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It looks like a major change is coming to the Skype app, with Microsoft introducing read receipts to the preview version of the software.

You’ll likely be familiar with read receipts from using other messaging platforms. Essentially, what happens is that the sender will be notified when the person who receives their message has read it. So, even if

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Coder charged over stolen surveillance toolsCoder charged over stolen surveillance tools
Image copyrightReutersImage caption NSO software is believed to have helped get past security measures on Apple iPhones

A programmer who allegedly tried to sell stolen surveillance tools worth $50m (£38m) on the dark web has been caught and charged in Israel.

The software was reportedly stolen from a security

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Elon Musk offers to help Thai cave rescueElon Musk offers to help Thai cave rescue
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Billionaire space adventurer and carmaker Elon Musk has offered his services to the Thai government to rescue 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave.

In a series of tweets, Mr Musk explored how his businesses could help the team.

He suggested that The Boring Company is "pretty good at digging holes".

He

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Three YouTube vloggers die in Canada waterfall plungeThree YouTube vloggers die in Canada waterfall plunge
Image copyrightHigh On LifeImage caption Photos of the trio were posted on a GoFundMe page

Three members of a YouTube travel blogging collective have died after falling over a waterfall in Canada.

Ryker Gamble, Alexey Lyakh and Megan Scraper were part of High On Life, who post videos of their travel adventures.

Th

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YouTuber in row over copyright infringement of his own songYouTuber in row over copyright infringement of his own song
Image copyrightPaul DavidsImage caption Paul Davids can normally be found on YouTube explaining guitar techniques

Paul Davids thought he had seen it all when it came to YouTube's copyright protection system.

The Dutch YouTuber's most popular videos include him playing famous guitar riffs, comparing different

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Windows by the numbers: Windows 10 gains ground but still trails Windows 7

Windows 10 last month for the first time passed the 40% milestone, but adoption still lagged behind the venerable Windows 7, which refused to budge from its dominant spot.

According to California-based analytics vendor Net Applications, Windows 10 added a full percentage point in June, accounting for 35.7% of the user share of all personal computers and 40.4% of all those running Windows last month. (The second number is larger than the first because Windows powered 87.9% of all PCs, not 100%.)

The 40.4% represented an estimated 606 million Windows personal computers, calculated using Microsoft's oft-cited number of 1.5 billion Windows PCs worldwide. Microsoft's most recent claim for Windows 10 was that the operating system was on nearly "700 million connected devices," a statistic it touted in early May. However, Microsoft counts not just PCs, but also Xbox gaming consoles, tablets and a small number of Windows-powered smartphones, which run Windows 10.

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