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17 Jun Hacker conference speaker axed over abortion views

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Protests and a threatened boycott lead the Black Hat hacker conference to axe its keynote speaker. Source: BBC Technology News...

17 Jun Boris Johnson's full fibre plan needs more detail says industry

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Broadband providers say it will take more than money to achieve a "full fibre for all" by 2025 pledge. Source: BBC Technology News...

17 Jun Huawei smartphone sales hit amid US curbs

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The founder of the Chinese telecoms giant says overseas sales of its mobile phones have sunk 40%. Source: BBC Technology News...

17 Jun Porn trolling lawyer jailed for 14 years

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A US lawyer who tricked people into paying for films he helped pirate gets a 14-year jail sentence. Source: BBC Technology News...

17 Jun Romance fraud: Woman sent conman £40k despite suspicions

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She warned her mother against the online scam - and then fell for it herself, ending up in debt. Source: BBC Technology News...

16 Jun Extinction Rebellion postpone Heathrow drone protest

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Extinction Rebellion threatened to shut down the airport in a protest against its planned expansion. Source: BBC Technology News...

16 Jun Ransomware cyber attacks are targeting large companies and demanding huge payments.

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A Norwegian aluminium producer is recovering after hackers took thousands of computers offline and demanded a ransom. Source: BBC Technology News...

15 Jun Amazon’s Alexa boss Dave Limp on privacy concerns

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Amazon’s head of Alexa, Dave Limp tells the BBC why his team is researching how to make the voice assistant understand emotion. Source: BBC Technology News...

15 Jun Amazon executive Werner Vogels on the ethics of facial recognition

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Amazon executive Werner Vogels tells the BBC's Dave Lee that the firm is can not be held responsible for how its artificial intelligence technology is used. Source: BBC Technology News...

14 Jun Tech Tent: Facebook’s deepfake dilemma

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Facebook was confronted this week with a fake video of its own founder Mark Zuckerberg. Source: BBC Technology News...