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It's Friday, the weekend has landed. and Microsoft warns of an Internet Explorer zero day exploited in the wild

Plus, WeLeakInfo? Not anymore! Roundup Welcome to another Reg roundup of security news...
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Here's why there will only be six new ops in Rainbow Six Siege this year

4 hours ago | PCGamesN

Rainbow Six Siege is about to enter Year 5, and Ubisoft has confirmed a bit of information stemming from an early leak: there will be only six operators this year instead of...
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Is Facebook having second thoughts about putting ads in WhatsApp?

4 hours ago | Pocket-lint

Facebook appears to be “backing away” from plans to sell ads that would run in WhatsApp , a messaging service that's popular throughout Europe. The Wall Street Journal claimed...
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You're not Boeing to believe this: Yet another show-stopping software bug found in ill-fated 737 Max airplanes

5 hours ago | The Register

Jetliner's return to the skies likely to be delayed by more tech glitches Boeing today said another software flaw has been spotted in its star-crossed 737 Max...
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How 5G upload speeds in a crowded Times Square could reach 200Mbps

5 hours ago | TechRadar

While smartphones have shifted internet usage habits in favor of mobile access, that's still subject to network capacity - and anyone who's been stuck in a crowded city or...
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U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.17%

5 hours ago | FXCM

Investing.com - U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Utilities and Technology sectors led shares higher. At the close in NYSE, the Dow...
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Sonos, PopSockets speak out against Big Tech's dominance - CNET

5 hours ago | CNET | 2 articles

In the US House of Representatives' latest antitrust hearing, smaller companies raise many concerns about Google, Amazon and Apple.
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Apple reveals worldwide national security requests for customer data - CNET

5 hours ago | CNET

The tech giant has published a transparency report.
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Stocks - S&P Caps Week With Record Highs as Tech Keeps Shining

6 hours ago | FXCM

By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com - The S&P rounded off the week with another record close Friday as a surge in U.S. housing activity strengthened investor hopes the current...
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A group of small tech firms told Congress that Google, Apple and Amazon used bullying tactics to try to crush them. Here are some of the most astounding stories they shared

6 hours ago | Business Insider

Sonos, Tile, Basecamp and PopSockets appeared in Boulder, Colorado to testify before Congress today. The four tech companies sell a diverse range of products, like speakers...
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The 5 most valuable US tech companies are now worth more than $5 trillion...

Google-parent Alphabet soared to a $1 trillion valuation Thursday, pushing the total value of the five biggest tech companies to a record $5 trillion. Apple and Microsoft both... Read more ...

Tragic student stabbed at house party before collapsing outside chip shop

Tributes have been made to 20-year-old Cameron Blair, a Cork Institute of Technology student who collapsed and died after being stabbed in the neck while at a house party in... Read more ...

Leica M10 Monochrom is a black-and-white camera that costs more than your car

Leica is renowned for making premium, specialist cameras, and it's very much lived up to its billing with the new Leica M10 Monochrom - a black-and-white, full-frame... Read more ...

EU considers five-year ban on facial recognition technology

The European Union is considering a ban on the use of facial recognition software in public areas as it considers how to regulate the technology. Read more ...

Alphabet is now a trillion-dollar company

Google's parent company Alphabet has reached a market capitalisation of a trillion dollars, becoming only the fourth tech firm to do so. The company follows in the footsteps of... Read more ...

Huawei P40 Pro Render Shows Ceramic Back and 5 Cameras

The P40 Pro is expected to be officially revealed in March, but there's also thought to be a cheaper folding Mate Xs phone heading to China. Read more ...

Microsoft pledges to go carbon negative by 2030

Microsoft has announced ambitious new plans to cut its impact on the environment. The computing giant is set to go a step further than most by pledging to become "carbon... Read more ...

PS5 controller listed on PlayStation France website, will be compatible with PS4

The DualShock 5 controller, said to be launched with the PlayStation 5 , will reportedly be backward compatible with the PS4. Spotted on the official PlayStation France... Read more ...

Wireless electric car chargers to be installed in the UK for the first time

The devices have been installed next to a taxi rank outside Nottingham railway station Wireless chargers for electric cars are coming to the UK for the first time. The... Read more ...

Latest Huawei P40 Pro leak reveals release date - and shows five rear cameras!

Huawei's P40 and P40 Pro look set to be with us in late March after serial leaker evleaks revealed the release date and a detailed image featuring two variants of the new phone... Read more ...