Tech

Herculaneum Scroll: Shining A Light On 2,000-year-old Secrets

Scientists in Oxfordshire are trying to decipher scrolls buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79. Read more

Facebook Encryption Threatens Public Safety, Say Ministers

Priti Patel says extra security in messages will hamper attempts to fight terrorism and child abuse. Read more

The Incinerator And The Ski Slope Tackling Waste

Billed the world’s cleanest waste-to-energy plant, Denmark's Copenhill project had a troubled start. Read more

Google Faces Winged-monkey Privacy Protest

The search giant has repeatedly confused a British data protection expert with a dead Wizard of Oz actor. Read more

Facebook Can Be Ordered To Remove Posts Worldwide

EU countries can order websites to take down illegal posts worldwide, following a landmark ruling. Read more

The Fashion That Lets You Feel Music

Clothing fitted with haptic sensors enable Hermon and Heroda, who are deaf, to feel dance music. Read more

The New High-tech Way To Recycle Old Clothes

A Swedish recycling mill has developed a new way to reprocess old clothes. Read more

Full-fibre Broadband: What Is It And How Does It Work?

Boris Johnson says everyone in the UK should have fast full-fibre broadband, but what is it? Read more

Elon Musk Gives Update On Starpship Rocket Plans

The US entrepreneur says prototype flights of his Moon-Mars rocket system will begin in months. Read more

Why Much Of The Internet Is Closed Off To Blind People

Retailers are struggling to make their products accessible, and customers are taking them to court. Read more

Spoofing Emails: The Trickery Costing Businesses Billions

Company executives are being targeted by spoof emails requesting them to send vast sums of money. Read more

Facebook To Create VR World Called Horizon

Inhabitants of the virtual space will be able to play games, chat and shape the world, says Facebook. Read more

US Uses Google Translate To Vet Refugees

Documents show that US immigration services use free online translation tools to vet social media. Read more

Google: 21 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About The Search Engine

To celebrate its 21st birthday we've got 21 facts about the tech giant that you might not know - unless you've already g... Read more

Google Makes Deepfakes To Fight Deepfakes

Its facial forensics database will help researchers create tools to fight the misuse of such technology. Read more