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8c390fdaa5ec70d45f8dbf2d5db67f25 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-37891504 | US election 2016: Five things to watch in results | US election 2016: Five things to watch in results
At this point, most people know the big electoral prizes at stake on Tuesday night.
Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania are going to attract the lion's share of attention, as they have in the past few elections - and their disposition certainly will be pivotal in determining... |
8701512a228b268b7717894012d6b4e6 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-37891705 | Hillary Clinton emails: How FBI verdict affects US election | Hillary Clinton emails: How FBI verdict affects US election
It was much ado about nothing, but it certainly amounted to something.
While FBI Director James Comey, in effect, said "never mind" with regards to Hillary Clinton's emails, for the past two weeks the story has dominated the political conversation, and Democra... |
ce94dd6e7c769fea12b56da6100d47ef | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-37903384 | US election: America the beautiful's ugly election | US election: America the beautiful's ugly election
Some of the wisest words I have heard during this campaign came from the Governor of Ohio and Republican presidential hopeful John Kasich.
During a campaign stop at a brewery in Michigan, he explained how he had implored young aides, during a picturesque swing through ... |
18eb09a6252d22a7c58c10f52a1d5c40 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-37918303 | US Election 2016 Results: Five reasons Donald Trump won | US Election 2016 Results: Five reasons Donald Trump won
Donald Trump has defied all expectations from the very start of his presidential campaign more than a year ago.
Very few people thought he would actually run, then he did. They thought he wouldn't climb in the polls, then he did. They said he wouldn't win any prim... |
edf9971f1fafdd6ea6093f91bfa27413 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-37922587 | Reality Check: Who voted for Donald Trump? | Reality Check: Who voted for Donald Trump?
Donald Trump has beaten Hillary Clinton in the race to be president of the United States.
Much of the narrative ahead of the election had been that Mr Trump was supported by angry, white men. To get an insight into which groups actually voted for him, you can look at the exit ... |
2bc6207e08937043396ce9c14feef997 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-37943072 | US election 2016: The Trump-Brexit voter revolt | US election 2016: The Trump-Brexit voter revolt
US voters have delivered a blow to the political establishment by electing outsider Donald Trump to the presidency, much like UK voters did earlier this year when they opted to leave the EU. But just how close are the parallels between Tuesday's result and June's referend... |
436387d505108c5bb0daebaf63e51cf1 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-37956964 | Donald Trump as president - will he be deal-maker or divider? | Donald Trump as president - will he be deal-maker or divider?
As Washington swoons in the halcyon promise of unity, a somewhat trite commitment made in the days after every contentious election in modern history, we should not forget that Donald Trump made a campaign habit of fuelling disunity.
It is worth remembering,... |
7168e8abf5ae25d86a66c1fe4ade703f | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-37980140 | Can Donald Trump get what he wants? | Can Donald Trump get what he wants?
As Donald Trump prepares to take the presidential oath of office, it's time for his campaign rhetoric to meet with the cold, hard reality of governing.
Mr Trump made a great many promises in his run for the presidency - some concrete, some vague and some contradictory. Part of the ma... |
3cc266c8c7479533c75b4bcf4b53f902 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-53830373 | US Election 2020: Biden is crowned as Democratic nominee | US Election 2020: Biden is crowned as Democratic nominee
Joe Biden has been officially anointed the Democratic presidential candidate at the party's convention, helped over the line with some glowing testimonials from elder statesmen.
Two Democratic former presidents, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, and former Secretary... |
b6ecbf5f127a232d6f75421463bc3041 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-53914829 | RNC 2020: The Republican Party now the Party of Trump | RNC 2020: The Republican Party now the Party of Trump
Chalk this up as one more example of how the Republican Party has become the Party of Trump.
One of the traditional duties of the delegates to the quadrennial national party conventions, both Democratic and Republican, is to adopt a platform stating their policy pre... |
7ae583ec3047ebe96caedb7f5664b696 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54096399 | US election 2020: When will we know the result? | US election 2020: When will we know the result?
The polls have closed in the US presidential election but the race for the White House between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is still unresolved. Why?
It was always possible that we would not get a result on election night.
Millions more Americans have been voting by post du... |
80bca625081b6e7898be53899df9ad57 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54471388 | US election 2020: The young people struggling in the 2020 economy | US election 2020: The young people struggling in the 2020 economy
The pandemic has had a disproportionate economic impact on young people. And in the US, where the crisis is colliding with a bitter presidential election, the strains are expected to leave a mark on their politics, further widening the gap with older, mo... |
1041346bd29a90a1ca24ab6a6dc0324f | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54472975 | US election 2020: Trump eyes Florida rally as health questions remain | US election 2020: Trump eyes Florida rally as health questions remain
US President Donald Trump has completed his course of treatment for Covid-19 and can return to public engagements this weekend, his physician has said.
