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Facebook has apologised after it stopped working for users around the world for several hours.

Billions of users were affected by the outage – which also took down Whatsapp, Messenger and Instagram.

In a site near Reykjavik, geothermal energy is being used to create products rich in protein.

Finding love through music, the app matching-up couples based on their ’emotional profiles’.

Microsoft’s latest operating system is being offered as a free upgrade from Tuesday.

Facebook says the outage, which lasted nearly six hours, was caused by a faulty configuration change.

Frances Haugen tells CBS that changing the algorithm would mean people spending less time on the site.

Facebook ex-product manager Frances Haugen says the company prioritises “growth over safety”.

Historic cars are being retrofitted with recycled electric motors and batteries.

Independent fibre providers warn that the reduction in price could harm investment and competition.