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18 October 2014 Last updated at 22:31

Internet trolls face longer sentences

People who post abusive messages online could face up to two years in jail under new laws proposed by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.

Minecraft city built in two years

A student from Delaware has spent two years constructing Titan City from 4.5 million Minecraft building blocks.

BBC to publish 'forgotten' page list

The BBC is to publish a continually updated list of its articles removed from Google searches under the controversial "right to be forgotten" rule.

'Secret' app denies tracking claims

Whisper, an app designed for people to share secrets anonymously, denies reports that it has been tracking users by location.
Apple reveals its thinnest iPad

Apple announces a refreshed line-up of tablets, adding its Touch ID fingerprint sensor to the latest iPad Air and iPad Mini computers.
UK builds child abuse image database

The UK is creating a national database of images of child sexual abuse seized during police raids on paedophiles and sites that trade in the content.
Twitter users respond to 'experiments' Newsbeat
Smart meters open to hack attack
Railways 'dead zones' for mobiles
Google earnings miss expectations
UK coders triumph in Europe contest
BBC lets public search old programmes
Google unveils three Nexus gadgets
Google readies Android Lollipop
We need vast data 'haystack' - May
Madeley warns trolls over rape threats

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