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Issue with Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service hits Covid-19 data

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Google ‘eliminates carbon legacy’ as it announces new clean energy plans

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TikTok picks Oracle over Microsoft as preferred US buyer

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TikTok hits 100 million users in Europe

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Tony Hawk fans recreate skateboard video game in real life

Broadband

Scheme to bring ultrafast broadband to rural areas gets £22m funding boost

The NHS Covid-19 will launch across England and Wales on September 24, with pubs, restaurants and other businesses urged to have QR codes ready for customers to check in (Scott D’Arcy/PA)

QR codes and posters: How does the new NHS contact tracing app work?

Restaurants and other businesses are being urged to download posters in readiness for the NHS Covid-19 app's launch on September 24

NHS tracing app to launch in England and Wales later this month

Zoom adds two-factor authentication

Zoom adds two-factor authentication in latest security update

Passengers at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5

Travel firms ‘failed to learn lessons’ from cyberattacks, Which? report claims

Social media apps

Cyberflashing and ‘pile on’ harassment targeted in online law reform proposals

The White House, Washington DC (Andrew Parsons/PA)

Russian group blamed for hacking Democrats in 2016 ‘attempting new intrusions’

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Twitter says it will label or remove misleading election posts

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‘Significant uncertainty’ over Facebook’s transfer of data on EU users to US

Robots

Nuclear plant robots and batteries for electric planes get Government funding

Social media apps on a smartphone

Samaritans launches guidelines for tech firms on managing suicide content

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Cybersecurity funding and training offered to smaller healthcare firms

Xbox Series X

November release date and pricing confirmed for next-generation Xbox consoles