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Uber's co-founder Travis Kalanick is to step down from its board at the end of the year.

The 43-year-old ousted the ride-hailing firm's original chief executive within a year of its creation, but was himself forced to stand down six-and-a-half years later in 2017 after a number of scandals.

He had, however, remained

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Image copyrightReutersImage caption The net independence plan is seen as a way for Russia's government to get more control over online life

Russia has successfully tested a country-wide alternative to the global internet, its government has announced.

Details of what the test involved were vague but, according to

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Ireland 'rising star' of AI world: Autonomy founder
Embattled founder of UK technology firm Autonomy Mike Lynch feels Ireland is a rising star in artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
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'Dancing' chimps like to clap along to music
Chimpanzees like to clap their hands, tap their feet and sway along to music, with males being the more enthusiastic dancers, according to a new study.
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Boeing spacecraft returns after wrongly set clock shortens mission
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has landed safely back on earth after an incorrectly set clock meant a planned docking with the International Space Station had to be abandoned.
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EU struggles to tame 'dark side' of big tech despite record fines
Europe's competition chief has admitted she has been unable to restore competition between Silicon Valley giants and smaller rivals, despite hitting US tech companies with repeated billion-dollar fines.
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