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• NHL looks to build hockey's presence in China with 5-year Tencent deal

  21-01-2017 13:03
  
  The National Hockey League (NHL) and China’s Tencent have agreed the terms of a five-year strategic partnership that will see the internet giant carry selected games on its video sites and mobile platforms. 
  NHL vice president Bill Daly claimed the deal would help the development of the sport in the world’s largest economy.
  “Rome was not built in a day, and in the short term, we need to build hockey’s presence here,” remarked Daly. 
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• Google awards $50k seed money to British firms looking to fight fake news

  21-01-2017 12:46
  
  Google has awarded £50,000 (£41,000) of seed capital each to three British groups in a bid to rid the internet of fake news. 
  The groups - Factmata, The Ferret and Full Fact - are currently looking to design widgets that will find claims online and determine whether or not they are true. 
  Factmata founder, Dhruv Ghulati, who studied machine learning at University College London, told the press he was looking to find a way to provide the services of a human fact-checker, but
  
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• Shia Labeouf protests Trump presidency with 4-year performance art livestream

  21-01-2017 12:03
  
  American actor Shia Labeouf has launched his latest piece of performance art - a four-year long protest livestream against President Trump. 
  Unveiled as Trump took office as the 45th president of the United States, the participatory livestream titled ‘He will not divide us’ is staged outside New York’s Museum of the Moving Image and is open 24/7. 
  The protest encourages members of the public to join in by delivering the words ‘he will not divide us’ into a
  
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• Personal data being sold off at a 'huge scale' for as little as 4p

  21-01-2017 11:52
  
  Personal and financial data is being traded on a ‘huge scale’, sometimes illegally and for as little as 4p, consumer group Which? has revealed.
  Investigating 14 companies that sell data, Which? gained access to the personal data of half a million over 50s, including details of their salaries and pensions. Ten of the 14 firms reportedly failed to carry out proper checks on the researchers, breaching guidelines from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). 
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• Nintendo confirms 'end of life' for Wii U

  21-01-2017 11:23
  
  Nintendo has confirmed it’s the end of the road for its Wii U games console. 
  First launched in 2012, the Wii U has struggled to match the success of the original Wii device. 
  Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo America, confirmed to Polygon that the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild would be the final game for the device. 
  “We really are at the end of life for Wii U,” said Fils-Aime, assuring Wii U players that the company would still continue to provide o
  
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• BBC confirms Bake Off spin-off Creme de le Creme will return to BBC Two with new host Angus Deayton

  21-01-2017 11:00
  
  The BBC might have lost the Great British Bake Off (GBBO) to Channel 4 but spin-off series Creme de la Creme is staying put with Angus Deayton confirmed as the show’s new host. 
  The show, which airs on BBC Two, was hosted by chef Tom Kerridge last year and sees 10 teams of professional pastry chefs compete in tasks to make perfect pastries and spectacular showcases.  
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  Deayton, who is best known for hosting topical quiz ‘Have I Got News For You&rsqu
  
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• Unicode Committee sets Redhead emoji wheels in motion

  21-01-2017 10:42
  
  Unicode Committee has proposed a ginger-haired emoji, finally allowing redheads across the globe to join the world of emojis. 
  Emojipedia reports the committee - which is due to meet next week at the Apple campus - is set to go over a new proposal from the Unicode Subcommittee to iron out the details of a redhead emoji among others. 
  The Unicode Committee has been widely criticised for the lack of a redhead emoji in the past, with next week’s discussions set to include what range
  
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• World Economic Forum 2017 – Trump, Brexit, diversity and taking responsibility

  21-01-2017 09:00
  
  Amidst a tide of political upheaval and populist backlash, the world’s elite tried to make sense of it all at Davos this week and from their discussions it became clear that now more than ever that those brands that care about responsible leadership will win amidst such global uncertainty.  
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  Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) chief executive David Taylor said that big businesses have been witness to one of the biggest backlas
  
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