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• Fortnite: UK band Easy Life to play virtual gig

  24-06-2021 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The group from Leicester will perform in a virtual recreation of the O2 arena.
  
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• Microsoft unveils Windows 11 operating system

  24-06-2021 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The updated operating system has a new look and will let Android apps run on the Windows desktop.
  
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• Microsoft unveils Windows 11

  24-06-2021 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The updated operating system has a new look and will let Android apps run on the Windows desktop.
  
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• Mobile roaming charges in Europe: What you need to know

  24-06-2021 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will Britons have to pay more to use their mobiles in Europe, now the UK has left the EU?
  
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• EE to reintroduce Europe roaming charges in January

  24-06-2021 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mobile operator EE is to charge new UK customers to use their phones in Europe.
  
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• Apple claims 'sideloading' apps is 'serious' security risk

  24-06-2021 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant claims that allowing users to avoid the App Store would lead to widespread abuse.
  
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• The final years of John McAfee's controversial life

  24-06-2021 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anti-virus entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in Spain.
  
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• What is the Great Reset - and how did it get hijacked by conspiracy theories?

  24-06-2021 01:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A global Covid recovery plan by the World Economic Forum has inspired false rumours about the creation of a tyrannical world government.
  
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• Rembrandt's The Night Watch painting restored by AI

  23-06-2021 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The canvas was trimmed in 1715 to fit between two doors in Amsterdam’s city hall.
  
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• DeepMind uses AI to tackle neglected deadly diseases

  23-06-2021 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company’s technology maps out the shape of proteins, an otherwise costly and time-consuming process.
  
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• Online Safety Bill 'catastrophic for free speech'

  23-06-2021 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new campaign claims it outsources internet policing to Silicon Valley.
  
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• EU wants emergency team for 'nightmare' cyber-attacks

  23-06-2021 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  European Commission says recent ransomware attacks on US and Ireland have "focussed mind"
  
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• US government blocks Iran-affiliated news websites

  23-06-2021 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The justice department says 36 websites linked to the Iranian government have been seized.
  
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• Smart devices for babies and parents tested

  23-06-2021 11:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lara Lewington looks at some of the latest gadgets and asks if they can reduce parents' stress.
  
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• Covid-19 air 'purifier' ad banned by watchdog

  23-06-2021 05:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An advert which claimed an air purifier could kill off Covid cells is banned as misleading.
  
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• CEO Secrets: 'My billion-pound company has no office'

  23-06-2021 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How Britain's youngest billionaire works differently - setting his firm up to thrive in lockdown.
  
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• GP data sharing: What is it and can I opt out?

  22-06-2021 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A scheme to centralise GP patient records in England has been delayed after concerns about a lack of publicity.
  
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• China tells banks to stop supporting cryptocurrency

  22-06-2021 06:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The latest crackdown on cryptocurrency comes days after China stopped Bitcoin mining in Sichuan province.
  
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• How farmers and scientists strive for more flavour

  22-06-2021 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  By manipulating genes scientists say they can create better-tasting produce, but is it necessary?
  
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• How farmers and scientists are engineering your food

  22-06-2021 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  By manipulating genes scientists say they can create better-tasting produce, but is it necessary?
  
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• Political trolling twice as popular as positivity, study suggests

  21-06-2021 22:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Political social-media posts are twice as likely to go viral if they are negative, a study suggests.
  
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• German watchdog probes Apple's market dominance

  21-06-2021 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook, Amazon and Google have all faced similar scrutiny from the Federal Cartel Office.
  
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• Snapchat removes controversial speed filter

  21-06-2021 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Snap is being sued by the parents of two men, who allege the filter's "negligent design" caused deaths.
  
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• Online shopping boom drives rush for warehouse space

  21-06-2021 12:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The logistics industry has been building at breakneck speed, but we still haven't reached "peak shed".
  
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• The Lazarus heist: How North Korea almost pulled off a billion-dollar hack

  21-06-2021 01:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In 2016 North Korean hackers planned a $1bn raid on Bangladesh's national bank and came within an inch of success. But how did they do it?
  
