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Didi: Chinese ride-hailing giant makes $68bn US debut

How a US teen developed an app to help his sister talk

Tim Berners-Lee sells web source code NFT for $5.4m

Amazon launches 'child-friendly' smart speaker in UK

TikTok removes more than seven million suspected under-age accounts

El Salvador’s Race to Be the Bitcoin Capital of the World

Google cracks down on financial-scam adverts

Twitter India named in two more police cases

Social media: Norfolk Police chief issues child abuse warning

India's Bharti invests $500m in UK space start-up OneWeb

Flying car completes test flight between airports

The Antitrust Case Against Facebook Is Very Much Alive

Elon Musk sets out Starlink goals

Council workers suspended over TikTok cemetery videos

Alondra Nelson Wants to Make Science and Tech More Just

RIP Pepper robot? SoftBank 'pauses' production

Stars call for 'gadget levy' to fund UK creatives

Why small investors are piling into share-trading apps

US judge throws out Facebook anti-trust lawsuits

EU approves data flow to UK but adds sunset clause

Apple lists products that pose risk to pacemakers

America’s ‘Smart City’ Didn’t Get Much Smarter

Dom Joly: Could this tech help my sleep apnoea?

Labour calls for investigation into private emails

Mother's plea after daughter dies swallowing battery

FCA bans world's largest crypto-currency exchange Binance

The tech helping parents look after their babies

Jack Dorsey: Unpicking Twitter boss's passion for Nigeria

Aimee Fuller: Olympian tests 'flying surfboard' on Thames

Africrypt brothers deny involvement in Bitcoin 'heist'

Carpet senses human poses for 3D models and other news

The online scammers renting out other people's homes

Google tracking cookies ban delayed until 2023

The Unfortunate Punkonomics of Cryptocurrency

Pet database still plagued with problems, say users

Is Windows 11 the beginning of the end for Skype?

Amazon and Google probed over efforts to stop fake reviews

UK's departing spy tech chief: We're at serious risk if we lose edge

Crackonosh: How hackers are using gamers to become crypto-rich

The valuable car part gone in 60 seconds

Mobile roaming charges in Europe: What you need to know

Microsoft unveils Windows 11

Fortnite: UK band Easy Life to play virtual gig

Andreessen Horowitz Goes Ham on Crypto with a New $2.2B Fund

EE to reintroduce Europe roaming charges in January

The final years of John McAfee's controversial life

Apple claims 'sideloading' apps is 'serious' security risk

What is the Great Reset - and how did it get hijacked by conspiracy theories?

John McAfee: Anti-virus creator found dead in prison cell

French Spyware Executives Are Indicted for Aiding Torture

Rembrandt's The Night Watch painting restored by AI

DeepMind uses AI to tackle neglected deadly diseases

Online Safety Bill 'catastrophic for free speech'

EU wants emergency team for 'nightmare' cyber-attacks

Help! How Do I Make My Workplace More Diverse?

Google Launches a New Medical App—Outside the US

These Startups Are Betting on a Remote-First World

US government blocks Iran-affiliated news websites

Streaming TV giants face tighter UK regulation

Smart devices for babies and parents tested

Trust in news has grown in the UK during pandemic, research shows

Sonic the Hedgehog: 'I'd never seen anything like it in a video game'

CEO Secrets: 'My billion-pound company has no office'

Covid-19 air 'purifier' ad banned by watchdog

GP data sharing: What is it and can I opt out?

Tinder boss says Covid changed how we swipe right

Google investigated over 'dominance' in ad market

This Agency Wants to Figure Out Exactly How Much You Trust AI

Facebook's VR ads test loses first game after backlash

He Thought He Could Outfox the Gig Economy. He Was Wrong

New tool for under-18s to report nude photos of themselves online

Bumble closes to give 'burnt-out' staff a week's break

China tells banks to stop supporting cryptocurrency

How farmers and scientists strive for more flavour

Political trolling 'twice as popular as positivity'

