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• Porn site fined £1m over age checks has never responded to Ofcom
  December 4, 2025
  The regulator tells the BBC it has been emailing AVS Group Ltd without reply since July.
• New homes delayed by 'energy-hungry' data centres
  December 3, 2025
  The London Assembly found the growth of new data centres temporarily halted building some houses in 2022.
• Production halted at Chinese factory making 'childlike' sex dolls
  December 3, 2025
  The issue is in the spotlight after Shein announced a global ban on the sale of sex dolls with a childlike appearance.
• India scraps order to pre-install state-run cyber safety app on smartphones
  December 3, 2025
  The order to make the registration mandatory had led to a major backlash from several cyber experts.
• Tech Life
  December 2, 2025
  How AI is used in songwriting and fashion. Plus, a warning on how it’s used in toys.
• Dell family to seed Trump accounts for kids with $250
  December 2, 2025
  The donation will help seed new Trump-branded investment accounts.
• YouTuber Marques Brownlee shutting down phone wallpaper app
  December 2, 2025
  The app, which was criticised at launch for its $11.99 (£9) a month fee, will close on 31 December.
• Bank of England warns of AI bubble risk
  December 2, 2025
  The central bank says US stock price valuations are their most stretched since the dotcom bubble burst.
• 'First of its kind' scanner to study blast trauma
  December 2, 2025
  It will be able to monitor changes in brain function just minutes after weapon use, scientists say.
• Fashion house Valentino criticised over 'disturbing' AI handbag ads
  December 2, 2025
  Social media users have called the luxury Italian fashion brand's artificial intelligence-made adverts "cheap" and "lazy".

CNN Technology News Feed

• Driverless 'Roborace' car makes street track debut
  November 18, 2016
  It is a car kitted out with technology its developers boldly predict will transform our cities and change the way we live.
• How to outsmart fake news in your Facebook feed
  November 18, 2016
  Fake news is actually really easy to spot — if you know how. Consider this your New Media Literacy Guide.
• Flying a sports car with wings
  November 18, 2016
  Piloting one of the breed of light aircraft is said to be as easy as driving a car
• Revealed: Winners of the 'Oscars of watches'
  November 18, 2016
  It's the prize giving ceremony that everyone's on time for.
• What parents should know about the VR gear kids want
  November 17, 2016
  Thinking about treating your family to a little virtual reality this holiday? Have no idea where to start? Don't worry. From Google's inexpensive Cardboard VR viewer to Sony's new PlayStation VR, this guide will help you figure out what makes sense for your family's interests, needs and budget.
• Teen girls prepare for space launch
  November 17, 2016
  Teenage girls have designed Africa's first private satellite due to launch into space in 2017. It's hoped it can monitor and find answers to South Africa's drought crisis.
• Brightest supermoon since 1948
  November 16, 2016
  See photos of November's supermoon — the brightest in nearly 70 years.
• Cell phones, screens are keeping your kid awake
  November 11, 2016
  These days, teachers often face classrooms filled with yawning students who stayed up late snapping selfies or playing online games.
• Japan's boom in weird wearable tech
  November 11, 2016
  What do Discman, Tamagotchi, and Game Boy have in common?
• This NASA astronaut voted from space
  November 8, 2016
  From infinity and beyond, he found a way to vote.

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