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Billionaires' tiff: Jeff Bezos sues after NASA's lunar lander contract goes to Elon Musk

SpaceX was awarded the contract to build a spacecraft to carry astronauts to the lunar surface, but rivals Blue Origin and Dynetics say there should have been two contracts awarded.

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Wikipedia says 'vandal' defaced site with Nazi flag

A spokesperson said: "Over the years, a number of tools and processes have been developed to quickly spot and revert vandalism on the site. Most vandalism on Wikipedia is corrected within five minutes, as we saw today."

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Twitter to redesign new redesign after headache complaints

Although the major changes to the design of the app and website were introduced to make the platform "more accessible", some have complained it is causing them eye strain.

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US government launches formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot

A federal agency responsible for highway traffic safety says it has identified 11 crashes in which Tesla vehicles on Autopilot hit vehicles parked around the site of an emergency.

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Electricity deals that might not be as 'green' as they seem to be reviewed by government

Nine million UK households have signed up to green tariffs but some are allowed to be marketed in this way even if some of the energy they supply comes from fossil fuels - prompting concerns about so-called "greenwashing".

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Apple alters planned new system for detecting child sex abuse images over privacy concerns

The tech giant triggered a backlash from policy groups and its own employees after announcing plans to scan iPhones and report offending images to the US National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children.

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Scientists discover 'missing piece' in quantum computing breakthrough

An experiment which could allow scientists to control millions of qubits at the same time was a success, although "there are engineering challenges to resolve before processors with a million qubits can be made", they add.

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NASA's Mars helicopter spots Perseverance rover from above - can you?

"The laws of physics may say it's near impossible to fly on Mars, but actually flying a heavier-than-air vehicle on the red planet is much harder than that," the space agency has quipped.

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Emojis are making it harder for tech giants to track down online abuse

Harmful posts can end up being missed altogether while acceptable posts are mislabelled as offensive, according to the Oxford Internet Institute.

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Lionel Messi's welcome package at PSG includes cryptocurrency fan tokens

The Argentine signed for the French club on Tuesday on a free transfer after Barcelona were unable to offer him a new contract due to "financial obstacles".

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Cryptocurrency heist hackers return more than half of £517m stolen

A person claiming to be the hacker says they wanted to expose the platform's vulnerability and it was "always the plan" to return the tokens.

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Facebook could be forced to sell GIF library Giphy by UK regulator

The CMA has outlined a number of concerns about the deal after an in-depth investigation that could ultimately become a major test of its international firepower.

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The odds of a hazardous asteroid hitting Earth are higher than previously thought, NASA says

Osiris-Rex has been investigating Bennu since 2018, and is now heading back to Earth on a long, roundabout loop, after collecting samples of rock and dust.

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New one-click button will flag dodgy emails directly to cyber experts

Cyber crime has cost organisations more than £5 million in the past 13 months, with employees being tricked into downloading malware that looks like it comes from IT support, among other phishing scams.

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'We're normal people': Women being targeted by trolls using online gossip forum 'Tattle Life'

Instagram users including Lauren Harris told Sky News that the things written about her on the Tattle Life website caused her "terrible anxiety" and impacted her mental health and reputation.

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Samsung reveals new folding and flip phones in bid to take niche handsets mainstream

The launch of the company's new folding phone - the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 - follows a disastrous initial product release, when reviewers found the device was regularly breaking and branded it "unusable".

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Cryptocurrency group asks hackers to return stolen $600m

In monetary value, the heist would be one of the biggest to hit the cryptocurrency world and the value of the tokens dropped below $400m following the news of the theft.