Technology

Facebook has removed a series of misleading adverts from the Donald Trump campaign promoting "the Official 2020 Congressional District Census".

The adverts made it appear respondents were taking part in the official 2020 US census, which begins on 12 March.

They were promoted by a fundraising group backed by Republican

Thousands of Sky and Virgin Media customers lost their broadband and phone connections overnight after a cable was damaged by workers.

Sky said the issue began shortly before midnight on Wednesday in parts of Hampshire and

A Virgin Media database containing the personal details of 900,000 people was left unsecured and accessible online for 10 months, the company has admitted.

The information was accessed "on at least one occasion" by an unknown user.

The database, which was for marketing purposes, contained phone numbers, home and email

The annual Ted (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference will not go ahead as planned, amid growing concerns about coronavirus.

Instead, attendees are being asked to vote on whether to postpone the Vancouver-based event until July or hold a virtual one.

A decision will be made next week.

Ted curator Chris