CrowdStrike sued by shareholders over global outage
A faulty update by the cyber-security firm last month caused chaos around the world.
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Can technology fix the 'broken' concert ticketing system?
July 31, 2024 Gaming News
The increased use of AI may prevent tickets being resold at excessively high prices.
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Instagram and Facebook ads drive profit surge
July 31, 2024 Gaming News
Sales of Instagram and Facebook adverts have soared, delivering a surge in profits for parent company Meta.
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Belarus pardon for German hints at wider prisoner swap
July 30, 2024 Gaming News
The unusual case is prompting speculation Mr Krieger may be part of a swap involving prisoners in Germany and Russia
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The Dua Lipa festival aiming to change Kosovo’s image
July 30, 2024 Gaming News
Dua Lipa and her dad's Sunny Hill Festival saw artists like Stormzy, Burna Boy, Bebe Rexha as headliners.
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Poor security let hackers access 40 million voters' details
July 30, 2024 Gaming News
The UK data watchdog says weak passwords and unpatched software were responsible for the hack.
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What's the problem with swimming in the Seine?
July 30, 2024 Gaming News
Parisians and visitors tell the BBC whether they would take a dip in the River Seine.
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Nine-year-old Deadpool game sells for £300 after film hype
July 30, 2024 Gaming News
The game is no longer available for digital download, so fans must seek out physical copies to play it.
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Greece imposes restrictions to tackle 'goat plague'
July 30, 2024 Gaming News
At least 7,000 animals have already been culled, as the authorities try to contain a highly contagious infection.
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Man arrested over suspected French railway vandalism
July 29, 2024 Gaming News
Police sources told local media the 28-year-old was found acting suspiciously near a railway site.
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Italy PM Meloni vows to 'relaunch' ties with China
July 28, 2024 Gaming News
Ms Meloni last year removed Italy from President Xi Jinping's signature Belt and Road Initiative.
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'Not every Norwegian feels guilty but many do'
July 28, 2024 Gaming News
Norway's oil wealth has made it one of the world's richest countries, but some feel bad about it.
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Parisians’ Olympic spirit not dampened – but grumbles remain
July 28, 2024 Gaming News
The vibrant opening ceremony and a flurry of French medals seem to have put paid to pre-Games gloom.
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Author Edna O'Brien dies at age of 93
July 28, 2024 Gaming News
The Irish president described the writer as a ‘fearless teller of truths’.
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Convicted child rapist Van de Velde booed on Olympic debut
July 28, 2024 Gaming News
Convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde is booed as he makes his Olympic beach volleyball debut to a mixed reaction in Paris.
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France rail repairs completed after arson attacks
July 28, 2024 Gaming News
Full service is due to resume on Monday after the network was paralysed ahead of the opening of the Olympics.
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Tricked into conversion therapy in Russia for being trans
July 27, 2024 Gaming News
Trans people from Russia say years of pressure coupled with new laws are making them leave the country.
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World's longest rowing boat to carry Olympic torch
July 26, 2024 Gaming News
The 24-seater boat will take the Olympic torch down a section of the River Marne on Sunday.
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Biles, Djokovic & Lyles - global stars to follow at Paris 2024
July 25, 2024 Gaming News
Novak Djokovic, Simone Biles and Noah Lyles are among the biggest names in Paris 2024.
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What's behind the global self-storage boom?
July 25, 2024 Gaming News
Rising rents, e-commerce and available property are contributing to a boom in self-storage.
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Shares drop in US and Asia as AI stocks slide
July 24, 2024 Gaming News
Tech stocks lead declines as investors reconsider rally fuelled by artificial intelligence.
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Russian arrested over alleged plot to 'destabilise' Paris Olympics
July 24, 2024 Gaming News
It comes just days before the games get under way with an opening ceremony in central Paris on Friday.
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Ukraine thrown into war's bleak future as drones open new battlefront
July 24, 2024 Gaming News
On the front line, drones are killing hundreds every day - showing the world a new kind of high-tech war.
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Russian-US journalist jailed for 'false information'
July 23, 2024 Gaming News
Alsu Kurmasheva was sentenced on Friday, when fellow reporter Evan Gershkovich was jailed for spying.
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At least six killed in Croatia nursing home shooting
July 23, 2024 Gaming News
The Croatian president called for gun ownership laws to be tightened after a gunman killed six people in a care home.
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Watch: Celine Dion in Paris amid rumours of Olympic performance
July 23, 2024 Gaming News
In December 2022, the singer revealed she had been battling Stiff Person's Syndrome (SPS) and cancelled all of her upcoming shows.
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France recalls contaminated Olympic-branded water bottles
July 23, 2024 Gaming News
The consumer recall agency, Rappel Conso, says they contain a harmful chemical, Bisphenol A.
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Musk says Tesla to use humanoid robots next year
July 22, 2024 Gaming News
The billionaire said the technology will be used at the firm and later made available to other companies.
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Russia jails US journalist Gershkovich for 16 years
July 22, 2024 Gaming News
His employer, The Wall Street Journal, has called the allegations "shameful" and a "sham".
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Veteran anti-whaling activist arrested in Greenland
July 22, 2024 Gaming News
Paul Watson could now be extradited to Japan to face charges related to his anti-whaling activism.
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EU seals 'historic' pact on Serbia's lithium deposits
July 22, 2024 Gaming News
The EU hails a deal with Serbia on lithium mining as a “historic day for Serbia, as well as Europe”.
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'Significant number' of devices back up - CrowdStrike
July 21, 2024 Gaming News
Cybersecurity firm behind global outage says it continues to focus on restoring all impacted computers.
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IT working but delays possible after outage, says NHS
July 21, 2024 Gaming News
NHS England says services are back online after the global IT outage, but there could still be disruption.
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World's longest rowing boat to carry Olympic torch
July 21, 2024 Gaming News
The 24-seater boat will take the Olympic torch down a section of the River Marne on Sunday.
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Fined for yellow and blue shoes: How Russian laws smother dissent
July 20, 2024 Gaming News
Since the invasion of Ukraine, the measures used to clamp down on Kremlin critics have swelled.
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Zelensky: Trump would be hard work, but we are hard workers
July 20, 2024 Gaming News
The Ukrainian leader tells the BBC in an exclusive interview that he is willing to work with anyone who is in power in the US.
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Fire at Dublin site earmarked for asylum seekers
July 20, 2024 Gaming News
Dublin Fire Brigade is at the former Crown Paints factory on the Malahide Road in the city.
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IT outage exposes fragility of tech infrastructure
July 19, 2024 Gaming News
Ultimately, when systems wobble, there is little that can be done - except wait for a fix.
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Global services slowly recovering after bug causes IT chaos
July 19, 2024 Gaming News
The incident has sparked concern over the vulnerability of the world's interconnected technologies.
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Top Russian general fired amid bribery allegations
July 18, 2024 Gaming News
Vadim Shamarin oversaw military communications when he was accused of taking bribes from a factory.
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French priest accused of sexual assaults 17 years after death
July 18, 2024 Gaming News
The reputation of the revered anti-poverty campaigner Abbé Pierre, who died in 2007, has been tarnished by sex assault allegations.
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How Euro 2024 busted legend of German efficiency
July 17, 2024 Gaming News
As football fans poured across Germany, they discovered the trains weren’t as good as they thought.
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Ursula von der Leyen faces crunch vote on top Europe job
July 17, 2024 Gaming News
Despite Ursula von der Leyen's efforts to secure support, the outcome of today's vote remains uncertain.
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Chance to reset UK-European relations at summit
July 17, 2024 Gaming News
Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to host around 45 European leaders at a summit near Oxford on Thursday.
