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Facebook’s punishing week
The social giant suffers one of its worst weeks after a tech blunder takes it offline.

A ‘practical’ quantum computer
Are quantum computers ready to make the leap from the lab to the business?

A turning point for Facebook?
Will US press reports about Facebook bring tighter regulation or a breakup a step closer?

Wikipedia’s editing war
Can the online encyclopaedia be impartial in a world of hotly-contested narratives?

El Salvador's Bitcoin experiment
Cryptocurrency fans celebrate, but will Salvadorans benefit?

China's video games ban
The government cuts children's gaming time to just three hours a week

AI: Reality and hype
Is language-based artificial intelligence as capable as it seems?

Fears over Afghan biometric data
Human rights activists say the Taliban could use government databases to target citizens.

Removing carbon from the air
Can tech to capture and store carbon prevent a climate catastrophe?

China cracks down on online games
A state-run media outlet brands online games ‘electronic drugs’ and calls for more curbs.