It comes after Microsoft revealed plans to buy Activision Blizzard in the largest ever gaming deal.
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Monday, January 31, 2022
TECH Solutions - Global chip shortage: Jaguar Land Rover loses £9m
The UK-based car maker warned that it expects the chip shortage to continue throughout this year.
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TECH Solutions - Wordle: New York Times buys popular word game
The New York Times says it bought the game from its creator for a price “in the low seven figures".
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TECH Solutions - Why cows may be hiding something but AI can spot it
Farmers are using artificial intelligence to spot lameness in their herd before it gets serious.
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TECH Solutions - The Belgians getting the right to disconnect from work
From next month, Belgium's civil servants may not be contacted outside working hours.
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TECH Solutions - Robots could be used to support soldiers in combat
Three companies are being given £3m each to investigate the use of autonomous technology in combat.
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TECH Solutions - Wiltshire Police 'Digi-dogs' trained to sniff out technology
The specialist search dogs can identify USB sticks, hard drives, and even mobile phone SIM cards.
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Sunday, January 30, 2022
TECH Solutions - Inside Kazakhstan's giant crypto-mine
Kazakhstan is now the world's second biggest crypto-currency mining country, thanks partly to a vast mine in the desert.
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TECH Solutions - True story? Lie detection systems go high-tech
A number of teams are working on advanced ways to tell more accurately if someone is lying.
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TECH Solutions - Spotify: Streaming giant announces plans to clamp down on Covid misinformation
The streaming giant says it will add warnings to all podcasts discussing Covid-19 on its platform.
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Friday, January 28, 2022
TECH Solutions - HP wins multibillion-dollar fraud case over Autonomy sale
The tech giant says Autonomy's founder "artificially inflated" the Cambridge-based firm's worth.
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TECH Solutions - US bans telecom giant China Unicom over spying concerns
China Unicom is the latest Chinese company to be banned in the US over national security concerns.
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Thursday, January 27, 2022
TECH Solutions - Apple unveils AirTag safety guide amid stalker fears
Apple has released an updated safety guide amid ongoing concerns over the company's AirTag device.
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TECH Solutions - Winter Olympics: Global sponsors quiet ahead of Beijing Games
A week before the Beijing Games start, global partners are lying low.
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TECH Solutions - Twitch: Concerns over streamers' mental health
The company says it wants to support its streamers with the pressures of content creation.
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TECH Solutions - The scramble for cargo aircraft as shipping costs soar
Cargo aircraft are being rushed into service amid a worldwide shortage in shipping capacity.
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TECH Solutions - Holocaust Memorial Day: TikTok launches plan to fight Holocaust denial
The video-sharing platform teams up with Unesco and the World Jewish Congress to educate users.
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TECH Solutions - Musk: Robots to be bigger business than Tesla cars
In an earnings call, Elon Musk talks up his plans to build humanoid robots - but what's involved?
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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
TECH Solutions - LG Energy Solution: Battery giant jumps in market debut
The firm raised $10.6bn earlier this month, making it the country's biggest stock market offering.
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TECH Solutions - Tesla expects 50% growth despite supply chain woes
Elon Musk said 2021 was "a breakthrough year for Tesla, and for electric vehicles in general".
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TECH Solutions - How streaming services left us with too much to watch
Multiple platforms streaming new TV shows and films risk leaving people overwhelmed by choice.
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TECH Solutions - What is the quantum apocalypse and should we be scared?
Security experts say a quantum computing leap could crack open all our secrets - so should we worry?
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TECH Solutions - Crypto money laundering rises 30%, report finds
Cyber-criminals laundered $8.6bn (£6.4bn) worth of cryptocurrency in 2021 a new report suggests.
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TECH Solutions - Shang-Chi: How we brought realism to the film’s dragons
WetaFX's visual effects and animation supervisors explain the challenges of making the film.
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TECH Solutions - Google slammed over ad-cookie replacement flip-flop
The system Google planned to replace cookies is now itself being replaced with a slightly different idea.
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TECH Solutions - Ubisoft pays in-game tribute to fallen player
Ubisoft honours player Michael "KiXSTaR" Stockley, who died in October, with an in-game tribute.
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TECH Solutions - Instagram and Whatsapp stalker's lies 'ruined my life for years'
Women who were targeted by Matthew Hardy speak about the impact of his avalanche of messages.
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TECH Solutions - IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as legal tender
Officials say the decision poses risks to financial stability and consumer protection in the country.
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
TECH Solutions - Global chip shortage: US says firms' stocks have plunged
The shortage of semiconductors is continuing to have a major impact on industries around the world.
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TECH Solutions - Autonomous-car 'users not legally accountable' call
If anything goes wrong, the company behind the driving system would be responsible, rather than the driver.