Dr Sean Conley said the president had responded "extremely well" to medication and had "remained s... |
4b00fb9c3adbf05e466f3d7e71bc1f92 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54527265?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D | US election 2020: Will celebrity endorsements help Joe Biden? | US election 2020: Will celebrity endorsements help Joe Biden?
With just three weeks until the US presidential election, Democratic candidate Joe Biden seems to have cornered at least one constituency - celebrities.
In recent days, many of the country's most famous voters have lined up to support Mr Biden and his runnin... |
cb632e651e8a53947be25b36aba48dbc | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54693599 | Vice-President Mike Pence to miss Trump Supreme Court vote | Vice-President Mike Pence to miss Trump Supreme Court vote
US Vice-President Mike Pence is expected to miss a vote confirming Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, his aides have said.
Mr Pence will reportedly stay in Minnesota where he is campaigning.
Democrats are trying desperately to delay the vote as the Republica... |
44d3fdff251fe403e6653de07737cd72 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54738030 | Wisconsin Republicans say hackers stole $2.3m | Wisconsin Republicans say hackers stole $2.3m
The Wisconsin Republican party has said hackers stole $2.3m (£1.7m) from the its effort to support President Donald Trump's re-election.
The party contacted the FBI and agents are investigating the matter, Chairman Andrew Hitt said in a statement on Thursday.
Mr Hitt said t... |
bc5f58888bc0408fe76aaa91c0292a0d | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54771351 | US Election 2020: Missouri officials cover noose near polling booths | US Election 2020: Missouri officials cover noose near polling booths
Officials have covered up a noose on display near polling booths in Missouri, after local Democrats argued it could intimidate black voters.
The incident is one of a number of controversial occurrences in the final days of the US election campaign.
Me... |
9be9b10fd2a9130a858bc575042f153f | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54783016 | US Election 2020: Results and exit poll in maps and charts | US Election 2020: Results and exit poll in maps and charts
Joe Biden has been elected president of the United States, after his projected victory in Pennsylvania took him over the winning line.
With all states now projected, President-elect Biden has 306 electoral college votes and Donald Trump has 232. A candidate nee... |
e99c47d6ac1cba81ead622497a934e1e | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54791113 | US Election 2020: Tense wait as US election winner remains unclear | US Election 2020: Tense wait as US election winner remains unclear
The outcome of the US presidential election is on a knife edge, with Donald Trump and his rival Joe Biden neck and neck in key swing states.
No candidate can credibly claim to have won as yet, and both campaigns said they had potential paths to victory.... |
cdd3d2f52d640a15fc9f89b06961976f | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54795426 | US Election 2020: Can you only vote Trump or Biden and other questions | US Election 2020: Can you only vote Trump or Biden and other questions
Are Donald Trump and Joe Biden the only candidates for president? And why are the voting systems in Maine and Nebraska different to the rest of the United States?
Here are some of your key questions around the US election answered.
Your vote will st... |
4c5734c13df2d6fc41705d07918a58fc | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54802115 | US election: Mystery robocalls urge voters to 'stay home' | US election: Mystery robocalls urge voters to 'stay home'
The FBI is investigating mysterious robocalls urging people across the US to stay home on election day.
Millions of voters have reportedly received automated calls telling them to "stay safe and stay home".
Americans are voting in one of the most divisive presid... |
246acfbe7f9a9497bc5e40a6219b0c89 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54806089 | US election 2020: We put Republicans and Democrats in a group chat | US election 2020: We put Republicans and Democrats in a group chat
It started off cordially.
As Americans went to the polls, we put 12 Biden voters and 13 Trump voters in a group chat for a virtual watch party.
The Democrats (D), Republicans (R) and Independents (I) all agreed that this election campaign has been "the ... |
e5020d935e8566b5e05a918b758b5a74 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54806677 | US election 2020: Sarah McBride to be first trans state senator | US election 2020: Sarah McBride to be first trans state senator
Sarah McBride is to become the first transgender state senator in the US after she won her race in Delaware.
She beat Republican Steve Washington to take over the seat from Democrat Harris McDowell, who is standing down.
Ms McBride, 30, has worked as the p... |
93f4738cbc3444489e1c3a45d6386036 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54808504 | US Election 2020: How the world is reacting to knife-edge vote | US Election 2020: How the world is reacting to knife-edge vote
A US presidential election always courts massive global interest, with the eventual winner playing a leading role on the world stage.
In fact, the decision of the American people every four years can transform the country's foreign policy and its approach t... |
6c29e11bd949506998f72a39f3c5c365 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54859636 | US election: Joe Biden vows to 'unify' country in victory speech | US election: Joe Biden vows to 'unify' country in victory speech
Joe Biden has said it is "time to heal" the US in his first speech as president-elect, vowing "not to divide but to unify" the country.
