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Ireland abortion poll: Facebook to block foreign adsIreland abortion poll: Facebook to block foreign ads
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Campaigners have taken to the streets across the island of Ireland over the Eighth Amendment referendum

Facebook has said it will block ads relating to Ireland's forthcoming referendum on abortion that do not originate from advertisers inside the country.

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'Paedophilia-defending' YouTuber has channel removed'Paedophilia-defending' YouTuber has channel removed
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Amos Yee has faced scrutiny over his controversial videos

A Singaporean YouTuber who allegedly posted videos defending paedophilia has had his channel terminated.

Amos Yee, 19, is currently living in the United States having been granted asylum there.

He had previously been

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AI creates new levels for Doom and Super Mario gamesAI creates new levels for Doom and Super Mario games
Image copyrightID SoftwareImage caption Doom has been a popular first-person shooter for the past 25 years

An artificial intelligence network has designed new levels for the original Doom video game.

The technique could be used to create future video games, more quickly and less expensively, researchers said.

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World of Warcraft attacker jailed in USWorld of Warcraft attacker jailed in US
Image copyrightBlizzardImage caption Thousands of World of Warcraft players struggled to log in to the game as a result of a cyber-attack in 2010

A World of Warcraft gamer has been sentenced to jail in the US for carrying out a cyber-attack that interfered with the service in Europe.

Calin Mateias had been

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Use Outlook You'll soon be able to pay bills from the comfort of your inboxUse Outlook You'll soon be able to pay bills from the comfort of your inbox

Paying bills online can be a pain – particularly thanks to phishing scams that aim to trick you into wiring cash to crooks by posing as your bank. 

Thankfully, Microsoft is integrating its payment service into Outlook, letting you send money without opening a separate browser window (and potentially tapping your credit card details into a

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iPhone XI Plus could fit a 6.5-inch screen in an iPhone 8 Plus-sized body

The iPhone 8 Plus has just a 5.5-inch screen, yet according to a new report the rumored iPhone XI Plus could pack a 6.5-inch screen into a body of the same size.

That’s according to a ‘reliable supplier information source’ speaking to Macotakara, which adds that the only size difference could be the thickness, as due to changes to the rear camera

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