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MPs Call For Laws To Protect Elections Against Online Interference

MPs say laws on political advertising and funding need to be updated for the digital age. Read more

MPs Call For Urgent Action Over Homophobia Hate Crime After TOWIE Star's Petition

A debate on the issue was prompted by a petition from The Only Way Is Essex's Bobby Norris Read more

The Day The E-books Stopped Working

Microsoft is withdrawing access to the e-books that consumers bought via its digital store. Read more

Cat Flap Uses AI To Punish Pet's Killer Instincts

An Amazon engineer uses machine learning to lock out his cat when it brings back prey in its mouth. Read more

Wikipedia Founder Calls For Social Media Strike

The two-day boycott would mean people not post anything to social media apart from strike notices. Read more

Towie Star Seeks Online Homophobia Crackdown

Bobby Norris's petition to make online homophobic abuse a specific offence is being debated in Parliament. Read more

How Apps Power Hong Kong's 'leaderless' Protests

Huge group chats with real-time voting let demonstrators decide what steps to take next. Read more

Dressed To Kill: Video Games' Tricky Relationship With Fashion

Video games insiders explain why too many games are let down by their leading character's look. Read more

Berlin Brandenburg: The Airport With Half A Million Faults

Billions over budget, years late in opening, and still being rebuilt before a single plane has landed. What's gone so wr... Read more

South African Teens: 'How We Built A Plane In 10 Days'

These South African teenagers built their own plane and are flying it from Cape Town to Cairo. Read more

Robots 'to Replace Up To 20 Million Factory Jobs' By 2030

A huge acceleration in the use of robots will affect jobs around the world, Oxford Economics says. Read more

Etika: Body Found In Search Is Missing YouTuber

The gamer, who went missing last week, had uploaded a video describing suicidal thoughts. Read more

Google City Sparks Fresh Controversy

Plans for a digital city built "from the internet up" meet growing opposition in Toronto. Read more

Facebook To Identify French Hate Speech Suspects

The deal between the French government and the tech giant is believed to be the first of its kind. Read more

Used Car Batteries May Power Football Stadium Lights

Refurbished batteries are already in use at stadiums in Norway and the Netherlands. Read more