"Let's give each other a chance," he said at an event in Delaware addressing those who did not vote for him.
Mr Biden d... |
f427c979a16f6b9877a8fe751c64e7db | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54866037 | US election: Joe Biden pushes forward with plans for office | US election: Joe Biden pushes forward with plans for office
US President-elect Joe Biden is to make tackling the coronavirus pandemic his top priority following his win over Donald Trump, his team says.
Announcing the first steps in his transition plan, his team said there would be more testing and Americans would be a... |
d0333574fd0328c3e14c7fbdd8a287c4 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54875485 | US election: Biden urges mask-wearing to save 'thousands of lives' | US election: Biden urges mask-wearing to save 'thousands of lives'
US President-elect Joe Biden has appealed to Americans to wear a mask as the best way to "turn this pandemic around".
Mr Biden said the US faced a "very dark winter" and the "worst wave yet", and Americans had to put aside political differences to tackl... |
7c8404fe00a413713d1386b1e9a97290 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54967696 | Biden: 'More people may die' as Trump transition stalls | Biden: 'More people may die' as Trump transition stalls
US President-elect Joe Biden has warned that "people may die" if his incoming administration continues to be impeded by incumbent Donald Trump.
Mr Biden said co-ordination was needed to tackle the coronavirus outbreak.
He called President Trump's refusal to acknow... |
58ad44ee98a77bc397882c94c8fca0df | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55006188 | US election 2020: Biden certified Georgia winner after hand recount | US election 2020: Biden certified Georgia winner after hand recount
US President-elect Joe Biden's narrow victory in Georgia has been officially certified by Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
It comes as legal efforts by Donald Trump's allies to challenge his defeat were dismissed in three other states.... |
17d28a7aa82f9178ac7443a20c710eff | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55016029 | US election 2020: Fact-checking Trump team's main fraud claims | US election 2020: Fact-checking Trump team's main fraud claims
Efforts continue by President Donald Trump and his team to challenge the outcome of the election.
What evidence is there for the main allegations they are making of fraud and irregularities?
President Trump has repeated unproven claims that battleground sta... |
0e579c9891d434f090da6f38f0e94d48 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55024888?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D | Donald Trump Jr tests positive for coronavirus | Donald Trump Jr tests positive for coronavirus
US President Donald Trump's oldest son has tested positive for coronavirus, according to his spokesman.
Donald Trump Jr, 42, was diagnosed at the start of this week and has been quarantining at his hunting cabin since the result, the spokesman said.
"He's been completely a... |
7506dc64deaebfe9bd76d0923ee54722 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55030617 | US election: Trump camp's lawsuit struck down in Pennsylvania | US election: Trump camp's lawsuit struck down in Pennsylvania
A judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed a lawsuit from the Trump campaign that sought to invalidate millions of mail-in votes in the battleground state.
Judge Matthew Brann said the suit, which rested on allegations of irregularities, was "without merit".
The ... |
31c85f20a9344652afcce59d5e40cacc | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55045075 | US election 2020: What is the presidential transition? | US election 2020: What is the presidential transition?
President Trump has yet to concede to Joe Biden but has accepted that the formal transition process should begin, even as his team's legal challenges continue.
So what is involved in the transition and why is it so important?
It's the handover of important informat... |
22ae21d048930b10d51e65bf45ad5c12 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55046714 | Biden cabinet: John Kerry named climate envoy as inner circle get key posts | Biden cabinet: John Kerry named climate envoy as inner circle get key posts
US President-elect Joe Biden is to nominate one of the leading architects of the Paris climate agreement as his climate envoy.
Ex-US Secretary of State John Kerry was one of several named for top positions by the Biden transition team on Monday... |
5a070a5ef0770b1594a92671f5ca3444 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55052640 | Trump accepts US presidency transition to Biden must begin | Trump accepts US presidency transition to Biden must begin
Donald Trump has accepted a formal US transition should begin for President-elect Joe Biden to take office.
The president said the federal agency overseeing the handover must "do what needs to be done", even as he vowed to keep contesting his election defeat.
T... |
02f0365c612c143c2ea6d8ddbb68896f | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55078066 | Biden Thanksgiving speech: We're at war with the virus, not each other | Biden Thanksgiving speech: We're at war with the virus, not each other
US President-elect Joe Biden has called for an end to the "grim season of division", as the country faces a long, hard winter with Covid-19.
In a speech for the Thanksgiving holiday, he said Americans were at war with coronavirus, not each other.
Th... |
5050849c99ca34bc2e75b20d42476915 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55081852 | Obama criticises Hispanic voters who picked Trump | Obama criticises Hispanic voters who picked Trump
Barack Obama has taken a swipe at Hispanic voters who chose Donald Trump, accusing them of ignoring the US president's "racist" comments.
