Microsoft buys code site Github for $7.5bn
Microsoft has announced it is to acquire the code-sharing site Github. Github, based in San Francisco, is an online platform
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Zanetor partners Vodacom, RIPS to launch flood monitoring app
An innovative new mobile app aimed at monitoring weather conditions and warning of potential environmental dangers is set to be
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AI a new weapon in cancer treatment—May
The diagnosis of cancer and other diseases in the UK can be transformed by using artificial intelligence, Theresa May is
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U-turn over Facebook’s chief EU meeting
In a change of plan, the public will be able to watch Mark Zuckerberg’s response to European Parliament leaders’ privacy
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WhatsApp now lets you play Facebook, Instagram videos within the app
WhatsApp has added support for playing Instagram and Facebook videos within the app. Now when contacts send you Facebook and
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Twitter users urged to update passwords
Twitter’s 330 million users are being urged to change their passwords after some were exposed in plain text on its
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Information watchdog seeks Cambridge Analytica data
Cambridge Analytica has been ordered to turn over information it has on US citizen David Carroll by the UK’s data
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Biohacker Aaron Traywick found dead in a spa
A biohacker who became infamous after apparently injecting himself with an untested herpes drug in front of an audience has
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Facebook F8: Zuckerberg’s dating service takes on Tinder
Facebook’s chief has said that 2018 has been an “intense year” for his firm. But Mark Zuckerberg also took the
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Sinclair Spectrum designer Rick Dickinson dies in US
Rick Dickinson, the designer of Sinclair computers, has died in the US while receiving treatment for cancer. The British designer,
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