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Florida plans to fine social media for banning politicians

Zoë Roth sells 'Disaster Girl' meme as NFT for $500,000

Social media boycott: Football clubs, players & sporting bodies begin protest

Ransomware victims urged to go to police

Amazon’s AI Guru Is So Totally Over the Turing Test

Man arrested for faking Covid-19 check-in QR codes

New York Returns Its Police ‘Robodog’ After a Public Outcry

Robotic arm harvests apples and other technology news

Apple charged over 'anti-competitive' app polices

Tech Tent: Apple’s ad-tracking bombshell

These people aren't real but could help tackle bias in tech

Amazon hopes pandemic habits stick after profits triple

The ransomware surge ruining lives

'It's your device, you should be able to repair it'

Tim Cook warns of Apple product shortages

App used by emergency services under scrutiny

Judge declines to dismiss Amazon's Trump allegation

The WFH Exodus Creates an Opportunity for Small Cities

Confusion over use of NHS App as Covid passport

Apple profits double as it squares up to Facebook

Samsung handsets push profits to pre-pandemic high

'Miami Tech Week' Wasn't Planned. But the Hype Is Infectious

Facebook: Smoking and alcohol ads 'target Australian children'

Government 'avoiding accountability' in WhatsApp messages

Social media boycott: English cricket joins football in four-day move to tackle abuse

Ford's Ever-Smarter Robots Are Speeding Up the Assembly Line

Help! Should I Be More Ambitious?

Google data case to be heard in Supreme Court

Google owner sees record profits as lockdown boom continues

Self-driving cars to be allowed on UK roads this year

Internet access: 1.5m UK homes still offline, Ofcom finds

CC Clarke: The mum-shaming on social media is mind-blowing

On Social Media, American-Style Free Speech Is Dead

Could Covid-19 vaccine passports use biometric data?

Cyber-attack hackers threaten to share US police informant data

Tesla: Bitcoin sales and environmental credits boost profits

Five things to know about Apple's iOS update

Electric cars: What will happen to all the dead batteries?

This Researcher Says AI Is Neither Artificial nor Intelligent

Facebook and Google 'failed to remove scam adverts'

US teen's Snapchat rant reaches Supreme Court in free speech case

Google Argentina's domain name bought by man for £2

Tenet: Why we performed backwards and forwards

India Covid: Anger as Twitter ordered to remove critical virus posts

Amazon 'must let workers join unions without fear'

Facebook v Apple: The ad tracking row heats up

Space junk map tracks 200 ‘ticking time bombs’

The salmon you buy in the future may be farmed on land

Sainsbury's ex-boss buys into grocery app market

Ghana basks in Twitter’s surprise choice as Africa HQ

Cisco says computer chip shortage to last six months

Screen time at 'breaking point' but can tech help?

Social media boycott: Premier League clubs join four-day move to tackle abuse

AI Helps Prove Two Scribes Wrote Text of a Dead Sea Scroll

The Midnight Sky: How we built the visual effects

Telegram misogyny: 'They wanted to tie me and my child to a horse'

Capitol riot: Man accused after Bumble dating app boast

It’s Official: Apple Is Now a Silicon Company

Flubot: Warning over major Android 'package delivery' scam

Now for AI’s Latest Trick: Writing Computer Code

Lobbying row: Are we heading for 'government by WhatsApp'?

DNA-based robots designed rapidly and other tech news

Major mobile operators outshone by smaller rivals

Tesla's Autopilot 'tricked' to operate without driver

Shopping in 10 minutes: The new supermarket battleground

Why Lawmakers Are Interested in Apple’s and Google’s 'Rents'

Call of Duty: Warzone goes back to the 1980s

Signal slams Cellebrite security company over alleged security holes

Taiwan authorities look into Apple supplier hack

AI unlocks ancient Dead Sea Scrolls mystery

Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk agree on bitcoin's green credentials

Jaguar Land Rover to suspend output due to chip shortage

The One and Only Ivan: How we brought the animals to life

MI5 joins Instagram to bust 'martini-drinking stereotypes'

Chanel loses EU court battle over Huawei logo

Is it the end of the line for landline phones?

Google and Apple attacked on app store 'monopoly'

Met Office and Microsoft to build climate supercomputer

Europe's Proposed Limits on AI Would Have Global Consequences

Amazon is opening a hair salon in London

TikTok loophole sees users post pornographic and violent videos

EU artificial intelligence rules will ban 'unacceptable' use

Help! How Do I Plan a Virtual Work Hang That's Actually Fun?

