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Welcome to The Weekly Roundup, where we discuss the latest in tech and startup news. This week, Hadlee Simons hosts Stephen Timm, Andy Walker,…
Twitter updates verification process after verifying Nazi
Twitter landed itself in hot water last week after verifying a known US white supremacist — and now it’s trying (again) to allay criticisms…
150k Russian Twitter accounts targeted Brexit referendum
More than 150 000 Twitter accounts — previously only tweeting about the conflict in Ukraine — turned their focus to Brexit in the days…
Netflix survey suggests users are unashamed of watching in public
The invention of the television pulled many people away from public cinemas and back into the privacy of their own homes. But now, as…
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Amazon to produce ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV show
Amazon has acquired the global television rights to adapt Lord of the Rings, based on the classic novels by JRR Tolkien, into multiple seasons. The series…
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Here’s what Twitter’s saying about the #FeesCommission report
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Somaliland, Zimbabwe crack down on social media
Somaliland, the self-declared republic in northwestern Somalia, and Zimbabwe have cracked down on social media in the face of current and upcoming elections. Somaliland…
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