The ex-US president argued some overlooked Mr Trump's rhetoric because they supported his anti-abortion stance.
Mr Obama also critic... |
a228eaee96ded826fe61fb14717a4b4b | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55096851 | US election: Trump signals he is prepared to leave White House | US election: Trump signals he is prepared to leave White House
Donald Trump has said he will leave the White House if Joe Biden is formally confirmed as the next US president.
Answering reporters' questions for the first time since losing the 3 November vote, Mr Trump insisted, however, that "this race is far from over... |
1a2e2e09e3fff2597680f039b56060fa | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55109168 | US election: Appeal court dismisses Trump camp's lawsuit in Pennsylvania | US election: Appeal court dismisses Trump camp's lawsuit in Pennsylvania
A US federal appeals court has firmly rejected the Trump campaign's attempt to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared winner in Pennsylvania.
The panel of three judges deemed the case was without merit, saying the Trump campaign had n... |
2a26cc75079f43a5870cf95ffcc9254a | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55524838 | US election: Trump tells Georgia election official to 'find' votes to overturn Biden win | US election: Trump tells Georgia election official to 'find' votes to overturn Biden win
US President Donald Trump has been recorded telling Georgia's top election official to "find" enough votes to overturn the election result.
"I just want to find 11,780 votes," Mr Trump told Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffen... |
39bce36ff56228d0828e44bbaadd0060 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55529230 | Georgia election: Donald Trump's phone call fact-checked | Georgia election: Donald Trump's phone call fact-checked
US President Donald Trump spent more than an hour on the phone to election officials in Georgia, as he continues to try to overturn the result in the state.
He made a number of accusations of fraud for which he did not provide evidence.
We've fact-checked some of... |
bd7040e49ffbfa9ad6b4ba58b565aa42 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55640439 | What impeachment means for Trump, Biden and America | What impeachment means for Trump, Biden and America
Exactly one week after security forces with guns drawn defended the House of Representatives against an angry mob, legislators gathered in the same chamber to impeach the president that mob supported.
It marked the first time in the 231-year history of the United Stat... |
afaf951cff0ae080cef02b96ea4cb66a | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10647555 | Brains take over from video game controllers | Brains take over from video game controllers
A wireless headset that can interpret brain waves to control video games and other onscreen action, had been shown off at a hi-tech conference.
The Emotiv Epoc claims to be the first neural headset aimed at consumers.
The system, which is already on sale, uses a century old ... |
ed73578b539caa72b6f4440dffc5727e | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10839034 | Google Android phone shipments increase by 886% | Google Android phone shipments increase by 886%
Shipments of Google's Android mobile operating system have rocketed in the last year, figures suggest.
Statistics from research firm Canalys suggest that shipments have increased 886% year-on-year from the second quarter of 2009.
Apple showed the second largest growth in ... |
ca24330ba788d0b659e0e4183a25d9d8 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10851394 | Wikipedia and FBI in logo use row | Wikipedia and FBI in logo use row
A row has broken out between Wikipedia and the FBI over the use of its seal.
In a letter sent to Wikipedia's San Francisco office, the FBI said that "unauthorised reproduction of the FBI Seal was prohibited by US law".
"Whoever possesses any insignia...or any colourable imitation there... |
06c39b7b81dc6e53d001d71035df82d7 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11108891 | Facebook alternative Diaspora eyes launch date | Facebook alternative Diaspora eyes launch date
An open alternative to Facebook will be launched on 15 September, the developers of the project have said.
Diaspora describes itself as a "privacy-aware, personally-controlled" social network.
The open-source project made headlines earlier this year when Facebook was force... |
a50bf2e0c905b3a09850502ad10346c8 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11137647 | Google and Skype could be hit by India data curbs | Google and Skype could be hit by India data curbs
India has toughened its scrutiny of telecoms firms with a directive demanding "access to everything".
An Indian Home Ministry official told the BBC that "any company with a telecoms network should be accessible".
"It could be Google or Skype, but anyone operating in Ind... |
14709e5f6d258d39a7e2ee9f9851c534 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11181753 | Tiny solar cells fix themselves | Tiny solar cells fix themselves
Researchers have demonstrated tiny solar cells just billionths of a metre across that can repair themselves, extending their useful lifetime.
The cells make use of proteins from the machinery of plants, turning sunlight into electric charges that can do work.
The cells simply assemble th... |
1d158b8b5b438492aeab3dabf70f09bc | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11309902 | Tim Berners-Lee calls for free internet worldwide | Tim Berners-Lee calls for free internet worldwide
The inventor of the Web has called for everyone to have access to his creation for free.
Tim Berners-Lee said that he would like to see everybody given a low-bandwidth connection "by default".
