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Jaron LanierImage copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Jaron Lanier is a computer scientist and pioneer in the field of virtual reality

An influential tech evangelist has called at the TED 2018 conference for an overhaul of Facebook and Google's business models.

Jaron Lanier, who is often referred to as a "father of virtual

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-Warranty void- stickers appear on many gadgets

Stickers on gadgets warning "warranty void if removed" are deceptive and likely to be illegal in the US, its consumer watchdog has said.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said it had written to six companies to warn them about using misleading language.

Ordering customers to "use specified parts or service providers to keep their warranties intact"

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Russian trolls posted fake Clinton pornImage copyrightJamie McCarthyImage caption Reddit banned a fake Hillary Clinton pornography account

Reddit has banned 944 accounts including ones that were promoting a fake Hillary Clinton porn video.

One video, purporting to be a "leaked Hillary Clinton hotel sex tape" is reported to have been created by

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Olga Yurkova on TED stageImage copyrightJason Redmond/TEDImage caption Olga Yurkova founded StopFake

A powerful talk about the need to do more to counter fake news has opened the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) 2018 conference in Vancouver.

Journalist Olga Yurkova described a false story in which the Ukrainian army had

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Mark Zuckerberg speaking to US senateImage copyrightGetty Images

Mark Zuckerberg appeared in front of US senators on Tuesday and at times looked like he'd rather be anywhere else.

And, of course, it was something that was picked up on by social media.

The Facebook CEO's at-times awkwardness saw him being compared to Star Trek's Data - an android who struggles with human behaviour and

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