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Taking stock of tech
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Rory Cellan-Jones and the BBC Online tech team give their assessment of the current state of tech in several important a... Read more
27 Dec 2019
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Tech quiz of the year 2019
Tech quiz of the year 2019
How well do you know your tech? We test Chris Fox, Zoe Kleinman, Dave Lee and Jane Wakefield’s knowledge of the top tech... Read more
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UK gives Huawei the OK
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The latest handset from Google introduces a new way to control a phone without touching it. Is it actually useful, or an... Read more
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CES 2020
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How privately-operated facial recognition in public places threatens privacy, according to campaigners. Plus, why is the... Read more
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The social giant will reveal what it knows about your internet activity off of its platform. Will its users appreciate t... Read more
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California gave birth to the "gig economy" - working for app-driven services such as ride-hailing and food-delivery. But... Read more
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