He said the web could be instrumental in giving people access to critical ser... |
a73a93523607ee96059b8e9e0435c9ab | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11370647 | Street View prompts privacy code in Germany | Street View prompts privacy code in Germany
The German government has called for voluntary data protection code to be in place by 7 December 2010.
The move follows a meeting with Google, Apple and other companies to discuss how personal data is accessible on line.
It comes as the German newspaper Der Spiegel reports th... |
20a23ce1b145e69c6a7bb0acbd8c6f20 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11380490 | Seeing the big picture on content | Seeing the big picture on content
The cracking of another content protection technology, comes as no surprise to Bill Thompson
The only real surprise about the news that HDCP has been compromised was that it took so long.
The 'high bandwidth copy protection' scheme has been in use since 2004 even though the possibility... |
8bdc8f7d65e5963e3427f8c25d232a01 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11380677 | Google releases censorship tools | Google releases censorship tools
The US government asked Google for user information 4,287 times during the first six months of 2010.
During the same timeframe the UK government put in over 1,000 such requests.
This is just two snippets from Google's new Transparency Report, a set of tools designed to show censorship l... |
84345eb6af37a8d24f48de3f62e884eb | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11389416 | 'One app for all' effort launches | 'One app for all' effort launches
A European project to develop an application environment for every internet-connected device has received 10m euros in funding.
The project aims to sidestep operating systems and proprietary app stores by providing a web-based approach.
The idea would enable a given app to work, for ex... |
fdb2cd6d0a5c991b48fe1919fd9e5e34 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11467347 | BT seeks moratorium on internet piracy cases | BT seeks moratorium on internet piracy cases
BT is seeking a moratorium on legal applications to obtain details of its customers who are alleged to have illegally shared files online.
The firm outlined its stance following a high-profile data breach at London law firm ACS:Law last week.
The leak saw thousands of custom... |
59df3dd8cfd6f4041df1a11f0d0d797c | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11496993 | Cow farming program wins Apps 4 Africa competition | Cow farming program wins Apps 4 Africa competition
An application which tracks the fertility of cows has won the first ever Apps 4 Africa competition to find new talent as smartphones become increasingly popular in Africa.
Offering a prize fund of $5,000, the competition asked developers in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and T... |
4952fbf56eff9bc21a5dbad9248e552b | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11502715 | William Gibson says the future is right here, right now | William Gibson says the future is right here, right now
The rapid rate of technological and social change means the future comes crashing towards us faster than ever before, says visionary science fiction author William Gibson.
"In the 1960s I think that in some sense the present was actually about three or four years ... |
bbf04f390793b116c7fb002e8bbeb03a | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11508351 | Google tests cars that drive themselves | Google tests cars that drive themselves
Engineers at Google have tested a self-driving car on the streets of California, the company has announced.
The cars use video cameras mounted on the roof, radar sensors and a laser range finder to "see" other traffic, software engineer Sebastian Thrun said.
They remain manned at... |
395ee522c374ea29a6bfcb4fdcd6dc62 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11549874 | French to bankroll music-buying | French to bankroll music-buying
French people aged 12-25 are to be encouraged to buy music via a state-subsidised scheme.
The plan attempts to get young people into the habit of buying music rather than stealing it by file-sharing.
The scheme will revolve around pre-paid cards that have a face value of 50 euros (£43) b... |
9cbed009f801505710042b99c2954768 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11635320 | LimeWire file-sharing service shut down in US | LimeWire file-sharing service shut down in US
An injunction issued by the US district court in New York has effectively shut down LimeWire, one of the internet's biggest file-sharing sites.
It ends four years of wrangling between the privately-owned Lime Group and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
... |
8c27257d50426551158f114a24ebb09a | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11736394 | Internet pioneer Vint Cerf warns over address changes | Internet pioneer Vint Cerf warns over address changes
The internet could face years of instability as it moves to a new addressing system, one of the network's original architects has warned.
Vint Cerf, one of the fathers of the internet, spoke as the UK was urged to begin using the new addressing system.
With current ... |
56cadf06b012cbd4dfb2dc34a149793b | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11793847 | Social gets personal as new network limits friends | Social gets personal as new network limits friends
A former Facebook executive aims to turn the world of social networking on its head by making it more personal.
Dave Morin's new company Path has launched a photo-centric social hub that limits the number of friends you can have to 50.
The aim is to enable more effecti... |
ed1b775715d2ca0d60e784be97022d5f | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11827862 | German vandals target Street View opt-out homes | German vandals target Street View opt-out homes
German home-owners who have chosen to opt out of Google's Street View service appear to have become the unsuspecting victims of anti-privacy vandals.
