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Four shocking customer data breaches

3 November 2014
Karina Martinez-CarterFeatures correspondent
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How early filmmakers invented the internet’s funniest trend

Discover how quirky clips paved the way for viral humour, proving randomness never goes out of style.

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Explaining how a touchscreen works with a sausage

British mathematician Hannah Fry digs into the science of touchscreens.

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Why statistics fail to cure flying fears

Why do flying fears persist despite falling accident rates? Learn tips to conquer your anxiety.

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Can smart phones get smarter

BBC Click attend Mobile World Congress to test the latest tech products and trends.

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Can technology help reduce Parkinson’s symptoms?

BBC Click visits a Madrid hospital to see patients treated with an ultrasound for tremors.

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The Lion King: How Mufasa was brought to life

BBC Click speaks to the visual effects team behind the latest Disney blockbuster.

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How the TikTok ban affected US influencers

BBC Click meets TikTok creator Peggy Xu who gained millions of views sharing milk videos.

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Is this the world's first AI powered hotel?

BBC Click's Paul Carter visits the world's first fully AI-powered hotel in Las Vegas.

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Could an Arctic underground vault save our data?

BBC Click explores an Arctic vault that stores digital artefacts from across the globe.

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How technology can monitor and improve our health

BBC Click visits CES 2025 to find out about the latest health tech, from medical tools to well-being devices.

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The technology powering the iconic Sydney Opera House

BBC Click heads behind the scenes of the Sydney Opera House to explore the tech powering the famous landmark.

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Inside the high-security facility tackling digital threats

BBC reporter Marc Cieslak explores a high-security hub monitoring digital threats ahead of the US election. 

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'A tech firm stole our voices - then cloned and sold them'

Two voice-over artists were listening to a podcast when they heard their own stolen AI-generated voices.

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Miami Heat: the basketball team turned tech startup

The iconic team has developed technology which spread to concerts, nightclubs, and other sports teams.

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White gold rush: Harvesting lithium from Great Salt Lake

Could the United States' largest saltwater lake hold the key to its energy future?

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Why are scientists making 'moon dust'?

Space agencies around the world need lunar soil.

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Where do your old mobile phones and TVs go to die?

Dandora sits on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, and 800 tonnes of garbage is dumped on the site every day.

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How a US TikTok ban will affect Gen Z

We spoke to two influencers who use the short form video platform to raise awareness and inform.

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The history of virtual reality that led to Apple Vision Pro

Apple is turning science fiction into reality but was VR meant to be used like this?

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Mark Zuckerberg's early years

Ezra Callahan, the sixth employee at Facebook, remembers how it all began.

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