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Tim Berners-Lee sells web-source-code NFT for $5.4m
The sale came with a bundle of assets, including an animated video and a letter from S…
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TikTok removes more than seven million suspected under-age accounts
The video-sharing app is popular with teenagers who are allowed to set up an account f…
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Amazon launches 'child-friendly' smart speaker in UK
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Google cracks down on financial-scam adverts
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Twitter India named in two more police cases
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Social media: Norfolk Police chief issues child abuse warning
The UK's lead officer on child protection says the industry puts profit above chil…
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India's Bharti invests $500m in UK space start-up OneWeb
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Flying car completes test flight between airports
The vehicle runs on regular fuel and can travel up to 1,000km while airborne, its crea…
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Elon Musk sets out Starlink goals
The Tesla founder's satellite-internet business passes 69,000 users but subsidises…
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Council workers suspended over TikTok cemetery videos
The clips, filmed at a Derby cemetery, were described as "insensitive and disresp…
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RIP Pepper robot? SoftBank 'pauses' production
Production of the robot is suspended and will only be restarted if there is a need for…
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Stars call for 'gadget levy' to fund UK creatives
A small percentage of devices' cost should go into a fund for UK creators and perf…
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Why small investors are piling into share-trading apps
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US judge throws out Facebook anti-trust lawsuits
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EU approves data flow to UK but adds sunset clause
Personal data can continue to be sent if UK maintains "adequate" data protec…
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Apple lists products that pose risk to pacemakers
Patients should use iPhone 12 and other listed devices at a safe distance. from BBC …
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Dom Joly: Could this tech help my sleep apnoea?
The comedian and travel writer tries some of the latest technology which could manage …
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Labour calls for investigation into private emails
The ex-health secretary's use of private email and potential severance pay are com…
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Mother's plea after daughter dies swallowing battery
Harper-Lee Fanthorpe died in Stoke-on-Trent in May after swallowing a battery from a r…
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FCA bans world's largest crypto-currency exchange Binance
The financial watchdog has ruled that Binance cannot conduct any regulated activity in…
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The tech helping parents look after their babies
A growing number of technology firms are aiming to help reduce the anxiety of new mums…
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Jack Dorsey: Unpicking Twitter boss's passion for Nigeria
The social media platform is banned but Jack Dorsey remains a hugely popular figure in…
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Aimee Fuller: Olympian tests 'flying surfboard' on Thames
Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller takes an electric surfboard for a spin on the River T…
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Africrypt brothers deny involvement in Bitcoin 'heist'
Investors accuse South African firm of absconding with Bitcoin valued at billions of d…
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Carpet senses human poses for 3D models and other news
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The online scammers renting out other people's homes
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Google tracking cookies ban delayed until 2023
Google says it intends to phase out third-party cookies, which track web users' ac…
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Pet database still plagued with problems, say users
Petlog customers say a database upgrade is continuing to cause problems, three months …
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Is Windows 11 the beginning of the end for Skype?
Windows 11 will not have Skype installed by default - favouring Microsoft Teams instea…
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Amazon and Google probed over efforts to stop fake reviews
UK competition watchdog begins formal probe into whether the internet giants have brok…
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Crackonosh: How hackers are using gamers to become crypto-rich
Crackonosh malware, which mines for cryptocurrency, is being hidden in free versions o…
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UK's departing spy tech chief: We're at serious risk if we lose edge
Science is transforming espionage and many countries are taking advantage, says Prof F…
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The valuable car part gone in 60 seconds
Why international criminal networks are behind a jump in the theft of catalytic conver…
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Mobile roaming charges in Europe: What you need to know
Will Britons have to pay more to use their mobiles in Europe, now the UK has left the …
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Microsoft unveils Windows 11
The new software will let Android apps run on the Windows desktop. from BBC News - T…
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Fortnite: UK band Easy Life to play virtual gig
The group from Leicester will perform in a virtual recreation of the O2 arena. from …
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EE to reintroduce Europe roaming charges in January
The mobile operator EE is to charge new customers to use their phones in Europe. fro…
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Apple claims 'sideloading' apps is 'serious' security risk
The tech giant claims that allowing users to avoid the App Store would lead to widespr…
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The final years of John McAfee's controversial life
Anti-virus entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in Spain. from BBC News - Te…
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What is the Great Reset - and how did it get hijacked by conspiracy theories?
