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OL,4,CGigabit broadband: Rural households
OL,5,Curged to claim upgrade cash
OL,6, The government is urging struggling
OL,7, rural broadband customers to apply for
OL,8, cash it has set aside to pay for ultra
OL,9, high-speed connections.
OL,11,FDigital Minister Matt Warman said #70m
OL,12,Fis "still there for the taking".
OL,14,FThe gigabit voucher scheme is part of
OL,15,Fthe government's election pledge to
OL,16,Fbring broadband speeds of up to
OL,17,F1,000Mbps to the whole country by 2025.
OL,19,FIt says nearly half a million homes
OL,20,Fhave been connected with the help of
OL,21,Fgovernment subsidies.
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OL,4,CWhat is Tencent?
OL,5, Based in Shenzhen and founded in 1998,
OL,6, the Chinese company Tencent enjoys huge
OL,7, popularity - and profits - in China.
OL,9,FIts cute penguin symbol is as familiar
OL,10,Fto Chinese children as the McDonalds
OL,11,F"golden arches" logo is to children in
OL,12,Fthe West, says the BBC's China media
OL,13,Fanalyst Kerry Allen.
OL,15,F"Tencent is thought of as so much more
OL,16,Fthan just a Chinese company in China -
OL,17,Fit has gained a reputation as a family-
OL,18,Ffriendly organisation that connects
OL,19,Ffamilies, friends and work colleagues
OL,20,Fin a digital age," she said.
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OL,4,CIs the US about the split the internet?
OL,5, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says
OL,6, he wants a "clean" internet.
OL,8,FWhat he means by that is he wants to
OL,9,Fremove Chinese influence, and Chinese
OL,10,Fcompanies, from the internet in the US.
OL,12,FBut critics believe this will bolster a
OL,13,Fworrying movement towards the breaking
OL,14,Fup of the global internet.
OL,16,FThe so called "splinternet" is
OL,17,Fgenerally used when talking about
OL,18,FChina, and more recently Russia.
OL,20,FWhat people didn't expect was that the
OL,21,FUS might follow China's lead.
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OL,4,CFacebook removes QAnon conspiracy group
OL,5,Cwith 200,000 members
OL,6, Facebook has deleted a large group
OL,7, dedicated to sharing and discussing
OL,8, QAnon conspiracy theories.
OL,10,FQAnon is a wide-ranging, unfounded
OL,11,Fconspiracy theory that a "deep state"
OL,12,Fnetwork of powerful government,
OL,13,Fbusiness and media figures are waging a
OL,14,Fsecret war against Donald Trump.
OL,16,FA Facebook spokeswoman said the group
OL,17,Fwas removed for "repeatedly posting
OL,18,Fcontent that violated our policies".
OL,20,FLast month both Twitter and TikTok also
OL,21,Fcracked down on QAnon content.
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OL,4,CApple defends Xbox streaming block on
OL,5,CiPhones
OL,6, Microsoft has confirmed that its new
OL,7, game streaming service, xCloud, will
OL,8, not appear on Apple devices.
OL,10,FThe Netflix-like game service will
OL,11,Flaunch in September for Android
OL,12,Fdevices, offering a library of more
OL,13,Fthan 100 games for a monthly fee.
OL,15,FApple said its app store rules require
OL,16,Fthat each game is submitted
OL,17,Findividually for review.
OL,19,FMicrosoft said Apple was the only major
OL,20,Fplatform to "deny consumers from cloud
OL,21,Fgaming and game subscription services".
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OL,4,CTikTok threatens legal action against
OL,5,CTrump US ban
OL,6, TikTok is threatening legal action
OL,7, against the US after Donald Trump
OL,8, ordered firms to stop doing business
OL,9, with the Chinese app within 45 days.
OL,11,FThe company said it was "shocked" by an
OL,12,Fexecutive order from the US President
OL,13,Foutlining the ban.
OL,15,FTikTok said it would "pursue all
OL,16,Fremedies available" to "ensure the rule
OL,17,Fof law is not discarded".
