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Image caption Professor Yue is working on next generation computer chips

On a university campus on the outskirts of Hong Kong a group of engineers are designing computer chips they hope will be used in the next generation of Chinese made smart phones.

Patrick Yue leans back in his chair in a coffee shop on the

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Ghosty, an app which gives users access to private profiles, has been removed from the Google Play Store.

The move came after Instagram said it planned to send a cease and desist letter to Ghosty's developer.

The

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The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, says his new social network, WT:Social, now has more than 160,000 members.

The platform says it will never sell user data and relies on "the generosity of individual donors" rather than ads.

Those who do sign up are added to a waiting list and asked to invite others, or choose a

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Japanese tidying guru Marie Kondo, who made her name preaching against clutter, is launching an online store selling homeware and fashion.

The author and media star has added a collection of more than 100 items that "spark joy" to her KonMari website.

The range includes, among other things, an $86 (£66.3) scented candle and

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Thousands of Disney customers say they have been hacked after signing up to its online streaming service.

Since Disney+ went live, hackers have stolen thousands of customers' accounts and put them up for sale on the dark web, according to a report.

People waited on telephone and online chat lines for hours, and many still say that Disney has yet to

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Ford has unveiled its all-electric Mustang Mach-E at a glitzy event in Los Angeles that included an appearance by actor Idris Elba.

The top-range version of the car can travel up to 370 miles on a full charge and recharge 57 miles (92km) of range in 10 minutes on a high-power charge.

There are buttons in place of conventional door

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