Twitter announces ban on political ads

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey announced Wednesday the social network has decided to "stop all political advertising on Twitter globally."

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U.S. states launch Google antitrust probe

Attorneys general from 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico joined together to launch a probe of Google, questioning whether the search giant is abusing its dominance in an anticompetitive manner. Conway G. Gittens reports.

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Engineers revive Romanian 'flying saucer' technology

Romanian engineers reach for the stars as they revive decade-old flying saucer technology for test flight. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

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'Flying taxi' takes to the skies

German startup Lilium has conducted the maiden flight of its electric air taxi, and it could just be on entry in a coming wave of zero-emission flying machines.

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Amazon quietly rolls out robots to pack orders

Amazon has quietly rolled out machines to automate a job held by thousands of its workers: boxing up customer orders.

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No need to dive - Czechs unveil 3D cave mapping technology

Czech speleologists have come up with a way to explore flooded cave systems without strapping on scuba gear, wet suits, helmets and water-proof lamps: 3D mapping. Francesca Lynagh reports.

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Like? Macron, Facebook's Zuckerberg meet amid calls for tighter regulation

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on Friday after the release of a tech regulation report. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

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Underwater ultrasound scans manta rays without contact

Teams from the University of Cambridge and the Manta Trust are using an underwater ultrasound device to scan pregnant manta rays for first time without touching them. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

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Driverless electric truck hits Swedish roads

A driverless electric truck began daily freight deliveries on a public road in Sweden on Wednesday, in what developer Einride and logistics customer DB Schenker described as a world first.

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Humanoid robot walks tightrope-like walkway

A step in the right direction - U.S. institute shows humanoid robot navigating its way across a narrow walkway. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

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