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Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts have been suspended “indefinitely”, at least until Joe Biden replaces him as president on 20 January, its founder has said. Mark Zuckerberg posted on Facebook to condemn the “shocking events” in Washington DC. He said they “clearly demonstrate” that Mr Trump “intends to use his remaining time in office

Donald Trump has deleted three tweets accused of inciting violence that caused his account to be suspended on Wednesday night. His account was locked for twelve hours and threatened with permanent suspension after both Twitter and Facebook said his messages increased the likelihood of violence as his supporters rioted in Washington. They had gathered in

Scientists are baffled by a missing supermassive black hole which should by normal expectations sit in the centre of a distant galaxy. Instead, according to researchers at a handful of North American universities, there appears to be something highly unusual about the bright cluster galaxy A2261-BCG. They believe it is the first ever example of

With just a fortnight remaining before the inauguration of Joe Biden, Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese apps and their developers. The move hits Alipay, the payment platform and sister business to Alibaba owned by Chinese e-commerce giant Ant Group, whose Jack Ma is currently laying low after clashing

Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group and China’s best-known billionaire, has disappeared from the public eye after Beijing regulators halted the company’s stock market listing. A former English teacher, Mr Ma, 56, founded what would become China’s primary e-commerce platform in 1999, five years after Amazon was founded in the US. Alibaba’s online payments service

The British Army has received its first new ‘Bug’ nano drones – machines that can fit in the palm of a soldier’s hand and be flown in heavy winds for reconnaissance up to 2km (1.2 miles) away. The miniature quadcopters weigh 196g (6.9 ounces) – about the same as the iPhone 12 Pro Max –

Twitter’s chief executive Jack Dorsey has unfollowed Donald Trump’s personal account just a few weeks ahead of the inauguration of president-elect Joe Biden. The social media platform has said it handled Mr Trump’s account far more leniently than that of any other Twitter user, because it was in the public interest to see what the

Apple has made advances in its secret self-driving car project and is set to launch production by 2024, according to reports. The iPhone maker has for years been rumoured to be working on a self-driving car programme known as Project Titan, although the company has never publicly acknowledged it. Now, according to a report by

New research has produced “robust evidence” that a difference in blood pressure readings between arms is linked to a greater risk of heart attacks, strokes and death. Scientists at the University of Exeter merged 24 global studies on blood pressure to create an enormous database of nearly 54,000 people for their research. The data spans

The Queen’s Christmas Day message will be available through Alexa smart devices this year, Amazon has announced. From 3pm on Christmas Day, people will be able to say “Alexa, play the Queen’s Christmas Day message” or “Alexa, play Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas Day message”. The message will be able to be heard on Amazon Echo speakers

Scientists have described the ways an ancient “crazy beast”, which lived alongside dinosaurs on Madagascar approximately 66 million years ago, broke the rules of evolution. Officially called Adalatherium hui, which literally translates from Malagasy – the national language of Madagascar – and Greek as “crazy beast”, the mammal was discovered earlier this year and announced

Cyberpunk 2077 has been removed from the PlayStation Store after the long-awaited title launched amid complaints of bugs and glitches. Sony Corp announced the move on Friday and is offering full refunds for those who purchased the CD Projekt Red game. A statement posted on the PlayStation website said: “SIE [Sony Interactive Entertainment] strives to

A British inventor and entrepreneur has won a $1m (£740,000) prize to help him continue to develop a revolutionary ultra-light, stable carbon fibre wheelchair. The Mobility Unlimited Challenge was launched three years ago alongside a $4m (£3m) pledge to a range of teams around the world to help change the lives of people with lower-limb

Apple has responded to Facebook after it attacked a new privacy feature the iPhone-maker is set to rollout next year. Apple is expected to introduce AppTrackingTransparency in a future release of iOS 14, giving users what Facebook calls “a discouraging prompt” if apps such as Facebook’s try to track them or access their device’s advertising

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine could be delayed by technical issues, doctors and health officials have warned, after the first week of the vaccination programme was marred by difficulties with data collection. GP practices have been forced to collect data on the rollout of the Pfizer vaccine by hand, following problems with the software

Facebook will be moving users in the UK into new agreements with its Californian HQ following Brexit, in a move which may have significant implications for Britons’ privacy. Although the UK’s privacy laws remain matched with the European Union’s at the point of Brexit – and Facebook being required to comply with those laws –