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• The tech aiming to prevent lost airline luggage

  15-08-2022 11:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With millions of bags and suitcases going missing this summer, technology may offer the solution.
  
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• High and low-tech ways to tackle India's water crisis

  12-08-2022 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India's water situation requires a big investment in tech and many small projects on the ground.
  
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• NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers

  11-08-2022 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.
  
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• Disney overtakes Netflix in race for subscribers

  11-08-2022 08:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The media giant is gaining subscribers as it details plans to launch an ad-supported service in December.
  
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• Disney adds subscribers but warns over cricket loss

  11-08-2022 08:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The media giant is gaining subscribers as it details plans to launch an ad-supported service in December.
  
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• Meta's chatbot says the company 'exploits people'

  11-08-2022 02:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new prototype doesn't think much of the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, either.
  
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• Commonwealth Games takes big step towards esports

  11-08-2022 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Competitive gaming may soon be added to the Commonwealth Games programme, after a successful test event in Birmingham.
  
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• Elon Musk sells $6.9bn of Tesla shares as Twitter lawsuit looms

  10-08-2022 06:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's richest man says he needs the money in case he is forced to buy Twitter for $44bn.
  
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• US invests $280bn in high tech to compete with China

  09-08-2022 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US President Joe Biden said the new funding for tech would keep the US competitive.
  
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• WhatsApp: Mark Zuckerberg reveals new privacy features

  09-08-2022 09:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The changes will let users silently leave group chats and control who sees their online status.
  
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• Are we falling in love with robots?

  09-08-2022 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Far from being scary, people who actually live with robots are finding them endearing.
  
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• How will humans fare against robo-footballers?

  08-08-2022 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Omar Mehtab visits the home of RoboCup champions Tech United to challenge them to a match.
  
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• The plans for giant seaweed farms in European waters

  08-08-2022 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As worldwide sales of the algae soar, the European Union wants to establish giant seaweed farms.
  
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• NHS 111 software outage confirmed as cyber-attack

  06-08-2022 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The problems are reported to have impacted referrals from the NHS 111 helpline to out-of-hours GPs.
  
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• Can drumming reconnect you to your colleagues?

  05-08-2022 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Companies are having to work extra hard to make their staff feel connected to their organisation.
  
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• How a small Hong Kong tech firm saw its shares soar

  04-08-2022 07:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The meteoric rise of AMTD Digital's shares has been likened to the so-called "meme stock" phenomenon.
  
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• UK Parliament closes TikTok account after China data warning

  03-08-2022 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Senior MPs had raised data security concerns and had called for the account to be taken down.
  
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• Booking.com scam: Tourists descend on north London private home

  03-08-2022 12:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman says she feels vulnerable after dozens of tourists arrived at her private home throughout July.
  
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• Tinder: CEO Renate Nyborg to leave dating app after one year

  03-08-2022 11:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Renate Nyborg's exit is part of a major shake-up of the dating app's management and strategy.
  
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• Airbnb bookings hit record high as travel recovers

  02-08-2022 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rising prices did not deter travellers, the lodging website said.
  
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• Starlink: Why is Elon Musk launching thousands of satellites?

  02-08-2022 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The billionaire's SpaceX company hopes to provide an internet service from space.
  
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• Uber attracts record number of drivers as cost of living bites

  02-08-2022 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ride-hailing app had been facing a driver shortage, leading to long waiting times for customers.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo & Harry Maguire most abused players on Twitter - report

  02-08-2022 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire receive the most Twitter abuse of any Premier League players, a report finds.
  
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• Pornhub: Judge rules Visa can be sued in abuse claim

  02-08-2022 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman who was thirteen when an explicit video of her was posted, is suing Mindgeek and Visa.
  
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• Space debris: How do we solve the problem of dead satellites?

  02-08-2022 10:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Space agencies and companies are looking at ways of tidying up the broken satellites orbiting Earth.
  
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• Bitcoin: Missing hard drive could fund Newport crypto hub

  02-08-2022 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nearly 10 years after binning the hard drive, it is thought the Bitcoin on it could be worth £150m.
  
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• Ambani and Adani: Asia's richest men battle to dominate 5G in India

  02-08-2022 06:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani are set to compete in the world's second-largest internet market.
  
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• How rangers are using AI to help protect India's tigers

  02-08-2022 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India's tigers roam across vast areas, so artificial intelligence is being developed to help track them.
  
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• Conjoined twins separated with the help of virtual reality

  01-08-2022 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Surgeons say space-age technology helped doctors in separate countries to work together.
  
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• Ofcom urged to help end broadband loyalty penalty

  01-08-2022 03:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many long-standing customers pay more for broadband and mobile contracts than new customers do.
  
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• The space tech helping to tackle deforestation

  01-08-2022 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How the International Space Station is helping to tackle deforestation
  
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• WhatsApp: We won't lower security for any government

  30-07-2022 02:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant's boss says he'd rather see the app blocked than break encryption under proposed laws.
  
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• Instagram U-turns on TikTok-style revamp

  29-07-2022 11:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social media platform pauses the rollout of new features after an online community backlash.
  
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• The super material reinforcing rinks, cars and buildings

  29-07-2022 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From roller rinks to skyscrapers the addition of graphene could make concrete construction stronger.
  
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• Facebook owner Meta in first ever sales fall

  27-07-2022 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The owner of Instagram and WhatsApp faces increased competition from the likes of TikTok.
  
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• Gaming time has no link with levels of wellbeing, study finds

  27-07-2022 04:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers analysed the gaming habits of 39,000 players of big titles such as Animal Crossing.
  
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• Gaming time has no link with levels of well-being, study finds

  27-07-2022 04:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers analysed the gaming habits of 39,000 players of big titles such as Animal Crossing.
  
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• Cost of living: Inside the 'foodbank' for data

  26-07-2022 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The National Databank initiative offers free data to people struggling to pay for connectivity.
  
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• Music industry as tough as it has always been, watchdog says

  26-07-2022 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority releases its latest report into the impact of streaming.
  
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• Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner share Instagram criticism

  26-07-2022 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reality TV stars share post telling Instagram to "stop trying to be TikTok".
  
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• Amazon Prime subscription price raised by £1 a month

  26-07-2022 12:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The £1-a-month rise comes after years in which the streaming service paid millions for football rights.
  
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• Digital India: How India's digital revolution is connecting millions

  26-07-2022 02:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Access to the internet has transformed the lives of millions in India.
  
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• A mind-reading combat jet for the future

  26-07-2022 01:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Tempest fighter jet will have artificial intelligence tech to monitor and help the pilot.
  
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• Convenience store spy cameras face legal challenge

  26-07-2022 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Big Brother Watch campaigners says the "Orwellian" cameras at Southern Co-op shops breach people's rights.
  
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• Elon Musk denies affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin's wife

  25-07-2022 11:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The technology multi-billionaire's comments came in response to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
  
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• Google rules blocked children's diabetes app

  25-07-2022 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An NHS-recommended app says Google will not permit it to send text message alerts about glucose levels.
  
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• The tech helping to bring you your morning coffee

  25-07-2022 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How Brazil, the world's largest grower of coffee, is turning to technology to boost production.
  
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• Chess robot breaks seven-year-old boy's finger during Moscow Open

  24-07-2022 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The child was trying to make his next move at the Moscow Open when the robot grabbed him.
  
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• China launches second module for its space station Heavenly Palace

  24-07-2022 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tiangong or Heavenly Palace is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2022.
  
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• UK blocks University of Manchester sensor deal with Chinese company

  23-07-2022 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The proposed licensing of vision-sensing technology could be a national security risk, the government says.
  
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