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People should plan for potential cyber-attacks by going back to pen and paper, according to the latest advice.The government has written to chief executives across the country strongly recommending that they should have physical copies of their plans at...

Priti GuptaTechnology Reporter, MumbaiNextWealthFounded in 2008, NextWealth was also an early mover in cloud farming.Headquartered in Bangalore, it employs 5,000 staff in 11 offices in smaller towns across India."Sixty percent of India's graduates come from small towns, but most...

Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporter andLiv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesThere is a big change coming for many people who use Windows computers. Microsoft is ending support for its Windows 10 operating system, which means from Wednesday 14 October, these computers may be...

Suranjana TewariAsia business correspondent, Tokyo andPeter HoskinsBusiness reporterReutersWhile Japan's image around the world may be of a technologically advanced nation, some experts have warned it does not have enough cybersecurity professionals and has low rates of digital literacy when...

Google may have to make changes in the UK so people have more choice over which search engine they use, following a landmark decision from the regulator.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has designated Google with "strategic market status"...

Georgia Levy-CollinsBBC NewsbeatEAEA has been vocal about its plans to use generative AI in game development, and its prospective new owners are betting on the technology to boost profits, according to The Financial Times.The tools are controversial, prompting concerns...

Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty Images"Half of my life is on this app and now they expect us to pay for it."One-star reviews and a sense of injustice have dominated online discussion since the popular messaging app Snapchat became the latest...

Nearly 30 million people in the UK who bought an Apple or Samsung smartphone between 2015 and 2024 may be entitled to about £17 if the consumer campaign group Which? is successful in a case against US tech giant...

Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterGetty Images'Bargaining chip' for ChinaShe described China's recent announcements about the chip sector as a "bargaining chip" in its months-long tariffs negotiations with the US.Beijing aims to pressure Washington into selling its advanced equipment or risk losing...

Zoe KleinmanTechnology editorBBCIn the lab, FinalSpark's cellular biologist Dr Flora Brozzi handed me a dish containing several small white orbs.Each little sphere is essentially a tiny, lab-grown mini-brain, made out of living stem cells which have been cultured to...