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US passes first major national crypto legislation

It marks a milestone for the once fringe industry, as it expands its power in Washington.

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Meta investors settle $8bn lawsuit with Zuckerberg over Facebook privacy

Shareholders accused Meta leaders of damaging the company by allowing repeat violations of Facebook users’ privacy.

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Does the UK video games industry have a class problem?

A non-profit organisation is trying to create more pathways into the sector for working-class people.

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Co-op boss says sorry to 6.5m people who had data stolen in hack

In her first interview since the hack, Co-op’s chief executive said she was “incredibly sorry” to customers.

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WeTransfer says files not used to train AI after backlash

Some social media users had threatened to delete their accounts after WeTransfer’s terms were updated.

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New AI voice tool trained to copy British regional accents

A UK company says it is better at reproducing a range of accents compared with US or Chinese rivals.

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Reddit starts verifying ages of users in the UK

The platform will bring in the measures from 14 July to stop under-18s looking at “certain mature content”.

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Paddy Power and Betfair users warned of ’email danger’ after breach

Hackers have accessed personal information of potentially 800,000 customers of Flutter Entertainment.

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From Bitcoin to XRP: Key cryptocurrency terms and what they mean

As Bitcoin’s price goes up once again, here’s a guide to some of the crypto market’s trickiest terms.

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More rules being considered to keep children safe online

Heidi Alexander says new age checks will not mark the “end of the conversation” on online safety.

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