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The "appropriateness" of Google's sister company's plan for a "digital city" in Toronto has been questioned.

A panel set up to scrutinise Sidewalk Labs's plan has asked it to explain what the benefits would be for citizens

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Drone food launch 'may hit snags'
The Irish Aviation Authority says that Manna Aero may not get permission to launch a full food drone delivery service in Dublin.
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YouTube is not a "public forum" that must guarantee users' rights to free speech, a US court has ruled.

The case involved right-wing channel PragerU, which argued YouTube was infringing its rights by "censoring" its conservative views.

But judges decided that the US constitution's First Amendment did not apply to YouTube,

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Tech review: Samsung Galaxy Flip Z
When I first saw Samsung's new Galaxy Flip Z, I had doubts. Many doubts.
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Clearview AI, a start-up with a database of more than three billion photographs from Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, has been hacked.

The attack allowed hackers to gain access to its

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Tech review: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
The title of 'camera phone king' rotates regularly between Apple, Huawei and Samsung (with occasional incursions by Google's Pixel range). But as of this month, Samsung is back on top.
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