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Coronavirus: Video games add 'stay at home' Covid-19 advertsCandy Crush Saga, Dirt Rally 2.0 and Sniper Elite 4 are among titles that show a government campaign.Coronavirus: Tech firms summoned over 'crackpot' 5G conspiraciesGovernment will tell social media firms to take down posts more quickly after attacks on masts.Coronavirus: Defence firm Babcock to make 10,000 ventilatorsThe move comes as tech giant Apple says it will start making face shields for medical workers.Pixar pioneers behind Toy Story animation win 'Nobel Prize' of computingThe men who made Toy Story and Finding Nemo possible speak to the BBC about their Turing Award win.Coronavirus: 'Not smart' memo shows Amazon's union stanceThe firm's lawyer says his comments were personal, spoken out of emotional frustration.Zoom 'unsuitable' for government secrets, researchers sayThe meeting app used by Cabinet has odd encryption and sends data through China, researchers say.Coronavirus: Garden centres switch to virtual personal shoppingPlants are being sold via livestreams, emails and social media as lockdown forces traders to close.Coronavirus: Google reveals travel habits during the pandemicIt will regularly provide updates as to what types of places people are going to during the outbreak.Bafta Games Awards: Outer Wilds wins Best GameOuter Wilds and Disco Elysium both win three golden masks at this year's Bafta Games Awards.Coronavirus threatens the next generation of smartphonesThe latest smartphones might be delayed due to disrupted supply chains and shoppers staying at home.Zoom boss apologises for security issues and promises fixesThe firm will freeze all new feature development to concentrate on fixing security and privacy issues.Google uses AI to enhance video call audioThe new system realistically fills short gaps in conversations where drops previously occurred.Coronavirus: Russia uses facial recognition to tackle Covid-19As Russian cities go into lockdown to try to contain coronavirus, Moscow uses the latest technology to keep track of residents.The robot car enforcing lockdown and other newsBBC Click's Omar Mehtab looks at the best of the week's technology stories.Robot brings Hastings gallery art into people's homesThe Hastings Contemporary is offering virtual tours during the coronavirus lockdown.Coronavirus: How China's using surveillance to tackle outbreakChina is using its high tech system to tackle the outbreak, but is the state interference justified?How robots have joined the battle against coronavirusFrom taking temperatures remotely to helping with hand washing, robots are helping with healthcare.Houseparty: How safe is Epic Games' video chat app?Security experts back owner's assertion that chat app is not hacking other products.'The phone slipped into the bath': Conference call talesHow to avoid some of the pitfalls of teleconferencing and how it is changing the way we meet and do business.Coronavirus: The sports turning to gaming during lockdownFrom boxing to Formula 1, sports are reinventing the way they are played during coronavirus pandemic.Coronavirus: Here's how you can stop bad information from going viralExperts are calling on the public to practise ‘information hygiene’ to help stop the spread of falsehoods online.Coronavirus: What are ventilators and why are they important?The lives of some Covid-19 patients may depend upon medical ventilators - here are the basics of how they work.Step-by-step guide: How to video call your familyThis guide will show you how to make and receive video calls on a variety of devices.
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