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TECH Solutions - Google sued in US over 'deceptive' location tracking
Washington DC and Texas are among four states taking legal action against the technology giant.
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TECH Solutions - Bataclan survivor finds NFT of her X-ray for sale online
The surgeon had put an image of a patient's X-ray on a website that sells NFTs without her consent.
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Monday, January 24, 2022
TECH Solutions - The Beatles and John Lennon memorabilia to be sold as NFTs
John Lennon's eldest son Julian will keep the physical items as he sells digital versions of them.
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TECH Solutions - Flying car wins airworthiness certification
AirCar is issued a certificate of airworthiness by the Slovak Transport Authority.
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TECH Solutions - Dark Souls PC servers down amid hacking fears
Dark Souls servers temporarily taken offline following reports of a PC-controlling exploit.
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TECH Solutions - Peloton takes another hit from TV heart attack
After a heart attack in Sex and the City remake, Peloton gets an unfavourable portrayal in Billions.
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TECH Solutions - How will Tonga's broken internet cable be mended?
What does its breakage tell us about the problems of getting coverage to remote areas?
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TECH Solutions - Online Safety Bill: Harmful and illegal content could evade new laws, MPs warn
The sharing of child abuse images and deepfake pornography need to be addressed further, MPs warn.
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Sunday, January 23, 2022
TECH Solutions - Fortescue: Firm owned by Australia's richest man buys Williams F1 battery arm
Fortescue Metals says the deal will help it to achieve its target to be carbon neutral by 2030.
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TECH Solutions - The people deciding to ditch their smartphones
The smartphone users who are ditching their handsets to take back more control of their lives.
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Friday, January 21, 2022
TECH Solutions - Director James Cameron on the dangers of deepfakes
The award-winning movie-maker hopes critical thinking will combat an influx of deepfake videos.
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Thursday, January 20, 2022
TECH Solutions - Peloton pushes back at production pause report after shares plunge
Its shares fell more than 20% after a report that it planned to temporarily stop production of its machines.
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TECH Solutions - UK watchdog criticises government encryption campaign
It says delaying the rollout of encrypted message apps leaves everyone at risk, including children.
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TECH Solutions - Can this app help to keep women safe on the streets?
A new safety app has been developed by a team of volunteers with experience of abuse and violence.
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TECH Solutions - BT to introduce inflation-busting price rises
Most broadband and phone bills will rise by more than 9% at the end of March, BT says.
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TECH Solutions - Wordle developer donates in-app spend to charity
The developer of a game with the same name as viral hit Wordle gives away the money spent on it.
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TECH Solutions - The women facing rape threats and abuses on Clubhouse
The women say right-wing trolls in India targeted them for criticising Narendra Modi and his government.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2022
TECH Solutions - MPs doubt government will meet 1Gbps broadband target
There is no detailed plan for remote areas commercial providers will not cover, a committee of MPs says.
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TECH Solutions - Facebook Messenger: The battle over end-to-end encryption
The battle-lines have been drawn - but what is end-to-end encryption and why is it controversial?
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TECH Solutions - Gloucester Council cyber attack linked to Russian hackers
It is believed the malware made its way into the council's system embedded in an email.
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TECH Solutions - Should bad science be taken off social media?
A Royal Society report recommends against censoring scientific misinformation online.
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TECH Solutions - Mobile firms agree another 5G delay at US airports
Airlines have pushed for postponement, saying risks from 5G will force them to cancel flights.
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
TECH Solutions - Sony slides on Microsoft-Activision Blizzard tie-up plan
The deal would be a major step for Microsoft's Xbox gaming brand in its battle against Sony's PlayStation.
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TECH Solutions - New laws to tackle misleading crypto-asset adverts
The government is worried some consumers may not understand what they are buying.
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TECH Solutions - Microsoft plans to buy Activision Blizzard for nearly $70bn
It's the biggest deal in gaming history, bringing some of the world's biggest titles to Gamepass.
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TECH Solutions - Aldi opens its first till-free supermarket
The supermarket will bill people after they leave the store as part of a trial using new technology.
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TECH Solutions - US airlines warn of impending 5G flight disruption
Airlines say the start of 5G mobile phone services on Wednesday will hit aircraft navigation systems.
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TECH Solutions - How Nigeria succeeded in clipping Twitter's wings
Some fear that Twitter agreeing to new rules in Nigeria may encourage others to restrict social media.
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Monday, January 17, 2022
TECH Solutions - New campaign aims to stop more encrypted apps
No Place to Hide says end-to-end encryption makes it harder to detect child abuse.
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TECH Solutions - What can we do to get more women into coding?
How visual, auditory and kinesthetic tools used to teach kids coding should be adapted for adults.
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TECH Solutions - Omega Mart: Where art meets escape room
BBC Click's Chris Fox visits a hi-tech art experience in Las Vegas.
