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Reminders on rise as WhatsApp update deadline looms
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Users yet to accept new terms and conditions for the messaging platform WhatsApp will start to get “persistent” reminders after the 15 May deadline.
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US fuel pipeline ‘paid hackers $5m in ransom’
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A major US fuel pipeline has reportedly paid cyber-criminal gang DarkSide nearly $5m (£3.6m) in ransom, following a cyber-attack.
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Irish health service hit by cyber attack
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Ireland’s health service has temporarily shut down its IT system after what it described as a “significant ransomware attack”.
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James Charles fans ‘send death threats’ to producer
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A woman who worked for beauty YouTuber James Charles says she has received online death threats since making her legal action against him public.
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NHS tracing app ‘prevented thousands of deaths’
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The NHS contact-tracing app had a significant impact on lowering the spread of the coronavirus in the UK, a peer-reviewed paper has found.
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Tesla will no longer accept Bitcoin over climate concerns, says Musk
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Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin due to climate change concerns, its CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet.
Bitcoin fell by more than 10% after ...
BT vows to give 5m more homes fast broadband
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BT says it is speeding up its rollout of full-fibre broadband to five million more households than previously planned in a move it says could create up to 7,000 jobs.
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Facebook moderator: ‘Every day was a nightmare’
A Facebook moderator has for the first time given evidence revealing the mental toll of the job, to a parliamentary committee.
The Irish parliament heard how moderators ...
Government lays out plans to protect users online
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Social media firms will have to remove harmful content quickly or potentially face multi-billion-pound fines under new legislation.
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NHS app ready to become vaccine passport next week
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England’s NHS app will be available to use as a vaccine passport from Monday, the government has said – but only for those who have had both doses of ...
