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Apple invest $1bn in Chinese Uber rival iPhone maker backs Didi network that is planning for 11 million riders a day. Full story                     Want more? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook     TOP STORIES

France to outlaw after-hours emails? Bill to reduce after-hours and weekend emails passed through lower Parliament this week. Full story

Space debris chips International Space Station A tiny piece of debris, possibly a flake of paint, chipped a window of the ISS last month. Full story

Google's Chirp better than Amazon's Alexa? Google is about to enter the smart home business with a new device called Chirp. Full story

Hyundai just created a wearable robot Life imitates art as Hyundai reveals a real-world 'power suit' similar to the one Tony Stark wears in "Iron Man". Full story

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TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Apple invest $1bn in Chinese Uber rival iPhone maker backs Didi network that is planning for 11 million riders a day. Full story     France to outlaw after-hours emails? Google's Chirp better than Amazon's Alexa? Apple takes another bite at streaming service First test run - Hyperloop is go!

SCIENCE NEWS

Space debris chips International Space Station A tiny piece of debris, possibly a flake of paint, chipped a window of the ISS last month. Full story   Crtitics demand change at 'zoo of death' Foreigners first atop Everest since 2014 disasters Schoolboy finds Mayan city. Or does he? Hikers warned to avoid Lord of the Rings volcano

TELECOMS

Nepal earthquake's tech heroes An international telecoms firm assembled a quick-reaction team to assist organisations with recue efforts in Nepal. Full story   Huawei bets on Leica for success Women spend more time on the phone - study Google unveils landline phone service We're all undercover reporters now

SECURITY

Log in with your face With new facial recognition security your password could be written on your face. Full story   Russian hackers steal millions of email details Smart homes leave door open for hackers The Instagram hacker who is too young to use it FBI one step closer to full hacking power

SOFTWARE

Coding is the new language Africa Code Week, happening on the sidelines of WEF Africa, aims to make every child fluent in coding. Full story   Google's Chrome is tops Google's antitrust issues linger on Quick ending for Apple's QuickTime Man deletes company with line of code

BUSINESS

Apple loses exclusive rights to iPhone in China Company loses control of the iPhone trademark in China opening the door for other companies to use the brand. Full story   Apple needs a big bite of something new Hands up if you're a happy Apple worker! Facebook's new banking system Row over Twitter's new Greater China MD

HARDWARE

Acer takes a bite of the Big Apple Acer's new product rollout had a number of highlights, says Alan Cooper. Full story   Wait! Build your new PC after mid-June Video: Apple's refreshed MacBook Up, up and Huawei Galaxy S7 Edge: a beaut

GAMING

Play with Megan Fox, Stormfall warrior The actress is the new face of mobile game 'Stormfall: Rise of Balur', as "mentor and guide" to players. Full story   Wait! Build your new PC after mid-June Real life horror Game over for Xbox 360 The rise of professional gamers in SA

INTERNET

France to outlaw after-hours emails? Bill to reduce after-hours and weekend emails passed through lower Parliament this week. Full story   Apple takes another bite at streaming service A Facebook trend isn't always what it seems What Twitter, Shakespeare and monkeys have in common Ugly is the latest trend in web design

GADGETS

Google's Chirp better than Amazon's Alexa? Google is about to enter the smart home business with a new device called Chirp. Full story   Cassper's new chart topper phone Elon Musk's gym for robots Apple needs a big bite of something new Real life horror

SPACE

Space debris chips International Space Station A tiny piece of debris, possibly a flake of paint, chipped a window of the ISS last month. Full story   Record 1,284 new planets discovered Watch: rare Mercury-Sun alignment China targets moon landing Glitch in space launch for Russia

DISCOVERY

Schoolboy finds Mayan city. Or does he? Sceptics say the find by the 15-year-old is not an ancient city but an old corn field. Full story   Rock flake may be from world's oldest axe Ancient bubbles offer insight into promordial earth Reconstructing a 250-million-year-old reptile Unmasking the Man in the Iron Mask

ENVIRONMENT

Crtitics demand change at 'zoo of death' Activists say Indonesia's largest zoo is overpopulated and are calling it a 'zoo of death' Full story   Foreigners first atop Everest since 2014 disasters Hikers warned to avoid Lord of the Rings volcano Hope the rhino gets pioneering surgery Climate change affecting the poor

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