Telegram: 'The dark web in your pocket'

The arrest of Telegram’s chief executive in France has ignited a debate about moderation on his app.

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Musk's X suspended in Brazil after ruling by judge

The social media giant says it refused to comply with a judge's order to appoint a legal representative.

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Badger culling to end in England within five years

Efforts to stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis will now focus on vaccinating badgers not killing them.

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Will sustainable aviation fuels take off?

Sustainable aviation fuels work, but can they be made in sufficient quantity to replace fossil fuels?

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Will sustainable aviation fuels take off?

Sustainable aviation fuels work, but can they be made in sufficient quantity to replace fossil fuels?

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X braced for Brazil ban as judge's deadline passes

The social media giant says it refused to comply with a judge's order to appoint a legal representative.

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New Shetland windfarm could power nearly 500,000 homes

The islands are the windiest part of the UK, which means it will be rare for the turbines not to be spinning.

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Manatee mummy and calf charm wildlife photo judges

The photo is among several highly commended in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest

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Are AI-created recipes hard to swallow?

Chefs are increasingly using AI to dream up new food combinations, but the results are mixed.

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Man posing as teen YouTuber jailed for global sextortion

Muhammad Zain Ul Abideen Rasheed blackmailed 286 people - majority of them children - from 20 countries.

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Esports champ wants to get into real world of motorsport

Luke Bennett won a cash prize after winning the sim racing event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh.

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The people working to help Scotland's bats bounce back

Beth Bridge is working to create the conditions which will let these endangered mammals thrive again.

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Barbie can beat smartphone addiction, firm claims

Manufacturer HMD says it is trying to help people who want less 'digital impact' in their lives.

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Zuckerberg regrets bowing to Biden 'pressure' over Covid

The billionaire says White House officials pressured Meta to remove content 'for months' in 2021.

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Canada hits China-made electric cars with 100% tariff

The move comes after similar announcements, including in the US and European Union.

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Have Swiss scientists made a chocolate breakthrough?

The whole of the cocoa fruit is used in production, rather than just the beans.

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Uber fined €290m for personal data transfer

The Dutch watchdog said the transfers were a "serious violation" of EU data protection regulation.

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Who is Pavel Durov and what is Telegram?

Telegram is one of the world's most popular apps where groups of up to 200,000 users can exchange messages.

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Telegram says arrested CEO Durov has 'nothing to hide'

Telegram says it is "absurd" to claim a platform or its owner is responsible for abuse of that platform.

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Australians get 'right to disconnect' after hours

A new law has come into effect that allows employees to ignore communications from employers after hours.

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport

The 39-year-old was detained after his private jet landed at Le Bourget Airport in northern Paris.

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Should you have to pay for online privacy?

Some websites have started introducing paywalls which can be lifted with data rather than cash.

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Yemen weapons dealers selling machine-guns on X

The traders operate in the capital Sana’a and other areas under control of the Houthis.

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Dad hacks database to fake death and avoid child support pay

The man, from Kentucky, has been jailed for what a judge in the US called his "cynical" actions.

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Ancient ocean of magma found on Moon south pole

The findings are from India's historic Chandrayaan-3 mission that landed on the Moon's south pole.

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Seven things we learned from Gamescom opening night

Setting the stage for the next 12 months, here is what we found out from Europe's biggest gaming show.

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Vogue publisher and ChatGPT owner OpenAI strike deal

The multi-year deal is the latest such agreement to be struck between OpenAI and a major media company.

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London through the ages inspires Civilization VII

An eight year wait for news on the next Civilization game is finally over.

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Watch: The Northern Lights seen from space

A timelapse captured from the International Space Station shows the Moon setting into streams of aurora.

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Rocket engine explodes during test at Shetland spaceport

The test was carried out by a German firm who hope to launch the UK's first vertical rocket into orbit.

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Famous Stonehenge stone came from Scotland not Wales

Stonehenge's famous Altar Stone came from Scotland not Wales as previously thought, new analysis shows.

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Who is British tech tycoon Mike Lynch?

The co-founder of British tech firm Autonomy was once labelled the UK equivalent of Bill Gates.

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X suspends business in Brazil over censorship row

The social media platform says its legal representative was threatened by a supreme court judge.

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Brian May argues for better farm hygiene to protect badgers

Musician Brian May has led a 10-year study to combat bovine TB spread and help end badger culling.

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Why the skies turned red over the UK this weekend

Smoke from wildfires in north America has brought a "vivid" hue to skies above Britain ahead of a rare lunar phenomenon.

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Actors demand action over 'disgusting' explicit video game scenes

They say the scenes, which they often don't know about in advance, leave them "shaken" and "upset."

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Girl discovers dinosaur footprints on beach walk

Experts think 10-year-old Tegan uncovered prints of a huge herbivore from the late triassic period.

