Iris-scanning phone pitched at refugees

UK firm IrisGuard hopes to help refugees access banking and services with its device.

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Pokemon: Nintendo announces two new games, Sword and Shield, for the Switch

This is the first 'real' Pokemon game to appear on consoles, following successful titles on handheld and mobile.

from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2H6ArKL

OneWeb launches mega-constellation pathfinder satellites

A London-based start-up's multi-billion-pound project to take the web everywhere gets off the ground.

from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2tDKhMq

Energizer 'thick boi' phone gives 50 days of battery life

Could chunky smartphones be the future for our pocket tech? This huge new handset has tech experts talking.

from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2H6AoP5

Momo challenge: Police advise over 'freaky game'

The "game" on WhatsApp has been accused of encouraging children to self-harm.

from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2tGEDJi

U.S. charges My Big Coin virtual currency firm founder with fraud

The founder of a Nevada-based company was arrested on Wednesday on federal charges he participated in a $6 million scheme to defraud people who wanted to buy a virtual currency called My Big Coin...

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Wells Fargo starts settlement talks with Justice Dept, SEC

Wells Fargo & Co said on Wednesday that it entered preliminary settlement discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission over previously disclosed probes...

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Former Instinet CEO tapped to head new Wall Street-backed exchange

Jonathan Kellner, former chief executive officer of brokerage Instinet, was on Wednesday named CEO of the Members Exchange, a new low-cost electronic bourse being built by a group of financial...

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Ubben's socially conscious ValueAct Spring Fund bets on workplace wonk

Jeffrey Ubben's ValueAct Spring Fund, which invests in companies aiming to address environmental and social problems, is making a bet on an academic-turned-hedge-fund-manager who picks stocks based...

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Las principales noticias del jueves

By Por ELDA CANTÚ from NYT Universal https://nyti.ms/2VsMu9s

A Sports Hijab Has France Debating the Muslim Veil, Again

By ELIAN PELTIER and AURELIEN BREEDEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EAimTG

Huawei’s Cutest Fans in China? A Troupe of Dancing Children

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2VsMmXw

The Cutest Animal on Instagram Is Possibly in Your Trash Can

By GRAY CHAPMAN from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/2EEj0jj

Word + Quiz: skein

By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2VoBwSb

A New Editor, and a New Take on Brexit, for a Brawny London Tabloid

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2EEiSQR

Michael Cohen, Kim Jong-un, Kashmir: Your Thursday Briefing

By PENN BULLOCK and MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2Vws13B

What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Better Things’ and ‘The Guilty’

By GABE COHN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2EC1E6A

Beal, Wizards Roll to 125-116 Victory Over Nets

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2VjvmTg

Trudeau’s Ex-Attorney General: ‘Veiled Threats’ Were Made to Drop Case

By IAN AUSTEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2ECOJ4c

Patient Shoots Doctor at Florida Veterans Affairs Hospital, Officials Say

By JULIA JACOBS and MATT STEVENS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2VrZ4pj

On Politics: Michael Cohen Testifies

By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2ECOxlu

Buoying Trump’s ‘Inflated’ Wealth: $4 Billion in ‘Brand Value,’ Cohen Says

By RUSS BUETTNER and SUSANNE CRAIG from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2VqpIP8

Cohen’s Testimony Is a Test for Both Parties in the Year Ahead

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2ECO3Mc

White Man Who Shot Black Men After Hurricane Katrina Dies Days After Sentencing

By MATT STEVENS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Vruf4a

Quotation of the Day: Confessed Liar Meets With Ardent Partisans to Set the Record Straight

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://nyti.ms/2ECOcPK

Tampa Bay and Calgary Keep Streaks Alive by Beating Rangers and Devils

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Vt3g8n

Warriors Host Survivors of the Parkland School Shooting

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ECO7vq

Corrections: February 28, 2019

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Blue Jays

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River flood swamps 2,000 buildings in Northern California

A rain-swollen river in Northern California flooded about 2,000 homes and businesses on Wednesday along a valley famous for its wineries and left residents of one town stranded by high waters, officials said.

from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2IED1u1

After public grilling, ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to testify on Russia in private

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen will talk behind closed doors on Thursday to a congressional panel investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. election, capping an explosive week of testimony in which he leveled new allegations of wrongdoing at his former boss.

from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2Tj2dua

Trump denounces Cohen but says he told truth about 'no collusion'

U.S. President Donald Trump said his former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, had lied "a lot" in testimony to a congressional hearing in Washington, but Cohen had told the truth when he said there was had been no collusion with Russia.

from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2IVc5Xd

Disney bets on a new planet to wow 'Star Wars' fans at U.S. parks

When the "Star Wars" galaxy is brought to life at Walt Disney Co's U.S. theme parks later this year, fans will not step onto the iconic landscapes of Hoth or Tatooine.

from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2Tj1Xvc

Trump border wall prototypes torn down to make way for new barrier

The prototypes for President Donald Trump's contest for a border wall near San Diego, California, were torn down on Wednesday, to make way for a new section of actual border fencing.

from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2IGAxLG

Ex-lawyer Cohen assails 'conman' Trump, gives no direct evidence of collusion

U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen accused him of breaking the law while in office and said for the first time that Trump knew in advance about a WikiLeaks dump of stolen emails that hurt his 2016 election rival Hillary Clinton.

from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2Tj1OIa