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10 things in tech you need to know today

Mar 21, 2016, 13:25 IST

Jeremy Clarkson watches from the stands as Chelsea play Paris St Germain in the UEFA Champions League Second Round Second Leg at Stamford Bridge, London, England - March 11, 2015.Reuters / Stefan Wermuth / BI illustration

Good morning, here's the technology you need to know to start off the week.

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1. Apple will hold an event at its Cupertino campus later today where it's expected to reveal a new, smaller iPhone, a smaller iPad Pro, and accessories for the Apple Watch. There could be surprises, however.

2. Gawker lost its lawsuit with wrestler Hulk Hogan over a sex tape posted on its site, and so far a jury has awarded Hogan $115 million (£80 million) in damages. The jury will meet again today to decide whether to award even more damages.

3. Pact Coffee abandoned its £1 million crowdfunding campaign after raising less than a fifth of its target. It cancelled the Crowdcube campaign with days left to go.

4. Twitter turns 10 years old today. The company started celebrating the anniversary last night.

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5. Jeremy Clarkson gave up drinking to "stay sharp" while negotiating his Amazon Prime deal. It took between four and five months.

6. Netflix will pay more than $90 million (£62 million) for a new Will Smith movie. It's a cop thriller called "Bright."

7. Yahoo may let Facebook sell ads on Tumblr to get the business back on track. The website is only able to sell ads on 10% to 15% of its available inventory of web pages.

8. Microsoft apologised after hiring scantily clad "schoolgirl" dancers for a party that it hosted. Microsoft Xbox boss Phil Spencer issued a full apology.

9. People are criticising Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for taking a run in Beijing without wearing a mask. They claim that it sets a dangerous example to tourists.

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10. Evernote's CEO ripped out and replaced his entire leadership team. New CEO Chris O'Neill introduced seven new executives.

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