Tech

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

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