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TECH Solutions - Tonga tsunami: Communications 'may be down for two weeks'
Internet access may be out for a while longer because of damage to an undersea cable.
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TECH Solutions - Amazon halts plan to block UK Visa credit cards amid talks
Plans to block the cards are halted as the two sides continue to try to resolve a dispute over payment fees.
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Sunday, January 16, 2022
TECH Solutions - How delivery apps created 'the Netflix of food ordering'
Innovative food delivery apps offer everything from multiple restaurant orders to home chef cuisine.
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Friday, January 14, 2022
TECH Solutions - YouTube rich list: MrBeast was the highest-paid star of 2021
Between them, the 10 highest-paid YouTubers raked in $300m last year.
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TECH Solutions - REvil ransomware gang arrested in Russia
Russian authorities dismantle the notorious cyber-crime gang at the request of the United States.
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TECH Solutions - Meta faces billion-pound class-action case
Facebook's 44 million UK users could share £2.3bn in damages, a competition expert intending to sue Meta says
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TECH Solutions - Ukraine cyber-attack: Government and embassy websites targeted
Government and embassy websites are targeted but Ukraine says no personal data is leaked.
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Thursday, January 13, 2022
TECH Solutions - North Korea hackers stole $400m of cryptocurrency in 2021, report says
Blockchain research firm Chainalysis says the value extracted from the hacks grew by 40% year-on-year.
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TECH Solutions - Apple removes Wordle clones from App Store
The viral word puzzle, which pledged to remain free, is facing competition from apps.
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TECH Solutions - Largest darknet stolen credit card site closes
The anonymous owners of UniCC are retiring after making an estimated $358m (£260m) since 2013.
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TECH Solutions - Twitter agrees to Nigeria's demands to end seven-month ban
Following a seven-month ban, the micro-blogging site will register in Nigeria and pay tax locally.
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TECH Solutions - Kylie Jenner becomes first woman with 300 million Instagram followers
Ariana Grande, previously the app's most popular woman, is now tied in second place with Selena Gomez.
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TECH Solutions - CES 2022: Dog facial recognition and smart taps
Chris Fox tries out some of the gadgets on display at the convention's area for start-ups.
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022
TECH Solutions - Kim Kardashian sued in crypto 'pump and dump' case
The star is one of three celebrity defendants being sued by investors in the EthereumMax crypto-currency..
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TECH Solutions - Fact-checkers label YouTube a 'major conduit of online disinformation'
Open letter to social media giant calls for action against accounts promoting fake news.
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TECH Solutions - Meta monopoly case from FTC given go-ahead
The US is trying to compel Meta to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp, alleging a monopoly.
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TECH Solutions - People devote third of waking time to mobile apps
During 2021, billions were spent on apps, with TikTok, YouTube and Netflix leading the way.
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TECH Solutions - CES 2022: A smart spoon and home security tech
A mild electric current passes through the spoon which the manufacturer says will enhance the food.
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TECH Solutions - Nottingham man who used girl's webcam to spy on her jailed
Robert Davies secretly accessed dozens of people's devices and stole their data and photos.
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TECH Solutions - A year on, has Trump benefited from a Twitter ban?
The ex-president was expelled from Twitter a year ago. What impact has it had - and will he be back?
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Tuesday, January 11, 2022
TECH Solutions - Moxie Marlinspike leaves encrypted-messaging app Signal
The co-founder and chief executive of Signal steps down but remains a board member.
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TECH Solutions - Fighting the darknet drug dealers who keep coming back
BBC research finds hundreds of dealers who have survived multiple police shutdowns of darknet marketplaces.
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TECH Solutions - Pokémon Go: Police fired for chasing Snorlax instead of robbers
A pair of LAPD officers lost their jobs after ignoring a robbery to play Pokémon Go instead.
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Monday, January 10, 2022
TECH Solutions - The controversy of wood pellets as a green energy source
Wood pellets are touted as a 'green' way to make electricity, but many reject these claims.
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TECH Solutions - Tesla adds chill and assertive self-driving modes
An update to Tesla cars adds a mode to follow other cars more closely and to slow rather than stop.
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TECH Solutions - Oculus Quest 2: Meta to discuss children's VR safety with watchdog
The information commissioner wants to talk about child protection in virtual reality.
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TECH Solutions - London e-scooter collisions jumped in 2021
Between January and June 2021, 258 collisions were recorded, compared with 266 in the whole of 2020.
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TECH Solutions - Sulli Deals: Police arrest man for making app to auction Muslim women
The arrest came days after a similar app, Bulli Bai, generated outrage and led to four arrests.
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TECH Solutions - Virgin and O2 users will not face EU roaming charges
Virgin Media O2 says it will not reintroduce fees for mobile data use and calls in EU countries.
