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Galileo: UK plan to launch rival to EU sat-nav system

Media captionGraham Turnock: "We still think there is a win-win to be had here"

The UK is considering plans to launch a satellite-navigation system as a rival to the EU's Galileo project.

The move comes after the UK was told it would be shut out of key elements of the programme after Brexit.

The UK has

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New data protection rules will come into force in the UK in May.

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will change how companies and individuals collect, store and share data.

With the biggest change to data privacy in the UK since 1998 coming up, Reality Check explains what you need to know.

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There is a huge spectrum of opinion on the value of the Facebook data that Cambridge University academic Aleksandr Kogan gave to Cambridge Analytica's parent company, SCL.

Dr Kogan told a parliamentary committee: "Given what we know now, nothing, literally nothing - the idea that this data is accurate I would say is scientifically ridiculous."

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After a decade, online music streaming puts the global music industry revenues back on trackAfter a decade, online music streaming puts the global music industry revenues back on track

The upsurge in digital music consumption has led to the rise of music revenue growth for the third consecutive year.

As per a new music industry report by MiDuA Research, global recorded music revenues went up to $17.4 billion in 2017 compared to the $16 billion revenue in 2016. Out of this, 43% of revenues were generated by streaming, which is

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Xiaomi, Jio continue leading as Samsung falters in Q1 2018

During the last quarter, Xiaomi bumped Samsung off the number one spot as the leading smartphone brand in India. Q1 2018 saw Xiaomi continuing its lead while Oppo and Vivo saw their market share fall. 

The quarterly report by Counterpoint Research on the Indian smartphone market has highlighted the market distribution between the leading brands in

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LG G7 ThinQ touts a 6.1-inch 'Super Bright Display' with an optional notch

The LG G7 ThinQ is literally the next big and bright Android smartphone, and now we know just how big and how bright it'll be ahead of its May 2 launch date.

It'll have an expansive 6.1-inch screen – bigger than the 5.7-inch LG G6 – and an all-screen design with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and QuadHD+ resolution, according to LG in a press release.

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