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WikiLeaks says it will help Silicon Valley defend against CIA hackingJulian Assange makes an offering to the tech community as the CIA and the press question his motivations
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In U-turn, Uber will stop using 'Greyball' secret tool to evade law enforcementCompany backtracks again, this time on program that used geolocation, credit card info and social media to profile users they believed to be involved in stings
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China provisionally grants Trump 38 trademarks – including for escort serviceEthics lawyers raise alarm over constitutional violation if president given special treatment in quickly securing 38 new trademarks to develop potential businesses
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Senate votes to repeal labor protection laws that safeguarded poultry workersTrump has vowed to sign bill to eliminate Obama-era mandate to disclose on-site injuries and fatalities, which occur at a high rate in chicken-processing industry
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Google's DeepMind plans bitcoin-style health record tracking for hospitalsTech company’s health subsidiary planning digital ledger based on blockchain to let hospitals, the NHS and eventually patients track personal data
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From Raya to Tinder Select: the world of elite dating appsRich, intelligent or just really good-looking? Why not join a dating app open only to a selected few?
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The month in games: wraiths, ninjas and the savagely addictive NiohThe final column in our series sorts March’s console wheat from the chaff, with nods to Sniper Elite 4 and The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
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Patagonia and The North Face: saving the world – one puffer jacket at a timeThe Long Read: The retail giants are not only competing to sell outdoor gear – they are rivals in the contest to sell the thrill of the wilderness to the urban masses
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Finance sector could face climate-risk testing, says Australian watchdogRegulator says it may add climate change to the list of scenarios it asks institutions to run to check economic resilience
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UK flights cancelled as French air traffic controllers strikeEasyJet, Ryanair and British Airways forced to reduce number of flights to and over France as five-day action begins
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China's economic concerns mount as thousands gather for congressPremier Li Keqiang will deliver his annual report against the backdrop of a falling currency and an ever-growing housing and debt bubble
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Indian traders boycott Coca-Cola for 'straining water resources'Campaigners in drought-hit Tamil Nadu say it is unsustainable to use 400 litres of water to make a 1 litre fizzy drink
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Millennial financeMillennial financeCobbling together: the Brooklynites who gather to make handcrafted shoesFormer corporate fashion designers get ‘close to the product’ at Brooklyn Shoe Space, a shoemaking collective focused on sharing the ‘addicting’ trade
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Income inequalityIncome inequalityPolice say they were 'authorized by McDonald's' to arrest protesters, suit claimsFight for $15 chapter in Memphis alleges that officers engaged in surveillance and intimidation of fast-food worker organization
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Biodynamic farming is on the rise – but how effective is this alternative agricultural practice?National retailers like Whole Foods are stocking more biodynamic brands, but horticultural critics continue to question biodynamic’s unconventional methods
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Can Impossible Foods and its plant burgers take on the meat industry?Impossible Foods is on the cusp of big things. But as the company lines up its first burger chain, it still needs to show it can convert the meat-loving masses
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How drones are helping design the solar power plants of the futureA cottage industry is growing around new technology for solar power developers to design, build and operate solar farms to help compete with fossil fuel power
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Only 14% of plastics are recycled – can tech innovation tackle the rest?A new group of companies is innovating on the problem of plastics recycling by tackling everything from styrofoam to Ziploc bags
Bridge out ahead America's infrastructure still rates no better than D+, engineering experts say