A global Covid recovery plan by the World Economic Forum has inspired false rumours ab…
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John McAfee: Anti-virus creator found dead in prison cell
The software mogul is found dead hours after a Spanish court allowed his extradition t…
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Rembrandt's The Night Watch painting restored by AI
The canvas was trimmed in 1715 to fit between two doors in Amsterdam’s city hall. fr…
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DeepMind uses AI to tackle neglected deadly diseases
The company’s technology maps out the shape of proteins, an otherwise costly and time-…
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EU wants emergency team for 'nightmare' cyber-attacks
European Commission says recent ransomware attacks on US and Ireland have "focuss…
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Online Safety Bill 'catastrophic for free speech'
A new campaign claims it outsources internet policing to Silicon Valley. from BBC Ne…
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US government blocks Iran-affiliated news websites
The US Department of Justice says 36 websites linked to the Iranian government were se…
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Smart devices for babies and parents tested
Lara Lewington looks at some of the latest gadgets and asks if they can reduce parents…
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Streaming TV giants face tighter UK regulation
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Trust in news has grown in the UK during pandemic, research shows
Appetite for reliable reporting has increased but trust still below pre-Brexit levels,…
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Sonic the Hedgehog: 'I'd never seen anything like it in a video game'
Tam Kalinkse, one of the men responsible for gaming's most loveable hedgehog, spea…
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CEO Secrets: 'My billion-pound company has no office'
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Covid-19 air 'purifier' ad banned by watchdog
An advert which claimed an air purifier could kill off Covid cells is banned as mislea…
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GP data sharing: What is it and can I opt out?
A scheme to centralise GP patient records in England has been delayed after concerns a…
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Tinder boss says Covid changed how we swipe right
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Google investigated over 'dominance' in ad market
The investigation will look into all aspects of Google's involvement in the digita…
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Facebook's VR ads test loses first game after backlash
Plans to test ads inside Facebook Oculus games hit a speed bump after first test game …
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Bumble closes to give 'burnt-out' staff a week's break
A senior employee wrote on Twitter that the extra holiday was to deal with "colle…
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New tool for under-18s to report nude photos of themselves online
Children who are worried a nude picture of them has been shared online can flag it to …
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China tells banks to stop supporting cryptocurrency
The latest crackdown on cryptocurrency comes days after China stopped Bitcoin mining i…
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How farmers and scientists strive for more flavour
By manipulating genes scientists say they can create better-tasting produce, but is it…
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Political trolling 'twice as popular as positivity'
Political social-media posts are twice as likely to go viral if they are negative, a s…
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German watchdog probes Apple's market dominance
Facebook, Amazon and Google have all faced similar scrutiny from the Federal Cartel Of…
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Snapchat removes controversial speed filter
Snap is being sued by the parents of two men, who allege the filter's "neglig…
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The Lazarus heist: How North Korea almost pulled off a billion-dollar hack
In 2016 North Korean hackers planned a $1bn raid on Bangladesh's national bank and…
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AI-driven robot Mayflower sails back after fault develops
The crewless ship is returning to Plymouth after developing "a minor mechanical i…
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Online shopping trend makes warehousing hot property
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‘Virtual beauty tests used to be gimmicky but now they are useful’
With stores closed the beauty industry has embraced augmented reality testing apps. …
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Facebook tests ads in virtual reality headsets
The ads will appear in only a few games at first as the firm assesses users' react…
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HarmonyOS: Hands-on with Huawei's rival to Android
BBC Click's Chris Fox explores what Huawei's new operating system can do. fr…
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TikTok owner ByteDance sees its earnings double in 2020
China's biggest technology companies have been coming under increasing scrutiny bo…
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Police to crack down on drones flown dangerously
Anyone flouting the rules faces having their drone confiscated, being fined or even im…
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ICO watchdog 'deeply concerned' over live facial recognition
The Information Commissioner says the technology could be used "excessively or ev…
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How market research reveals what you really think
By sifting and analysing huge amounts of data, market researchers say they can find ou…
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Pornhub videos: Women sue, alleging lack of consent
More than 30 women say private or non-consensual videos of them were uploaded to the s…
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Nuclear energy: Fusion plant backed by Jeff Bezos to be built in UK
Canadian company General Fusion is set to build a $400m fusion demonstrator near Oxfor…
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Chip shortage addressed by US-EU tech alliance
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The relatives frozen in time on Google Street View
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Flight of the Sky Lion: 'Like VR but without the headset'
The new experience is a wonderful and complex mix of creativity and technology, BBC…
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Rule-breaking influencers named and shamed by advertising watchdog
An ASA webpage lists four influencers it says failed to disclose Instagram posts actua…
