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Apple drops lawsuit against virtual iPhone company

Apple had previously attempted to acquire Corellium in 2018, but was rebuffed by the company, at which point it launched the lawsuit.

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Instagram introduces new tool to combat waves of online abuse

Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says he knows there is more to do but they are "committed to doing everything we can to fight hate on our platform".

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Women in science: Aiming for the stars - but for how long?

MiMi Aung, a lead engineer on the Mars helicopter Ingenuity, described its first flight on the red planet earlier this year as "an incredible moment". But how do we encourage more girls and young wom

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Firm that claimed Pfizer vaccine turns people into chimpanzees banned from Facebook

French YouTuber Leo Grasset was among those contacted by Fazze and said he was asked to post a 45 to 60-second video on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube criticising the mortality rate of Pfizer's COVID vaccine.

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Hungry astronauts aboard the International Space Station to receive pizza, fruit and cheese

NASA's other shipper, Space X, which is owned by Elon Musk, is due to complete another cargo run to the astronauts in a few weeks time.

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Chinese cyber spies 'posed as Iranians while targeting Israeli government'

According to threat intelligence researchers, the hackers attempts to conceal their origin was more likely an effort to slow down response efforts than actually frame Iran.

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Majority of Euro 2020 racist abuse came from UK accounts and 99% were not anonymous, says Twitter

Twitter's data stands in contrast to that from the UK Football Policing Unit which said that of 207 social media posts deemed to be criminal, 34 came from accounts in Britain and 123 in other countries.

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Scientists discover new flesh-eating plant growing in boggy areas near cities

Although the herb had previously been known to science, nobody had previously realised that it was capturing and eating prey.

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Apple says it will refuse government demands to use child safety system for surveillance

The company has faced significant criticism after announcing a CSAM-detection system which involved automatically scanning iPhone pictures before they're uploaded to iCloud.

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Alibaba fires manager over claims he sexually assaulted employee

The alleged victim posted on social media to say she was forced to drink alcohol by her supervisor before falling asleep and being assaulted.

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Flying reptile discovered in Queensland was 'closest thing we have to real life dragon'

The new species of pterosaur "would have been a fearsome beast, with a spear-like mouth and a wingspan around seven metres" according to the researchers analysing its fossil.

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NASA looking for people to spend a year pretending they live on Mars

The space agency is looking for paid volunteers to spend a year living in Mars Dune Alpha, a Martian habitat based in Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas. The successful applicants will work a simulated Martian exploration mission including spacewalks.

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Manchester United to be renamed on Football Manager following trademark settlement

Sega and Manchester United reach a settlement which will see the football club renamed 'Manchester UFC' from Football Manager 22 onwards.

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Left 4 Dead zombie shooter sequel aims to live up to fans' expectations

Described as the next-gen zombie shooting experience, Back 4 Blood will force players to work together to survive various levels, and come up with new, collaborative ways to overcome ever-changing challenges.

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Apple to scan iPhones for images of child abuse

A new feature announced by Apple has provoked controversy as computer scientists warn it could lead to government surveillance of phones and laptops.

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Doctors figure out why woman was lactating from her armpit

A new research paper uncovers the reason why a woman who gave birth in Portugal complained to her doctors about a pain in her right armpit.

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Boeing's troubled Starliner launch scrubbed, with no new date given

An unexpected valve problem discovered after an electrical storm has added a new delay to Boeing's embattled efforts to launch astronauts to the International Space Station.