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Bernie Sanders Calls for Facial Recognition Ban for Law Enforcement Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has announced his plan to reform the criminal justice system, which included a ban on facial recognition technology. Learn more about the plan and find out if facial recognition technology will ever be accepted.

The Facial Recognition Fightback In the space of two weeks, there have been three landmark incidents in the use of facial recognition in the US and the UK. So why is the public fighting back against facial recognition and why now?

Facebook Accused of Grilling Trauma Counselors for Staff Information Facebook has a moderator problem: An internal letter has accused Facebook of pressuring its moderators' onsite trauma counselors to divulge confidential information.

Tim Cook Tells Trump: Tariffs Hurt Apple, Help Samsung Tim Cook and Donald Trump sat down to talk about the president's tariffs, and the Apple CEO made a case that they're hurting more than helping. Find out what Trump had to say about the meeting and what's next for tariffs.

The New iPhone is Coming on September 10 – Here’s What We Know Details found in the iOS 13 beta have revealed that Apple will be unveiling the next generation of iPhones on September 10. The new phones are set to feature some pretty out-there design details, including an impossibly large camera bump. So, should you be excited?

Amazon Staff Tweets Fail to Win Over Internet Amazon's fulfilment center ambassadors were launched into the social media spotlight following some extremely unusual tweets about working conditions at the ecommerce giant. So we decided to take a look at the strangest tweets from the company's more than 50 online evangelists.

Bullish Bezos Bets on Booze in San Francisco Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is betting that booze will be the next big thing, with plans to launch an Amazon drinks-on-demand delivery service and a bricks-and-mortar liquor store in San Francisco. So, why is Amazon doing this and should San Franciscans be worried?

Trump Plans to Tackle Social Media “Bias” with Censorship Paper President Donald Trump hopes to pass an executive order that would see social media companies face closer scrutiny from the government, following his repeated allegations that the platforms show bias against conservative viewpoints.

Huawei Announces HarmonyOS – One OS to Rule Them All At its annual developers conference, Huawei finally lifted the lid on its brand new operating system. Called HarmonyOS, the new operating system is set to work on a variety of devices — including smartphones. So, will HarmonyOS spell the end for Android?

Google Maps Launches AR Directions for Android and iPhone Users Google Maps is launching a new feature for Android an iPhone users called Live View, which provides augmented reality direction within the app via the camera view. Learn more about how this game changing innovation could change how you get around.

$3 Million for Fortnite, Just $250k for FIFA: eSports Prize Money Explained Why was the prize pool for the Fortnite World Cup more than ten times the size of that for the FIFA eWorld Cup? We looked at the stats and spoke to an expert to find out why the build-and-shoot-'em-up game is more lucrative than a sim of the world's favorite ball sport.

Elizabeth Warren Wants $85 Billion Grant to Improve Rural Internet Access Elizabeth Warren has announced plans to launch an initiative to improve internet access in rural areas, headlined by an $85 billion grant to do so. Read on about why this is important and whether or not she can pull it off.