Local media report that homes in Essen, west Germany have been pelted with eggs and had 'Google's cool' notices pinned to ... |
d935888134d2b29fed03523e80dd7e37 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11863288 | US shuts down file-sharing sites | US shuts down file-sharing sites
More than 70 sites alleged to be selling counterfeit goods or offering pirated content have been shut down by the US government.
The action was taken by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, part of the US Department of Homeland Security.
Domains seized included a BitTorrent s... |
76a8ec134e76107f6527567fdc2f99ad | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11863293 | Lineage II pair arrested for stealing virtual goods | Lineage II pair arrested for stealing virtual goods
Japanese police have arrested two people suspected of stealing virtual goods from players of online game Lineage II.
The pair tricked victims via a booby-trapped program that claimed to help people play the game.
Instead of boosting a character's abilities the program... |
d2bb8960caae66e4cc1e99fbcec32796 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11864350 | Broadband world: Connecting Africa | Broadband world: Connecting Africa
In 1998, just a handful of countries had extensive internet usage. Today, nearly two billion people have web access. Move the slider below to see how the cable network has spread and internet use has expanded.
Source: ITU/TeleGeography
Figures correct at 1 December 2010. Country data ... |
d2252bbf6ea25587eec92850a3d803ce | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11947721 | Nasa sells shuttle PCs without wiping secret data | Nasa sells shuttle PCs without wiping secret data
US space agency Nasa has been left red-faced after selling off computers without ensuring that highly sensitive data had been removed.
An internal investigation found 10 cases where PCs were sold despite failing data removal procedures.
Another four PCs - which were abo... |
f280bab33fd83934bb24872ee5158a86 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12041063 | Internet porn block 'not possible' say ISPs | Internet porn block 'not possible' say ISPs
Government plans to block pornography "at source" are unlikely to prove effective, say ISPs.
The proposal to cut off access to pornographic material was floated by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey in an interview with the Sunday Times.
The government is talking to ISPs to set up a ... |
aa9b773a62e9e1d779c89bb6a3260be4 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12287009 | Orange customers of Everything Everywhere get mobile payments | Orange customers of Everything Everywhere get mobile payments
Paying for a sandwich will soon be possible via a mobile phone as operator Orange rolls out what it claims is the UK's first mobile payments service.
The service, due for launch in summer 2011, sees the phone operator partnering with payments firm Barclaycar... |
880493e28ab13d06ca6dbbc4fe014480 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12291982 | Confusion over Egyptian blocks on web protest tools | Confusion over Egyptian blocks on web protest tools
Confusion surrounds the use of web tools such as Twitter and Facebook that have been used by protesters in Egypt to co-ordinate action.
The Egyptian government denied taking any action to restrict use of the web, saying it respected freedom of expression.
However, Twi... |
2fea85289da41fa28d58dff9421322a2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12333795 | Microsoft says Yahoo is 'phantom data' phone bug source | Microsoft says Yahoo is 'phantom data' phone bug source
Microsoft has said that Yahoo is behind the mysterious "phantom data" leaks affecting Windows Phone 7 handsets.
The glitch, which was first identified at the start of the year, makes many phones send and receive data without the owner's knowledge.
Some users had c... |
ee01b226cc849d0808a5cdaec45faea5 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12334734 | Last blocks net addresses set to be shared | Last blocks net addresses set to be shared
The internet has taken a big step closer to running out of addresses.
In the early hours of 1 February, the organisation that oversees net addresses in the Asia Pacific region put in a request for more addresses.
When these are handed over the central pool of net addresses wil... |
e5045656b4b44e245d1ce868ffd842ad | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12416580 | Hackers hit 'at least five oil and gas firms' | Hackers hit 'at least five oil and gas firms'
Hackers have run rampant through the networks of at least five oil and gas firms for years, reveals a report.
Compiled by security firm McAfee, it details the methods and techniques the hackers used to gain access to the unnamed multinational firms.
Via a combination of con... |
5b4af18e3a955a777094260800418867 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12419672 | Global data storage calculated at 295 exabytes | Global data storage calculated at 295 exabytes
Mankind's capacity to store the colossal amount of information in the world has been measured by scientists.
The study, published in the journal Science, calculates the amount of data stored in the world by 2007 as 295 exabytes.
That is the equivalent of 1.2 billion averag... |
266a51834cc1d135471ec24bc00bac1c | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12424996 | Innocents chased to pay for illegal porn downloads | Innocents chased to pay for illegal porn downloads
Thousands of people around the UK were sent letters by a controversial law firm, accusing them of allowing their computers to be used for illegal downloading but a whistle-blower claims not everyone who was sent a letter was guilty.
When "Sharon" opened her letter from... |
38520c86625ef429c996f5ad89dff6e1 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12595681 | Thousands lose Vodafone service | Thousands lose Vodafone service
Vodafone's mobile network has been disrupted following a break-in at its exchange centre in Basingstoke.