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Respected gaming magazine praised after sudden closure

Industry professionals say Game Informer will be "much-missed" after 33 years of gaming coverage.

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Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks

Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust.

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'Nothing stopping' child abuse image sharing on WhatsApp, group warns

The Internet Watch Foundation is calling for more mechanisms to be put in place to protect children.

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Tech firm apologises for hostess lampshade outfits

The company-branded lampshades, which obscured the women's faces, have been called "creepy" and "sexist."

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Watch: The Northern Lights seen from space

A timelapse captured from the International Space Station shows the moon setting into streams of aurora.

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China firm claims world's fastest-charging EV battery

Zeekr says the new batteries can be charged from 10% to 80% in 10 and a half minutes using its chargers.

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Two polar bears kill Canadian worker in rare attack

The person who was killed worked at a remote radar site in Canada's Arctic region.

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More cattle kept in UK ‘megafarms’, BBC finds

Campaigners warn more cows could be spending their entire productive lives indoors.

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Why is Elon Musk's X struggling with technical problems?

The billionaire's interview with Donald Trump was delayed while the platform struggled with tech issues.

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They went to space for eight days - and could be stuck until 2025

Two American astronauts face the sudden prospect of spending Christmas and New Year in space.

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Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks

Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust.

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400-year record heat threat to Great Barrier Reef

The highest sea temperatures in 400 years could threaten the reef's survival, say scientists.

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Down into the ocean's 'twilight zone' with Boaty McBoatface

The UK's most famous robot returns after travelling 2000km in the deep ocean.

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Water firms to be punished for years of sewage leaks

Thames Water, Northumbrian Water and Yorkshire Water face fines for repeated sewage leaks.

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YouTube's former chief Susan Wojcicki dies aged 56

One of Google's earliest employees, Ms Wojcicki had been ill with lung cancer for two years.

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A week of unrest - and a week of silence from big tech

Social media firms are accused of stoking the disorder in the UK but have not commented on it. Why?

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Perseid meteor shower: When and how to watch

The Perseids meteor shower peaks between August 11th and 13th this year.

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Delta Airlines laces into CrowdStrike, says it lost $500m in outage

The US-based carrier has indicated it will sue both CrowdStrike and Microsoft for the damages

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The AI tech aiming to identify future Olympians

Olympics fans are trying a new AI-powered system to see if they may be able to win a gold medal one day.

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World's biggest iceberg spins in ocean trap

A frozen block of ice far bigger than Greater London is captured in a vast pool of rotating water.

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They went to space for eight days - and could be stuck until 2025

Two American astronauts face the sudden prospect of spending Christmas and New Year in space.

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Racehorse poo analysis predicts future success

Scientists found gut microbes in a young foal directly correlate to long-term health and performance.

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The real story of the news website accused of fuelling riots

The BBC tracks down a Canadian hockey player, a dad in Pakistan and a Texan named Kevin linked to Channel3Now.

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Online games likely to be hit if strikes continue - union

The union leading the video game performers' strike says multiplayer games might be first affected.

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Royal Mint starts turning e-waste into gold

The UK’s coin-maker opens a new industrial plant to extract gold from old circuit boards.

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Elon Musk sues Unilever and Mars over X 'boycott'

The social media site claims the firms unfairly deprived it of billions of dollars of advertising revenue.

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What could Google monopoly ruling mean for you?

The US government says it wants 'structural relief' after a judge found the search giant broke the law.

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Water companies face £168m fines over sewage spills

Thames Water, Northumbrian Water and Yorkshire Water face fines for repeated sewage leaks.

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'No choice' but to shut X San Francisco office - Musk

It comes just weeks after the multi-billionaire said he would move X and his rocket firm SpaceX to Texas.

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Google's online search monopoly is illegal, US judge rules

The decision is a major blow to Alphabet, Google's parent company, and could reshape how technology giants operate.

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Social media firms must take action on agitators, says Cooper

The home secretary said firms are not removing 'criminal material' fast enough after protests in the UK.

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Football fans warned over Premier League ticket scams

Thousands of young people were tricked by football ticket scams last season, Lloyds Bank estimates.

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World's biggest iceberg spins in ocean trap

A frozen block of ice far bigger than Greater London is captured in a vast pool of rotating water.

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Complex life on Earth may be much older than thought

Scientists say they have new evidence that complex life on Earth began much earlier than previously believed.

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Zoo hails birth of 'one of world's rarest animals'

The onager foal has been running off energy while enjoying his new habitat, zookeepers said.

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Ex-CNN star Lemon sues Musk over cancelled X show

The lawsuit alleges the multi-billionaire unfairly terminated a partnership with the celebrity presenter.

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Government shelves £1.3bn UK tech and AI plans

The BBC has learned the new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding for tech and AI projects.

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Apple sales rebound as AI bets scramble markets

Apple sales returned to growth, but Intel reported a sales slump and announced sweeping job cuts.

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