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April 29, 2010

'$100 laptop' targets East Africa

(BBC) One Laptop Per Child does a deal which it hopes will deliver machines to every primary school child in East Africa.

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March 25, 2010

Ada Lovelace voted tech heroine

(BBC) Nineteenth century mathematician Ada Lovelace retains her crown as a role model for women.

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March 11, 2010

Farming future

(BBC) The dawning age of the agricultural automatons

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February 12, 2010

Iceland to be "journalism haven

(BBC) Icelandic MPs and whistle-blowing website Wikileaks put forward a proposal to turn Iceland into a "journalism haven".

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November 24, 2009

Opera 'censors' Chinese content

(BBC) Web browser Opera has closed a loophole which allowed Chinese users to access sites banned by the government.

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September 23, 2009

France passes tough anti-piracy measure

PARIS, France (CNN) -- French lawmakers passed a tough new measure to crack down on illegal downloading.

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July 22, 2009

Artificial brain '10 years away'

(BBC) A detailed, functional artificial human brain can be built within the next 10 years, a leading scientist says.

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July 3, 2009

Mixed results for green IT goals

(BBC) A majority of tech workers in the public sector do not know about the emission reduction targets they face, says a survey.

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June 23, 2009

(IRIN) - It may be premature to think about automating humanitarian relief activities, but Robert Richardson, who works on robotics at the University of Manchester in the UK, suggests that there definitely is potential for the future.

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April 2, 2009

Piracy law cuts internet traffic

(BBC) Internet traffic in Sweden falls by a third as the country's new anti-piracy law came into effect, reports suggest.

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February 18, 2009

Privacy law call in Facebook row

(BBC) A watchdog says a privacy law is needed to protect users' rights after Facebook was forced to do an about-turn.

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February 16, 2009

'Mobile health' campaign launched

(BBC) Three foundations announce a "mobile health" effort to use mobile technology to provide better healthcare worldwide.

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February 11, 2009

Malicious insider attacks to rise

(BBC) Software giant Microsoft warns that the economic downturn will lead to an increase in security breaches by insiders.

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February 5, 2009

Privacy fears over Google tracker

(BBC) A new Google tool allowing users to share their locations with friends raises concerns over rights to privacy.

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February 2, 2009

Google Earth dives under the sea to explore 3D ocean terrain

(BBC) Google has unveiled an expansion to Google Earth that includes large swathes of the world's oceans.

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January 29, 2009

Broadband 'in every home by 2012'

(BBC) Every home should have access to broadband within three years, the government pledges.

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January 26, 2009

Editorial row engulfs Wikipedia

A proposal to change the way online encyclopedia Wikipedia is edited has sparked a row among its many contributors.

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January 23, 2009

Britannica reaches out to the web

(BBC) An encyclopaedia announces plans to let users and experts contribute to entries in the reference work.

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January 11, 2009

Carbon cost of Googling revealed

(BBC) Two Google searches produce as much carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle, according to research by a Harvard University physicist.

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December 23, 2008

Seasons greetings

(BBC) On Christmas Day, most of us pick up the phone and give our friends and family a seasonal greeting. But for people in remote locations, sending a festive message is not always an easy thing to do.

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November 13, 2008

Exoplanets finally come into view

(BBC) Two studies show the first direct images of planets outside our solar system, including a three-planet system.

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September 14, 2008

Web 'must separate rumour' from science

The internet needs a way to help people work out if they can trust what they read online, says the World Wide Web's creator.

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June 20, 2008

One tonne 'Baby' marks its birth

(BBC) - Computer experts and historians celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the birth of the first modern computer, known as Baby.

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June 11, 2008

Honour for biomaterials pioneer

Professor Robert Langer, one of the most prolific inventors in medicine, wins the Millennium Technology Prize.

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