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Chris Stokel-Walker

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Chris Stokel-Walker is a freelance technology journalist and author of  and . 

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A member of the Ukrainian territorial defence units talks on their phone during observation of Russian troops movements around the village of Velyka Dymerka, 40km east of Kyiv, on 9 March

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Russia and Ukraine are both weaponising mobile phones to track troops

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Health

Robot scientist finds most breast cancer studies aren't reproducible

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Technology

Watch a robot peel a banana without crushing it into oblivion

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Technology

Nearly all websites may breach GDPR legislation around data usage

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Humans

Get Rich or Lie Trying review: A pacy scroll through influencer life

Culture

dandelion seed-inspired sensor

Environment

Sensors inspired by dandelion seeds can record signs of climate change

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KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 08: Firefighters try to extinguish a fire after a chemical warehouse was hit by Russian shelling on the eastern frontline near Kalynivka village on March 08, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia continues assault on Ukraine's major cities, including the capital Kyiv, after launching a large-scale invasion of the country on February 24. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Technology

How do organisations find and debunk disinformation on war in Ukraine?

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Building on fire

Technology

Is Russia winning the disinformation war in Ukraine?

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Technology

Will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine trigger a massive cyberwar?

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Technology

People are bad at spotting fake LinkedIn profiles generated by AI

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Bitcoin

Technology

Cryptocurrency crimes have got too big for the US government to ignore

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Humans

We have lost 90 per cent of the original copies of Medieval literature

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