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Economy

Cyber Monday fuels fraud fears

It's the year's biggest shopping weekend as the billions spent on Black Friday is followed by another frenzy of internet buying, Cyber Monday.

Portugal

Calendar starring shepherds proves an unexpected hit

2018 calendar promoting a worthy cause immediately sells out

World News

Online freedoms ‘being squeezed in UK, France and Germany’

Terrorism, migration and elections have all seen online liberties restricted in recent years.

USA

States using internet to threaten democracy on the increase

A recent report by Freedom House highlights a growing number of regimes using the internet to disrupt democracy abroad and limit individual freedom at home.

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United Kingdom

LIFI’s bright future: how you could soon be surfing the web via lights

The man behind the technology has said it’s closer than ever to breaking into the consumer market.

USA

Twitter doubles its character limit

Standby for more pearls of wisdom from Twiter users as the character limit doubles

Spain

Adidas scores own goal in Spain with controversial football shirt

The colours of the shirt have upset Spanish “right wing” nationalists.

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Sensors that make sense: from farming to water control

In this edition of Futuris, we take you on a European tour to discover how the Internet of Things is changing everything from farming to water quality control.

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Takeaway: Fitness trackers for cows

Why do these cows wear fitness trackers?

Focus

"We're going to stick with the smartphone" - Steve Wozniak

Creative industry professionals meet at the IAA's Global Conference in Bucharest to discuss how to adapt to rapid changes in the world of advertising.

Germany

#RumoursAboutGermany: Government campaign aims to expose lies human traffickers tell migrants

"The ship for the crossing to Germany is spacious and has a pool and a cinema," is one of the 'seven lies' about Germany presented on the site.

World News

A major wi-fi security flaw could allow hackers to intercept encrypted data

Researchers say a major wi-fi security flaw could allow hackers to listen in on any of your devices

Economy

Bitcoin booms to over 5000 dollars

Despite fears of a bubble crypto-currency Bitcoin has broken through the 5000 dollar mark

Spain

Catalan referendum: 'Hablamos' movement to bring both sides together

"We are better than our leaders, let's talk."

World News

Amazon ordered to pay 250 million euros to Luxembourg in back taxes

Amazon ordered to pay 250 million euros to Luxembourg in back taxes

Lithuania

Lithuania has a volunteer army fighting a war on the internet

The 'elves' see themselves on the front line of a battle against pro-Russian propaganda

World News

Twitter tests doubling up its character limit

The social network platform says the 280 character limit extension is a response to "extremely frustrated" users

Sci-Tech

Superfast broadband speeds for a brave new Gigaworld

Being connected is changing the way we live, work and play.

Target

Kazakhstan embraces the digital age

International Sovereign Wealth Funds have been gathering in Astana to explore new frontiers and tap into more markets.

World News

What does the world most want to learn how to do on Google?

Google has revealed the top 10 most-searched questions across the world