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Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi faces probe ahead of market debut, says report
A watchdog is reported to be investigating whether Didi has been unfairly squeezing ou…
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World Bank rejects El Salvador request for Bitcoin help
This month the country announced plans to become the first nation to make the cryptocu…
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Food-delivery apps up to 44% more expensive, survey finds
A Which? survey comparing costs of takeaways found delivery apps up to 44% pricier. …
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Why cyber gangs won't worry about US-Russia talks
Plans to tackle ransomware hackers starts on shaky ground with a disagreement over who…
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Lina Khan: The 32-year-old taking on Big Tech
The new Federal Trade Commission chair has Big Tech in her sights. from BBC News - T…
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Google adds encrypted messaging to its Android app
End-to-end encryption comes to Google's messages app, years after Apple's iMes…
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Low-income homes 'should get ultra-fast gigabit broadband help'
The recommendation comes from a group set up by government to boost take-up of the ser…
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Bristol company hosted notorious child-abuse site
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Digital ad industry accused of huge data breach
Legal action filed over volume of data shared by digital advertising firms during ad s…
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E3 2021: Nintendo shows off more Zelda Breath of the Wild 2
A last-minute Zelda segment capped a Nintendo showcase which left some fans disappoint…
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Windows 10 to be retired in 2025, as new OS unveils
From October 2025, there will be no new updates or security fixes for Windows 10. fr…
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Apple and Google investigated by UK competition body
The UK competition authority says it has launched an investigation into the mobile pho…
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Web founder Berners-Lee to auction source code as NFT
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the web, is auctioning off a digital certificate for h…
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E3 2021: Forza Horizon 5 - is bigger also better?
Newsbeat sits down to talk about the next Forza Horizon game with one of the brains be…
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US model Chrissy Teigen apologises for online 'trolling'
It comes a month after Teigen apologised to TV personality Courtney Stodden for online…
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Gigafactories: Europe tools up against US and Asia as a car battery force
As demand for electric cars grows, giant battery factories are being built across Euro…
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Irish police to be given powers over passwords
New legislation in the Republic of Ireland will compel suspects to give police their d…
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Vodafone picks Samsung for 5G network
South Korean firm's contract win called a market "breakthrough" by one a…
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Today at E3: Halo returns and Starfield first look
Today at E3: Halo returns and Starfield first look from BBC News - Technology https:…
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WhatsApp launches privacy campaign after backlash
The head of WhatsApp says governments should "demand more security" as encry…
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Tech firms use remote monitoring to help honey bees
From Ireland to Israel, companies are coming to the aid of the environmentally critica…
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E3 2021: Microsoft shows off Halo Infinite, Starfield and Forza Horizon 5
A release date for Halo, a new Forza racer, and the unveil of Starfield were all at Mi…
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Today at E3: Politics, polygons and palm trees
Avatar, Rabbids and an alien infection - Marc Cieslak runs us through the first day of…
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Bidder pays $28m for space trip with Amazon's Bezos
The mystery auction winner will be part of the the first human flight by space company…
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E3 2021: Ubisoft kicks off event with Avatar and Mario + Rabbids reveals
A new game based in James Cameron's movie, a Mario + Rabbids sequel, and Rainbow S…
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US lawmakers introduce bills targeting Big Tech
The bills target Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google and some of the anti-trust actions…
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Virgin Atlantic partners with 'flying taxi' company
The airline is exploring whether it could launch air taxi flights from cities to major…
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Sun sets on Reddit Secret Santa
Users angry as site axes long-running gift swap which attracted celebrity participants…
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Simulated robot performs realistic acrobatics and other news
BBC Click's LJ Rich looks at the best technology news stories of the week. from …
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Didi: Chinese ride-hailing giant files to go public in US
It is set to be the biggest share offering in the United States by a Chinese company s…
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OnlyFans must do more to protect children, watchdog says
England's children's commissioner writes to the firm to express her "shoc…
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E3 2021: What to expect at the world's most influential gaming event
Newsbeat's gaming reporter Steffan Powell looks ahead at this year's gaming co…
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Why it's the end of the road for petrol stations
Many petrol stations will close over the next 20 years, accelerating the shift to elec…
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How tech could help create 'music prescriptions'
Jen Copestake looks at a number of projects which are focused on technology, melodies …
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EA hacked and source code stolen
Game data and source code were both stolen by hackers, but no player data, EA said in …
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Facebook developing smartwatch with AR control
The company says the device is in only its early stages - and may never be released to…
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G7 tax deal: What is it and are Amazon and Facebook included?
