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• Anger as some Google cloud customers locked out of files

  Google is investigating reports that some users of its Drive service cannot access recent files.

• Ransomware hackers 'wreaking havoc' arrested in Ukraine

  Cyber police carry out raids to dismantle gang responsible for hacking hundreds of organisations.

• Children making AI-generated child abuse images, says charity

  A charity says it is receiving "small numbers" of reports from schools but now is the time to act.

• TikTok owner ByteDance cuts gaming division jobs

  The Chinese firm entered the sector in 2019 to compete with Tencent but failed to grab market share.

• Elon Musk visits Israel after antisemitism row

  The X boss, recently accused of antisemitism, discussed tackling hate with Israel's president.

• Cyber-attack leaves home sales in limbo

  Buyers say they have been left hanging as a company that provides IT to law firms sees its services hit.

• Slick videos or more 'authentic' content? The Israel-Gaza battles raging on TikTok and X

  Pro-Palestinian TikTok posts gain traction with Gen Z, while slicker Israeli content is popular on X.

• Customers furious after HSBC down for more than 24 hours

  The firm says it is "really sorry" for the problem, which comes on the busy shopping day Black Friday.

• Sam Altman: Ousted OpenAI boss to return days after being sacked

  The in principle agreement involves a new board being installed, the tech company said.

• Nvidia sued after video call mistake showed 'stolen' data

  Car firm Valeo alleges the theft of its data was inadvertently revealed during a Microsoft Teams call.

• OpenAI: A triumph of people power

  The BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman looks at the humans at the heart of OpenAI's governance drama.

• Chipmaker Broadcom completes $69bn deal to buy VMware

  Green light from Beijing follows the meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in the US last week.

• Omegle: ‘How I got the dangerous chat site closed down’

  "Alice" speaks exclusively to the BBC after her successful lawsuit against Omegle forced it offline.

• Binance chief Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty to money laundering charges

  Changpeng Zhao will also step down as chief executive of the world's largest crypto-exchange.

• Richard Teng: Who is the new boss of Binance?

  Richard Teng rapidly climbed the ranks after joining the world's largest crypto-exchange two years ago.