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What you need to know about the fast-spreading BA.2 omicron variant

28 January 2022

The BA.2 variant of omicron seems to be taking over in many places, but it isn't expected to cause yet another wave of cases around the world
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What does Google's new cookie replacement mean for online privacy?

27 January 2022

Google has a new plan to replace cookies, the files that track us when we browse the internet, but it is controversial with advertisers and privacy campaigners

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