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The Grass May Be Greener for Women in Industry
The pay gap between men and women in academic science is bigger than it is in industry, according to a new analysis of federal survey data. What might it take to close that gap? Read more
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US states to accept driver’s licence on iPhones
Eight US states will accept driver's licences and other state IDs stored on an iPhone, Apple has announced. Read more
Fake Banksy NFT sold through artist’s website for £244k
A British collector says he feels "burned" after spending $336,000 (£244,000) on a fake Banksy NFT advertised through the artist's official website. Read more
Twelve-year-old boy makes £290,000 from whale NFTs
A 12-year-old boy from London has made about £290,000 during the school holidays, after creating a series of pixelated artworks called Weird Whales and selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Read more
The real victims of mass crypto-hacks that keep happening
Taxi driver Chris is obsessively checking his phone for updates. "I'm set to lose almost 2,500 euros (£2,100) worth of cryptocurrency coins," he says. Read more
Bitcoin comes to UK PayPal – but not for payments
PayPal customers in the UK will now be able to use the platform to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency, with investments starting at £1. Read more
Afghanistan: Will fingerprint data point Taliban to targets?
We would go into villages and enrol people into this biometric data system," US Marine Special Operations Command veteran Peter Kiernan recalls. Read more
Mastercard to end magnetic strip on cards
Mastercard is to stop issuing cards with a magnetic strip. Read more
The fiendish new trick cyber-criminals are using to evade capture
"Follow the money" - for generations it's been the mantra of investigators looking for criminals. Read more
Competition watchdog says Facebook could have to sell Giphy
Facebook could have to sell Giphy, a search engine for Gifs, which it bought for a reported $400m (£289m) last year. Read more
