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The Xbox Series S

Xbox confirms Series S compact next-gen console

Robots study

Robots found to improve mental health and loneliness in older people – study

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Italy investigates Apple, Google and Dropbox over cloud storage services

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Government announces £32m in R&D funding for futuristic healthcare projects

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Six out of 10 teachers fear for pupils’ safety online post-lockdown – survey

Apple

Apple delays debut of anti-tracking tool in iPhone software

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Record number of girls apply for NCSC cybersecurity courses

Migrant Channel crossing incidents

People-smugglers using social media to organise migrant crossings, MPs told

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Facebook moves to target misinformation before US presidential election

Lumi Nova mobile game for anxiety in children

Mobile game to help with anxiety in children receives medical approval

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Social networks ‘failed to remove 95% of anti-vaccine misinformation reported’

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Facebook India bosses grilled over alleged bias

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‘Police log more than 10,000 online child sex crimes in a year for first time’

Indian children play online game PUBG on their mobile phones in Hyderabad

India bans PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds mobile game and 117 other Chinese apps

Revolutionary quantum breakthrough paves way for safer online communication

‘Game-changing’ quantum breakthrough paves way for safer online communication

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Facebook imposes forwarding limit on Messenger to slow spread of misinformation

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Tech giants given 12 months to meet new child privacy protection rules

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Facebook removes Russian-based fake accounts targeting UK politics