US security officials fear the Chinese-owned app could be used to collect Americans' personal data.
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Friday, 31 July 2020
Twitter hack: Florida teenager arrested
A teenager has been arrested over the hijacking of high-profile Twitter accounts in the US.
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Coronavirus: Scotland developing its own contact-tracing app
It follows the failure of an NHS-branded app in England, which was trialled on the Isle of Wight.
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Australia unveils plan to force Google and Facebook to pay for news
Google and Facebook would pay news outlets in the "world-leading" plan, the government says.
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Twitter hack: Staff tricked by phone spear-phishing scam
Twitter says employees were tricked into handing over credentials to the cyber-attackers.
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Twitter bans ex-KKK leader David Duke
He was permanently suspended for repeatedly violating Twitter's "hateful conduct" rules.
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Thursday, 30 July 2020
Burberry and Tencent team up for concept stores
The luxury British retailer and China's tech giant have joined forces amid growing national tensions.
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League of Legends European Championship cancels Saudi deal after backlash
Fans of the esports league say they were right to highlight Saudi Arabia's human rights record.
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Hackers post fake stories on real news sites 'to discredit Nato'
Researchers say articles on genuine sites were replaced with ones that matched Russia's interests.
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Covid-19: Tracing app released for NI
Northern Ireland is the first part of the UK to have a contact tracing app.
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Big Tech: What comes next for the US giants?
Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook's CEOs gave testimony, but voters will determine the outcome.
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Five key moments from the big tech grilling
The heads of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google faced accusations of bias and unfair competition.
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Huawei takes top spot in global phone shipments for first time
The Chinese firm has overtaken Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone vendor.
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TikTok launches £54m fund for European creators to make videos
The video sharing app launched a $200m fund for American users earlier this month.
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Coronavirus: Samsung profits soar on work from home demand
The world's biggest producer of memory chips sees demand jump as data centres expanded during lockdowns.
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Nasa Mars rover: Perseverance robot poised for launch
The one-tonne vehicle will search for signs of Martian life and prepare rocks to send home to Earth.
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Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google face claims of 'harmful' power
The executives of the four US tech giants defend their records at a five-hour hearing in Congress.
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Young people 'feel anxiety and terror' using fitness apps
A study of young people finds a fine line between getting results and becoming "obsessed".
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TikTok blasts 'copycat' Facebook as US starts probe
The Chinese-owned firm pens a fierce defence of its role in the US as it faces fresh scrutiny.
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Google offers refunds after smart glasses stop working
The North Focals smart glasses will lose all special features, but customers will get refunds.
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Wiley permanently suspended by Twitter over anti-Semitism
Twitter was accused of inaction and delay over anti-Semitic remarks posted by the music star.
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Turkey's MPs vote to tighten grip on social media
Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube will now need to comply with requests to remove content.
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Madonna's Instagram account flagged for spreading misinformation
The pop star was censured for sharing a video about a coronavirus conspiracy theory.
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Egypt TikTok: Female influencers jailed over 'indecent' videos
The five young women are sentenced to two years in prison and fined almost $19,000 (£15,000) each.
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Tuesday, 28 July 2020
'Fix your bike' website crashes as scheme launches in England
A website offering £50 bike repair vouchers from the government did not work for about four hours.
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Coronavirus: Kodak pivots itself to become strategic drug maker
The former camera maker moves into drug making and secures a major loan from the US government.
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How much power does tech 'big four' have?
Regulators are scrutinising Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook. How much power do the 'big four' hold?
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Bringing Mars back to Earth
An audacious mission to bring rock samples from Mars back to Earth is about to begin - find our more with our illustrated guide
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MacKenzie Scott donates $1.7bn since Amazon boss divorce
The charity donations by the novelist follow her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2019.
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Technology conference CES going digital for 2021
The conference was one of the last to be held in-person in 2020 before pandemic hit.
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National Trust joins victims of Blackbaud hack
The charity says a database containing details of its volunteers and fundraisers has been affected.
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Donald Trump Jr suspended from tweeting after Covid post
US president's son's use of Twitter is limited for 12 hours after he broke its misinformation rules.
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Sainsbury's to try out virtual queuing system
A phone app will enable shoppers to avoid long waits in socially distanced queues outside stores.
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Wiley: Rapper abuses Jewish critics on Facebook
The grime artist posts new inflammatory comments amid criticism over his previous anti-Semitic rant.
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