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• Reminders on rise as WhatsApp update deadline looms

  Users yet to accept new terms and conditions will begin to receive "persistent" reminders.

• 'Huge shortage' in digital skills says Apprentice winner

  Some UK firms are struggling to fill roles demanding digital skills, so how easy is it to retrain?

• US fuel pipeline 'paid hackers $5m in ransom'

  Reports say Colonial Pipeline paid cyber-criminal gang DarkSide a ransom to prevent a data leak.

• Cyber attack 'most significant on Irish state'

  Irish health chiefs temporarily shut down its IT system which severely impacted some services.

• IBM says chip shortage could last two years

  The President of the US tech giant told the BBC that the shortage could last another two years.

• Amazon set to hire 10,000 UK workers

  The tech giant is tightening its grip on retail as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

• James Charles fans 'send death threats' to producer

  Kelly Rocklein says she has received abuse since her legal action against the YouTuber became public.

• NHS tracing app 'prevented thousands of deaths'

  Peer-reviewed research suggests the contact-tracing app prevented between 284,000 and 594,000 cases.

• Colonial hack: Biden orders tightening of cyber-defences

  The order calls for a wide range of moves likely to keep government departments busy.

• Victim of 'Elon Musk' Bitcoin scam loses home deposit

  Teacher Julie Bushnell says she lost her deposit for a new home in a cryptocurrency giveaway con.

• Robot gives insight into how cats walk and other tech news

  LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.

• Is Bitcoin bad for the environment?

  The BBC's Ros Atkins looks into Bitcoin's affect on the environment after Tesla suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin due to climate change concerns.

• Contest inspires next generation of female code breakers

  More than 6,500 pupils from across the UK took part in the CyberFirst Girls competition.

• Emily Taylor: Fuel pipeline cyber-attack is 'extortion'

  There have been warnings of increased ransomware attacks, the chief executive of Oxford Information Labs says.

• Robot learns to brush hair and other tech news

  LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.