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Facebook to roll out new tools to tackle fake news

Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Thursday it will introduce tools to prevent fake news stories from spreading on its platform,…

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Yahoo says newly discovered hack hit one billion users

Yahoo said Wednesday more than a billion users may have had data stolen in a hack dating back to 2013…

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Does Pokemon get you on the Go? For a bit, says study

It has been hailed as a revolutionary way to get people moving, using smartphones to pursue cartoon creatures through city…

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Sydney New Year fireworks to be live streamed on Facebook

Sydney´s famous New Year´s Eve fireworks, which traditionally kick off the world´s major celebrations, are set to be streamed live…

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Japanese cargo ship blasts off for space station

An unmanned H-2B rocket blasted off from Tanegashima island in southern Japan on Friday to send a cargo ship to…

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Turner will create shows for Snapchat in expanded partnership

Turner Broadcasting System Inc will create more video content for mobile app Snapchat and collaborate with the social media company…

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DNA offers hard evidence of malaria in Roman Empire

A DNA analysis of 2,000-year-old teeth unearthed from an Italian graveyard has offered hard evidence that malaria existed during the…

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Major tech firms team up to curb ´terrorist content´

Major US tech firms announced Monday they would work together to curb the spread of online "terrorist content," responding to…

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Snowden loses final Norway appeal for no-extradition pledge

Norway’s supreme court on Friday rejected a final appeal by fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden to secure assurances he would not…

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