Need an Angel Investor? Just Open Up Clubhouse

Instagram lets users filter out abusive messages

Daily Mail owner sues Google over search results

Netflix shares plunge amid fears coronavirus boom is over

No new smart motorways without additional safety measures

TikTok sued for billions over use of children's data

Shanghai Auto Show: Five electric car brands to look out for in China

Apple event: AirTag, iPad and iMac lead line-up

Facebook downplays data breach in internal email

How Face Recognition Can Destroy Anonymity

A Fatal Crash Renews Concerns Over Tesla’s ‘Autopilot’ Claim

Nasa successfully flies small helicopter on Mars

Isle of Cumbrae recreated in video game Minecraft

A look at some of the infamous moments at tech events over the years.

James Charles: YouTube temporarily demonetises beauty influencer

Facebook creates Clubhouse clone Live Audio Rooms

Will NFTs change how we buy our homes?

Facebook Announces Live Audio Rooms, Its Clubhouse Clone

5G: Rural areas to be allowed taller and wider masts

Are Apple and others' tech launches a better watch because of Covid?

Could electric tattoos be the next step in body art?

Parler set to return to Apple's App Store

UK government intervenes in Nvidia takeover of chip designer Arm

Union Says Amazon Violated Labor Law in the Alabama Election

Huawei denies spying accusation in the Netherlands

Bank of England to consider digital money plan

Two men killed in Tesla car crash 'without driver' in seat

Facebook: Our staff can carry on working from home after Covid

Nasa's Ingenuity Mars helicopter set for first flight

Teenage blacksmith Ben Perkins forges social media following

How product placements may soon be added to classic films

Priti Patel: Facebook encryption plan ‘must not not hamper child protection’

Stadia, GeForce Now, Xbox and PS Now put to the test

Peloton safety: US regulators warn against using treadmill near children

Mars helicopter first flight: Nasa to test Ingenuity

Charles Geschke: Adobe co-founder who helped develop the PDF dies

How cancer put me off joining Amazon union

Facebook board delays decision about Trump's possible return

Microsoft Is Big Tech’s Fifth Horseman

Virtual musicians play interactive gig and other tech news

Facebook faces mass legal action over data leak

Ocado in self-driving vans push with £10m stake in Oxbotica

TB Joshua: YouTube blocks Nigerian preacher over gay cure claim

Smaller and better smartphone cameras are on the way

William Amos: Canadian politician seen naked in work Zoom call

Google Earth time-lapse feature winds clock back 37 years

Google Earth time-lapses show a changing planet

Facebook urged to scrap Instagram for children plans

US poised to impose sanctions on Russia for cyber-attacks

Matchbox cars get green makeover in eco drive

Is Alibaba's fate a warning to China’s tech giants?

Instagram fixes ‘mistake’ promoting harmful diet content

Crypto firm Coinbase valued at more than oil giant BP

Help! Am I Oversharing With My Colleagues?

Facebook faces investigation over data breach

Europe seeks to limit use of AI in society

Virgin Media and O2 'blockbuster' merger provisionally approved

Coinbase Makes Its Debut—and Bitcoin Arrives on Wall Street

Is Silicon Valley Dead? Not According to Venture Dollars

Omegle: 'I'm being used as sex-baiting bot' on video chat site

Mary Agyapong: Pregnant nurse’s family yet to get GoFundMe money

Ludwig Ahgren breaks Twitch subscription record after 31-day stint

Star Trek inspired device sees drones fly off factory line

County lines gang 'recruited teen in 80 minutes via Snapchat'

Users can appeal Facebook's editorial decisions

Online racist abuse 'spiralling out of control' says anti-bullying charity

Ville de Bitche: Facebook mistakenly removes French town's page

Estate agent's hi-tech house tour exposes personal data

Microsoft Makes a $16 Billion Entry Into Health Care AI

Gmail 'safer than parliament's email system' says Tory MP

Jake Paul accused of sexual assault by Justine Paradise

AI Comes to Car Repair, and Body Shop Owners Aren’t Happy

The homecoming call for Northern Ireland's gaming industry

China forces Jack Ma's Ant Group to restructure

'I put those goggles on and just fell in love'

BMW’s Virtual Factory Uses AI to Hone the Assembly Line

Microsoft makes $20bn bet on speech AI firm Nuance

Iran nuclear attack: Mystery surrounds nuclear sabotage at Natanz

FBI arrest man over alleged Amazon centre bomb plot

Cyber-firm Darktrace eyes '£3bn' London share listing

Phone app alerts users to look up while walking

Love Island: Could Tinder find the show's first gay couple?

