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A new technology, 5G wireless, is about to sweep the world. With it, consumers will have greater speeds of wireless service to connect to more devices with unimaginable applications.

Momo challenge: The anatomy of a hoax

Following a flurry of scare stories, some schools have warned parents about the "momo challenge" - but fact-checkers say it is a hoax

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Parents, please stop freaking out over the Momo Challenge

Now that the Momo Challenge legend is out there

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SpaceX Crew Dragon takes off for ISS in test flight before finally carrying humans

The US may have moved one step closer to weaning itself off its reliance on Russia to get astronauts into space as SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule has embarked on its first test mission to the International Space Station.

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iPhone’s creepy location tracking

It might shock you to know how your iPhone tracks and stores all your daily movements, here’s how to see what it knows.

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Apple give users control over how it tracks location data.Source:Supplied

Facebook's new vision: Cross-platform messaging between Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger

Connecting with friends, spying on ex boyfriends and even sizing up a potential new employee - comes at a cost. Facebook has now pulled the venture.

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The Wall Street Journal / Facebook Has New Vision Beyond 'Connecting,' and It Thinks Groups Are Key

Explainer: Huawei faces slim odds in new U.S. court fight

(Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has opened up a new front in its battle with the U.S. government by filing a lawsuit challenging a congressional ban on federal agencies’ use of the Chinese technology company’s products.

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Mark Zuckerberg discovers privacy

With the swelling confidence of a colonial power happening upon a long-settled distant land, today Mark Zuckerberg discovered the concept of privacy.

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Elizabeth Warren says she will break up tech giants Facebook, Google and Amazon if she wins White House race, accusing them of 'bulldozing competition and using data for profit'

Democratic White House candidate says she would appoint regulators to break up tech giants
She says Facebook's Instagram purchase, Amazon buying Wholefoods and Google buying Waze are all examples of competition being stifled
Writes in blog post: 'They've bulldozed competition, used our private information for profit, and tilted the playing field against everyone else.'
Is appearing at town hall in Long Island City, Queens, New York, where Amazon canceled plans for HQ2

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Elizabeth Warren says she will break up tech giants Facebook, Google and Amazon if she wins White House race, accusing them of 'bulldozing competition and using data for profit'

Password sharers, please take note

For years, content providers like Netflix and Stan weren’t bothered by casual password sharing. But that has changed.

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For years content providers weren’t bothered by casual password sharing but that has changed. Picture: Chris RatcliffeSource:Supplied

What we know about the Boeing 737 MAX 8

2nd fatal crash in 5 months involving new Boeing model also flown by Air Canada, WestJet and Sunwing

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The Boeing 737 MAX 8 entered commercial use in 2017 and can carry up to 210 passengers. (Boeing)

Fresh concerns over safety of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft

They were pegged as the “most reliable aircraft” in the world, but an Australian aviation expert says there’s a big problem plaguing Boeing’s MAX 8.

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Boeing introduced the 737 MAX 8 in May 2017, the company has delivered roughly 350 planes worldwide, with more than 5000 orders placed for the latest generation of 737s. Picture: Paul Joseph Brown/AFP.Source:AFP

US refuses to ground Boeing 737 Max crash aircraft

The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has said it will not suspend Boeing 737 Max aircraft despite mounting pressure from senators and workers' unions.

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GETTY IMAGES / Investigators examine wreckage from the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash

Canada to ban 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft from flying in Canadian airspace

The move further isolates the U.S. which is still permitting the planes to fly, after dozens of nations ordered the jets be taken out of service.

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Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images / An American Airlines Boeing 737 800 sits at a gate at Los Angeles International Airport on May 24, 2018.

Trump orders grounding of Boeing 737 Max fleet in US

“The safety of the American people, of all people, is our paramount concern,” Mr. Trump said.

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The Federal Aviation Administration had for days resisted calls to ground the 737 Max even as safety regulators in some 42 countries had banned flights by the jets. Credit Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Ethiopian Airlines CEO reveals final message from doomed flight

These are the faces of the two men in the cockpit when the Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed to the ground, killing everyone on board.

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The UK has banned the use of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the country's airspace following a deadly Ethiopia plane crash at the weekend. Picture: AFPSource:AFP

Facebook, YouTube Blindsided by Mosque Shooter's Live Video

Social-media portals pledge to take down footage of shooting Platforms under pressure to curb spread of hate, violence

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Police officers secure the area in front of Al Noor mosque after the shooting. Photograph: Tessa Burrows/AFP/Getty Images

Facial recognition's 'dirty little secret': Millions of photos used without consent

People’s faces are being used without their permission, in order to power technology that could eventually be used to surveil them, legal experts say.