NFT or non-fungible token is Collins Dictionary's word of the year
           

"Neopronoun", "cheugy" and "climate anxiety" also make this year's list.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-59401046?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
           

Apple digital-ID scheme delayed to 2022
           

The delay follows Apple announcing it wanted "sole control" over how US states rolled out the feature.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59373965?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
           

Tolkien estate blocks JRR Token crypto-currency
           

Lawyers representing the estate said the product, launched in August, infringed the author's trademark.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59373968?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
           

Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law
           

New rules are introduced to make internet-connected home devices less likely to be hacked.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59400762?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
           

Amazon's Jeff Bezos 'may have lied to Congress'
           

Top lawmakers say Mr Bezos and other Amazon executives may have misled them about the firm's business practices.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58961836?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
           

Facebook denies weak performance on hateful content
           

The firm responds to stories in the Wall Street Journal about its content moderation.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58955303?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
           

Apple unveils new computer chips amid shortage
           

The new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips expand the firm's use of silicon it has designed.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58917992?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
           

Facebook to hire 10,000 in EU to work on metaverse
           

Mark Zuckerberg is a leading voice on the metaverse - a virtual reality version of the internet.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58949867?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
           

Mr Goxx, the crypto-trading hamster beating human investors
           

Can a hamster trading cryptocurrency beat human investors in the stock market? Mr Goxx can.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58707641?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
           

Instagram for kids paused after backlash
           

Facebook delays its child-friendly Instagram version to do more work with concerned parents.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58707753?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
           

Microsoft says failed TikTok acquisition was 'strangest thing'
           

Satya Nadella reveals details about the Microsoft TikTok deal that never was.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58719674?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
           

Broadband switching to be made faster and easier under new rules
           

Switching from one tech to another will no longer require long phone calls to several companies.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58720516?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
           

File-sharing crackdowns from lawyers and police
           

Piracy is once again in the spotlight as rights holders threaten legal action for illegal streaming.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58583601?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
           

Sir Clive Sinclair: Computing pioneer dies aged 81
           

The inventor, entrepreneur and ZX Spectrum creator died at his London home following a long illness.
           

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58587521?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA