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• Shut vile death video site, families say, as Ofcom gets new powers

  Families want a website showing deaths of their loved ones to be taken down, as the online regulator gets new powers.

• Apple encrypted data row hearing begins in secret

  The BBC - along with civil liberties groups and some US politicians - argue the case should be heard in public.

• It's not a competition! The collaborative video game loved by players

  Josef Fares has found big success with co-operative two player games. Why aren't others doing the same?

• Two judges order Trump administration to give fired workers their jobs back

  The workers were laid off as part of the president's plan to scale back the size of the US government.

• 'Huawei lobbyists' held in Belgium raids over EU corruption

  The prosecutor's office said it raided 21 addresses in Belgium, according to local media.

• Keep kids off Roblox if you're worried, its CEO tells parents

  The gaming platform is wildly popular, but has been rocked by allegations it exposes children to harmful content.

• US tech firms feel pinch from China tariffs

  The price of China-made smartphones, TVs and laptops could rise in the US and elsewhere, experts warn.

• Saudi Investment Fund pays $3.5bn to capture Pokémon Go

  It is amongst the highest-grossing mobile games in the world, with 30 million monthly players.

• Global smartwatch sales fall for first time

  Market researchers say the slumping popularity of the market-leading Apple Watch was to blame

• Google Chromecast users' fury at second day of TV streaming issue

  Google says it is aware of an issue impacting some Chromecast devices and is working to fix.

• 'Garbage' to blame Ukraine for massive X outage, experts say

  The claim has been made by the platform's owner Elon Musk, a vocal critic of Ukraine and its president.

• From chatbots to intelligent toys: How AI is booming in China

  China plans to invest more than a trillion dollars as it races against the US to rule advanced tech.

• North Korean hackers cash out hundreds of millions from $1.5bn ByBit hack

  Hackers from the infamous Lazarus Group are in a cat-and-mouse game to launder their stolen funds from the ByBit heist.

• Software bug at firm left NHS data 'vulnerable to hackers'

  The NHS is looking into claims that a software flaw at Medefer left patient data vulnerable.

• Grandmother gets X-rated message after Apple AI fail

  Louise Littlejohn said she was shocked and then laughed when she received the error strewn voicemail transcription.