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Susie Dent partners with Amazon Alexa for new Word of the Day feature

Amazon’s Alexa to offer word of the day with help from Susie Dent

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Internet use up 78% since first lockdown, broadband figures show

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Toddler tablet use linked to behavioural problems – study

Apple Watch goes on sale

Wearable fitness trackers can shave off pounds among the overweight

Downloads of women safety app WalkSafe soar following Sarah Everard murder

Downloads of women safety app WalkSafe soar following Sarah Everard murder

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Facebook redoubles efforts to tackle misinformation within groups

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Samsung unveils Galaxy A52 5G and A72 as latest mid-tier smartphones

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Google removed more than 99 million malicious Covid-19 ads in 2020, figures show

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‘Irresponsible’ Coinfloor ad banned

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Learning to code among the top new skills taken up during lockdown, study says

Plans to development the UK's first hydrogen transport hub have been given a £3 million funding boost (Liam McBurney/PA)

Planned hydrogen transport hub gets £3m boost

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Russia threatens to block Twitter in stand-off over banned content

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Google halves Play Store developer fees

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Encrypted messaging app Signal blocked in China

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Instagram boosts safety features around teenage users

Google's Nest Hub with sleep tracking features

New Google Nest Hub can analyse sleep and offer tips for better rest

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Half of over-55s feel quality of NHS care worse using technology, poll suggests

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News Corp strikes Facebook pay deal for Australian news