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Social media giants fail to remove 95% of anti-vaccine misinformation | Thursday 3rd September 2020

Social media giants fail to remove 95% of anti-vaccine misinformation | Thursday 3rd September 2020

The Center for Countering Digital Hate and Restless Development said their Failure to Act report shows social networks are failing in their own misinformation policies. A new £500-million funding pac…
00:07:32  |   Thu 03 Sep 2020
FBI takes down social media accounts

FBI takes down social media accounts "connected to Russian Intelligence" | Wednesday 2nd September 2020

The FBI says its foiled attempts by a group with links to the Kremlin to "interfere in US public debate" with the shutdown of several accounts on Facebook and Twitter. In India, Facebook execs face a…
00:07:00  |   Wed 02 Sep 2020
Facebook's threatening to scrap sharing news in Australia | Tuesday 1st September 2020

Facebook's threatening to scrap sharing news in Australia | Tuesday 1st September 2020

New Australian media laws could mean Facebook rips news sharing from its pages there in a row over whether the social networking giant, and Google, pay for certain services, Ubisoft's apologising for…

00:07:22  |   Tue 01 Sep 2020
Tik Tok beauty hacks are being given a health warning | Friday 28th August 2020

Tik Tok beauty hacks are being given a health warning | Friday 28th August 2020

Doctors and dentists are among medical experts in the UK warning people not try some Tik Tok beauty hacks at home. They say advice encouraging people to do things like whiten their teeth with bleach,…
00:05:29  |   Fri 28 Aug 2020
Fortnite launches Season 4 with a new Battle Pass from its App Store | Thursday 27th August 2020

Fortnite launches Season 4 with a new Battle Pass from its App Store | Thursday 27th August 2020

Today sees the launch of the new season of Fortnite, which as teasers had previously revealed will have a Marvel theme and it’s the first time in Fortnite's history that an entire season will be them…

00:08:03  |   Thu 27 Aug 2020
China accuses US U-2 spy plane of trespassing into no-fly zone | Wednesday 26th August 2020

China accuses US U-2 spy plane of trespassing into no-fly zone | Wednesday 26th August 2020

Beijing has accused the US of sending a U-2 spy plane into a no-fly zone to "trespass" on live-fire exercises. Also, AI vs. a human fighter pilot... who won? Scientists find out how our perception of…

00:07:58  |   Wed 26 Aug 2020
Google ‘will always pay the tax its required to pay’ | Tuesday, August 25 2020

Google ‘will always pay the tax its required to pay’ | Tuesday, August 25 2020

Google’s UK boss Ronan Harris insists the tech giant will always pay the tax that it's required to… but that it was up to the government to decide on the amount. Tech firms are facing accusations the…

00:07:45  |   Tue 25 Aug 2020
Can convalescent plasma treatment help boost Donald Trump's re-election chances? | Monday, August 24 2020

Can convalescent plasma treatment help boost Donald Trump's re-election chances? | Monday, August 24 2020

Donald Trump has issued an emergency order making it easier for doctors to treat Covid-19 using the blood plasma of those who’ve recovered from the disease. But, while the president may hope this new…

00:07:04  |   Mon 24 Aug 2020
Mark Zuckerburg faces another grilling in Congress | Friday 21st August 2020

Mark Zuckerburg faces another grilling in Congress | Friday 21st August 2020

It's emerged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg's faced more questions in congress over why the company bought rival Instagram. Netflix has apologised after thousands campaigned to get a poster for new fil…
00:06:45  |   Fri 21 Aug 2020
GCSE students line up for ‘dream” Tech jobs | Thursday 20th August 2020

GCSE students line up for ‘dream” Tech jobs | Thursday 20th August 2020

As 950,000 pupils receive their GCSE results, “the dream” is to land a job in tech, according to a new Samsung survey, Google's tackling troubles with its G-suite services including Gmail, Its offici…
00:07:50  |   Thu 20 Aug 2020
Covid-19 Loss of smell “much more profound” than other infections | Wednesday 19th August 2020

