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SpaceX gets regulatory nod to launch 7000+ satellites

Fossil fuel and nuclear energy subsidy scheme struck down by EU court

Nvidia slides 17 per cent after declining cryptocurrency boom mutes graphics card demand

Refugees offered chance to earn income, upskill and train AI using mobile app

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View from Washington: Time to take Facebook to the system level

Japan’s new cyber-security minister admits he’s never used a computer

China steps up web surveillance

Draft Brexit agreement confirms UK would leave Euratom

London’s low-emission zone failing to improve residents’ health

Electricity dispute could force Sark residents to evacuate

Yorkshire takes lead in smart city transformation

NHS app and patient data transferred to Google Health in controversial restructuring

Researchers in Japan make android child’s face more expressive

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View from India: CoWrks Foundry showcases winning start-ups

Seattle’s Space Needle – behind the scenes of the $100m restoration project

Brain-computer interface tech scoops inaugural E&T innovation prize

‘Artificial sun’ reaches 100 million degrees Celsius

Dams shown to worsen water shortages in the long term

‘Staggering’ lack of diversity in tech leadership, report reveals

US infrastructure fund recommended to counter Chinese ‘authoritarian’ push

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Carbon emissions will determine future stock prices, study claims

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Legal measures required to guarantee internet safety, says digital minister

Fossil fuels and renewables both under pressure from soaring energy demands

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British Army begins its biggest-ever military robot test exercises

Global agreement to protect human rights online spurned by China and Russia

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