Why students are being paid £2,000 to play computer games Roehampton University offers students £2,000 a year to play esports alongside their studies. August 24, 2026 at 04:53AM

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Robot horse and rider steal the spotlight at Chinese conference More than 300 companies are showcasing the latest advances in robotics at the five-day event in Beijing, China, organisers say. August 22, 2026 at 06:17PM

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TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13. August 22, 2026 at 03:30AM

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How landscape gardening is being electrified The switch to quieter electric equipment is not going as fast as some would like. August 21, 2026 at 04:42AM

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Is Vine back? Short-form video-sharing app Divine opens to public The app lets users create six-second looping videos and hosts more than two million classic videos. August 20, 2026 at 10:28PM

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UK business hit by 'daylight robbery' 1500% price hike for invoicing software Richard Haldenby says his average monthly bill for Harvest had risen from $130 (£95.50) to $2,110. August 20, 2026 at 03:14PM

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OpenAI slows down training of advanced AI after cyber-attack The ChatGPT-maker said training will be slowed for two weeks while it puts the upgrades in place. August 19, 2026 at 04:49PM

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