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Apple removes advanced security tool over UK government row

Apple will no longer offer customers in the UK its most advanced, end-to-end security encryption feature for cloud data storage - following a row with the government.
Apple removes end-to-end security encryption tool for UK cloud users rather than renege on its privacy commitments to all

Apple's decision to withdraw its most secure cloud storage service from the UK is just the latest turning point in a battle that has been rumbling on between US tech companies and successive British governments for some time.
Scientists find new virus that could infect humans in same way as COVID-19

A newly discovered bat coronavirus could at some point spread to humans like COVID-19, Chinese researchers have found.
Elon Musk calls famed astronaut Andreas Mogensen an 'idiot' after being accused of 'lying' about stranded astronauts

Elon Musk has had a heated exchange with famed astronaut Andreas Mogensen who accused has him of lying over claims that two NASA astronauts had been "left" in space.
German election: From AI influencers to Russian disinformation, the far-right is getting a leg up online

Voters in Germany are being exposed to copious far-right narratives online from AI-generated content and Russian disinformation campaigns.