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What the internet is reading on 13 May: Nepal earthquake, Inge Lehmann and Big Brother 2015
Your daily guide to the stories and subjects trending across the web.
WhatsApp challenger Telegram doubles messaging activity as users hit 62 million
Telegram has attracted privacy-concious users from rival services such as Facebook-owned WhatsApp.
Facebook muscles in on internet news with Instant Article publishing platform for newspapers
Facebook Instant Articles gives newspapers and publishers a tool to deliver high-quality articles.
Bodies found after Canada dad Randy Janzen posts on Facebook how he killed family to 'end pain'
Police find bodies in two homes
Facebook and IBM deal: Privacy advocates question vast data-sharing partnership to target ads
The two tech giants aim to take targeted advertising to the next level with their deal.
Oculus Rift release date set for early 2016 but pricing still unknown
Oculus announces that its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset will be ready for shipping early next year
Treadmills in gyms are linked to three deaths a year in US
Machines send thousands to emergency rooms.
Dave Goldberg: Hotel denies SurveyMonkey CEO was a guest and did not die while exercising in their gym
The Four Seasons Resort has refuted claims that the husband of Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg was staying at the hotel.
Singapore Prime Minister shares Sudoku solving computer program he wrote himself on Facebook
Lee Hsien Loong has shared C++ code from a software program he wrote and is asking for bug reports
Sheryl Sandberg's husband Dave Goldberg died of head trauma in treadmill fall
Brother found him hours later lying in gym.
Facebook launches free video calling for its Messenger app to rival Hangouts, Skype, and FaceTime
Service will be available on Apple's iOS and Android.
Nepal earthquake: How the internet is bringing hope amid one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters
More than 4,000 people have been killed in the Nepal earthquake.
Mediterranean migrants: Facebook smugglers offer under-3s go free with 'TripAdvisor-style feedback' for voyage to Europe
EXCLUSIVE: Migrants can contact smugglers through social media to pay more than £10k to reach Britain from Turkey.
Europe considers more powerful regulator to control Google and Facebook
Document prepared by senior officials for EU Digital Commissioner Günther Oettinger talks about 'EU-wide body' with increased power.
Nokia plotting Here Maps sale with Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Alibaba all in the frame
Nokia wants to sell its loss-making Here Maps division with tech majors eyeing the business, as well as a group of German car makers.
American Airlines boss Doug Parker to join the likes of Mark Zuckerberg in being paid entirely in shares
'This stock will have to be earned over time, and will also have to be earned by performance,' said Parker.
Facebook, Uber, and 3 German automakers interested in Nokia's maps business
The book value of Nokia's HERE maps business unit stands at €2bn.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Oculus will allow people 'to experience anything'
Zuckerberg says Oculus's virtual reality product will let you do what's impossible in the analog world.
Facebook: Jade Ruthven sent offensive letter after posting endless baby photos
Ruthven was left angry by letter but had the last laugh by posting it to comedian Em Rusciano.
Mother furious after Facebook removes photo of baby boy born without a nose
Brandi McGlathery was upset after Facebook tried to remove pictures of her son from the website.
Facebook sued in Illinois for collecting biometric facial recognition data
A Chicago man says Facebook is violating Illinois' biometrics law requiring express consent of citizens.
Class action suit against Facebook over privacy violations in Europe set to begin in Vienna
Austrian law graduate Max Schrems is spearheading a class action suit with support of about 25,000 Facebook users.
Vatican battles with murder and homosexuality scandals
An Italian priest is alleged to have searched the internet for gay lovers and is accused of being involved in gay orgies.
Judge allows woman to serve estranged husband with divorce papers over Facebook
A woman has been given permission by a judge to serve her estranged husband with divorce papers via a Facebook message
Facebook starts testing WhatsApp integration to enable cross-platform messaging service
Proposed Facebook and WhatsApp integration will bring cross-platform messaging service at your fingertips.
Turkish court blocks Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for showing hostage picture
Turkey blocks Twitter and YouTube for the second time in just over a year ahead of the country's general elections on 7 June.
Facebook down: Social network offline as outage affects Europe and US
Facebook was down and unresponsive for many users across Europe on 27 March
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2015: Where to watch the slime awards live online and how to vote
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2015 will take place on 28 March at 8pm ET/PT.
Oculus Rift release date set for 2015 as virtual reality gaming arrives
You will be able to play virtual reality games on a device from VR experts Oculus before the end of the year.
Lee Kuan Yew death: Black or white, what should Singaporeans wear for his funeral?
Messages spread on social media are asking citizens to wear black or white to Lee Kuan Yew's funeral.