A deal has been agreed by the world's richest nations to tax global companies more…
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Map glitch 'closes' dozens of Oxford's roads
According to Google Maps and TomTom, barely any routes appear open through East Oxford…
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Deliveroo couriers can train to become ‘snoopers’
Riders will be offered optional training to look out for offences like domestic abuse …
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Facebook remote working plan extended to all staff for long term
Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg says working remotely has made him happier and more pr…
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Maya Forstater: Woman wins tribunal appeal over transgender tweet
Maya Forstater lost her job at a think tank over tweets saying people cannot change th…
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Could ‘super-agers’ help explain how we get old?
Silicon Valley companies are researching why some people age more slowly than others. …
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Meat giant JBS pays $11m in ransom to resolve cyber-attack
Hackers disrupted operations in several markets at the world's largest meat proces…
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Bitcoin: El Salvador makes cryptocurrency legal tender
It is the first country in the world to make the move, following a proposal by its pre…
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'I can speak freely and use swear words as I see fit'
The rise of email "newsletter" providers that allow writers to directly conn…
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Donald Trump-era ban on TikTok dropped by Joe Biden
The delayed ban on TikTok and WeChat will now not happen - instead apps from China wil…
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Thousands of fake online pharmacies shut down
An Interpol crackdown in more than 90 countries aimed to stop the sale of illicit pres…
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One Fastly customer 'triggered internet meltdown'
The bug was discovered when a customer changed their settings, the company says, promi…
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Pandemic accelerated UK's shift online, says Ofcom
Online shopping soared, topping £110bn in sales, while adult sites were visited by hal…
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Renewable crypto mining - from cow to coin
One company is trying to persuade small-scale renewable generators to mine crypto curr…
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Tunbridge Wells: Skinners' Kent schools closed after data breach
Two schools in Tunbridge Wells are shut after "sophisticated" hackers encryp…
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Apple pays millions in iPhone-repair explicit photo case
Intimate images and videos were shared from a woman's iPhone while it was being re…
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Capcom accused of infringing artist's copyright in Resident Evil games
Capcom used dozens of images from a book of textures in games for decades, the case al…
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New NHS patient data store delayed by two months
The creation of a central store of data from GP records in England had been due to sta…
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ANOM: Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting using messaging app
Hundreds are arrested worldwide after using the ANOM app, where their messages were mo…
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Websites begin to work again after major breakage
Cloud computing provider Fastly said it was implementing a fix. from BBC News - Tech…
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Donald Trump calls Bitcoin 'a scam against the dollar'
The controversial former US president thinks the cryptocurrency is a threat to the US …
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E-bike sales boom despite high prices and confusing rules
Electric bike sales are soaring, despite high prices and confusing rules over their sp…
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Colonial Pipeline: US recovers most of ransom, justice department says
The justice department says it has seized most of the $4.4m (£3.1m) paid to a cyber-cr…
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iOS15: Apple continues privacy war with app tracker reports
The tech giant will now provide updates showing when apps access a device's microp…
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Doctors urge delay to England GP data scrape
GPs say more time is needed to warn patients about the transfer of their medical infor…
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When and where can I ride an e-scooter legally?
London is the latest UK city to trial e-scooters - which the government hopes will be …
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Google fined €220m in France over advertising abuse
Technology giant Google was fined by France's competition watchdog for abusing its…
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Apple employees rally against office working plan
Staff are pushing back against Tim Cook's declaration that most working days need …
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Jeff Bezos and brother to fly to space in Blue Origin flight
The Amazon founder will take the first human flight launched by his space company, Blu…
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'My foggy glasses solution helped me through Covid'
Alex Wickens explains how a business idea during the pandemic restored his hopes for t…
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Xiaohongshu social media account blocked after Tiananmen post
E-commerce app Xiaohongshu's social media account disappeared after a post on the …
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Ollie Robinson: England bowler suspended for historical tweets
England pace bowler Ollie Robinson will not play in the second Test against New Zealan…
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Covid vaccine stickers come to dating apps in UK
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'Clothes are torn, worn out - I can't find work gloves'
How supply chains can be strengthened to protect against shocks and shortages in the f…
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G7: Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals
G7 finance ministers have agreed to work together to create a "level playing fiel…
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Microsoft says error caused 'Tank Man' Bing censorship
Microsoft's Bing search engine showed no image results for the famous Tiananmen Sq…
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United plans supersonic passenger flights by 2029
The US airline has ordered 15 supersonic passenger jets which could cut travel times i…
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Facebook suspends Trump accounts for two years
Facebook's oversight board previously criticised the firm's decision to ban Do…
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WhatsApp hijack scam continues to spread
Scammers are using an old trick to hijack WhatsApp accounts by posing as a friend. f…
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Kannada: Google apologises for 'ugliest Indian language' search result
The tech giant has apologised and said it had swiftly corrected the mistake. from BB…
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Robot Eva mimics human emotions and other tech news
BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at the best technology news stories of the week. …
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Patient data transfer still set to start in July
The government is set to introduce scheme, despite the NHS suggesting a delay until Se…
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Apple updates AirTags after stalking fears
Critics say the miniature trackers could be used to secretly monitor people's loca…
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Facebook probed by UK and EU watchdogs over data breach
Authorities in the UK and EU are concerned the firm is using ad data to gain an unfair…
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Anti-theft bike tech tested: Can it keep your cycle safe?
