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Social media apps

Anti-vaccine disinformation greatest risk to Covid-19 jab, MP warns

The spacecraft's shadow is reflected on the surface of the moon during its landing process (Chinese National Space Administration/AP)

Chinese lunar probe collects first rock samples after landing on Moon

Apple's most downloaded apps of the year revealed

Zoom and NHS Covid-19 app take lead in Apple’s most popular App Store downloads

A Long March-5 rocket carrying the Chang’e 5 lunar mission lifts off at the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in Wenchang in southern China’s Hainan Province (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

China probe lands on moon in bid to return lunar rocks to Earth

Facebook Oversight Board

Facebook’s oversight board reveals first cases it will investigate

Twitter

Twitter adds support prompt for users searching about eating disorders

Drake

Spotify reveals the year’s most streamed artists, songs and albums

Facebook News

Facebook to launch dedicated news section in UK next year

A demonstration model of a heart

New technology to monitor individuals’ heart abnormalities given green light

5G rollout

Ban on Huawei in UK’s 5G network moves closer after passing first Commons hurdle

Proteins

AI cracks 50-year-old ‘protein folding problem’, say researchers

Huawei

Stop installing Huawei in 5G networks from next autumn, telecoms providers told

5G

Hybrid 5G satellite engineering hub set to open in Oxfordshire

Apple iPhone 12 mini and Pro Max

Should you buy… The iPhone 12 mini or iPhone 12 Pro Max?

Oxford Street Stores Stock

Dyson plans £3 billion investment in robotics and AI to create new products

Handout picture of a care home resident in an Oomph! exercise class

‘On demand’ exercise and wellbeing service launches for care home residents

A student looks at matter under a microscope

Artificial intelligence research projects get £20m boost

Smartphones

Ban tech giants from deliberately shortening lifespan of devices, MPs say