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Facebook rolls out 'privacy checkup' Facebook began rolling out its "privacy checkup" aimed at helping users of the huge social network better manage sharing their information.

05 September 2014 14:19

Hanks, Sting lead list of Kennedy Center honorees Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and British rock-pop legend Sting are among the recipients of this year's Kennedy Center Honors.

05 September 2014 13:36

Scarlett Johansson has baby girl US actress Scarlett Johansson has given birth to a baby girl with her French fiance Romain Dauriac.

05 September 2014 13:01

Photo service Twitpic to shutter, blames Twitter The photo-sharing service Twitpic announced it was shutting down, saying it faced an ultimatum from Twitter to abandon its trademark.

05 September 2014 12:19

Bethann Hardison: Champion of catwalk diversity Bethann Hardison pioneered the campaign for diversity on the catwalk with the message that fashion isn't only white.

05 September 2014 11:40

Joan Rivers, queen of US 'comediennes,' dies aged 81 Joan Rivers, the acerbic stand-up comic and television host, died in hospital in New York on Thursday.

05 September 2014 11:00

Google to pay $19 million for child app purchases Google has agreed to issue at least $19 million in refunds to consumers whose children made app purchases from its Google Play store without parental consen.

05 September 2014 09:57

New York kicks off 2015 spring/summer fashion season The first 2015 spring/summer fashion week of the season opens in New York Thursday with designers pushing the boat out like never before.

04 September 2014 14:55

Pilots, cabin crew 'twice as likely to get skin cancer' Airline pilots and cabin crew are twice as likely to suffer from skin cancer because of regular exposure to harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun.

04 September 2014 14:20

Disney to release 'Frozen' short sequel next year The "Frozen" princess stars of Disney's Oscar-winning animated film are set to return in a short sequel to be released next spring.

04 September 2014 14:09

Google bio firm in $1.5 bn alliance against aging ills Google backed life sciences firm Calico and bio-pharmaceutical titan AbbVie announced an alliance to find ways to battle age-related diseases.

04 September 2014 13:59

Yahoo adds 'Style' to digital magazine line-up Yahoo on Wednesday hit the Internet catwalk with a digital fashion magazine dubbed 'Style.'

04 September 2014 13:19

PETA increases reward for man who kicked squirrel into Grand Canyon PETA has increased its reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man filmed kicking a squirrel into the Grand Canyon.

04 September 2014 13:05

Joan Rivers out of New York intensive care: daughter Joan Rivers rushed to a New York hospital last week, has been moved out of intensive care, her daughter said Wednesday.

04 September 2014 12:54

Clooney to make film about British phone hacking scandal George Clooney is to direct a film about the British phone hacking scandal, the studio behind the project announced Wednesday.

04 September 2014 12:42

Sofia Vergara tops TV actress rich list "Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara is the highest-paid US TV actress for the third year in a row, earning some $37 million.

04 September 2014 12:34

US pharmacy giant CVS ends tobacco sales CVS announced that it had stopped selling tobacco products and was changing its name to reflect a greater focus on health.

04 September 2014 11:53

Breakthrough year for Zarina Diyas Kazakhstani tennis player Zarina Diyas has earned over $500 thousand this year.

04 September 2014 01:47

Kazakhstani invents device to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases Damel Mektepbayeva, junior researcher at Nazarbayev University, has developed a device that rapidly diagnoses sexually transmitted diseases.

04 September 2014 00:44

Google working on super-fast 'quantum' computer chip Google said it is working on a super-fast "quantum" computer chip as part a vision to one day have machines think like humans.

03 September 2014 14:25

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