OL,19,FMr Trump issued a similar order against
OL,20,FChina's WeChat in a major escalation in
OL,21,FWashington's stand-off with Beijing.
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OL,4,CFacebook founder sees wealth hit $100bn
OL,5,Cafter TikTok rival launch
OL,6, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has
OL,7, seen his personal wealth rise to $100bn
OL,8, (#76bn) after the launch of a new
OL,9, short-form video feature.
OL,11,FOn Wednesday, Facebook announced the US
OL,12,Frollout of Instagram Reels, its rival
OL,13,Fto controversial Chinese app TikTok.
OL,15,FFacebook shares rose by more than 6% on
OL,16,FThursday. Mr Zuckerberg holds a 13%
OL,17,Fstake in the company.
OL,19,FHe joins Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and
OL,20,FMicrosoft's Bill Gates in the exclusive
OL,21,Fso-called 'Centibillionaire Club'.
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OL,4,CCosplay and Covid: Video gamers defy
OL,5,Cthe virus
OL,6, ChinaJoy, Asia's biggest video game
OL,7, conference, went ahead at the weekend,
OL,8, although it was very different from
OL,9, previous years' events.
OL,11,FMost large-scale shows in the region
OL,12,Fhave been scrapped as social distancing
OL,13,Fis enforced because of the coronavirus.
OL,15,FBut about 150,000 gaming fans descended
OL,16,Fon ChinaJoy in Shanghai for the four-
OL,17,Fday event.
OL,19,FWith a mix of real-world and online
OL,20,Flaunches, many feel it could be the new
OL,21,Fnormal for conferences.
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OL,4,CFifa 21: 'Toxic behaviour' cut from
OL,5,Cgoal celebrations
OL,6, The Fifa 21 video game will feature
OL,7, fewer player celebrations as EA Sports
OL,8, attempts to curb "toxic" behaviour
OL,9, among gamers.
OL,11,FPlayers will no longer be able to use
OL,12,Fthe "shushing" celebration, which was
OL,13,Foften used to gloat and stall games.
OL,15,FFifa 21's lead game-play producer Sam
OL,16,FRivera said some celebrations had been
OL,17,Fremoved following calls from gamers.
OL,19,FThe latest instalment of the Fifa
OL,20,Fvideogame series is due to be released
OL,21,Fin October.
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OL,4,CCoronavirus: England's contact-tracing
OL,5,Capp readies for launch
OL,6, A second attempt at a Covid-19 contact-
OL,7, tracing app for England will soon be
OL,8, tested by members of the public.
OL,10,FOfficials hope to confirm the date for
OL,11,Fthe limited roll-out within a few days.
OL,12,FIt could be as soon as next week.
OL,14,FThe app will let people scan barcode-
OL,15,Flike QR codes to log venue visits, as
OL,16,Fwell as implementing Apple and Google's
OL,17,Fmethod of detecting other smartphones.
OL,19,FBut efforts are still ongoing to
OL,20,Fdeliver medical test results within the
OL,21,Fproduct.
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OL,4,CUber to expand across UK with Autocab
OL,5,Ctakeover
OL,6, Uber has agreed to buy its biggest UK
OL,7, rival Autocab, which operates a ride-
OL,8, booking app for independent minicab
OL,9, companies throughout the country.
OL,11,FIt said the takeover would let it
OL,12,Fconnect people with mini-cab firms in
OL,13,Fcities where Uber itself does not have
OL,14,Fdrivers.
OL,16,FAutocab's platform has access to more
OL,17,Fthan 75,000 vehicles in areas where
OL,18,FUber does not operate.
OL,20,FUber is currently available in 40 towns
OL,21,Fand cities in the UK.
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OL,4,CTrump WeChat ban 'an unwelcome signal'
OL,5,Cfor Chinese community
OL,6, For the global Chinese community,
OL,7, WeChat is more than a chat app: it is
OL,8, often the primary means of staying in
OL,9, touch with friends and family back
OL,10, home.