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Sunday, January 9, 2022
TECH Solutions - The AI software that could turn you in to a music star
Artificial intelligence is now smart enough to write tracks that earn streaming service royalties.
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Friday, January 7, 2022
TECH Solutions - Google loses Sonos smart speakers patent fight
US trade commission rules against the tech giant over the use of smart-speaker technology.
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TECH Solutions - Instagram blocked hashtag in memory of Iran plane crash victims
The social media giant says it did so by mistake, as families tried to memorialise the 176 victims.
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TECH Solutions - France fines Google and Facebook over cookies
French regulators have fined Google and Facebook for violating EU privacy rules.
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TECH Solutions - CES 2022: Colour changing cars and remotes that eat wi-fi
A look at some of the innovations on display in Las Vegas at the annual CES tech show.
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TECH Solutions - Bitcoin prices fall to lowest in months after US Fed remarks
Bitcoin prices tumble amid rumblings from the US banking body and unrest in Kazakhstan.
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TECH Solutions - E3: Gaming convention cancels in-person event due to Covid
E3 will not be held in LA this June and organisers have not yet said if it will be held online instead.
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TECH Solutions - CES: Should the world’s biggest tech show have gone ahead?
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has gone ahead in Las Vegas, despite the pandemic.
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Thursday, January 6, 2022
TECH Solutions - Global chip shortage: Samsung expects its profits to jump by 52%
The South Korean electronics giant benefited from strong demand for server memory chips.
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TECH Solutions - The companies offering delivery to the Moon
Intuitive Machines and its rivals hope to make the first US moon landings since Apollo 17 in 1972.
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TECH Solutions - Drone helps save cardiac arrest patient in Sweden
A defibrillator delivered by drone helped to keep a 71 year-old man alive.
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TECH Solutions - NFT marketplace OpenSea valued at more than $13bn
Worldwide trade in digital collectables was worth $40.9bn (£30.1bn) last year, a report suggests.
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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
TECH Solutions - Vodafone and EE delay EU roaming charges return
Vodafone joins EE in delaying its planned January date for EU roaming charges.
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TECH Solutions - Wordle creator promises viral game will stay simple and ad-free
The game is the antithesis of ad-laden, attention-grabbing mobile apps, says creator Josh Wardle.
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TECH Solutions - Kosovo bans cryptocurrency mining after blackouts
The Balkan country is enforcing blackouts amid an electricity shortage caused by high global prices.
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TECH Solutions - John Deere unveils automated tractor at CES show
Farm equipment marker John Deere shows off a tractor that can till a field on its own.
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TECH Solutions - From carpenter to property app founder
Michael Cockburn, co-founder of office-working app Desana, shares his business advice.
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022
TECH Solutions - China Mobile shares rise in Shanghai debut after US exit
The company delisted in New York after a Trump-era move to restrict investment in Chinese tech firms.
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Monday, January 3, 2022
TECH Solutions - Elizabeth Holmes: Theranos founder convicted of fraud
A jury found the Silicon Valley ex-CEO guilty on four of 11 counts after seven days of deliberations.
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TECH Solutions - Elon Musk: Tesla criticised after opening Xinjiang showroom
The world's most valuable car maker opened the new showroom in the city of Urumqi on New Year's Eve.
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TECH Solutions - Apple becomes first firm to hit $3tn market value
The firm's value more than doubled during the pandemic as people bought more gadgets during lockdowns.
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TECH Solutions - Is there a better way to make new resolutions stick?
There are lots of apps that promise to make you healthier and happier but are they any good?
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TECH Solutions - Why BlackBerry held the tiny keys to my heart
The classic smartphone's life comes to an end on 4 January as the firm switches off support.
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TECH Solutions - The rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes
The founder of the once promising start-up Theranos has been found guilty of fraud. What went wrong?
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TECH Solutions - Milton Keynes to hold large-scale driverless car trial
The council believes driverless vehicles could be commonplace in the town within two years.
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Sunday, January 2, 2022
TECH Solutions - NHS hospital uses robot technology
Southmead hospital in Bristol is using robots to help improve services.
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TECH Solutions - Top US phone firms reject call to delay 5G rollout
Transportation and aviation authorities called for a delay of two weeks on safety concerns.
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TECH Solutions - Can fitness apps be as effective as a personal trainer?
A growing number of fitness apps use artificial intelligence software to personalise workouts.
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TECH Solutions - Games to look out for in 2022
The BBC's gaming reporter Steffan Powell runs through what to look out for over the coming year.
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TECH Solutions - Marjorie Taylor Greene: Twitter bans congresswoman over Covid misinformation
The congresswoman was suspended after tweeting falsely about high levels of vaccine related deaths.
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