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Drones that monitor crops, control mosquito populations and deliver defibrillators are to be tested in US airspace.

Ten commercial drone projects have been selected to try out new ways for unmanned aircraft to be integrated

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BT cuts 13,000 jobs to slash costsBT cuts 13,000 jobs to slash costs
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BT is to cut 13,000 jobs over three years, about 12% of its workforce, as it seeks to slim down its management and back-office roles.

The telecoms giant said that the job cuts and other measures would help it to reduce costs by £1.5bn.

It added that it would be hiring about 6,000 employees to "support network deployment and customer

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California becomes first US state to mandate solar on homesCalifornia becomes first US state to mandate solar on homes
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California has become the first US state to mandate solar panels on new homes and apartment buildings built after 1 January, 2020.

The

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'Black dot' bug: the latest iOS 11 problem that can crash your iPhone'Black dot' bug: the latest iOS 11 problem that can crash your iPhone

It's become obvious that while the iPhone X has stood up as impressive hardware over the last six months, Apple's iOS 11 software hasn't weather as well, as a new iOS 11 problem emerged today.

Update: We added a fix for this problem in a YouTube video below and updated the story.

The 'black dot' bug is the nickname of the latest glitch to plague

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