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Carl Benjamin, the UKIP politician and YouTube star, sat down with Breitbart News last week to discuss a range of topics, including big tech censorship, which he argues is deliberately targeted at Trump supporters. “I think that we’re coming up to the 2020 elections, and I do suspect there’s a great deal of political bias involved here” said the YouTuber and politician, who also goes by the online pseudonym “Sargon of Akkad.”Benjamin, who almost exclusively used YouTube to build an independent following and livelihood, was recently demonetized by the Google-owned platform — all ad revenue on his videos was stripped away, leaving him without his primary source of income. YouTube’s demonetization was “the consequence of media pressure” said Benjamin, who is running as a UKIP candidate for the European Parliamentary elections in Britain. “YouTube have caved in to [a] kind of media narrative.” Benjamin also commented … [Read more...] about Carl Benjamin: We Need a Digital Bill of Rights

Quivering and hesitant, like a spoon-wielding toddler trying to eat soup without spilling it, the world’s first fruit-picking robot is attempting to harvest a raspberry. After sizing it up for an age, the robot plucks the fruit with its gripping arm and gingerly deposits it into a waiting punnet. The whole process takes about a minute for a single berry. It seems like heavy going for a robot that cost £700,000 to develop but, if all goes to plan, this is the future of fruit-picking. Each robot will be able to pick more than 25,000 raspberries a day, outpacing human workers who manage about 15,000 in an eight-hour shift, according to Fieldwork Robotics, a spinout from the University of Plymouth. The robot has gone on trial in the UK, as the farming industry battles rising labour costs and Brexit-related shortages of seasonal workers. Numbers of seasonal workers from eastern Europe have diminished, partly due to Brexit fears but also because Romania and Poland’s surging … [Read more...] about Robocrop: world’s first fruit-picking robot set to work

Galaxy S10 is Samsung's most premium flagship smartphone series (Image: Samsung) Galaxy S10 is Samsung's most premium flagship smartphone; the hardware was unwrapped back in February and comes in four models. However, following its announcement only three editions of the S10 released in the UK; the Galaxy S10e, standard Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+. However, the fourth and final variant of the series, the S10 5G, will be available for Britons to purchase on June 7. Pre-orders for the hardware opened last week - the device comes with a number of new features in its own right such as a gargantuan 6.7-inch AMOLED screen and a quad camera system. Related articles WhatsApp ALERT: The change you have been DREADING has been confirmed OnePlus 7 - Some of its best features are coming to the OnePlus 6T In addition to packing the same primary, telephoto and ultra wide-angle lenses as the standard S10 and S10+, the S10 5G comes with an additional time-of-flight sensor on its rear that allows … [Read more...] about Galaxy S10 seems set for a gorgeous design update

YouTube censored ‘Borderless,’ a new documentary about mass immigration from independent filmmaker Lauren Southern, on the day of its release. The feature-length documentary was taken down from YouTube less than 24 hours after it was uploaded, and is currently unavailable. YouTube has yet to give Southern an explanation for its removal.Southern has since uploaded a backup version to YouTube, although the loss of the original is likely to skew the documentary’s view count. Southern’s previous documentary, about the racially-motivated murder of white farmers in South Africa, accumulated over 2.3 million views on the platform. Southern says she received a message from YouTube saying the video had “stopped processing.” But Southern points out that processing errors take place before a video has been uploaded, not after. The Google-owned video platform initially appeared to “soft-censor” Southern’s documentary. YouTube users attempting … [Read more...] about YouTube Censors Lauren Southern Documentary ‘Borderless’

Mate 20 Pro launched for a whopping £899.99 asking price but has since plunged in value (Image: Huawei • Getty) Mate 20 Pro launched for a whopping £899.99 asking price but has since plunged in value. John Lewis is selling the Huawei handset for the incredibly tempting figure of £599 which is incredibly good value for the features on offer. A number of other retailers such as Amazon and Argos are also selling the product for a similar charge. One of the Mate 20 Pro's standout features is easily its camera system that remains one of the most capable around. Related articles Virgin Media offers 'lowest monthly price' for iPhone Xs in new deal Some OnePlus 7 owners aren't happy with their new smartphone The handset comes with three lenses on its rear that each serve a different purpose. Mate 20 Pro boasts a 40-megapixel main lens that is accompanied by a 20-megapixel ultra wide-angle module and an 8-megapixel telephoto unit. Additionally, the device also … [Read more...] about Mate 20 Pro price drops to new low but should you buy one?