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Android users can now get YouTube’s dark mode

In March, YouTube revealed that it was releasing a dark mode for its mobile apps, starting with its iOS version. Now, Android users are beginning to get the feature on their apps. YouTube added a dark mode to its desktop site last year, and the company says that it became one of the most requested features for its apps. 9to5Google ...

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Chelsea transfer news: Man Utd may still sign Willian but decision has changed situation

CHELSEA star Willian may yet join Manchester United this summer, according to reports. Chelsea star Willian is on Manchester United’s list of transfer targets with the Red Devils primed to miss out on Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale. Bale was initially earmarked as a priority target, but Express Sport understands the Wales international is now expected to stay at Real Madrid. ...

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Man Utd transfer news: Arturo Vidal makes decision on move with Alexis Sanchez considered

MANCHESTER UNITED face heartache in their pursuit of Bayern Munich star Arturo Vidal, according to reports. Manchester United have been heavily linked with Bayern Munich star Vidal despite having six midfielders on the books already. The Chile international’s agent, Fernando Felicevich, has supposedly been locked in talks over a move that would see Vidal become United’s fourth signing of the ...

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Nigeria’s communal clashes deadlier than Boko Haram: Report

Violence in Nigeria between semi-nomadic cattle herders and settled farmers has killed around six times more people than deaths related to the Boko Haram insurgency in the first half of 2018, and poses a major threat to the country’s stability, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said on Thursday. The think-tank said in a report the violence, concentrated in central states ...

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MORE THAN 130 MIGRANTS INJURED AFTER CROSSING MOROCCO-SPAIN BORDER, SPANISH RED CROSS SAYS

Over 130 migrants suffered injuries Thursday as they tried to cross from Morocco to Europe, according to the Spanish Red Cross. Police said that 16 migrants were hospitalized and 15 law enforcement officers were hurt, with five needing hospital care, after 800 migrants attempted to reach European soil. Over 600 African migrants successfully crossed from Morocco to Spain’s North African ...

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JAPANESE CITY FENDS OFF ASPIRING NINJAS AFTER FLOOD OF INQUIRIES

The Japanese city of Iga is fighting off aspiring ninjas after a broadcasting error. In a July 16 segment on Japan’s depopulation and labor shortages, National Public Radio reported that Iga had a shortage of ninjas. The segment said that the city’s ninja museum needed more ninja-performers, and NPR’s Sally Herships also said that those filling the role could earn ...

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COULD ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REPLACE DOCTORS? AI IS NOW DIAGNOSING THIS COMMON EYE DISEASE

Artificial intelligence is now being used to diagnose a common eye disease. The device, called IDx-DR, uses software and a retinal camera to take images of a patient’s retina. It then uses an artificial intelligence algorithm to evaluate the images and effectively diagnose diabetic retinopathy, a diabetes complication that can lead to blindness. Developers hope this new device will make ...

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FACEBOOK IN CRISIS? MARK ZUCKERBERG LOSES $16.8 BILLION AS SHARES TANK

ark Zuckerberg’s fortune tanked by more than $16 billion on Wednesday in the wake of Facebook’s second-quarter financial results, which fell short of analysts’ expectations. Shares in the California-based social-networking platform plummeted by as much as 24 percent following the filing this week, swiftly wiping up to $140 billion from the company’s market value. According to the Financial Times, the ...

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