Tech

Russian Data Theft: Shady World Where All Is For Sale

Sales of hacked personal data are booming in Russia as the penalties are rarely heavy. Read more

Mona Lisa 'brought To Life' With Deepfake AI

Samsung makes a moving Mona Lisa from a single photo using AI technology. Read more

Is Facebook Undermining Democracy In Africa?

Critics say the social media giant has allowed its platform to be weaponised during elections on the continent. Read more

Facebook: Another Three Billion Fake Profiles Culled

Mark Zuckerberg hits back at calls to break up Facebook, as it reveals it removed a record number of hateful posts. Read more

Google's Ad Exchange Faces Privacy Probe By Irish Regulator

The Irish Data Protection Commission will look into whether Google's Ad Exchange system is GDPR-compliant. Read more

How Computing's First 'killer App' Changed Everything

Technology reshapes the workplace in much subtler ways than simply robots stealing jobs. Read more

Amazon Set For Facial Recognition Revolt

Investors are to vote on whether the firm should continue selling its facial ID tech to the police. Read more

Instagram: Facebook Probes Breach Of Millions Of Influencer Accounts

An Indian company had stored the data of 49 million Instagram users in an unguarded online database. Read more

Bleach Peddled As 'miracle' Autism Cure On YouTube

An investigation by Business Insider led the site to take down most - but not all - of the videos. Read more

Driverless Cars: Cambridge University Model Cars 'talk' To Avoid Jams

Researchers say it shows driverless cars working together could improve traffic flow by at least 35%. Read more

Female-voice AI Reinforces Bias, Says UN Report

Female-voiced AIs are portrayed as "eager to please", suggesting women are "subservient" says study. Read more

Google Changes Policy On Abortion Advertising

Advertisers will be made to disclose whether they provide abortions before running ads in the US, UK and Ireland. Read more

US Warns Of Threat From Chinese Drone Companies

The alert raises concerns that the Chinese government might gain access to confidential data. Read more

Over The Rainbow Composer Sues Apple And Other Tech Firms For Piracy

Harold Arlen's estate says Apple, Google and Amazon are conducting "massive piracy operations". Read more

Minecraft: 10 Years On, What's Next?

Ten years since Minecraft was first released, we've had a sneak peek at what the next ten years hold. Read more