TikTok failed to ban flagged 'child predator'
           

App initially did not terminate account of man offering to send naked image to 14-year-old's account.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54773257
           

Algorithm spots 'Covid cough' inaudible to humans
           

An algorithm built in the US correctly identified people with Covid-19 by the sound of their coughs.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54780460
           

Trump campaign website hacked in 'cryptocurrency scam'
           

The US president's re-election campaign insists there was "no exposure to sensitive data".
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54718865
           

Samsung sees sales surge from rival Huawei's ban
           

The tech giant's business was likely boosted by US sanctions against its Chinese rival Huawei.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54728298
           

Facebook sued over Cambridge Analytica data scandal
           

The company is accused of misusing almost one million users' data in England and Wales.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54722362
           

Facebook, Twitter and Google face questions from US senators
           

Heads of Facebook, Google and Twitter defend a key piece of internet law, in front of senators.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54721023
           

Cyber threat to disrupt start of university term
           

The National Cyber Security Centre warns that universities face a rising wave of cyber-attacks.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-54182398
           

Facebook boosts power and cuts price of VR headset
           

The Oculus Quest 2 is also getting Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell video games.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54178376
           

Revenge porn 'new normal' after cases surge in lockdown
           

Cases of revenge porn have risen by a fifth this year, with lockdown to blame, say campaigners.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54149682
           

PlayStation 5 matches the price of the Xbox Series X
           

Sony opts not to undercut its rival this time round but instead will rely on exclusives to woo gamers.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54178375
           

Apple helped make 'top secret' iPod for US government
           

A former Apple engineer says the modified iPod secretly recorded data using hidden extra hardware inside.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53835079
           

Facebook 'danger to public health' warns report
           

A study from an activist group suggests health misinformation was viewed 3.8 billion times in the past year.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53820225
           

Airbnb puts stock market launch back on the table
           

The online booking firm had plans to publicly list before the coronavirus struck earlier this year.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53844712
           

Apple first US company to be valued at $2tn
           

The tech giant reaches the milestone just two years after achieving a $1tn stock market valuation.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53840471