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One dead, several injured after car hits Paris cafe
July 17, 2024 Gaming News
The driver initially fled the scene but was later arrested, police say.
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The mountain area where Jay Slater search ended
July 16, 2024 Gaming News
Spanish officials confirm a body found during the search for Jay Slater is that of the missing teen.
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A friendship in the face of fascism
July 16, 2024 Gaming News
Jesse Owens and Luz Long's embrace has become a defining image of Olympic sportsmanship, but it came with consequences
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Musk to move SpaceX and X HQ over gender-identity law
July 16, 2024 Gaming News
Mr Musk has become increasingly involved in US politics and said the new law was the "last straw".
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Two Brits missing in Sweden as bodies found in car
July 16, 2024 Gaming News
Swedish police are investigating the deaths of two men in Malmo as a suspected double murder.
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Disney investigating massive leak of internal messages
July 16, 2024 Gaming News
A hacking group says it has leaked internal data from the media giant to protest its use of AI.
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Russia antivirus firm Kaspersky quits US after ban
July 15, 2024 Gaming News
The move comes after sales and distribution of its products were banned by the Biden administration.
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Russian antivirus firm Kaspersky quits US after ban
July 15, 2024 Gaming News
The move comes after sales and distribution of its products were banned by the Biden administration.
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Violence erupts at Dublin site earmarked for asylum seekers
July 15, 2024 Gaming News
Fifteen people are charged with offences after disturbances described by the Irish PM as "reprehensible".
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Tenerife search team finds Jay Slater's body
July 15, 2024 Gaming News
The 19-year-old from Lancashire has been missing in Tenerife for more than a month.
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Dozens of Indian workers freed from 'slavery' in Italy
July 15, 2024 Gaming News
The workers were promised a better future. But they were made to work long hours and paid poorly.
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'A good thing for football' - Spain's victory caps off perfect campaign
July 14, 2024 Gaming News
Football often divides opinion - but everyone is united to hail Spain's Euro 2024 success as fully deserved.
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High on Yamal fever, Spaniards think Euros victory is theirs
July 13, 2024 Gaming News
The team's teenage prodigy took Spanish fans by surprise, but his success has helped unite a divided country in confidence.
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As Apple headset reaches Europe, will VR ever hit the mainstream?
July 12, 2024 Gaming News
As Apple's Vision Pro headset launches in the UK, can it finally kickstart the virtual reality market?
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As Apple headset reaches Europe, will VR ever hit the mainstream?
July 12, 2024 Gaming News
As Apple's Vision Pro headset launches in the UK, can it finally kickstart the virtual reality market?
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Orban goes global as self-styled peacemaker without a plan
July 12, 2024 Gaming News
A one-man mission by Viktor Orban has infuriated leaders in the EU and US.
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Australian soldier charged with spying for Russia
July 11, 2024 Gaming News
The pair, both Russian-born Australian citizens, allegedly gathered military secrets to share with Moscow.
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Pioneering British AI chip designer bought by Japanese firm
July 11, 2024 Gaming News
Graphcore was once considered one of the country's most promising start-ups, with a £2bn valuation.
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'Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin' - Biden with Ukraine leader
July 11, 2024 Gaming News
Biden later corrected himself, saying his gaffe was because he's 'so focused on beating' the Russian president.
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India's X alternative Koo to shut down services
July 10, 2024 Gaming News
The homegrown app, which once had ambition of rivalling X in India, has faced a shortage of funding.
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'A superstar is born' - Yamal's history making moment of 'genius'
July 09, 2024 Gaming News
Spain's manager reflected on a "touch of genius" as pundits praised "superstar" Lamine Yamal after the victory over France.
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Irish PM to help woman facing charges in Dubai
July 09, 2024 Gaming News
Simon Harris says he is ready to intervene in the case of Tori Towey who is facing charges in Dubai.
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US officials uncover alleged Russian ‘bot farm’
July 09, 2024 Gaming News
The justice department says nearly 1,000 social media accounts distributed pro-Russia stories.