Tom Brada tests some of the security tech that could help keep your two-wheeler more s…
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Millions struggle to pay broadband bills in UK
Citizens Advice says that about 2.5 million people are believed to be behind with paym…
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Sunak ‘confident’ of reaching tech tax agreement
The US has delayed imposing tariffs on some global imports in retaliation for taxes on…
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How AI is working with Parkinson’s patients?
The BBC's tech correspondent looks at how AI could change the treatment of Parkins…
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How to protect birds and bats from wind turbines
As wind farm numbers explode researchers are coming up with more ways to keep wildlife…
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Twitter Blue subscription service launches in Australia and Canada
Australia and Canada are the first two countries to get access to the enhanced Twitter…
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Apple wants staff back in offices by September
The tech giant says staff will be required to work at least three-days a week at their…
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Norton antivirus adds Ethereum cryptocurrency mining
The software security firm is adding Ethereum mining to its products. from BBC News …
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Google diversity head removed over anti-Semitic blog post
Kamau Bobb wrote in a now-deleted 2007 blog post that Jews had an "insatiable app…
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Conservatives fined £10,000 for sending unwanted emails
The emails were sent in the name of Boris Johnson after he became prime minister in Ju…
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Charlie Bit Me NFT sale: Brothers to pay for university with auction money
The viral brothers talk to Newsbeat after an NFT of their viral video from 2007 sells …
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Working from home: Call to ban out-of-hours emails from bosses
The UK government is urged to bring in a French-style law giving workers "the rig…
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Could phone footage put Myanmar's leaders in jail?
The UN is gathering video of state-sponsored violence in Myanmar to use as evidence in…
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JBS: FBI says Russia-linked group hacked meat supplier
The White House says President Biden will bring up cyber-attacks when he meets Russia&…
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Donald Trump's 'communications' platform permanently taken offline
The former US president will return to social media, an aide says - but exactly how re…
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US delays tariffs in 'tech tax' row
Extra US tariffs on UK and other goods are delayed as international tax talks continue…
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Etsy snaps up Gen-Z focussed shopping app Depop for $1.6bn
The British second-hand clothing app Depop has unique items and potential to scale up,…
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East of England broadband boost for 1 million planned
Upp promises to spend £1bn bringing fibre broadband to homes across the east of Englan…
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Tesla failed to stop Musk tweets, says regulator
A court order requires the automotive giant's lawyers to pre-approve some of the C…
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Amazon warehouse injuries '80% higher' than competitors, report claims
A union-led group says Amazon's injury rate is twice that of its closest competito…
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Ex-reality TV stars' 'misleading' debt ads banned
Stars from Only Way is Essex and Geordie Shore have Instagram debt adverts banned by t…
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Drone skirmish as Chile football team fears Argentine spies
Fearing their Argentine rivals were spying on them, the Chileans took down a drone fly…
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Zoom sales race ahead despite workplaces reopening
The video platform said sales nearly doubled between the first quarter of 2020 and 202…
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Huawei operating system coming to smartphones in Asia
The system was developed after a trade ban blocked smartphones from working fully with…
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JBS: World's largest meat supplier hit by cyber-attack
The ransomware attack may mean delays for some customers in the US, Canada and Austral…
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eBay sellers can no longer use PayPal under new terms
Some sellers are unhappy with the changes that put payments straight into bank account…
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Rescuers question what3words' use in emergencies
Mountain Rescue in England and Wales shows the BBC dozens of wrong addresses it has be…
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Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think
The BBC's Justin Rowlatt explains why we are accelerating towards an electric car …
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