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US charges Chinese hackers who targeted dissidents

The Justice Department said Chinese agencies paid as much as $75,000 (£58,200) for each hacked email inbox.

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UK competition watchdog drops Microsoft-OpenAI probe

Digital rights campaigners say it shows the regulator has given into Big Tech and been “defanged.”

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Apple takes legal action in UK data privacy row

The tech giant is appealing a government order for access to customers’ private data, the BBC understands.

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Hellblade 2 leads the way at Bafta Games Awards

Astro Bot, Still Wakes the Deep and Thank Goodness You’re Here! complete a varied field this year.

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Man threatens to kill Twitch streamers during livestream from LA

Cinna, Valkyrae and Emiru were streaming in LA when a man chased and threatened to kill them.

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Hegseth orders pause in US cyber-offensive against Russia

The reported directive from the defence secretary comes during an American push to end the war in Ukraine.

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TikTok investigated over use of children’s data

It will look into how the social media platform uses the data of 13 to 17-year-olds to recommend content.

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Crypto prices rally after Trump backs five coins for ‘crypto reserve’

Trump named five cryptocurrencies he wanted in a potential national reserve so the US could become “the Crypto Capital of the World”.

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Skype announces it will close in May

The internet chat and phone service, which is owned by Microsoft, made the announcement on X.

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Lloyds, Halifax and TSB banking apps down, thousands report

Technical issues are affecting UK banking app users on payday for the second-month running in 2025.

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