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In Pictures: Donald Trump enjoys sumo tournament in Japan

Images from Tokyo where the US president witnessed traditional Japanese wrestling on his four-day visit.
2019-05-26

How did six migrant children die on US border?

The six - all but one from Guatemala - were detained after they crossed the US southern border.
2019-05-23

Rescued hiker: 'It came down to life and death and I had to choose'

A hiker who was found alive more than two weeks after she went missing on Maui, Hawaii, speaks from hospital.
2019-05-26

Toujours aucune revendication après l'attaque au colis piégé à Lyon

Au lendemain de l'explosion d'un colis piégé qui a fait 13 blessés, vendredi à Lyon, l'attaque n'a toujours pas été revendiquée. "Plusieurs dizaines de témoignages sont en cours d'exploitation", a déclaré le procureur de la République de Paris.
2019-05-25

Élection surprise d'un indépendantiste à la tête du Congrès en Nouvelle-Calédonie

En Nouvelle-Calédonie, les indépendantistes kanaks ont remporté vendredi, à la surprise générale, la présidence du Congrès, six mois après avoir perdu le référendum sur l'indépendance vis-vis de la France.
2019-05-24

Européennes : la présence de Steve Bannon à Paris agace l'exécutif français

Emmanuel Macron et son Premier ministre Édouard Philippe ont dénoncé lundi l’influence de Steve Bannon sur les élections européennes. Le populiste américain ne cache pas sa volonté de voir les partis nationalistes triompher le 26 mai.
2019-05-21

Facebook found hosting masses of far right EU disinformation networks

A multi-month hunt for political disinformation spreading on Facebook in Europe suggests there are concerted efforts to use the platform to spread bogus far right propaganda to millions of voters ahead of a key EU vote which kicks off tomorrow. Following the independent investigation, Facebook has taken down a total of 77 pages and 230 […]
2019-05-22

Instagram adds Stories to Explore tab. Here’s how to get on it

Instagram’s pivot to Stories continues with an overhaul of Explore designed to let users dig deeper into their niche interests. Stories are now eligible to show up in the Explore tab for the first time, giving creators a way to get discovered through their intimate, silly, behind-the-scenes content instead of just their manicured feed posts. […]
2019-05-16

Indian PM Narendra Modi’s reelection spells more frustration for US tech giants

Amazon and Walmart’s problems in India look set to continue after Narendra Modi, the biggest force to embrace the country’s politics in decades, led his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party to a historic landslide re-election on Thursday, reaffirming his popularity in the eyes of the world’s largest democracy. The re-election, which gives Modi’s government another […]
2019-05-23

Gender, race and social change in tech; Moira Weigel on the Internet of Women, Part Two

Tech ethics can mean a lot of different things, but surely one of the most critical, unavoidable, and yet somehow still controversial propositions in the emerging field of ethics in technology is that tech should promote gender equality. But does it? And to the extent it does not, what (and who) needs to change? In […]
2019-05-22

À la veille des européennes, la mobilisation des Gilets jaunes au plus bas

À la veille des européennes, la mobilisation des Gilets jaunes contre la politique sociale et fiscale d'Emmanuel Macron a continué samedi à s'effriter, constituant, selon le gouvernement, un nouveau plus bas depuis le début du mouvement en novembre.
2019-05-25

Colis piégé à Lyon : suivez en direct les déclarations du procureur de la République de Paris

Au lendemain de l'explosion d'un colis piégé à Lyon, le procureur de la République de Paris, Rémy Heitz, tient une conférence de presse à partir de 12 h. Treize personnes ont été blessées et l'auteur de l'attaque est toujours recherché.
2019-05-25

Attaque au colis piégé à Lyon : la traque du suspect se poursuit

Les services de police recherchaient toujours, dimanche, l'auteur de l'attaque au colis piégé qui a fait 13 blessés, dont une fillette de 10 ans, vendredi à Lyon. L'ADN retrouvé sur les restes du colis n'ont pas permis d'identifier l'auteur.
2019-05-26

Huit journalistes convoqués par la DGSI, les protestations se multiplient

Six journalistes ont été convoqués ces dernières semaines par la Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure, et deux autres le sont la semaine prochaine. Des auditions libres qui suscitent des inquiétudes en France sur la "liberté d'informer".
2019-05-23

London children learning their mother tongue

From Polish to Yoruba, London parents are choosing for their children to learn their mother tongues.
2019-05-25

Half Yorkshire seats for Brexit Party

The Lib Dems and Green Party both also gained a seat each in the region.
2019-05-27

Brexit Party wins three NW seats

Labour and the Lib Dems got two seats each while the Green Party got one seat.
2019-05-27

Brexit Party's Ann Widdecombe wins South West seat

Former MP Ann Widdecombe wins one of three seats for the Brexit Party.
2019-05-27

Why did a stranger break into a house to clean it?

Nate came home to the smell of cleaning products and toilet paper roses. He doesn't know who did it.
2019-05-24

Feeling the impact of Trump's foreign worker squeeze

US firms say President Trump has made it harder to hire the skilled foreign workers they need.
2019-05-22

Do international students get what they pay for?

