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28 October 2014 Last updated at 13:34

'Terror' wi-fi signal delays flight

A plane is delayed for hours at Los Angeles airport after a passenger spots a wi-fi signal in the area called "Al-Quida Free Terror Nettwork"

'Smart cycle lanes' pitched to UK

A stretch of glow-in-the-dark road markings go into use in the Netherlands as its creators pitch spin-off cycle lanes to UK cities.

'Shazam for birds' set for launch

The app can recognise bird calls and identify the species - but not always with the greatest accuracy, as the BBC found out

Met Office supercomputer confirmed

Plans are unveiled for a £97m supercomputer which will boost the Met Office's computing capacity by 13 times, improving weather forecasting and climate modelling.
Keyless cars 'targeted by thieves'

Organised criminal gangs are increasingly targeting high-end cars with keyless security systems, a motoring industry group warns.
Xiaomi to open data centre in India

After India warned its military not to use Xiaomi devices owing to privacy fears, the Chinese firm announces plans to open an Indian data centre.
Twitter grows users but shares slide
IBM offers Ebola tracking system
Takata sued over faulty airbags
Internet tax prompts Hungary protest
Drone safeguards urged by pilots
Hailo says Uber blocked investors
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The Queen sends her first tweet
Job centres to get digital makeover
'Anti-Facebook' investors dig deep
Online abuse 'hits 40% of adults'
Zuckerberg's Chinese gets mixed reviews

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