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• Screen time in bed linked to worse sleep, study finds

  The research found a correlation between looking at a screen in bed and reporting insomnia and sleep loss.

• Could TikTok be banned again and who might buy it?

  The president says he would like TikTok to 'remain alive' as his extended deadline for its sale-or-ban approaches.

• Kink and LGBT dating apps exposed 1.5m private user images online

  The often-explicit pictures are being stored without password protection, leaving them vulnerable to a hack.

• Musk's xAI buys his social media platform X

  The move could be aimed at protecting investors, who helped him buy purchase X, from losing money.

• Amateur photographers hope to fix Wikipedia's 'terrible' pictures

  The site is littered with awful photos, particularly of celebrities - but a volunteer project is trying to fix that.

• Center Parcs removes X account from website after fake account set up

  An IT consultant took charge of the Center Parcs UK's handle after the firm deactivated its account.

• 'UK crowds are the best': Does home advantage make a difference in esports?

  The Rocket League Championship Series Birmingham Major brings together the 16 best teams in the world

• Assassin's Creed maker gets $1.25bn Chinese investment

  Shenzhen-based Tencent, which owns the popular messaging app WeChat, will hold about a quarter of a new subsidiary.

• China tariffs may be cut to seal TikTok sale, Trump says

  Trump also said he is willing to extend a 5 April deadline for a non-Chinese buyer of the platform to be found.

• NHS software provider fined £3m over data breach after ransomware attack

  Security failings by the Advanced Computer Software Group led to a cyberattack in 2022 that impacted NHS services.

• Atomfall: How a forgotten nuclear disaster inspired a video game

  A new video game has brought the 1957 disaster in Cumbria back into the spotlight.

• H&M to use digital clones of models in ads and social media

  Some fear the move could mean less work for models, photographers and make-up artists.

• Social media ban not practical or effective, teens say

  The youth parliament says it wants more action from MPs and social media companies on violent online content.

• 23andMe users struggle to delete their highly sensitive data

  Multiple users said they had problems after the DNA-testing firm filed for bankruptcy protection.

• Chinese electric carmaker BYD sales beat Tesla

  The Shenzhen-based firm says revenue for last year came in at $107bn, boosted by sales of its hybrid vehicles.