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Microsoft has become the last of the leading emoji providers to replace its image of a handgun with a toy.

The firm has tweeted that it was "evolving" its designs to better reflect its values, and intended to substitute a graphic of a revolver with that of a water pistol.

The announcement came shortly after Google revealed a

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A company suspended from Facebook in the fallout of the Cambridge Analytica scandal says it feels betrayed by the social media giant.

Cubeyou collected information about users of the social media site through personality quiz apps that was allegedly sold for marketing purposes.

Chief executive Federico Treu told the BBC

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Rapper Kanye West is already under fire after his recent return to Twitter for tweeting his support for US President Donald Trump.

West, 40, posted a series of pro-Trump tweets, including a photo of

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Facebook's quarterly sales rose by nearly 50% in the social media giant's first results since a privacy scandal over users' data emerged.

The company said that revenues rose to $11.9bn in the first three months of the year, compared to $8bn previously.

Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said: "Despite facing important challenges,

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