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It's cool for Brit snoops to break the law, says secretive spy court. Just hold on while we pull off some legal jujitsu to let MI5 off the hook... • The Register

Snopes rolls its own crowdfunding infrastructure to prepare for 2020’s disinformation warfare

When Robots Can Decide Whether You Live or Die - Military experts worry about how to control a new generation of autonomous lethal weapons.

If you still aren’t convinced Big Brother can see you, here’s where Trump has gone - Smartphone location tracking is getting out of hand

'Snow-bot' automated plow rolls into service for the 1st time in Canada: RT-1000 uses GPS, radar, 360-degree cameras to keep 7-km trail clear — and in the summer, it'll mow grass

An app developer is accusing Apple of quietly changing the way it ranks apps in the App Store, further fuelling concerns about the influence of big tech companies

Fossil fuels fall to record low proportion of UK energy mix - Data comes after renewables produced more electricity than any other source for first time

'Night Mode' light is more harmful for eyes and affects sleep cycle: Study According to University of Manchester

One of Amazon’s first employees says the company should be broken up. Jeff Bezos hired Paul Davis to build Amazon’s website. Now Davis wants to break it up.

Trump might help free science that’s locked behind paywalls. Reportedly, the White House may issue an executive order on federally funded research. Publishers aren’t happy.

The Biggest Social Media Operation You’ve Never Heard of Is Run Out of Cyprus by Russians