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Category : Sky news - Tech

Google threatens to block search engine in Australia if forced to pay for news

Google has threatened to block its search engine in Australia if it is forced to pay media outlets for their news content.

Google investigating ethical AI team member over accessing thousands of sensitive files

Google is investigating a member of its ethical AI team after they were found to have taken thousands of sensitive files from its servers and shared the information with external accounts.

Mystery of butterfly flight finally cracked by scientists

Scientists believe they have finally cracked the mystery of how butterflies fly despite their "unusually short, broad and large wings" compared to their body size.

Chinese billionaire tech tycoon Jack Ma seen in public three months after mystery disappearance

Chinese tycoon Jack Ma has appeared in public for the first time in nearly three months - after speculation about his whereabouts following a clampdown by Beijing on his business empire.

Bridgerton and The Crown help Netflix top 200m subscribers as lockdowns spur record growth

Netflix has notched up more than 200 million subscribers after consumers staying at home during the pandemic helped it achieve a record year of growth in 2020.

Gary Numan: 'One of my songs got over a million streams - I got £37'

Gary Numan has told Sky News he received just £37 for a hit that had been streamed more than a million times, as an inquiry into the economics of digital music services continues.

Oxford university given £100m to fight antibiotic-resistant superbugs

The University of Oxford has been given £100m - one of the largest donations in its history - for a new institute focusing on resistance to antibiotics.

NASA's 'megarocket' roars into life - but only briefly, putting launch in jeopardy

NASA's deep space exploration rocket has briefly ignited its four engines for the first time.

WhatsApp delays launch of controversial feature after privacy backlash

WhatsApp is delaying the rollout of new business features following a user backlash over the company's data sharing practices.

Believe it or not, these figures show every UK adult could be offered a COVID vaccine by mid-July

For a few hours this week, we were given an insight into the closely-guarded secret at the centre of the UK's vaccination programme.

'Human error' blamed for wiping of thousands of police records

Hundreds of thousands of fingerprint, DNA and arrest history records were accidentally wiped from police databases because of "human error" and "defective code", the policing minister has said.

How long are you 'immune' if you've had COVID - and are you still a risk to others?

People who've had COVID are likely to be protected from reinfection for at least five months and have a similar defence to someone who's been vaccinated, according to a UK study.

Trump banned from YouTube over concerns of 'ongoing potential for violence'

Donald Trump has been banned from uploading videos on YouTube "in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence", the platform said.

Should social distancing be increased from two to three metres?

How often have you stood in a queue and caught the whiff of someone smoking several metres away?

Compliance with COVID restrictions at highest point since first lockdown, new data reveals

Compliance with coronavirus rules has risen sharply since December and is now at its highest point since the first lockdown, according to a major new survey seen by Sky News.