2019-05-19

Virginia Uber driver was Somali war criminal

2019-05-21

Oklahoma tornado: Aerial footage shows the aftermath

2019-05-26

Deutschland im Ausverkauf

Deutschland hat momentan im Zangengriff von China und Donald Trump wirtschaftlich wenig Spaß. Wie peinlich und dilettantisch Konzerne wie VW, Bayer oder Thyssen obendrein agieren, lässt sich am Unternehmenswert ablesen.
2019-05-25

VW droht auch noch das Scharia-Gericht

Ein ehemaliger Bentley-Händler aus Saudi-Arabien verklagt Volkswagen, weil der Konzern sich einen anderen Partner suchte. Und beruft sich auch auf die Weisungen Mohammeds: „Hintergeht euch nicht gegenseitig beim Handel.“
2019-05-25

Instagram adds Stories to Explore tab. Here’s how to get on it

Instagram’s pivot to Stories continues with an overhaul of Explore designed to let users dig deeper into their niche interests. Stories are now eligible to show up in the Explore tab for the first time, giving creators a way to get discovered through their intimate, silly, behind-the-scenes content instead of just their manicured feed posts. […]
2019-05-16

Indonesia restricts WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram usage following deadly riots

Indonesia is the latest nation to hit the hammer on social media after the government restricted the use of WhatsApp and Instagram following deadly riots yesterday. Numerous Indonesia-based users are today reporting difficulties sending multimedia messages via WhatsApp, which is one of the country’s most popular chat apps, and posting content to Facebook, while the […]
2019-05-22

Facebook still a great place to amplify pre-election junk news, EU study finds

A study carried out by academics at Oxford University to investigate how junk news is being shared on social media in Europe ahead of regional elections this month has found individual stories shared on Facebook’s platform can still hugely outperform the most important and professionally produced news stories, drawing as much as 4x the volume […]
2019-05-21

Now at Google, Facebook’s former teen-in-residence launches new social game Emojishot

Facebook’s former teen-in-residence Michael Sayman, now at Google, is back today with the launch of a new game: Emojishot, an emoji-based guessing game for iOS, built over the past 10 weeks within Google’s in-house incubator, Area 120. The game, which is basically a version of charades using emoji characters, is notable because of its creator. […]
2019-05-22

Trump approves $8bn Saudi weapons sale over Iran tensions

The president uses a legal loophole to push through the arms deal without Congressional approval.
2019-05-25

Climate change: One man's fight to save a California tree

Cody tried to replant a San Diego forest destroyed by wildfire but climate change is making it hard.
2019-05-18

US judge blocks funds for Trump border wall plan

The move temporarily halts the use of $1bn of defence department funds in Arizona and Texas.
2019-05-25

Trump orders new powers for Attorney General's surveillance probe

The move gives new authority to the attorney general, who is investigating if Mr Trump was spied on.
2019-05-24

Cannes 2019 : suivez en direct notre émission spéciale

Le 72e Festival de Cannes s'est achevé samedi avec l'attribution de la Palme d'or au Sud-Coréen Bong Joon-ho, pour "Parasite". Retrouvez le reste du palmarès en direct dans notre émission spéciale Cannes.
2019-05-25

Explosion d'un colis piégé à Lyon : une dizaine de blessés, un suspect recherché

L'explosion d'un colis piégé dans une rue piétonne de Lyon a fait une dizaine de blessés vendredi. La section antiterroriste du parquet de Paris s'est saisie de l'enquête alors qu'un homme d'une trentaine d'années est recherché par la police.
2019-05-24

Bombardement de Bouaké en 2004 : trois ex-ministres français échappent aux poursuites

La Cour de justice de la République française a rendu le 22 mai son avis sur le bombardement du camp militaire de Bouaké en 2004 en Côte d’Ivoire. Les ex-ministres Michèle Alliot-Marie, Dominique de Villepin, Michel Barnier ne seront pas poursuivis.
2019-05-24

LVMH, Microsoft and ConsenSys Announce Blockchain Consortium AURA

UPDATE (May 24, 2019, 12:32 GMT): This article has been updated with statements from Ken Timsit, managing director of ConsenSys Solutions, the enterprise blockchain arm of ConsenSys. Luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, tech giant Microsoft and blockchain software technology ConsenSys have teamed up to develop the AURA blockchain-based platform, a solution that makes it possible for […]

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Blockchain-Based Digital Art Marketplace and Social Network DADA Sponsors Art Show

DADA, a blockchain-based digital art marketplace and social network, is organizing the Rare Art Show which will be featured during the Rare Art Festival 2 (Rare AF 2) on Saturday, May 18, at Bushwick Generator. The art show was curated by a panel of experts that includes digital art curator Georg Bak; Jason Bailey, aka […]

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Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Work

Scepticism of innovation is as old as the ages, but it can empower our societies. It is still too often the case that new technology is met with doubt and hesitation. In 1995, renowned  astronomer Clifford Stoll stated, “The truth is no online database will replace your daily newspaper, no CD-ROM can take the place […]

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Malta’s Registry of Companies to Run on a Blockchain System

2019-05-14

Equity Crowdfunding Startup Fundopolis Partners with Blockchain Tech Provider AlphaPoint

2019-05-16

Draper Associates Lead $4 Million Series A Investment Round in Unstoppable Domains

2019-05-23

Israeli Blockchain Startup QEDIT Launches Enterprise Data Privacy Solution

2019-05-15

Brexit Party's Ann Widdecombe wins South West seat

Former MP Ann Widdecombe wins one of three seats for the Brexit Party.
2019-05-27

Four-car crash shuts part of M1 in Derbyshire

Four cars are involved in a "serious" crash at junction 29A of the motorway in Derbyshire.
2019-05-26

Double Gloucester rolling: Champion Chris Anderson's cheese guide

What does it take to win a Double Gloucester cheese that's been rolled down a hill?
2019-05-25