Covid-19 Loss of smell “much more profound” than other infections | Wednesday 19th August 2020

Scientists think losing your sense of smell with Covid-19 could be an indication the disease affects sufferer's brains and nerve centres. Is Honey better than an antibiotic? President Trump’s TikTok …
00:07:13  |   Wed 19 Aug 2020
UP-cycling takes on a whole new meaning as Space X focuses on Rocket Recycling| Tuesday 18th August 2020

UP-cycling takes on a whole new meaning as Space X focuses on Rocket Recycling| Tuesday 18th August 2020

SpaceX is launching a record-breaking rocket mission, with an emphasis on recycling, Kanye West's taking on Tik Tok with ideas for a religious themed rival, the US tightens restrictions on Huawei’s a…

00:07:35  |   Tue 18 Aug 2020
Have we recorded earth’s hottest temperature ever? | Monday 17th August 2020

Have we recorded earth’s hottest temperature ever? | Monday 17th August 2020

Google pens a letter to Australians saying new laws could harm their internet freedom. The Wakashio splits in two – endangering Mauritian wildlife. Is mindfulness doing more harm than good? Facebook'…

00:07:02  |   Mon 17 Aug 2020
Epic’s legal challenge as Apple removes Fortnite from its App Store | Friday 14th August 2020

Epic’s legal challenge as Apple removes Fortnite from its App Store | Friday 14th August 2020

One of the world's most popular games on iPhones was taken down after makers Epic games offered an update that let players buy in-game currency at a lower rate if they bought direct - bypassing Apple…

00:08:04  |   Fri 14 Aug 2020
Bats caught in Thai caves as researchers probe coronavirus origins | Thursday, August 13, 2020

Bats caught in Thai caves as researchers probe coronavirus origins | Thursday, August 13, 2020

Researchers probing the origins of coronavirus have caught 200 bats in caves in Thailand. They hope to find a close match to the disease that will help shed light on the pandemic that has so far infe…
00:07:55  |   Thu 13 Aug 2020
Experts urge caution of Russia’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine | August 12, 2020

Experts urge caution of Russia’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine | August 12, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his daughter is one of the first recipients of a newly approved coronavirus vaccine that could begin rolling out in October. But experts are cautious about the c…
00:07:52  |   Wed 12 Aug 2020
Apple boss Tim Cook joins billionaire club as stocks soar | Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Apple boss Tim Cook joins billionaire club as stocks soar | Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Tim Cook has been welcomed into an elite club... The Apple boss has hit billionaire status, joining Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Microsoft’s Bill Gates. The tech giants are enj…
00:07:59  |   Tue 11 Aug 2020
Could Twitter be gearing up to buy TikTok? | Monday 10th August 2020

Could Twitter be gearing up to buy TikTok? | Monday 10th August 2020

There are reports Twitter's entering the race to buy Tik Tok, but can the social media giant even afford it? How a potential TikTok ban has got sales booming for VPNs. Are we edging towards better Al…
00:07:30  |   Mon 10 Aug 2020
Donald Trump gives US firms 45 days to stop doing business with TikTok and WeChat. Friday 7th August 2020

Donald Trump gives US firms 45 days to stop doing business with TikTok and WeChat. Friday 7th August 2020

The US President signed executive orders targeting the two Chinese apps to “protect national security”. So what exactly do the orders say? Ireland welcomes TikTok's plans to build a data centre, whil…
00:07:36  |   Fri 07 Aug 2020
Facebook and Twitter restrict Trump accounts over 'harmful' covid misinformation | Thursday 6th August 2020.

Facebook and Twitter restrict Trump accounts over 'harmful' covid misinformation | Thursday 6th August 2020.

The social media platform's removed posts from President Donald Trump that claimed children are 'immune' from the coronavirus. Meanwhile the US Secretary of State has outlined plans to ban "untrusted…
00:07:24  |   Thu 06 Aug 2020
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