UK Treasury considers plan for digital pound
Tue 10th Jan 2023
The economic secretary to the Treasury says the UK is committed to becoming a world crypto hub.
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Meta denies African content-moderator firm exit poses risk
Tue 10th Jan 2023
Sama, which runs Facebook's moderation hub for east Africa, is to stop providing content-review services.
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Biodiversity: Rising tide of extinctions on Madagascar
Tue 10th Jan 2023
The island will take millions of years to recover from a wave of extinctions, scientists say.
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UK rocket failure is a setback, not roadblock
Tue 10th Jan 2023
Plans for the UK to become a satellite-launching state are already well advanced.
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Iran protests: Facebook wrong to remove 'death to Khamenei' posts, board finds
Tue 10th Jan 2023
Use of the slogan "death to Khamenei" in Persian did not break guidelines, a review finds.
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Climate change: Europe and polar regions bear brunt of warming in 2022
Tue 10th Jan 2023
Last year was the world's fifth warmest year with Europe enduring its hottest summer on record
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Almost 90% of games sold in UK in 2022 were digital - ERA
Tue 10th Jan 2023
Physical game sales fell 4.5% last year, the digital entertainment and retail association says.
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Why it is becoming easier to sue Big Tech in the UK
Tue 10th Jan 2023
The amount of damages being sought in class actions leapt from £4bn in 2021 to £26bn in 2022.
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Could floating solar farms survive out at sea?
Tue 10th Jan 2023
Engineers are working on building solar farms robust enough to survive in the open ocean.
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Wikipedia operator denies Saudi infiltration claim
Mon 9th Jan 2023
Two human rights groups accused Riyadh of using agents to "promote positive content" on the site.
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YouTube star Logan Paul apologises for CryptoZoo project failure
Mon 9th Jan 2023
The YouTuber says he plans to "make this right" after fans lost money investing in his CryptoZoo game.
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Single-use plastic cutlery and plates to be banned in England
Mon 9th Jan 2023
Figures suggest more than four billion pieces of single-use cutlery are used in England each year.
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