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Google, industry try to water down first US data-privacy law 04 Sep 2019 - 10:11 pm
Mark Zuckerberg delivers the opening keynote introducing new Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram privacy features at the Facebook F8 Conference on April 30, 2019. AFP / Amy Osborne
British activist to appeal 'sinister' police facial recognition 04 Sep 2019 - 09:19 pm
A  facial recognition system for law enforcement during the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference. AFP file photo /Saul Loeb
Tech tools can lead fight against modern slavery, says UN expert 04 Sep 2019 - 09:19 pm
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Colombia's indigenous tribes share secrets to safeguard Amazon forest 04 Sep 2019 - 09:19 pm
An indigenous woman looks on as she attends a protest outside the Brazilian embassy due to the wildfires in the Amazon rainforest, in Bogota, Colombia August 23, 2019. Reuters/Luisa Gonzalez
Porsche unveils its first-ever electric car 04 Sep 2019 - 06:27 pm
The Porsche Taycan electric car is presented to the public as a world premiere on September 4, 2019 in a hall of the airfield of Neuhardenberg, eastern Germany.  AFP / DPA / Patrick Pleul
Google to pay $170 mn fine for sharing YouTube kids data 04 Sep 2019 - 04:31 pm
FILE PHOTO.  AFP / LIONEL BONAVENTURE
Atwood, Rushdie shortlisted for Booker Prize 04 Sep 2019 - 01:16 pm
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Chinese shoppers adopt facial payments in cashless drive 04 Sep 2019 - 08:47 am
In this picture taken on August 21, 2019, a woman uses a facial recognition device installed at an IFuree Go self-service supermarket in Tianjin. AFP / Nicolas Asfouri
AAB Toyota unveils new ‘Granvia’ luxury people mover in Qatar 04 Sep 2019 - 07:59 am
Officials pose with the newly-unveiled Toyota Granvia luxury van.
Glasgow eye of storm as drug deaths spiral in Scotland 03 Sep 2019 - 08:16 pm
A drug addict prepares cocaine for injection in a small wooded area used by addicts to take drugs near Glasgow city centre, Scotland, on August 15 2019. AFP / Andy Buchanan
Blockbuster King Tut show breaks French attendance record 03 Sep 2019 - 04:07 pm
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Britain's Prince Harry backs sustainable tourism plan 03 Sep 2019 - 11:48 am
Prince Harry arrives at the ADAM Tower, in Amsterdam, on September 3, 2019, for the introduction of a project and global partnership between Booking.com, SkyScanner, CTrip, TripAdvisor and Visa, an initiative led by the Duke of Sussex to change the travel
Catholic school priest bans 'Harry Potter' books on exorcist advice 03 Sep 2019 - 11:43 am
File photo of copies of the book of the play of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child parts One and Two are displayed at a bookstore in London, Britain July 31, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
South Africans get the bug: Cape Town diner serves insect-only dishes 03 Sep 2019 - 11:11 am
Chef Mario Barnard places coriander on croquettes made with Hermetia illucens (Black soldier fly larvae) flour and chickpea flour served on a bed of mopane worm tahini hummus at the Insect Experience Restaurant in Cape Town, South Africa, August 23, 2019.
Confusion clouds China's social credit system 02 Sep 2019 - 06:07 pm
A believer reads the Bible during mass at St Josephs’ Church, a government-sanctioned Catholic church, in Beijing, October 1, 2018. Reuters / Thomas Peter
Circus reinvented in Montreal, this time with high-tech vibe 02 Sep 2019 - 06:07 pm
The crowd watches as people perform during
Google to alert your contacts if you're on vacation 02 Sep 2019 - 11:52 am
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Chinese face-swapping app goes viral, sparks privacy concerns 02 Sep 2019 - 09:50 am
The logo of the Chinese app ZAO, which allows users to swap their faces with celebrities and anyone else, is seen on a mobile phone screen in front of an advertisement of the app, in this illustration picture taken September 2, 2019. REUTERS/Florence Lo/I