Google’s Toronto city built ‘from the internet up’
On Toronto's Eastern waterfront, a new digital city is being built by Sidewalk Labs - a firm owned by Google's parent Alphabet.
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Facebook to be banned in Papua New Guinea for a month
Papua New Guinea will ban Facebook for a month while it identifies fake profiles and considers the website's effect on the country.
US preacher asks followers to help buy fourth private jet
A US televangelist has asked his followers to help fund his fourth private jet - because Jesus "wouldn't be riding a donkey".
Apple gives Siri new powers over apps
Apple has overhauled its virtual assistant Siri to control third-party apps without users having to open them.
French town near Paris votes to have school uniforms
Parents in a town near Paris have voted in favour of school uniforms for their pre-teen children - a rare development in French state education.
Key ‘step forward’ in cutting cost of removing CO2 from air
A Canadian company, backed by Bill Gates, says it has reached an important threshold in developing technology that can remove CO2 from the air.
G7: Trump says Russia should be part of summit
US President Donald Trump says he wants Russia to rejoin the G7 group of key industrialised nations.
Scientists shocked by mysterious deaths of ancient trees
A tree regarded as the icon of the African savannah is dying in mysterious circumstances.
Uber applies for patent to spot drunk passengers
Taxi app company Uber has applied for a patent to use artificial intelligence to determine how drunk potential passengers might be.
Antarctica loses three trillion tonnes of ice in 25 years
Antarctica is shedding ice at an accelerating rate. Satellites monitoring the state of the White Continent indicate some 200 billion tonnes a year are now being lost to the ocean as a result of melting.