An Algorithm That Predicts Deadly Infections Is Often Flawed

German watchdog probes Apple's market dominance

A New Wave of Dating Apps Takes Cues From TikTok and Gen Z

Transit Agencies Are Trying Everything to Lure You Back

Snapchat removes controversial speed filter

On Prime Day, Organizers Want You to Think of the Workers

The Lazarus heist: How North Korea almost pulled off a billion-dollar hack

Online shopping trend makes warehousing hot property

AI-driven robot Mayflower sails back after fault develops

‘Virtual beauty tests used to be gimmicky but now they are useful’

The US Government Is Finally Moving at the Speed of Tech

A Quick and Dirty Agenda for Congress to Curb Big Tech

Facebook tests ads in virtual reality headsets

HarmonyOS: Hands-on with Huawei's rival to Android

Baltimore May Soon Ban Face Recognition for Everyone but Cops

TikTok owner ByteDance sees its earnings double in 2020

Police to crack down on drones flown dangerously

ICO watchdog 'deeply concerned' over live facial recognition

How market research reveals what you really think

Pornhub videos: Women sue, alleging lack of consent

Nuclear energy: Fusion plant backed by Jeff Bezos to be built in UK

The relatives frozen in time on Google Street View

Chip shortage addressed by US-EU tech alliance

The Efforts to Make Text-Based AI Less Racist and Terrible

Flight of the Sky Lion: 'Like VR but without the headset'

Chloe Kahn and Jodie Marsh rapped by watchdog

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi faces probe ahead of market debut, says report

World Bank rejects El Salvador request for Bitcoin help

Food-delivery apps up to 44% more expensive, survey finds

Why cyber gangs won't worry about US-Russia talks

Lina Khan: The 32-year-old taking on Big Tech

Google adds encrypted messaging to its Android app

Help! What Should I Do About My Cliquey Coworkers?

Low-income homes 'should get ultra-fast gigabit broadband help'

Apple and Google’s New AI Wizardry Promises Privacy—at a Cost

Bristol company hosted notorious child-abuse site

Digital ad industry accused of huge data breach

E3 2021: Nintendo shows off more Zelda Breath of the Wild 2

Zillow Taps AI to Improve Its Home Value Estimates

Windows 10 to be retired in 2025, as new OS unveils

Web founder Berners-Lee to auction source code as NFT

Apple and Google investigated by UK competition body

E3 2021: Forza Horizon 5 - is bigger also better?

US model Chrissy Teigen apologises for online 'trolling'

Gigafactories: Europe tools up against US and Asia as a car battery force

Irish police to be given powers over passwords

Vodafone picks Samsung for 5G network

How Some Americans Are Breaking Out of Political Bubbles

Today at E3: Halo returns and Starfield first look

WhatsApp launches privacy campaign after backlash

Tech firms use remote monitoring to help honey bees

E3 2021: Microsoft shows off Halo Infinite, Starfield and Forza Horizon 5

Today at E3: Politics, polygons and palm trees

Bidder pays $28m for space trip with Amazon's Bezos

E3 2021: Ubisoft kicks off event with Avatar and Mario + Rabbids reveals

US lawmakers introduce bills targeting Big Tech

Virgin Atlantic partners with 'flying taxi' company

Jeff Bezos Risks It All for His Space Dream

Sun sets on Reddit Secret Santa

Didi: Chinese ride-hailing giant files to go public in US

Simulated robot performs realistic acrobatics and other news

OnlyFans must do more to protect children, watchdog says

E3 2021: What to expect at the world's most influential gaming event

Why it's the end of the road for petrol stations

EA hacked and source code stolen

How tech could help create 'music prescriptions'

Map glitch 'closes' dozens of Oxford's roads

Facebook developing smartwatch with AR control

G7 tax deal: What is it and are Amazon and Facebook included?

Facebook remote working plan extended to all staff for long term

Deliveroo couriers can train to become ‘snoopers’

Maya Forstater: Woman wins tribunal appeal over transgender tweet

VC Pledged to 'Do Better' on Diversity. It's Barely Changed

Could ‘super-agers’ help explain how we get old?

Meat giant JBS pays $11m in ransom to resolve cyber-attack

Bitcoin: El Salvador makes cryptocurrency legal tender

'I can speak freely and use swear words as I see fit'

Donald Trump-era ban on TikTok dropped by Joe Biden

Thousands of fake online pharmacies shut down

Help! How Do I Make Work Friends When Everyone's Remote?

