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Row over proposed autism criteria

A proposal to use new diagnostic criteria for autism has roiled the US medical community, with many experts concerned that the move could exclude some children.

Filmmaker sounds alarm over plastic

A director has been following the menace of plastic from Sardinia to the Indian Ocean for a film that aims to combine the art of nature documentary with a campaigning quest.

Let web stay partly free – Kaspersky

Defending against cyber attacks will require funding, expertise and policy guidelines, all of which continue to remain elusive even as the threat grows.

UK Supreme Court goes tweeting

Britain's Highest Court is to take up posting real time news on its latest judgements on Twitter.

Olympic internet meltdown worries

British businesses are being warned of possible internet breakdowns, data caps and "unavoidable" mobile phone problems during the London 2012 Olympics.

Germany battles burnout

Germany, holding up better than its eurozone partners in the current debt crisis, is battling the increasingly widespread phenomenon of "burnout" which it says is costing its economy billions of euros each year.

Zuckerberg defends hacking

Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a hacker and has defended hacking in an essay.

Motorola: Some tablets weren’t wiped

Motorola says some refurbished Xoom tablets may have contained previous owners' data and may not have been properly wiped.

Sheep-herding rabbit becomes online hit

Champis the rabbit doesn't only hop - he also knows how to herd his masters' flock of sheep, possibly having picked up the skill after watching trained dogs do the job.

EU probes new Google privacy policy

The EU's data protection authorities have asked Google to delay the roll-out of its new privacy policy until they have verified that it doesn't break the bloc's data protection laws.

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