases? Experts say the U.S. is still in the 1st

What's all this talk about a "second wave" of U.S. coronavirus cases?In The Wall Street Journal recently, Vice President Mike Pence wrote in a piece headlined "There Isn't a Coronavirus 'Second Wa

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Japanese economic experts pessimistic about Tokyo Olympics

The Olympic rings logo. /VCG Two Japanese economic experts, Hiroko Ogiwara and Takuro Morinaga did not like the chance of the Summer Olympics happening in Tokyo in 2021, reported Nikkei Sports

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Feature: Kenyan professionals convert vehicles into mobile stalls amid COVID-19 disruptions

Maina Ng'ang'a, a high school teacher had been accustomed to driving down a familiar road to and from school for more than ten years, but with schools closed, his car is now parked beside the busy ro

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Commentary: HK national security legislation brings protection, hope

The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) Thursday started its 19th session, during which a draft law on safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrati

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Cowboys positive COVID-19 cases 'scary' for some NFL coaches

Three-time Pro-Bowl running back Ezekiel Elliott of the Dallas Cowboys. /VCG The NFL, which was supposed to be the least-affected sports league by the coronavirus in North America, seems to ha