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• ‘Virtual beauty tests used to be gimmicky but now they are useful’

  21-06-2021 01:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With stores closed the beauty industry has embraced augmented reality testing apps.
  
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• AI-driven robot Mayflower sails back after fault develops

  19-06-2021 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The crewless ship is returning to Plymouth after developing "a minor mechanical issue", bosses say.
  
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• Facebook tests ads in virtual reality headsets

  18-06-2021 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ads will appear in only a few games at first as the firm assesses users' reactions.
  
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• HarmonyOS: Hands-on with Huawei's rival to Android

  18-06-2021 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Chris Fox explores what Huawei's new operating system can do.
  
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• TikTok owner ByteDance sees its earnings double in 2020

  18-06-2021 07:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China's biggest technology companies have been coming under increasing scrutiny both at home and abroad.
  
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• ICO watchdog 'deeply concerned' over live facial recognition

  18-06-2021 02:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Information Commissioner says the technology could be used "excessively or even recklessly".
  
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• Police to crack down on drones flown dangerously

  18-06-2021 02:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anyone flouting the rules faces having their drone confiscated, being fined or even imprisonment.
  
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• How market research reveals what you really think

  18-06-2021 01:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  By sifting and analysing huge amounts of data, market researchers say they can find out what's on your mind.
  
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• Pornhub videos: Women sue, alleging lack of consent

  17-06-2021 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 30 women say private or non-consensual videos of them were uploaded to the site.
  
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• The relatives frozen in time on Google Street View

  17-06-2021 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People are sharing ways in which the mapping tool has accidentally connected them with dead relatives.
  
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• Chip shortage addressed by US-EU tech alliance

  17-06-2021 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The partnership will also see working groups looking at emerging technologies such as AI.
  
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• Nuclear energy: Fusion plant backed by Jeff Bezos to be built in UK

  17-06-2021 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Canadian company General Fusion is set to build a $400m fusion demonstrator near Oxford.
  
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• Flight of the Sky Lion: 'Like VR but without the headset'

  17-06-2021 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new experience is a wonderful and complex mix of creativity and technology, BBC's LJ Rich says.
  
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• Chloe Khan and Jodie Marsh rapped by watchdog

  17-06-2021 10:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lucy Mecklenburgh and Chloe Ferry were also named by the Advertising Standards Authority for failing to disclose ads.
  
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• Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi faces probe ahead of market debut, says report

  17-06-2021 08:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A watchdog is reported to be investigating whether Didi has been unfairly squeezing out smaller rivals.
  
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• World Bank rejects El Salvador request for Bitcoin help

  17-06-2021 05:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This month the country announced plans to become the first nation to make the cryptocurrency legal tender.
  
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• Food-delivery apps up to 44% more expensive, survey finds

  17-06-2021 01:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  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

  16-06-2021 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to tackle ransomware hackers starts on shaky ground with a disagreement over who is responsible.
  
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• Lina Khan: The 32-year-old taking on Big Tech

  16-06-2021 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new Federal Trade Commission chair has Big Tech in her sights.
  
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• Google adds encrypted messaging to its Android app

  16-06-2021 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  End-to-end encryption comes to Google's messages app, years after Apple's iMessage.
  
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• Low-income homes 'should get ultra-fast gigabit broadband help'

  16-06-2021 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The recommendation comes from a group set up by government to boost take-up of the service.
  
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• Bristol company hosted notorious child-abuse site

  16-06-2021 10:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Companies are urged to work harder against those "profiting financially from the rape and abuse of children".
  
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• Digital ad industry accused of huge data breach

  16-06-2021 06:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Legal action filed over volume of data shared by digital advertising firms during ad space sales.
  
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• Gigafactories: Europe tools up against US and Asia as a car battery force

  15-06-2021 01:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As demand for electric cars grows, giant battery factories are being built across Europe.
  
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• Vodafone picks Samsung for 5G network

  14-06-2021 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  South Korean firm's contract win called a market "breakthrough" by one analyst.
  
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