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15 Oct Eritrea – where ATMs are unknown and Sim cards are like gold dust

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A BBC team gets rare access to Eritrea, often described as one of the most repressive states in Africa. Source: BBC Technology News...

14 Oct Government dodges 'full fibre for all by 2025' pledge

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Gigabit broadband is promised but the government neither says it must be full-fibre nor sets a deadline. Source: BBC Technology News...

14 Oct Food writer Jack Monroe 'loses £5,000 in phone-number hijack'

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Jack Monroe's bank and PayPal accounts were used after her mobile phone number was hijacked. Source: BBC Technology News...

14 Oct China's Study the Great Nation app 'enables spying via back door'

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Study the Great Nation could be used to monitor phone-users' activity, a security firm warns. Source: BBC Technology News...

14 Oct Vodafone error sees customers hit by thousands in charges

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Glitch sees customers abroad hit with thousands of pounds of charges and unable to use their phones. Source: BBC Technology News...

14 Oct How tech changed the way DreamWorks animates

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Improved computer processing has allowed artists to add a great level of detail to their films. Source: BBC Technology News...

14 Oct Fortnite: Map blown up and replaced with black hole

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Fortnite's Twitter page is running a livestream of a black hole to mark the end of season 10. Source: BBC Technology News...

14 Oct Robotic inspectors developed to fix wind farms

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Scientists develop fully autonomous robots that could end the need for workers to scale dangerously-tall wind turbines. Source: BBC Technology News...

14 Oct Facebook's digital currency dealt another blow

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Leaders of the G7 group of the world's biggest economies issue warning about digital coins like Libra. Source: BBC Technology News...

12 Oct Blizzard bosses reduce gamer's ban and release prize money

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A player who staged an anti-government protest on a live broadcast will now receive his prize money. Source: BBC Technology News...