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• No plans to join Bluesky yet, Starmer says

  20-11-2024 03:03 via bbc.com
  
  The social media platform has been rapidly growing in popularity since the US presidential election.
  
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• Tech Life: Donald Trump’s robodogs

  19-11-2024 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Who's behind the robot dogs at Donald Trump's house? Plus: Wasting scammers' time.
  
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• Instagram testing tool that resets all recommended posts

  19-11-2024 16:19 via bbc.com
  
  Its reset feature would cleanse a user's feed of personalised content suggested by algorithm.
  
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• Google reacts angrily to report it will have to sell Chrome

  19-11-2024 14:05 via bbc.com
  
  It's reported the US government wants the world's most popular web browser to be sold off to address monopoly concerns.
  
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• Chocolate makers stoke boom for Indian cocoa beans

  19-11-2024 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  India produces only a tiny fraction of the world's cocoa beans, but that could be changing.
  
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• Seven-year-old gets job offer from Russian IT firm

  18-11-2024 19:07 via bbc.com
  
  The software company's boss said Sergey, who teaches coding in online videos, was "a kind of Mozart".
  
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• The Game Awards 2024: Astro Bot and Final Fantasy lead nominations

  18-11-2024 18:55 via bbc.com
  
  The 3D platformer and role-playing game get seven nods each at the "Oscars of Gaming".
  
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• Roblox to ban young children from messaging others

  18-11-2024 17:29 via bbc.com
  
  Parents will also be able to view and manage their child's account, including limiting their screen time.
  
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• Trump names 'big tech' critic Brendan Carr to head US comms regulator

  18-11-2024 13:27 via bbc.com
  
  Carr, a free speech advocate and longtime FCC member, has accused some social media firms of censorship.
  
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• 'Record breaking' 60m homes watched Tyson vs Paul fight, Netflix says

  17-11-2024 10:43 via bbc.com
  
  But the streaming giant's first foray into live boxing was beset with technical glitches.
  
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• ‘Do not pet’: Why are robot dogs patrolling Mar-A-Lago?

  17-11-2024 01:13 via bbc.com
  
  Robotic dogs are helping law enforcement protect President-elect Donald Trump at his Florida residence.
  
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• Elon Musk adds Microsoft to lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

  15-11-2024 18:16 via bbc.com
  
  Mr Musk, a co-founder of the company, is accusing it and the tech giant of operating a monopoly.
  
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• X users jump to Bluesky - but what is it and who owns it?

  15-11-2024 17:37 via bbc.com
  
  Bluesky is picking up one million new users every day at its current rate.
  
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• US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions

  15-11-2024 05:26 via bbc.com
  
  Ilya Lichtenstein laundered the stolen cryptocurrency with his wife Heather Morgan aka Razzlekhan.
  
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• 'Amazing showcase' for UK gaming industry cancelled

  15-11-2024 01:03 via bbc.com
  
  The organisers blamed "increasing costs and less demand" as the sector continues to struggle.
  
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• Europe's flying taxi dreams falter as cash runs short

  15-11-2024 01:01 via bbc.com
  
  Makers of a new generation of European electric aircraft are struggling to raise money.
  
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• Outage hits Bluesky just as the platform's popularity takes off

  14-11-2024 23:06 via bbc.com
  
  The platform said on Thursday evening that one million people had joined it over the previous day.
  
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• Meta fined €798m over 'unfair' Facebook Marketplace

  14-11-2024 16:03 via bbc.com
  
  The European Union says the tech giant crowded out rivals, breaching competition law.
  
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• Amazon launches Temu and Shein rival with 'crazy low' prices

  14-11-2024 15:19 via bbc.com
  
  The price of products on Haul, which is being trialled in the US, will be capped at $20.
  
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• Zuckerberg records 'romantic' cover of explicit rap hit

  14-11-2024 12:22 via bbc.com
  
  The Facebook founder collaborates with T-Pain on a cove of Lil Jon's 2002 filthy floor-filler Get Low.
  
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• Apple accused of trapping and ripping off 40m iCloud customers

  14-11-2024 01:08 via bbc.com
  
  Which? is seeking a £3bn payout for UK users as a result of the legal action it is launching.
  
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• The Guardian stops posting on Elon Musk's 'toxic' X

  13-11-2024 15:06 via bbc.com
  
  It has accused X of promoting "disturbing content", and says Mr Musk is using it to "shape political discourse."
  
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• VW launches $5.8bn tie-up with Tesla rival Rivian

  13-11-2024 05:29 via bbc.com
  
  The firms will share EV technology as they face slowing sales growth and competition from Chinese rivals.
  
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• Tech Life: The dangerous job of online moderating

  12-11-2024 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We hear from a former moderator in Kenya who was left traumatised by his previous job.
  