The company said that several hundred thousand customers had lost voice, text and internet access.
Burglars hit the facility in the early hours of Monday morning, stealing computer eq... |
1198c4f4f2eb1ade06c992ca5abb0a9b | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12611315 | Ofcom wants to ban misleading broadband speed ads | Ofcom wants to ban misleading broadband speed ads
Ofcom is seeking to stop internet service providers from advertising unrealistic broadband speeds.
Currently most ISPs advertise services as 'up to' a certain speed - for instance, 20Mbps (megabits per second).
But Ofcom's latest research finds that very few consumers a... |
953e593188249fee10f4de6045a36df2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12667343 | Facebook adds Samaritans suicide risk alert system | Facebook adds Samaritans suicide risk alert system
Facebook is launching a system that allows users to report friends who they think may be contemplating suicide.
The feature is being run in conjunction with Samaritans, which said several people had used it during a test phase.
Anyone worried about a friend can fill ou... |
08c410dc3755e41dc5ac43c36999a0f3 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12685717 | Google donates to Mandela archive | Google donates to Mandela archive
Google is to donate $1.25m (£770,000) to a project that aims to create an archive of Nelson Mandela's life.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation Centre of Memory is digitising photographs, letters and other documents relating to the former South African president.
A similar project, chronicli... |
5083c0c84f8dee9ccbc0b05b5774b732 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12703744 | Denmark to swap stamps for texts | Denmark to swap stamps for texts
People stuck for a stamp in Denmark will soon be able to send a text message to pay the postage on a letter.
From 1 April, the Danish post office is introducing The Mobile Postage service that does away with stamps for standard sized letters.
Instead, people will send a text to the post... |
c2b562371c8d2a54616462deaadf0b75 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12730440 | Broadband companies offer clarity on connection slowing | Broadband companies offer clarity on connection slowing
The UK's biggest broadband providers are to give clearer information about how they slow down users' connections to maintain their network performance.
BT, Virgin Media and Sky are among the companies that will publish details of their "traffic management" policie... |
87188733a0fe08f0934dd135628b2970 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12731343 | Third-party Twitter applications under threat | Third-party Twitter applications under threat
Soon the only way to get at Twitter might be through "official" software produced by the company itself.
The firm has angered many software developers by suggesting they stop making "clients" that let users write, read and respond to Tweets.
The move is widely seen as an at... |
2b2695683aca43c85db0c88ff770a013 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12816415 | Digital Act heads to High Court | Digital Act heads to High Court
Parts of the Digital Economy Act that deal with illegal file-sharing are being challenged in the High Court.
Internet providers BT and TalkTalk demanded the judicial review, arguing that the legislation was rushed through parliament without proper debate.
They claim that the measures unn... |
20207b16f2ee2a26062fd853025cc267 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12909733 | UK radio pushes online listening | UK radio pushes online listening
Many of the UK's biggest radio broadcasters have joined forces to launch a system for listening to their stations over the internet.
UK Radioplayer brings together commercial outlets alongside BBC stations in an attempt to boost online listening.
Only 3% of people access radio via the w... |
921e341b449fbfca9b715f6c7016eede | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12970249 | ISPs tussle over broadband access | ISPs tussle over broadband access
Internet service providers have asked the government to intervene over the price being set to give them access to BT's physical infrastructure.
Giving rivals access to BT ducts and poles is seen as a crucial element to get fast broadband to rural areas.
But ISPs argue that the prices s... |
89fda0d789cd44ed7de54d54c74ad36a | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13134494 | European Union to investigate net-neutrality concerns | European Union to investigate net-neutrality concerns
The European Union is to investigate whether internet service providers (ISPs) are providing fair access to online services.
It may lead to new rules banning ISPs from restricting access to data-heavy services during peak periods.
ISPs argue that traffic management ... |
1500fda643d25aae6d9f58e1e6b8b4ee | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13141985 | Tesco buys movie-streaming site Blinkbox | Tesco buys movie-streaming site Blinkbox
Tesco has bought an 80% stake in movie-streaming site Blinkbox.
The video-on-demand service currently attracts around two million users a month.
Tesco plans to set up systems which combine the purchase of physical products with the use of online services.
"We can link physical p... |
e9a7df0612f493e98d20202ce39bdb44 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13186597 | Nintendo announces Wii 2 console | Nintendo announces Wii 2 console
Nintendo has announced it will launch a new version of its Wii console in 2012.
No technical details about the machine have been revealed, but gamers will get an early preview at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles in June.
The original Wii proved a runaway hit for Nintendo when it launched five... |
8ede8de72a6bf3aee249ecb0d7d78f0d | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13257940 | Bin Laden raid was revealed on Twitter | Bin Laden raid was revealed on Twitter
The raid that killed Osama Bin Laden was revealed first on Twitter.
