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Chinese astronaut Chen Dong, right, waves as he walks ahead of fellow astronauts Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe during a sendoff ceremony for the Shenzhou-14 crewed space mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre

China launches mission to finish work on its orbiting space station

Cai Xuzhe, Chen Dong and Liu Yang wave as they attend a press conference for the upcoming Shenzhou-14 mission

China prepares to finish work on its orbiting space station

A newborn holding an adult's hand

New smartphone app identifying jaundice from babies’ eyes ‘could save lives’

Man in front of Openreach van

Work begins on improving broadband connections on Scottish islands

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington

Long-time Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg steps down after 14 years

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Instagram introduces Amber Alerts for missing children

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Ofcom urges tech firms to do more to keep women safe online

A woman using a laptop computer

Online abuse lasts at least two years for 22% of trolling victims – survey

Nadine Dorries

Nadine Dorries uses TikTok rap to explain Online Safety Bill

Apple iPhones

Accessibility tools a ‘core value’ for Apple, says director

Social media

Facebook owner Meta updates privacy policy

The Queen with her corgis

‘PJ the corgi’ Platinum Jubilee emoji unveiled on royal Twitter account

Tesla and SpaceX chief executive officer Elon Musk

Shares jump as Elon Musk revises Twitter financing plan

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New digital platform launched to boost online safety lessons for children

Glastonbury Festival 2019

EE expects Glastonbury data usage to double at this year’s festival

Ford geofencing technology

Ford trials geofencing tech to automatically control vehicle speed

The Duomo in Milan on Google Street View

Google Street View’s ‘time travel’ feature comes to smartphones

Facebook

Facebook and Instagram to reveal more on how ads target users