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Facebook down for second time in week

An error page is seen on Facebook.com
A 40-minute outage on Facebook was the second time in a week the popular site went down, and was followed by a shares tumble.
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Google search chief looks to the future

Google's search chief explains how his firm is trying to provide results without asking users to type in requests.

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Chinese smartphones mount web attack

More than 650,000 Chinese smartphones have been unwittingly enrolled in a massive attack that overwhelmed a web server.

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Hilton investigates hack claims

Android 'privacy' phone revamped

US and China agree cybercrime truce

  • 25 September 2015
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Why is Facebook investing in AI?

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Appy home?

How wi-fi enabled gadgets are making your property smarter
Silicon valley

Still the tech capital

What makes Silicon Valley tick?
Rory Cellan-JonesTechnology correspondent
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Digital doldrums

Why India lags behind in the world internet race
  • 26 September 2015
  • From the sectionIndia
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Digital playgrounds

Why event organising is a hidden industry
  • 25 September 2015
  • From the sectionBusiness
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NEWSBEAT Shaped by Shazam

How the music search app is changing the industry
  • 21 September 2015
  • From the sectionHome
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NEWSBEAT Power play

The transhumanist aiming to be the next US President
  • 18 September 2015
  • From the sectionHome

Our Experts

Silicon Valley - still the capital of tech

Can Silicon Valley carry on ticking up profits and lead the world in innovation?
25 September 2015
Rory Cellan-Jones Technology correspondent

Highways and 'i-ways': How Modi wooed Silicon Valley

Narendra Modi used his visit to Silicon Valley to promote his Digital India drive for technological development, writes the BBC's Technology reporter Dave Lee
28 September 2015
Dave Lee North America technology reporter

Click - the world of technology

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The lens that could shrink your camera

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Mad Men creator blasts TV ads

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The strangest form of consciousness

The people with ‘blindsight’ who see the world like no other humans
 

Can planes come back from the dead?

The unlikely return of 'the most beautiful airliner yet built'

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Asian markets make sharp losses

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Firm 'hides' school when recruits apply

An error page is seen on Facebook.com
From the sectionTechnology

Facebook down for second time in week

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Martian streaks 'painted by water'

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Sam Smith's Bond theme leads chart

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Growth bomb?