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BBC Verify looks at evidence linking Russia to Kyiv hospital strike
July 09, 2024 Gaming News
Watch BBC Verify's visual analysis of the strike which killed two adults and injured 300.
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Napoleon's pistols sell for €1.69m at auction
July 08, 2024 Gaming News
The historic weapons are classed as national treasures and France has banned their export.
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China Tesla rival BYD signs $1bn Turkey plant deal
July 08, 2024 Gaming News
The electric vehicle giant has been rapidly expanding manufacturing capacity outside its home country.
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She accused Assange of sexual assault, but is glad he’s now free
July 08, 2024 Gaming News
Anna Ardin accused Julian Assange of sexual assault - but is pleased he has been freed from jail.
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What is the New Popular Front and who will be PM of a divided assembly?
July 07, 2024 Gaming News
The left-wing alliance gained the biggest share of votes but was still short of an outright majority.
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Mélenchon: 'We are allowed to love our country'
July 07, 2024 Gaming News
Jean-Luc Mélenchon tells supporters he is "immensely relieved" as exit polls show a lead for his left-wing alliance.
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Hungary's Russia-friendly PM meets Putin in Moscow
July 06, 2024 Gaming News
Viktor Orban's self-styled "peace mission" was heavily criticised by EU leaders and by Ukraine.
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Ukraine calls them meat assaults: Russia's brutal plan to take ground
July 05, 2024 Gaming News
Russia is throwing wave after wave of men forward in Ukraine to make ground. The tactic is working.
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Man who flew €8.4m of cocaine to Ireland jailed
July 05, 2024 Gaming News
A man who flew €8.4m worth of cocaine from France into Ireland has been jailed for 11 years.
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Samsung expects profits to jump by more than 1,400%
July 04, 2024 Gaming News
The South Korean tech giant is benefiting from the AI boom which has lifted the prices of advanced chips.
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Belarus frees five political prisoners in rare amnesty
July 04, 2024 Gaming News
Activists say three men and two women were released, in a move signalled by Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday.
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Amazon at 30: What next for 'The Everything Company'?
July 04, 2024 Gaming News
Can Amazon sustain its rapid growth since 1994 - or will rivals or regulators cut it down to size?
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Watch: England goal stuns reporter during live interview
July 03, 2024 Gaming News
Jude Bellingham scored a winning goal against Slovakia, with an airborne kick that shocked the audience.
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In Marseille, pétanque masks political divides ahead of Sunday's vote
July 03, 2024 Gaming News
Crime and poverty in cities like Marseille has driven support for the far right in southern France.
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Ukraine calls them meat assaults: Russia's brutal plan to take ground
July 03, 2024 Gaming News
Russia is throwing wave after wave of men forward in Ukraine to make ground. The tactic is working.
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Syrians attack Turkish troops after anti-migrant riots
July 02, 2024 Gaming News
Footage on social media shows people firing at Turkish military vehicles and throwing stones at a base.
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A Bugatti car, a first lady and the fake stories aimed at Americans
July 02, 2024 Gaming News
A former US police officer runs an AI-powered network of misleading news sites turning its sights towards November.
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How Microsoft and Nvidia bet correctly to leapfrog Apple
July 02, 2024 Gaming News
The two tech firms were among the first to see the commercial potential of AI.
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Charity founder dies in Ukraine 'battlefield'
July 01, 2024 Gaming News
Peter Fouché died last week while working as a combat medic in Ukraine, his charity said.
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Fuelling the Tour de France: Secrets of the team kitchens
July 01, 2024 Gaming News
Replacing the 6,000 calories burned daily by a Tour de France rider, while negotiating the vaguaries and motorways of a 21-stage, 2,100 mile race is a formidable challenge.
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The fastest data in the world
July 01, 2024 Gaming News
Researchers are seeing how fast data can be delivered amid rising demand for bandwidth.
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