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Google says it will add new parental controls to its YouTube Kids app, after inappropriate videos were repeatedly discovered on the service.

One of the new options only shows channels that have been vetted by human moderators on the app.

Parents will be able to choose between human-curated playlists and letting YouTube's

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BuzzFeed has announced a journalism-orientated documentary series produced in partnership with Netflix.

Launching on 9 July, the weekly 20-show run of 15-minute episodes will go behind-the-scenes as its journalists pursue a variety of stories.

An initial YouTube trailer for the series, titled Follow This, shows clips from an

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Amazon's smart assistant Alexa can now be made to encourage children to say: "Please," and: "Thank you," when issuing it voice commands.

The new function addresses some parents' concerns

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After six days of being locked out of their internet accounts, only half of TSB customers can now access them.

The bank has admitted that its internet bank is operating at only 50% capacity, although its mobile app is at 90% capacity.

The bank's upgrade to its banking systems has been causing chaos for customers since the

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Millions of electronic door locks fitted to hotel rooms worldwide have been found to be vulnerable to a hack.

Researchers say flaws they found in the equipment's software meant they could create "master

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GmailImage copyrightGetty Images/GoogleImage caption The ability to put timers on emails could help reduce the risk of data breaches

Google's email service is adding the option to allow messages to become inaccessible after a set time as it prepares for tougher data privacy laws.

A new "confidential mode" can also be

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