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WhatsApp launches 'View Once' feature for auto-deleting videos and pictures

The company warns users to "only send photos or videos with view once media enabled to trusted individuals" - as it is still possible to take a screenshot or screen recording of the media before it disappears.

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Ministry of Defence makes first ever bounty payments to hackers

Just over two dozen security researchers took part in the MoD's first programme which provided them with direct access to its internal systems.

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Shares slump in Chinese gaming giants after state media brands them 'electronic drugs'

The criticism has stoked concerns that the online gaming sector will be the next to receive unwanted attention from Beijing's regulators, following a crackdown on tech giants in the country.

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Footballers' position and length of career increase their risk of dementia, says study

According to a new landmark study from the University of Glasgow, goalkeepers only suffer the neurodegenerative disease as much as the public in general - but defenders are five times more likely to be diagnosed.

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NHS COVID-19 app being updated to ping fewer people to isolate

Fewer contacts of people with COVID-19 will be told to isolate by the NHS Test and Trace app after an update today.The "logic" which underpins how close contacts are identified and notified will be c

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Zoom reaches $85m settlement in privacy and 'zoombombing' lawsuit

Zoom says it will toughen security, such as introducing new alerts when participants use third-party apps - and also pledges specialised data protection and privacy training for its employees.

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Most sea turtles off Australia's east coast have consumed plastic, study finds

Researchers found plastic in the stomachs of small juvenile turtles along both the east (Pacific) and west (Indian Ocean) coasts of Australia.

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Project Gigabit: Government to upgrade internet speed for 1.85 million premises

An early target of reaching 100% coverage for full-fibre broadband across the UK by 2025 has been dropped to reaching 85% by that date.

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Staff at games giant Activision Blizzard to stage walkout over 'insulting' response to discrimination lawsuit

Activision Blizzard - the company behind Call Of Duty, World Of Warcraft and other popular games - allegedly fosters a "frat boy" culture, according to the lawsuit, saying that men working there have harassed women with jokes about rape.

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British military chiefs criticise China and Russia for 'reckless' behaviour in space

The two commanders also left open the possibility that the UK could develop its own weapons to defend assets in space for the first time.

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PS5 becomes fastest Sony console to achieve sales of 10 million

The games console achieved the milestone a few weeks more quickly than its predecessor the PS4 - and despite its maker grappling with a global chip shortage which has left it battling to keep up with demand.

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Pegasus spyware owner to be dissolved after internal bust-up

The London-headquartered private equity firm is to be wound up following a months-long dispute between its three principals and controversy over its ownership of the surveillance technology provider NSO Group, Sky News learns.

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Harvard researchers to look for signs of alien technology

Professor Avi Loeb - a controversial popular science author who claimed the Oumuamua interstellar object was an alien spacecraft - is leading the new project.

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Samurai Warriors 5: A triumphant nostalgia trip soaked in blood and glory

The fifth instalment of the Samurai Warriors series remains principally the same recipe many fell in love with 17 years ago.

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Tesla shrugs off chip shortage to post $1bn quarterly profit for first time

The electric car maker enjoyed better than expected results despite the impact of global supply chain challenges - and the provision of $176m for a likely performance-based payout to boss Elon Musk.

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Jeff Bezos offers to cover 'billions' in NASA costs for chance to take part in moon missions

Following the company's first successful human mission last week, the billionaire's private space venture Blue Origin is aiming to go to the moon.

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Boeing Starliner to attempt second uncrewed flight to space station

Boeing will be paying an estimated $410m (£297m) for the test mission after its first uncrewed test flight ended in failure due to a software problem.