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• Two arrested over cyber-attack on nursery chain

  Hackers were said to have stolen the photographs, names and addresses of about 8,000 children.

• MrBeast: AI means it's 'scary times' for YouTube creators

  He says he's worried about what will happen to millions of creators when AI videos are as good as normal ones.

• Snapchat users share fury at upcoming fees for storing old photos and videos

  Snap said only a small number of users would be affected by the changes, but many online disagree.

• North Korean hackers increasingly targeting wealthy crypto holders

  Analysts estimate cyber-criminals linked to Pyongyang have taken more than $2bn so far in 2025.

• Chinese EV giant BYD sees UK sales soar by 880%

  The Shenzhen-based electric car maker says the UK is now its biggest market outside China.

• Apple and Samsung users could be due share of £480m payout

  Consumer group Which? is taking tech giant Qualcomm to the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London on Monday.

• The true cost of cyber attacks - and the business weak spots that allow them to happen

  Are this year's major attacks the "cumulative effect of a kind of inaction on cyber security" from the government and big business?

• How China is challenging Nvidia's AI chip dominance

  Beijing has urged local firms to use homemade chips. But is China ready to turn away from Nvidia?

• Scientists grow mini human brains to power computers

  BBC News goes inside the lab powering computers with 'mini brains' grown from human cells.

• Apple pulls US immigration official tracking apps

  The creator of ICEBlock accuses the tech giant of "capitulating to an authoritarian regime" by removing his app.

• TikTok recommends porn to children, says report

  Researchers find TikTok's algorithm recommends sexual content to newly-created child accounts.

• Japan faces Asahi beer shortage after cyber-attack

  The drinks giant said this week that the attack had a major impact on its domestic operations.

• Xbox Game Pass price increase angers players

  Is the subscription service once called "the best deal in gaming" still great value for players?

• Musk becomes world's first half-trillionaire

  The rise has been driven by a sharp increase in the value of his electric car company Tesla.

• Government issues new data demand for UK Apple users

  It is the latest development in a privacy row which has pitted the UK against the tech giant and the Trump administration.