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Google threatens to block search engine in Australia if forced to pay for news

Both Google and social media giant Facebook are fighting government plans to make tech giants pay for news content.

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Gary Numan: 'One of my songs got over a million streams - I got £37'

Sky News speaks to Gary Numan about artist revenue from streaming as a Parliamentary inquiry looks into the economics.

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How long are you 'immune' if you've had COVID - and are you still a risk to others?

Scientists will continue to follow thousands of UK health workers to see if the protection against the virus lasts even longer.

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Jupiter and Saturn's 'great conjunction' creates rare sky show

Jupiter and Saturn (top) come together in the night sky, over the sails of Brill windmill, for what is known as the Great Conjunction, December 20, 2020, Brill, England. /CFP Stargazers will b

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COVID-19 vaccine rollout may be delayed - with IT system 'failing constantly'

An official says the problem may explain why the government struggled to publish vaccination figures until Wednesday.

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Japan picks 'mitsu' as kanji of 2020 reflecting year of COVID-19

Japan on Monday picked "mitsu," used repeatedly in calls to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, as its kanji, or Chinese character, of 2020.The character "mitsu"(密) is a catchphrase used

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Facebook publicly launches its collaborative music video app, Collab

Collab, Facebook’s experimental app for making collaborative music videos, is today launching out of private beta testing with a public release on the App Store. The app is one of now many proje

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Why beer and crisps could be secret weapons in the battle to tackle climate change

Beer manufacturing usually produces a high level of carbon dioxide, but a new technique will harness and turn it into plant food.

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Alphabet’s DeepMind achieves historic new milestone in AI-based protein structure prediction

DeepMind, the AI technology company that’s part of Google parent Alphabet, has achieved a significant breakthrough in AI-based protein structure prediction. The company announced today that its

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Two million more Moderna jabs secured as new vaccine minister appointed

Doses of the jab 95%-effective jab could begin in the Spring, but it has yet to be approved by the UK regulator.

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Link between spreadsheet blunder and 1,500 COVID deaths dismissed as 'misleading'

Researchers claims the error "likely propelled England to a different stage of COVID-19 spread" at the start of the second wave.

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Meet the nurse first in the world to get new COVID 'antibody cocktail'

Karen Simeson speaks to Sky News after receiving the treatment in Wakefield and says she wants "normality back desperately".

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UK-developed nasal spray 'protects against COVID and stops transmission'

Researchers say the spray protects against COVID-19 and can also prevent the virus being passed from person to person.

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Oxford vaccine produces strong immune response in older adults, early results show

Some 560 healthy adult volunteers took part in the phase two trials, where they were given two doses of the vaccine, or a placebo.

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Mouthwash can kill COVID-19 within 30 seconds, study finds

Oral rinses containing 0.07% of the ingredient cetylpyridinium chloride show "promising signs" of reducing COVID-19.

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NHS publishes guidance for COVID-19 app glitch on iPhones

Users have been reporting that the app does not load after opening it, with it instead becoming stuck on the blue screen.

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You can now embed Apple Podcasts on the web

Apple is making it easier to discover and listen to podcasts via the web. The company announced today an Apple Podcasts embed web player is now available, allowing anyone — including creators, l