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Sovereign wealth funds interested in buying a stake in the merged O2 and Three

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A group of the world's biggest sovereign wealth funds are interesting in acquiring shares in a merged O2 and Three - which is expected to...
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Verizon will allow users to opt out of being tracked by “super cookies”

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Verizon Wireless announced that it is going to allow users to opt out of being tracked by “super cookies”. Cookies are tiny tracking devices with...
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Iceland’s land is rising 1.4 inches annually due to climate change

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Iceland’s land is rising, by 1.4 inches each year in many parts of the country, as glaciers melt and the crust below and nearby...

Mark Carney trains for London Marathon

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Despite his super-busy work schedule, Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, 49, still finds time to train each morning for April’s London...
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American scientists and general public view scientific issues differently

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The American general public views scientific issues completely differently from the country’s scientists, says a new pair of surveys by the Pew Research Center,...
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UK Synthetic biology gets £40m investment, UK Business Secretary Vince Cable announces

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UK synthetic biology at the Manchester Institute for Biotechnology is to receive an investment of £40 million, Business Secretary Dr. Vince Cable announced, where...
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BT rolling out super fast 1Gbps broadband in 2016

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BT announced that it will be rolling out G.fast broadband in the UK in the coming years. The service will offer download speeds of...
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Google Earth Pro is now completely free to use

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Google is making their geospatial software Google Earth Pro completely free. The Pro version of the software used to cost $399 per year and...
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Uber says it will improve privacy and data security

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Uber released the findings of what it called a thorough outside examination of its privacy and personal data policies. The company said that people using...
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Extinction of marine life a growing threat, say University of Sheffield scientists

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The threat of widespread extinction of marine life is growing, warn researchers from the University of Sheffield, who commented that academics are not taking...