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Three scientists who discovered the virus Hepatitis C have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology. The winners are British scientist Michael Houghton and US researchers Harvey Alter and Charles Rice. The Nobel Prize…
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Sony has invited a number of Japanese publications and YouTubers to get a closer look at the PlayStation 5. It’s the first time we’ve seen the PS5 hardware outside of leaked images from Taiwan’s National Communications Commission. A…
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Nintendo revealed on Thursday that Steve and Alex from Minecraft will be added to the character roster in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch, and now we’re getting the full reveal: they’ll arrive on October 13th, and…
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Google's Chromecast product line has stood out for years among streaming hardware because, unlike Roku or Apple TV, it's never had remotes or real user interfaces. That changes now. Google announced the 4K and HDR-compatible…
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All week there has been concern from users of the NHS Covid-19 app about disturbing alerts that quickly vanish. Now the Department of Health says it is working on a fix - but warned it could take some time. The issue affects the…
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Nintendo has won $2m (£1.5m) in a legal battle against a website that sold tools allowing people to play pirated games on its Switch console. Uberchips was accused of selling hardware and software that let users install and play games…
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Huawei has failed to adequately tackle security flaws in equipment used in the UK's telecoms networks despite previous complaints, an official report says. It also flagged that a vulnerability "of national significance" had occurred in…
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The US Senate Commerce Committee has voted to subpoena the heads of Google, Facebook, and Twitter. It means that Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey face being quizzed by senators about their policies on different types of…
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Owners of Amazon's Ring smart doorbells have been reporting "phantom" visitors, with the bell chiming but no-one being at their door. Amazon has blamed the issue on "infrastructure delays" - making real doorbell presses arrive later. …
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Bank account information and users' passwords are among details feared stolen by hackers in a security breach at a service used to raise donations from millions of people. Many UK universities and charities, as well as hundreds of other…
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