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What are semiconductors and why is Trump threatening 100% tariffs?

The President said he plans to introduce 100% tariffs on foreign-made chips, but the largest producers may avoid the levy.

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Woman awarded £150,000 after LG phone sparks fire in her home

Denise Parks was in bed in her home in Coatbridge when a fire broke out in the early hours of the morning.

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Chinese nationals charged with exporting Nvidia AI chips to China

Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang are accused of exporting the chips from the US to China through Singapore and Malaysia.

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Call to vet YouTube ads like regular TV to stop scams

Liberal Democrats say regulations need to catch up with “the reality of how people are watching content”.

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WhatsApp says it removed 6.8m accounts linked to scams

Many of the accounts were linked to criminal groups operating in South East Asia, the messaging app said.

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Jobs in video games dried up, so we made our own

Getting work in gaming is harder and harder, especially for new starters. How are young developers following their passions?

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Tesla found partly to blame for fatal Autopilot crash

The company’s self-driving technology failed to prevent a 2019 crash which killed a 22-year-old woman and severely injured her boyfriend in Florida.

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Chess grandmaster Carlsen wins at Esports World Cup

World number one Magnus Carlsen takes home $250,000 (£188,000) for winning the online competition.

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Tech giants blocking some Ukraine and Gaza posts under new online rules

Tech companies are restricting debates of public intertest to comply the Online Safety Act, analysis shows.

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Ofcom investigates 34 porn sites over age checks

Ofcom said on Friday that more than 6,000 porn sites would begin verifying users, but it believes some are ignoring the new rules.

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