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• Parents allowed to block children's games and friends on Roblox

  02-04-2025 14:02 via bbc.com
  They are the latest safety measures from the gaming platform, which has faced questions over inappropriate content.
  
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• First Ofcom probe launched into suicide site exposed by BBC

  09-04-2025 07:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News found the forum, which has thousands of members, is linked to at least 50 deaths in the UK.
  
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• Astro Bot dominates Bafta Games Awards with five wins

  09-04-2025 02:57 via bbc.com
  Sony's 3D platformer scoops five trophies in total at the London ceremony, with Balatro winning best debut.
  
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• Musk labels Trump trade adviser 'moron' over Tesla comments

  08-04-2025 23:41 via bbc.com
  Peter Navarro had described Musk's electric car company as a "car assembler" rather than manufacturer.
  
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• Meta expands restrictions for teen users to Facebook and Messenger

  08-04-2025 13:18 via bbc.com
  The system imposes more restricted settings on younger users - though campaigners say it's unclear what difference they make.
  
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• A revolution is under way in India's trainer industry

  08-04-2025 03:51 via bbc.com
  India wants to boost the domestic trainer industry but will small domestic makers suffer?
  
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• Apple's encryption row with UK should not be secret, court rules

  07-04-2025 15:22 via bbc.com
  The UK government sought to keep details of its row with Apple over requested access to its encrypted cloud storage tool private.
  
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• Elon Musk's X to clamp down on parody accounts

  07-04-2025 12:59 via bbc.com
  Some users have complained about Elon Musk parody accounts on the platform.
  
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• Trump extends deadline to keep TikTok running in US

  05-04-2025 04:11 via bbc.com
  The president has granted the app a second 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires it to either sell its US assets or face a ban.
  
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• Who's trying to buy TikTok?

  05-04-2025 02:13 via bbc.com
  Oracle, Microsoft and the founder of OnlyFans are also among names that have cropped up as the president seeks to broker a deal.
  
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• Will £75 be the new normal for video games after Switch 2's Mario Kart?

  05-04-2025 01:51 via bbc.com
  There's a lot of excitement about the new console - but also concern about the high price of its games.
  
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• Meta and Pinterest make secret donation to Molly Russell charity

  05-04-2025 01:42 via bbc.com
  Meta and Pinterest have agreed to donate to a charity set up in the name of schoolgirl Molly Russell.
  
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• Nintendo pulls Switch 2 pre-orders in US over Trump tariffs

  04-04-2025 18:04 via bbc.com
  It unveiled the console on Wednesday just hours before the president announced a wave of global tariffs.
  
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• Business Daily

  04-04-2025 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  It's one of the world's biggest companies - we get exclusive access to the Seattle HQ
  
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• I played the £75 Mario Kart World on Switch 2 - was it worth it?

  03-04-2025 15:05 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC gets hands-on with the hotly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2, launching in June.
  
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• Vance confident TikTok will be sold in US as deadline looms

  03-04-2025 14:54 via bbc.com
  
  Despite the increasing number of potential buyers, neither the app nor its Chinese owner have confirmed they will do a deal.
  
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• 'Google AI presented my April Fools' story as real news'

  03-04-2025 07:14 via bbc.com
  
  Journalist Ben Black was "shocked" to discover his fake news from five years ago used by AI.
  
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• Tesla sales plunge after Elon Musk backlash

  02-04-2025 20:35 via bbc.com
  
  The car maker's sales slide has been attributed to competition and controversy around its boss.
  
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• Nintendo announces Switch 2 release date - and a new Mario Kart game

  02-04-2025 19:02 via bbc.com
  
  More than a million people watched online as details of the long awaited successor to the hit console were announced.
  
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• Screen time in bed linked to worse sleep, study finds

  01-04-2025 15:48 via bbc.com
  The research found a correlation between looking at a screen in bed and reporting insomnia and sleep loss.
  
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• Could TikTok be banned again and who might buy it?

  31-03-2025 10:57 via bbc.com
  
  The president says he would like TikTok to 'remain alive' as his extended deadline for its sale-or-ban approaches.
  
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• Kink and LGBT dating apps exposed 1.5m private user images online

  30-03-2025 01:10 via bbc.com
  
  The often-explicit pictures are being stored without password protection, leaving them vulnerable to a hack.
  
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• 'UK crowds are the best': Does home advantage make a difference in esports?

  29-03-2025 03:14 via bbc.com
  
  The Rocket League Championship Series Birmingham Major brings together the 16 best teams in the world
  
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• Musk's xAI buys his social media platform X

  29-03-2025 03:01 via bbc.com
  
  The move could be aimed at protecting investors, who helped him buy purchase X, from losing money.
  
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• Center Parcs removes X account from website after fake account set up

  29-03-2025 02:42 via bbc.com
  
  An IT consultant took charge of the Center Parcs UK's handle after the firm deactivated its account.
  
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• Amateur photographers hope to fix Wikipedia's 'terrible' pictures

  29-03-2025 02:42 via bbc.com
  
  The site is littered with awful photos, particularly of celebrities - but a volunteer project is trying to fix that.
  
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• Tech Now

  29-03-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Can we clean up air travel? Adrienne Murray explores developments in electric flight.
  
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• Assassin's Creed maker gets $1.25bn Chinese investment

  28-03-2025 06:22 via bbc.com
  
  Shenzhen-based Tencent, which owns the popular messaging app WeChat, will hold about a quarter of a new subsidiary.
  
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• What's next for social media?

  28-03-2025 01:02 via bbc.com
  
  Start-up social media firms are looking to capitalise on dissatisfaction with the social media giants.
  
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• H&M to use digital clones of models in ads and social media

  27-03-2025 15:44 via bbc.com
  
  Some fear the move could mean less work for models, photographers and make-up artists.
  
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