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2 August 2021 – 26 August 2021
Green Stories Writing Competition
Have you written a story with a green solution embedded in the narrative? Then you need to see the Green Stories Competition
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11 August 2021
US cinema chain AMC to accept Bitcoin payments by end of 2021
The announcement was made by CEO Adam Aron in a conference call with journalists. It is not yet clear if cinemas owned by AMC in Europe, such as Odeon, will offer customers the same option.
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11 August 2021
New study finds young people more confident in expressing opinions online
Conducted by community organisation Conscious Youth, the study found that 71% of young people aged 11 - 25 feel more confident in supporting causes they feel passionately about online.
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9 August 2021
Vodafone to reintroduce roaming charges in Europe from 2022
The move follows rival network operator EE announcing in June that it would reintroduce roaming charges from January 2022. From January next year, Vodafone customers will have to pay a daily fee to use their allowance in Europe.
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9 August 2021
Google Maps to introduce emission charge warnings for drivers
The change will see the app warn drivers if they are about to enter a low-emissions zone where they will face charges or fines. The feature will first be introduced for drivers in London, Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam and Berlin.
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9 August 2021
UK to launch £4 million Fibre in Water fund
The fund will be used to support projects to bring fibre optic broadband to remote homes through water pipes which will be monitored to mitigate potential water leaks.
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6 August 2021
Interview with Cameron Naylor, Summer Showcase participant
We speak to 21-year-old Cameron Naylor about their entry to the Voice Summer Showcase.
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3 August 2021
Interview with tech journalist and Y7 forum member, Mel Tranfield
"As I spoke out against online abuse against women and girls and the bias within machine learning systems that ostensibly are there to protect against this, I could feel the support and approbation in that room"
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24 July 2021
Twitter to trial up and down vote buttons
The new feature is being tested by the social media platform, and will only be available to some users of the iOS app.
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24 July 2021
Voice Verdicts: Dawn Butler and Jeff Bezos
A new series that issues judgements against the best and worst of our society from the week’s news.
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23 July 2021
Netflix to add mobile gaming for subscribers
In what could be a landmark move in the streaming wars, Netflix announced the plans in a letter to investors, which will see the company bring mobile gaming to its subscribers at no additional cost.
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22 July 2021
Parliament appeals for reforms to streaming service payouts
An investigation published by MPs addresses the problematic business practice of music streaming platforms.
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21 July 2021
Disney: the greediest place on Earth
Is Disney exploiting fans of Marvel by continuously churning out films and making them pay subscriptions to watch?
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21 July 2021
Digital exhibitions: the future of art events?
How does technology impact how we interact with the world of art?
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21 July 2021
Tencent to purchase Sumo Group for more than £900 million
The Chinese tech conglomerate’s offer to purchase the British video game developer values the company at £913 million, with Tencent already owning Riot Games (League of Legends) and holding a large stake in Epic Games (Fortnite).
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16 July 2021
Google fined €500 million by French competition authority
The Autorité de la concurrence accused the tech firm of refusing to seriously follow a mandate to negotiate with news organisations over the use of their content and material, and could lead to additional fines of €900,000 per day for Google.
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16 July 2021
Youth Card launched by leading social mobility charities
Speakers for Schools, UK Youth and Young Enterprise have combined to create the free app which will provide young people with a variety of career development opportunities as well as numerous discounts at different retailers.