Tech

Dark Net Drug Sales On The Rise In England

The number of drug takers in England obtaining drugs on the dark net has more than doubled since 2014. Read more

YouTuber Faces Jail For Prank On Homeless Man

The "cruel" prank swapped fondant in a chocolate biscuit for toothpaste and made the homeless man sick. Read more

NHS Turns To Mumsnet To Fill Nurse Vacancies

Partnership with online parenting chatroom is part of a package of measures to recruit 40,000 more nurses. Read more

US Demands Social Media Details From Visa Applicants

Nearly all visa applicants will have to submit social media names, email address and phone numbers. Read more

Tech Tent: Why Is 5G Data Capped?

On this week's podcast, we ask whether people will pay a premium for the benefits 5G promises. Read more

North Face Apologises Over Wikipedia 'hack'

Images on the encyclopaedia were swapped to feature North Face clothing as an advertising stunt. Read more

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg 'survives' Leadership Vote

Some shareholders wanted Facebook's chairman and chief executive to step down from one of his roles. Read more

Tech Gives Drone The Ability To Avoid Mid-air Crashes

The system allows the drone to alter its flight path and move away from obstacles flying towards it. Read more

US Navy Wants 350 Billion Social Media Posts

It plans to collect and analyse 350 billion social media posts from around the world. Read more

Iggy Azalea 'felt Violated' By Nude Photo Leak

The rapper deletes her social media accounts after receiving "vile" messages about leaked photos. Read more

The Tablet Computer Pulled By Donkey

Communities in Mozambique learn about health, banking and elections via giant interactive screens. Read more

How Ireland Became Europe's Data Watchdog

Big tech companies are feeling the heat as the General Data Protection Regulation gathers momentum. Read more

Baltimore Ransomware Attack: NSA Faces Questions

Politicians seek briefings from the US cyber-agency over claims it has links to a ransomware breach. Read more

Amazon Defeated Rekognition Revolt By A Large Margin

Ballot to ban sales of Rekognition system to police attracted less than 3% of investors' votes. Read more

The Ethical Hackers Taking The Bugs To The Bank

Looking for bugs in computer code can be lucrative but there's more to security than just cashing in. Read more