Texting while crossing road may be banned, and other news

BBC Click's Paul Carter looks at some the week's best technology stories.

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Lift off for SpaceX rocket carrying 60 satellites

A Falcon-9 rocket launches from Florida, packed with 60 satellites capable of giving users on the ground high-speed connections to the internet.

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Why Huawei's Google woes worry Africa

Will Africa's governments and consumers have to choose between using US and Chinese technology?

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Five tech trends shaping the beauty industry

Five tech trends shaping the beauty industry

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Is Facebook undermining democracy in Africa?

Critics say the social media giant has allowed its platform to be weaponised during elections on the continent.

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Huawei: ARM memo tells staff to stop working with China’s tech giant

Chinese company is dealt an "insurmountable" blow as chip designer says it must comply with US trade ban.

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Amazon heads off facial recognition rebellion

A group of investors had sought to stop the firm providing its Rekognition system to police.

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Google's Ad Exchange faces privacy probe by Irish regulator

The Irish Data Protection Commission will look into whether Google's Ad Exchange system is GDPR-compliant.

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EE to launch UK's first 5G service in May

Firm says that Huawei's 5G phones will not be available initially.

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Would you pay $1m for a laptop full of malware?

The laptop is infected with six notorious strains, including WannaCry and ILoveYou.

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Apple to warn iPhone users about update impact

The tech giant must tell customers if a software update will slow down their iPhone, UK regulator has said.

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EA shows off its next-generation hair

Developers at EA want limp, lifeless hair to be a thing of the past.

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TalkTalk data breach customer details found online

Personal details for 4,545 TalkTalk customers stolen during a 2015 data breach are accessible online.

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Tesla 'hires' witty museum sheep tweeter

Social media expert who propelled The Museum of English Rural Life to global fame is snapped up by Tesla.

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Female-voice AI reinforces bias, says UN report

Female-voiced AIs are portrayed as "eager to please", suggesting women are "subservient" says study.

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Bleach peddled as 'miracle' autism cure on YouTube

An investigation by Business Insider led the site to take down most - but not all - of the videos.

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If a house was designed by machine, how would it look?

This house was designed using algorithms and machines. They chose complex, organic-looking forms.

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Driverless cars: Cambridge University model cars 'talk' to avoid jams

Researchers say it shows driverless cars working together could improve traffic flow by at least 35%.

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Playing Tetris by committee with multiple players

How a revamped Nintendo controller allows eight people to control a game simultaneously.

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Nasa plans first woman Moon mission and other news

BBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some of the week's best technology stories.

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