Exoplanet discovered around neighbouring star
Astronomers have discovered a planet around one of the closest stars to our Sun.
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Facebook accused of dark PR tactics
Facebook faces a new controversy over alleged tactics it used to discredit its critics, embarrass rival firms and downplay problems at the company.
New Zealand students say word ‘trivial’ in exam confused them
High School students in New Zealand who didn't know what the word "trivial" meant in an exam question have demanded not to be marked down as a result.
Blackout for thousands of dark web pages
Hackers have deleted more than 6,500 sites being held on a popular dark web server.
Dead sperm whale found in Indonesia had ingested ‘6kg of plastic’
A dead sperm whale that washed ashore in a national park in Indonesia had nearly 6kg (13 lbs) of plastic waste in its stomach, park officials say.
Facebook ads urge its staff to leak secrets
A campaign group advocating the break-up of Facebook has subverted the social network's advertising tools to tempt its employees into leaking information.
Humans ‘off the hook’ for African mammal extinction
New research has disputed a longstanding view that early humans helped wipe out many of the large mammals that once roamed Africa.
Khashoggi killing: CIA did not blame Saudi crown prince, says Trump
US President Donald Trump has said the CIA did not conclude that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Google urged to drop Chinese ‘Dragonfly’ project
Staff at Google have called on the search giant to end work on a controversial search engine project for China.
Facebook’s UK political ad rules kick in
Facebook has started to enforce its tighter political advertising rules in the UK.