An IT consultant, living in Abbottabad, unknowingly tweeted details of the US-led operation as it happened.
Sohaib Athar wrote that a helicopter was hovering overhead shortly before the assault began and said that... |
d722f27b46776b3ecafb6c2dc426300b | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13685772 | Web giants promote new IPv6 internet address system | Web giants promote new IPv6 internet address system
The biggest ever test of the internet's new address system is taking place.
Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Bing and Facebook are among the companies switching-on IPv6 versions of their websites for the one day trial.
The technology is gradually being introduced because the ... |
f720fe79f11c0a6a03acd1554f3ae66c | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13748488 | Government 'may have hacked IMF' | Government 'may have hacked IMF'
Hackers who broke into the International Monetary Fund's computer system may have been backed by a nation state, according to security experts.
They point to the sophisticated nature of the attack and the resources needed to develop it.
Malicious software, designed to steal confidential... |
de3d50ab3d4db1b4748482685e552d66 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13863741 | Nokia unveils first MeeGo smartphone | Nokia unveils first MeeGo smartphone
Nokia has unveiled a smartphone based around a technology that it has already started to sideline.
The N9 handset uses the MeeGo operating system even though Nokia has cut the staff and cash it put into the initiative.
The mobile phone has a polycarbonate body and is controlled enti... |
e848b2b3729abcef59c066a124092751 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13886438 | Graphene technology moves closer | Graphene technology moves closer
Graphene is a "wonder material" waiting to happen.
Since this super-conductive form of carbon, made from single-atom-thick sheets, was first produced in 2004, it has promised to revolutionise electronics.
But until recently, it existed more in the realm of science than technology, with ... |
583a3dec9039b6401e4b3564343b7d8b | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13943437 | Microsoft launches Office in the cloud | Microsoft launches Office in the cloud
Microsoft is launching a cloud-based version of its Office software suite.
Called Office 365 the service puts the familiar e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet and collaboration programs on the web.
Microsoft said the programs will be accessible via desktops, laptops and tablets p... |
683fa9091ec207827ad9f5bd6653d7c2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14103537 | UK robot World Cup hopes dashed | UK robot World Cup hopes dashed
The UK's best robot footballers have followed the example of their human counterparts and bombed out of the football World Cup.
The country's first full team was taking part in the 2011 RoboCup in Istanbul over the weekend.
Sadly, the four-strong Edinferno squad from Edinburgh University... |
47c9ce34500bbeedccb99c263bf1750c | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14126828 | When the home help is a robot | When the home help is a robot
In the future, we will have robots in our homes. They will do all the dirty and boring jobs that we don't want to do because we've got better things to do such as sip cocktails or play with our children.
Or at least that's what many films, novels and media articles have promised. Reality i... |
ce06986e6f01e0e30a1f1be5c115665f | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14232577 | Google to warn PC virus victims via search site | Google to warn PC virus victims via search site
Google has begun issuing warnings to millions of people that their PC has been infected with a virus.
The malicious code pipes browser traffic through sites that promote the scammers' wares which include fake security programs.
Those hit by the virus will be warned with a... |
fe1a254aed2d3ec160700abd45e9ec77 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14236786 | Fake Apple stores found in Kunming city, China | Fake Apple stores found in Kunming city, China
An American blogger has discovered three fake Apple stores operating in Kunming city, China.
Pictures of the stores, their staff and a description of a stroll around them was posted on the
BirdAbroad
blog.
In the article, she writes about conversations with staff, many of ... |
2175e56b322829ae0fbfaa536c24f525 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14370878 | Internet Explorer story was bogus | Internet Explorer story was bogus
A story which suggested that users of Internet Explorer have a lower IQ than people who chose other browsers appears to have been an elaborate hoax.
A number of media organisations, including the BBC, reported on the research, put out by Canadian firm ApTiquant.
It later emerged that t... |
ea3104fab89c57fa292bc1141ebd79c0 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14401826 | Google hits out at rivals over 'bogus patents' | Google hits out at rivals over 'bogus patents'
Google has accused rivals Microsoft and Apple of buying up technology patents in a bid to hold back Android.
In a blog post, one of Google's top lawyers accused the firms of using "bogus patents" to crank up the cost of Android-powered devices.
Microsoft hit back saying Go... |
6e1c3ea0e506187d6807077555469e93 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14503724 | Chinese authorities find 22 fake Apple stores | Chinese authorities find 22 fake Apple stores
A total of 22 fake Apple stores have been uncovered in one Chinese city.
Authorities in Kunming began searching out the copycats after pictures of one convincing replica were circulated on the web.
An early search found five fake stores, two of which were shut down for trad... |
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