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Microsoft buying speech recognition company Nuance in deal worth £11.6bn

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NHS Covid-19 app update which breaks Apple and Google rules delayed

Playing video games has become a vital resource for young people to socialise with friends during the latest lockdown, according to new research

More than half of children ‘want gaming on the school curriculum’

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UK and security partners urge more action from tech giants on child sex abuse

The Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster with Soyuz MS-18 space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station flies at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

American and Russians dock at International Space Station

The Soyuz MS-18 rocket is launched (Bill Ingalls/AP)

Russian-US space crew en route to International Space Station

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Paws for thought: Cybersecurity warning over pet-based passwords

HMD Global's new range of Nokia smartphones.

Nokia unveils six new smartphones in line-up revamp

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Rugby player develops device to monitor head trauma

Mobile Word Congress tech show in Barcelona

MWC tech show agrees deal with Spanish government to allow in-person attendance

Apple

Apple pushes for more data transparency as it prepares new privacy tool

James Dyson with the firm's latest air purifier, which is able to remove the pollutant formaldehyde from the air

Dyson unveils new, smarter air purifier to tackle indoor pollutants

Facebook

Facebook response to data breach ‘cold and defensive’

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Internet use up among older people, figures show

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US Supreme Court sides with Google in copyright fight with Oracle

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Isolation pods help dental students return to practical learning amid pandemic

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IT company’s Covid-19 passport app to be ready in May

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Amazon apologises for tweet denying drivers need to urinate in bottles