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Would you recognise yourself from your data?

Technology

The circular, grey robot vacuum gently bumps against against my feet. It stops, rotates and follows a skirting board along the kitchen, emitting a loud and unbroken drone.Throwing out beams of invisible light, it plots obstacles and walls, the narrowness of corridors and the expanses of open areas that it can then - gratefully - accelerate into. On a phone connected to it, a floor plan of the house is gradually drawn, inch by inch, bump by bump.As it quietly docks itself in its charger, the floor plan it has built leaves the vacuum and ends up on a cloud server in China. If you squint to read the device's Terms and Conditions, you'll learn that this plan might be shared (although not sold) to a variety of the manufacturer's partn...

Venezuela crisis: UK and Spain recognise Guaidó as president

World

The UK, Spain and other European countries have officially recognised opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela. It comes after Pesident Nicolás Maduro defiantly rejected the EU's Sunday deadline to call snap elections.French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Mr Guaidó had the "legitimacy" to organise a fresh presidential vote. Mr Guaidó declared himself interim leader last month and won US backing. Embattled president Mr Maduro accuses him of organising a coup. He said he cannot rule out the possibility of civil war as pressure mounts on him to stand down,In a TV interview, he warned that US President Donald Trump would leave the White House "stained with blood" if he inte...

Masters of disguise- Do you recognise the legends who were transformed for their films?

Entertainment

CAPITALThis aussie actress is well-known for her role in Lord of the RingsBut if a role requires it then Tinseltown’s finest love nothing more than an extreme makeover.1.Not perhaps the obvious choice to play Bob Dylan, this Aussie star is better known for appearing in Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit and Thor: Ragnarok.NCBERRY GOOD: This Bond star is unrecognisable2.There’s Berry little chance of spotting who this crazy character is in real life – and you’d never believe there was a Bond star under all that make-up.SPORTPHOTOIt's hard to tell who this actress is in a fat suit3. With her goat’s milk cleanses, cabbage dumpling and coffee enemas, this health-conscious actress would never have actually got fat for a film.SGPGREASE LIGHTNING: This star is usually look neat and clean4. This Hollyw...