This AI Could Help Wipe Out Colon Cancer

Antitrust and Privacy Are on a Collision Course

NHS Covid-19 app update blocked for breaking Apple and Google's rules

Iran vows revenge for 'Israeli' attack on Natanz nuclear site

Iran says key Natanz nuclear facility hit by 'sabotage'

Cambodia criticises edited photos of Khmer Rouge victims

Alibaba accepts record China fine and vows to change

Early access releases: Should we buy video games before they're finished?

Environment takes centre stage at London games festival

The body armour many of us may soon be wearing

New Vaccine Conspiracy Theories Are Going Viral in Arabic

Despite Union Setback, Amazon Workers Fight for Dignity

Amazon defeats historic Alabama union effort

Artist will.i.am launches facemask and other tech news

The Clones Are Coming for Clubhouse

Elon Musk's Neuralink 'shows monkey playing Pong with mind'

Software flaw led to 'serious incident' on Tui flight

Amazon holds early lead in historic union election

US blacklists seven Chinese supercomputer groups

What will self-driving trucks mean for truck drivers?

Pets' names used as passwords by millions, study finds

Italian man 'offered €10,000 in Bitcoin' to maim ex-partner

Redcar cyber-attack: Government to help cover costs

US gun violence: Joe Biden to target 'ghost guns'

Clubhouse: Is the audio app really worth $4bn?

Milk Tea Alliance: Twitter creates emoji for pro-democracy activists

Trump tweets can't be brought back to life on Twitter

The artists creating digitally immersive storytelling

Khloe Kardashian tries to get unfiltered photo removed from social media

Study says bitcoin could derail China's climate change targets

Carlisle ex-police officer 'devastated' by £3k Royal Mail scam

Should firms be more worried about firmware cyber-attacks?

The woman who took on Google and won

YouTube Kids 'a vapid wasteland', say US lawmakers

The tech billionaire who is putting women first

Help! My Colleague Is Taking Credit for My Work

Mobile phones should be banned in schools - Gavin Williamson

Serve Food in Far-Away Restaurants—Right From Your Couch

Amazon's Jeff Bezos backs tax rise on companies

Google, Facebook and Amazon face new UK regulator

Pretty Little Thing ad by TikTok creator house banned

E3 2021: Biggest conference in gaming is going online

NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app to share QR code venue check-ins

Tool checks phone numbers from Facebook data breach

FBI probes match-fixing in Counter-Strike eSports

I Called Off My Wedding. The Internet Will Never Forget

Remote working: Is Big Tech going off work from home?

'We went here, there and everywhere to make it happen'

Online porn websites promote 'sexually violent' videos

Google v Oracle: Supreme Court declares Google's code copying fair

Fun but doomed: LG's most memorable smartphones

Facebook leak: Irish regulator probes 'old' data dump

The English cricketer turned elite Madden gamer

Silicon Valley Revs Up for a ‘Hot Startup’ Summer

Tennis tech to help if you are playing solo

Esports body calls for disability gaming tournaments

Can celebrities control their image online?

LG scraps its smartphone business as losses mount

Amazon apologises for wrongly denying drivers need to urinate in bottles

How Instagram’s influencers changed the model industry

Police uncover teenage girl ‘suicide’ Instagram group

Every President Promises Broadband. Biden Might Deliver

Uber ordered to pay $1.1m to blind woman refused rides

Oppo smartphone adds 60x microscope camera

Loot boxes linked to problem gambling in new research

Biden Wants You Out of Your Car and on the Train

Instagram star, 90, 'gobsmacked' by royal gift

Does space affect the taste of wine and other tech news

James Charles: YouTube star admits to messaging underage boys

Pranksters plead guilty over fake bank robbery

Biden Announces His Broadband Plan—and ISPs Will Hate It

Streamer xQc knocked offline over unpaid electricity bill

Help! Should I Tell My Colleagues I'm on the Spectrum?

One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack - April 2021

Microsoft's Cortana silenced as Siri gets new voice

US Sanctions Are Squeezing Huawei, but for How Long?

When the Boss of All Dating Apps Met the Pandemic

Microsoft to sell augmented reality goggles to army

Google rejigs remote working as it reopens offices

Facebook bans 'voice of Trump' from platform