OL,12,FSo the decision last week by US
OL,13,FPresident Donald Trump to order
OL,14,FAmerican firms to stop doing business
OL,15,Fwith WeChat has sent shockwaves
OL,16,Frippling out.
OL,18,F"WeChat has become the 'it' tool for
OL,19,FChinese-speaking people, no matter
OL,20,Fwhere you are around the world," one
OL,21,FShanghai resident told the BBC.
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OL,4,CThe coldest computers in the world
OL,5, Imagine the US is under attack. An
OL,6, enemy aircraft, loaded with warheads,
OL,7, is heading towards the coast, dipping
OL,8, in and out of radar. Fighter jets have
OL,9, been scrambled and there's a frantic
OL,10, effort to pinpoint the target.
OL,12,FBut the nation's best defence is not an
OL,13,Faircraft carrier or a missile system.
OL,14,FIt's a box of incredibly cold atoms.
OL,16,FThe project relies on being able to
OL,17,Fgather together enough atoms as qubits
OL,18,F- the building blocks of a quantum
OL,19,Fcomputer, which allow it to perform
OL,20,Fcalculations.
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OL,4,CTikTok: The story of a social media
OL,5,Cgiant
OL,6, President Donald Trump has warned that
OL,7, he will ban TikTok unless an American
OL,8, firm buys its US operations. So how did
OL,9, an app attract millions of users but
OL,10, come to be seen as a national security
OL,11, risk in just two years?
OL,13,FAlone it stands, a red gummy bear atop
OL,14,Fa dimly lit stage, and the unmistakable
OL,15,Fvoice of Adele singing. Then, as the
OL,16,Funseen crowd joins in with the next
OL,17,Fline, the camera pans out to reveal
OL,18,Fhundreds more gummy bears singing along
OL,19,Fto Someone Like You.
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OL,4,CBeyond TikTok: Who else might President
OL,5,CTrump ban?
OL,6, TikTok's time in the US may be running
OL,7, out, with President Trump and other
OL,8, senior officials talking of an imminent
OL,9, ban.
OL,11,FBut other Chinese-owned apps and
OL,12,Fsoftware-based services could also be
OL,13,Ftargeted.
OL,15,FOn Sunday, US Secretary of State Mike
OL,16,FPompeo alleged that some of the Asian
OL,17,Fnation's technology companies were
OL,18,F"feeding data directly to the Chinese
OL,19,FCommunist Party".
OL,21,FSo who else is at risk?
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OL,4,CVirtual house hunting gets a pandemic
OL,5,Cboost
OL,6, It's Saturday evening in London, and
OL,7, I'm house shopping in Dublin, thanks to
OL,8, a virtual-reality headset.
OL,10,FTemporarily forgetting she is sitting
OL,11,Fbeside me, I shout to my wife: "I'm in
OL,12,Fthe children's bedroom."
OL,14,FWe can't go to the Republic of Ireland
OL,15,Fourselves to do this. Travellers from
OL,16,FGreat Britain need to restrict their
OL,17,Fmovements for a fortnight, so nipping
OL,18,Fover and back is off the cards.
OL,20,FWelcome to house shopping in the age of
OL,21,Fcoronavirus.
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OL,4,CTikTok: How would the US go about
OL,5,Cbanning the Chinese app?
OL,6, "We may be banning TikTok," President
OL,7, Trump told reporters late on Friday.
OL,9,FThen on Sunday, US Secretary of State
OL,10,FMike Pompeo told Fox News that action
OL,11,Fwould be taken in the coming days to
OL,12,Faddress "national security risks that
OL,13,Fare presented by software connected to
OL,14,Fthe Chinese Communist Party", including
OL,15,Fthe short-form video app.
OL,17,FSo, how might a ban work?
OL,19,FOne obvious starting place would be to
OL,20,Forder Apple and Google to remove the
OL,21,Fapp from their online stores.
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