The Pandemic Put an End to Rush Hour. What Happens Now?

Fastly blames software bug for internet meltdown

Pandemic accelerated UK's shift online, says Ofcom

Renewable crypto mining - from cow to coin

Tunbridge Wells: Skinners' Kent schools closed after data breach

Apple pays millions in iPhone-repair explicit photo case

Capcom accused of infringing artist's copyright in Resident Evil games

New NHS patient data store delayed by two months

ANOM: Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting using messaging app

What Really Happened When Google Ousted Timnit Gebru

Major newspaper and government websites down

Donald Trump calls Bitcoin 'a scam against the dollar'

E-bike sales boom despite high prices and confusing rules

Colonial Pipeline: US recovers most of ransom, justice department says

iOS15: Apple continues privacy war with app tracker reports

Doctors urge delay to England GP data scrape

When and where can I ride an e-scooter legally?

Google fined €220m in France over advertising abuse

Apple employees rally against office working plan

China's Quiet Ecommerce Giant Thrives on Fresh Produce

Jeff Bezos and brother to fly to space in Blue Origin flight

'My foggy glasses solution helped me through Covid'

Google Hopes AI Can Turn Search Into a Conversation

Covid Brings Automation to the Workplace, Killing Some Jobs

Xiaohongshu social media account blocked after Tiananmen post

Ollie Robinson: England bowler suspended for historical tweets

Covid vaccine stickers come to dating apps in UK

'Clothes are torn, worn out - I can't find work gloves'

China Has Triggered a Bitcoin Mining Exodus

Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals

Microsoft says error caused 'Tank Man' Bing censorship

United plans supersonic passenger flights by 2029

Admit It: The Facebook Oversight Board Is Kind of Working

Facebook suspends Trump accounts for two years

Kannada: Google apologises for 'ugliest Indian language' search result

Robot Eva mimics human emotions and other tech news

Patient data transfer still set to start in July

WhatsApp hijack scam continues to spread

A Google Alum Wants to Make Search Pure Again

Apple updates AirTags after stalking fears

Facebook probed by UK and EU competition watchdogs

Anti-theft bike tech tested: Can it keep your cycle safe?

Millions struggle to pay broadband bills in UK

Sunak ‘confident’ of reaching tech tax agreement

How AI is working with Parkinson’s patients?

How to protect birds and bats from wind turbines

Twitter Blue subscription service launches in Australia and Canada

Apple wants staff back in offices by September

Don't End Up on This Artificial Intelligence Hall of Shame

Norton antivirus adds Ethereum cryptocurrency mining

Google diversity head removed over anti-Semitic blog post

They Rage-Quit the School System—and They're Not Going Back

Conservatives fined £10,000 for sending unwanted emails

Charlie Bit Me NFT sale: Brothers to pay for university with auction money

Working from home: Call to ban out-of-hours emails from bosses

Could phone footage put Myanmar's leaders in jail?

The All-Seeing Eyes of New York’s 15,000 Surveillance Cameras

JBS: FBI says Russia-linked group hacked meat supplier

Donald Trump's 'communications' platform permanently taken offline

US delays tariffs in 'tech tax' row

East of England broadband boost for 1 million planned

Etsy snaps up Gen-Z focussed shopping app Depop for $1.6bn

Tesla failed to stop Musk tweets, says regulator

Amazon warehouse injuries '80% higher' than competitors, report claims

Help! Must We With the Virtual Meeting Small Talk?

Ex-reality TV stars' 'misleading' debt ads banned

Drone skirmish as Chile football team fears Argentine spies

Zoom sales race ahead despite workplaces reopening

Huawei operating system coming to smartphones in Asia

JBS: World's largest meat supplier hit by cyber-attack

Inside Silicon Valley’s Mayo Marketing Madness

eBay sellers can no longer use PayPal under new terms

The Mayor of Reno Is Betting Big on the Blockchain

Watch: Drone crashes into erupting Icelandic volcano

This Arcane Manual Could Lead to More Human-Friendly Cities