Unless Kanye West has a surprise surge, whoever triumphs out of Trump and Biden will be crowned the United States' oldest president in history. And yet these two septuagenarians will be relying on some of the most digitally active campaigning to win.

Donald Trump can't dominate digital like before but still holds a key advantage

The removal of the post is a change of tack for Facebook.

Facebook deletes post from Trump containing misleading Covid-19 claim

The regulator says that streaming services have benefitted from the coronavirus lockdown as many Brits were on furloughed. 

Brits spent same hours as a full-time job watching TV during lockdown

He co-created the first mouse in 1963 and became the first person to use it after building the prototype. 

William English, co-creator of the first computer mouse, dies at 91 

An ITV News investigation found dozens of videos of mostly teenage girls sharing how they limit their daily calorie intake, discussing weight loss pills, expressing delight at their thin limbs and sharing dark jokes about their mental illness.

'I was crying every night': Does TikTok fuel eating disorders?

The move is sparked by national security fears, and comes with Microsoft set to buy TikTok’s US operations.

Donald Trump to act on TikTok and other Chinese software

Americans Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley face the threat of a hurricane in the area where they will land.

Astronauts depart ISS en route to first splashdown return in 45 years

President Trump said on Friday that he would take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok in the United States. 

Microsoft 'in advanced talks to buy TikTok's US business'

The powerful CEOs sought to defend their companies amid intense grilling by lawmakers on Wednesday.

Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google grilled over claims of 'destructive' power

Donald Trump Jr has been banned from using Twitter for posting "misleading and potentially harmful information" about coronavirus.

Trump Jr banned from Twitter for posting 'misleading' information on coronavirus

The suspensions will hit around 150,000 accounts globally. 

Twitter cracks down on Trump-backing conspiracy theory QAnon

The National Cyber Security Centre has published details of Russian cyber criminals' attempts to hack into coronavirus vaccine research.

How Russian hackers tried to breach UK coronavirus vaccine research

Boris Johnson faced a diplomatic backlash in response to his call to remove Huawei equipment from the 5G network by 2027.

Beijing accuses UK of working with US over Huawei ban

The ambassador was speaking a day after it was confirmed the UK will remove all of Huawei's infrastructure in the country's 5G network.

China 'not hostile' says ambassador as he admonishes UK over Huawei

Huawei’s UK communications director Ed Brewster told BBC’s Newsnight the decision was “bad news for anyone who uses the internet”.

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