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Nintendo announces Switch 2 release date - and a new Mario Kart game - 3/04 1:02 am

More than a million people watched online as details of the long awaited successor to the hit console were announced.





Parents allowed to block children's games and friends on Roblox - 2/04 8:02 pm

They are the latest safety measures from the gaming platform, which has faced questions over inappropriate content.





Screen time in bed linked to worse sleep, study finds - 1/04 9:48 pm

The research found a correlation between looking at a screen in bed and reporting insomnia and sleep loss.





Could TikTok be banned again and who might buy it? - 31/03 4:57 pm

The president says he would like TikTok to 'remain alive' as his extended deadline for its sale-or-ban approaches.





Kink and LGBT dating apps exposed 1.5m private user images online - 30/03 8:10 am

The often-explicit pictures are being stored without password protection, leaving them vulnerable to a hack.





'UK crowds are the best': Does home advantage make a difference in esports? - 29/03 10:14 am

The Rocket League Championship Series Birmingham Major brings together the 16 best teams in the world





Musk's xAI buys his social media platform X - 29/03 10:01 am

The move could be aimed at protecting investors, who helped him buy purchase X, from losing money.





Center Parcs removes X account from website after fake account set up - 29/03 9:42 am

An IT consultant took charge of the Center Parcs UK's handle after the firm deactivated its account.





Amateur photographers hope to fix Wikipedia's 'terrible' pictures - 29/03 9:42 am

The site is littered with awful photos, particularly of celebrities - but a volunteer project is trying to fix that.





Tech Now - 29/03 9:00 am

Can we clean up air travel? Adrienne Murray explores developments in electric flight.





Assassin's Creed maker gets $1.25bn Chinese investment - 28/03 1:22 pm

Shenzhen-based Tencent, which owns the popular messaging app WeChat, will hold about a quarter of a new subsidiary.





What's next for social media? - 28/03 8:02 am

Start-up social media firms are looking to capitalise on dissatisfaction with the social media giants.





H&M to use digital clones of models in ads and social media - 27/03 10:44 pm

Some fear the move could mean less work for models, photographers and make-up artists.





OnlyFans fined over user age-check information failings - 27/03 7:33 pm

The site - which is known for hosting explicit material - gave inaccurate information about age verification.





China tariffs may be cut to seal TikTok sale, Trump says - 27/03 9:52 am

Trump also said he is willing to extend a 5 April deadline for a non-Chinese buyer of the platform to be found.





Tougher rules needed to protect young people online, report warns - 27/03 9:49 am

The youth parliament says it wants more action from MPs and social media companies on violent online content.





NHS software provider fined 3m over data breach after ransomware attack - 27/03 9:25 am

Security failings by the Advanced Computer Software Group led to a cyberattack in 2022 that impacted NHS services.





Atomfall: How a forgotten nuclear disaster inspired a video game - 27/03 8:04 am

A new video game has brought the 1957 disaster in Cumbria back into the spotlight.





23andMe users struggle to delete their highly sensitive data - 27/03 12:42 am

Multiple users said they had problems after the DNA-testing firm filed for bankruptcy protection.





Tech Life - 26/03 4:32 am

Noland Arbaugh has a chip in his brain to translate his thoughts into computer commands.





What is the Signal messaging app and how secure is it? - 25/03 10:54 pm

Experts say using even such a privacy-focussed platform for national security matters is very unusual.





Chinese electric carmaker BYD sales beat Tesla - 25/03 11:24 am

The Shenzhen-based firm says revenue for last year came in at $107bn, boosted by sales of its hybrid vehicles.





Meta considers charging for ad-free Facebook and Instagram in the UK - 24/03 11:45 pm

The firm is considering asking people to pay to remove ads if they do not want their data to be tracked.





DNA testing site 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection - 24/03 2:51 pm

The company said that it will now attempt to sell itself under the supervision of a court.





The man with a mind-reading chip in his brain - thanks to Elon Musk - 23/03 9:04 am

Noland Arbaugh tells the BBC how being the first Neuralink patient has changed his life.





Click - 22/03 9:00 am

Lara Lewington explores how technology and AI are transforming what it means to be human.





Honest or unrealistic? Roblox boss' online safety advice sparks debate - 22/03 8:54 am

Hundreds of people contacted the BBC after Dave Baszucki spoke about safety on the hugely popular gaming platform.





Uber offers 20 hours of free childcare in bid to lure female drivers - 22/03 12:11 am

A union says it should instead pay drivers more so they can take time off with their families.





Tesla vandals face up to 20 years in prison, says attorney general - 21/03 9:20 am

The US attorney general said a wave of vandalism and arson attacks at Tesla dealerships is "domestic terrorism".





TikTokers call for 'chubby filter' to be banned - 21/03 8:02 am

Fans of the viral AI tool treat it as a bit of fun - but critics say it is a form of body shaming.





The slow but steady advance of driverless vehicles - 21/03 8:02 am

Robo-taxi services and driverless trucks are gaining ground but progress is painstaking.





Why Elon Musk's Grok is kicking up a storm in India - 21/03 6:51 am

The chatbot has become an "unfiltered and unhinged" digital sensation in India.





Man files complaint after ChatGPT said he killed his children - 21/03 1:09 am

The Norwegian man says the chatbot's maker OpenAI should be fined over the completely inaccurate information.





Google agrees to pay $28m in racial bias lawsuit - 19/03 12:50 am

The tech giant confirmed it had "reached a resolution" but rejected the allegations made against it.





Tech Life: Archiving achievement - 19/03 4:30 am

How the US governments crackdown on diversity deleted womens military contributions.





Subsea fibre cables can 'listen out' for sabotage - 18/03 9:27 am

Ways are being developed for subsea cables to "sense" whether they are being disturbed or attacked.





Disasters spur investment in flood and fire risk tech - 18/03 8:08 am

Services that assess climate change risks are springing up for home buyers, insurers and lenders.





Telegram founder allowed to leave France following arrest - 17/03 11:12 pm

The billionaire has been accused of failing to properly moderate his app to reduce criminality.



Shut vile death video site, families say, as Ofcom gets new powers - 17/03 8:02 am

Families want a website showing deaths of their loved ones to be taken down, as the online regulator gets new powers.



It's not a competition! The collaborative video game genre loved by players - 15/03 8:14 am

Josef Fares has found big success with co-operative two player games. Why are more doing the same?




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