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​Year in tech: The stories making headlines in 2021

2021 introduced us to tech terms including Metaverse and NFT (non-fungible token). Facebook took a dramatic new direction, heading off into virtual reality. The internet, which had held up remarkably well over a series of lockdowns, experienced a few wobbles. And we learned that those chips in all our devices, which we take for granted, weren't infinite.

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​New Instagram test brings back the chronological feed

Instagram head Adam Mosseri says the company has started testing two new feed settings, including the much-requested chronological option.

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The success of web browser Brave is a bad sign for Google - here’s why

Privacy-centric web browser Brave has surpassed 50 million active monthly users for the first time, the company has announced.

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Ubisoft is bringing its subscription service to Xbox

Ubisoft is bringing its Ubisoft Plus subscription service to Xbox in the future, and announcing that rainbow Six: Extraction will be coming to Xbox Game Pass at launch.​

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Microsoft unveils new IndexNow plugin for WordPress websites

Search engine portals Microsoft Bing and Yandex have released a new plugin that enables the integration of the IndexNow protocol on a WordPress website.

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