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In its quest to clamp down on fake news, Facebook is using third party fact-checkers, and will soon provide the option of a 'disputed' label for posts.

March 7, 2017 0 Comments

Facebook using fact-checkers and disputed labels to clamp down on fake news

In its quest to clamp down on fake news, Facebook is using third party fact-checkers, and will soon provide the option of a ‘disputed’ label for posts.

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Winnipeg man Dan Bergman is attempting to break a Guinness World Record by playing a fighting video game for 55 hours, all in the name of charity.

August 19, 2016 0 Comments

Man attempts to play video games for 55 hours to break world record and donate to charity

Winnipeg man Dan Bergman is attempting to break a Guinness World Record by playing a fighting video game for 55 hours, all in the name of charity.

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The owner of a bar in Hove, England got sick of customers not talking to one another, so he built a 'Faraday Cage' around it to block Wi-Fi signals!

August 3, 2016 0 Comments

Bar owner blocks phone signals so patrons talk to each other

The owner of a bar in Hove, England got sick of customers not talking to one another, so he built a ‘Faraday Cage’ around it to block Wi-Fi signals!

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An Australian firm has developed a robot called the Hadrian X, that can lay 1,000 bricks an hour, and build a house in just 2 days!

August 1, 2016 0 Comments

Australian robot can build a house in just 2 days!

An Australian firm has developed a robot called the Hadrian X, that can lay 1,000 bricks an hour, and build a house in just 2 days!

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Scientists say they have developed microbots that can enter the human body to deliver drugs to targeted locations and perform operations.

July 26, 2016 0 Comments

Scientists say they’ve developed ‘tiny doctor’ microbots!

Scientists say they have developed microbots that can enter the human body to deliver drugs to targeted locations and perform operations.

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Converse have teamed up with Cute Circuit to create a pair of Chuck Taylors with an in-built WAH-WAH pedal, called Chet Atkins All Wah.

June 24, 2016 0 Comments

Converse have built a WAH-WAH pedal into a pair of Chuck Taylors!

Converse have teamed up with Cute Circuit to create a pair of Chuck Taylors with an in-built WAH-WAH pedal, called Chet Atkins All Wah.

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Youtube footage shows a drone being used for good, with the delivery of coffee to a couple in a rowboat in Rockway Beach, Oregon.

June 22, 2016 0 Comments

Drone finally used for good… delivering coffee!

Youtube footage shows a drone being used for good, with the delivery of coffee to a couple in a rowboat in Rockway Beach, Oregon.

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June 22, 2016 0 Comments

Social media is changing the way we get our news

Social media is changing the way we get our news, with an increasing number of people being informed by Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

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A Russian robot escaped a laboratory in the city of Perm, rolled out onto the street causing a traffic jam, presumably in its pursuit for freedom!

June 17, 2016 0 Comments

Russian Robot escaped lab for a few moments of freedom!

A Russian robot escaped a laboratory in the city of Perm, rolled out onto the street causing a traffic jam, presumably in its pursuit for freedom!

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October 7, 2015 0 Comments

Instagram turns 5 years old!

Photo-sharing app Instagram turns 5 years old today, having grown to 400 million users and 40 billion posts since it was born in San Francisco in 2010.

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Facebook using fact-checkers and disputed labels to clamp down on fake news

Man attempts to play video games for 55 hours to break world record and donate to charity

Bar owner blocks phone signals so patrons talk to each other

Australian robot can build a house in just 2 days!

Scientists say they’ve developed ‘tiny doctor’ microbots!

Converse have built a WAH-WAH pedal into a pair of Chuck Taylors!

Drone finally used for good… delivering coffee!

Russian Robot escaped lab for a few moments of freedom!

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