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07/04/2015

When Paul Walker tragically passed away midway through the production of Furious 7, Universal and director James Wan faced a difficult task. Do they scuttle the film or charge ahead, using rewrites and body doubles to finish Walker’s performance?

20/02/2014

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26266689

Facebook says it will buy messaging app WhatsApp for $19bn - the social networking giant's biggest purchase to date.

17/02/2014

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26222424

Google acquires SlickLogin - an Israeli start-up behind the technology that allows websites to verify a user's identity by using sound waves.

17/02/2014

http://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-largest-solar-plant-started-creating-electr-1521998493

Take 300,000 computer-controlled mirrors, each 7 feet high and 10 feet wide. Control them with computers to focus the Sun's light to the top of 459-foot towers, where water is turned into steam to power turbines. Bingo: you have the world's biggest solar power plant, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Gener...

14/02/2014

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26171123

Cyber-thieves are increasingly grabbing video of how victims use their computer to better steal from online bank accounts, reveals a security firm.

14/02/2014

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-26178578

India's mobile phone firms bid almost $10bn in a key auction for the country's second-generation (2G) telecoms licences.

11/02/2014

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-26126361

General Motors announces Mary Barra will be paid $14.4m (£8.8m) this year, a 60% raise over her predecessor, Dan Akerson, who was paid $9m.

07/02/2014

http://www.3dprinter.net/reference/what-is-3d-printing

What is 3D Printing? An Overview.You’ve heard of 3D printing from newscasters and journalists, astonished at what they’ve witnessed. A machine reminiscent of the Star Trek Replicator, something magical that can create objects out of thin air. It can “print” in plastic, metal, nylon, and over a hundr...

06/02/2014

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-26058905

Luxury car maker Aston Martin recalls more than 17,000 cars because of a counterfeit part.

06/02/2014

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-26059710

Microblogging site Twitter reports a net loss of $645m (£396m) for 2013, just three months after its flotation on the New York Stock Exchange.

05/02/2014

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26047446

Google promises to make "significant" changes to how rivals appear in search results in an attempt to avoid a multi-billion euro fine.

05/02/2014

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-25973762

Technology giant Microsoft announces Satya Nadella will succeed Steve Ballmer as its chief executive, with Bill Gates becoming a "technology adviser".