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All-photonic quantum repeaters could pave the way for faster, more secure quantum internet
All-photonic repeaters require only photons in place of expensive cryogenics or ion traps
Chinese satellite captures an image showing distant Earth behind the far side of the Moon
First time that DSLWP-B has captured a view of entire Moon and Earth in single shot
South African electricity utility Eskom accused of ignoring customer credit card compromise
Names, addresses, energy usage and even full credit card data exposed online by South Africa's monopoly electricity company
British Army invests £1 million in VR programme for soldier training
VR training programme will provide soldiers with the kind of simulated scenarios that are difficult to recreate on traditional training grounds
Google now pays more money in EU fines than it pays in taxes
Google files 2018 revenues revealing that it pays $900m more in fines than it pays in taxes
World Magnetic Model updated early to reflect increasingly erratic movement of Earth's magnetic field
The model was last updated in 2015, and the next release was scheduled for 2020
Tesla to acquire energy tech firm Maxwell Technologies for $218m
Tesla to pay 55 per cent premium to get its hands on Maxwell's ultracapacitor technology
Google faces ICO investigation over GDPR violation claims
Google could be fined four per cent of its $136.8 billion global annual turnover
Apple admits that fix for FaceTime eavesdropping bug has been delayed
Update now coming some time this week
New AI algorithm can play Atari's Montezuma's Revenge 10 times faster than Google's DeepMind
DeepMind has struggled with Montezuma's Revenge, where players are required to avoid disappearing floors, lasers, fire pits and much more
Intel to phase out Itanium by mid-2021
Intel to take last orders for unloved Itanium in December 2020 and ship the last one by mid-2021
Hubble Telescope spots a dwarf 'living fossil' galaxy in the backyard of Milky Way
Bedin I is 13 billion years old and could be the most isolated dwarf galaxy found to date
Metropolitan Police fines man £90 after refusing to be scanned by facial recognition cameras
Plain-clothed police officers objected to being told to 'piss off' by man protesting East London facial recognition trial
Curiosity rover finds Mars may not be as dense as thought
Curiosity rover uses on-board accelerometers to measure Mars' density and gravity
Amazon sales hit $233bn in 2018 but sales growth slows down
AWS sales continue to grow at 40 per cent or more, but Amazon.com's growth rate is set to decline
New security flaw found in 5G communications standards
5G's authentication protocol security vulnerability won't be fixed before first network roll-outs
Apple's 2020 iPhones to have rear 3D camera for augmented reality features
New rear-facing camera on the 2020 iPhone will be capable of scanning surroundings to create a 3D projection of the real world
Intel names Robert Swan as new CEO
CFO Swan had been interim CEO of Intel for more than six months while the company searched for a replacement to Brian Krzanich
Facebook's internal apps borked after Apple cuts its enterprise certificate access
Apple removes Facebook's access to Enterprise Developer Program over data-slurping VPN app
Robot able to imagine itself created by Columbia University scientists
Robot the first step towards 'self-aware' machines envisaged by Isaac Asimov
Airbus warning over security breach
Plane maker admits breach of personal data, but claims that production has been unaffected
Robot with vision and touch-sensing capabilities learns how to play the game of Jenga
The technology could be useful in production units where delicate touch and careful vision are needed
UK business leaders share mixed feelings about ability to innovate
Innovation is critical to survival, but is often relegated to R&D or data science teams instead of being a whole-business process
Bluetooth 5.1 adds device direction support with location accuracy up to centimetre level
With Bluetooth 5.1, gadgets will be able to know precisely what direction a signal is coming from
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