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• DNA-testing site 23andMe to lay off 40% of its workers

  12-11-2024 20:42 via bbc.com
  
  The once-popular general DNA-testing firm holds a trove of sensitive genetic data from its customers.
  
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• NatWest blocks staff from using WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger

  12-11-2024 14:47 via bbc.com
  
  Employees must stick to official channels to make sure their messages are fully retrievable.
  
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• Seven wild moments from the turbulent story of Bitcoin

  12-11-2024 12:05 via bbc.com
  
  Its record price is making headlines - but that's just one part of the cryptocurrency's tumultuous story.
  
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• An energy efficient home - why is it so difficult?

  12-11-2024 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  It can be hard to find good advice on how to make homes more energy efficient.
  
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• Bitcoin tops record $80,000 as Trump nears sweep of US Congress

  11-11-2024 04:11 via bbc.com
  
  On the campaign trail the president-elect pledged to make America "the crypto capital of the planet".
  
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• 'I was moderating hundreds of horrific and traumatising videos'

  11-11-2024 01:40 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC speaks to social media moderators, whose job it is to find and remove distressing and illegal content.
  
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• Meet the AI robot whose artwork sold for over $1m

  09-11-2024 20:29 via bbc.com
  
  A portrait of mathematician Alan Turing is thought to be the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction.
  
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• DNA firm holding highly sensitive data 'vanishes' without warning

  09-11-2024 01:50 via bbc.com
  
  Customers of Atlas Biomed are angry and worried about what's happened to the highly sensitive data they shared.
  
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• Up close with the 300 tonne driverless trucks

  08-11-2024 01:03 via bbc.com
  
  Big mining firms are switching to driverless trucks and other autonomous equipment.
  
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• Roblox announces new safety features for under-13s

  07-11-2024 11:28 via bbc.com
  
  The gaming platform has previously been criticised for allowing young users to be exposed to harmful content.
  
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• What Elon Musk could gain from Trump's presidency

  07-11-2024 11:01 via bbc.com
  
  One of the president-elect's most visible supporters, Musk could be given a role in Trump's White House.
  
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• Australia plans social media ban for under-16s

  07-11-2024 01:59 via bbc.com
  
  The government says it wants to mitigate the "harm" social media is inflicting on children.
  
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• Tech Life: Is this show fake?

  05-11-2024 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tech Life creates a fake podcast using an AI tool from Google. Plus, political deepfakes.
  
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• Vodafone-Three merger could get green light, watchdog says

  05-11-2024 11:11 via bbc.com
  
  It wants commitments on prices and 5G if the creation of the UK's biggest mobile network is to go ahead.
  
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• Why colouring clothes has a big environmental impact

  05-11-2024 01:07 via bbc.com
  
  Start-up firms are looking for ways to dye clothes using less water and heat.
  
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• The environmental campaigners fighting against data centres

  04-11-2024 01:01 via bbc.com
  
  A growing global movement is seeing people object to data centres in their locality.
  
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• DNA-testing site 23andMe fights for survival

  03-11-2024 02:19 via bbc.com
  
  Once millions used it to find out about their family histories - this week it was almost delisted. What went wrong?
  
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• Hunt for Bitcoin's elusive creator Satoshi Nakamoto hits another dead-end

  03-11-2024 01:51 via bbc.com
  
  Why are still no closer to unmasking the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto?
  
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• MrBeast: Law firm finds grooming claims against co-host baseless

  02-11-2024 03:07 via bbc.com
  
  The YouTuber hired the firm to look into claims that a co-host had sent inappropriate messages to a minor.
  
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• Law firm finds grooming claims against MrBeast co-host baseless

  02-11-2024 03:07 via bbc.com
  
  The YouTuber hired the firm to look into claims that a co-host had sent inappropriate messages to a minor.
  
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• Snapchat most-used app for grooming, says NSPCC

  01-11-2024 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  The children's charity says the police data shows people are "still waiting" for social media to be made safe,
  
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• The house paints that promise much more than colour

  01-11-2024 01:02 via bbc.com
  
  Paints now promise to make your house cooler, warmer, or simply peel off.
  
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• Russia fines Google more money than there is in entire world

  31-10-2024 13:24 via bbc.com
  
  The mind-boggling figure has been levied due to the company restricting Russian state media on YouTube.
  
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• China's BYD overtakes Tesla revenue for first time

  31-10-2024 05:21 via bbc.com
  
  The electric vehicle giant saw its revenues jump 24% as government subsidies boost China's car industry.
  
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• 'Sickening' Molly Russell chatbots found on Character.ai

  30-10-2024 16:35 via bbc.com
  
  The foundation set up in her memory said it would cause "further heartache to everyone who knew and loved Molly".
  
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• How X users can earn thousands from US election misinformation and AI images

  30-10-2024 00:42 via bbc.com
  
  The accounts are part of pro-Trump and pro-Harris networks sharing each other’s content multiple times a day.
  
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