Legal fight over $22.5m gaming takeover deal
By BBC Gaming veteran John Carmack is suing ZeniMax Media for $22.5m (£18.5m) which he claims the company has not
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Disney ‘not in the business of scaring kids!’
By BBC Ever since Steamboat Willie, the iconic animated clip from 1928 featuring a mouse that would later become Mickey,
Web creator Tim Berners-Lee targets fake news
By BBC The inventor of the world wide web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has unveiled a plan to tackle data abuse
Africa gets its own web address
By BBC Africa now has the unique web address .africa, equivalent to the more familiar .com, following its official launch
Reddit thinks it can break your echo chamber
By BBC After the referendums and elections of 2016, concern over online echo chambers grew – the idea that we
Google develops invisible web security
By BBC Website security checks that challenge people to prove they are human are likely to “disappear” in favour of
Nike to Launch High-tech Hijab for Female Muslim Athletes
By VOA News Nike will launch a hijab for female Muslim athletes early next year, becoming the first major sports
Elon Musk makes ‘free battery’ bet
By BBC Elon Musk, boss of electric car firm Tesla, says he can help solve South Australia’s power crisis within
Technology behind ‘all serious crime”
By BBC Technology is now at the “root” of all serious criminality, says Europe’s police agency. The returns generated by
Smartphones enlisted in cancer fight
By BBC Scientists are calling on Android phone owners to donate some of their processing power to help in the
Wikileaks is offering tech firms CIA files first
By BBC Technology firms will get “exclusive access” to details of the CIA’s cyber-warfare programme, Wikileaks has said. The anti-secrecy
Google plays down Vault 7 leak, says security is top priority
By Mashable On Tuesday, WikiLeaks released a large trove of documents, allegedly containing CIA hacking tools and security exploits for
‘Robot lawyer’ giving free legal advice to refugees
By BBC A technology initially used to fight traffic fines is now helping refugees with legal claims. When Joshua Browder
Twitter cofounder Biz Stone now works for Pinterest
By Mashable.com Twitter cofounder Biz Stone is joining Pinterest. Pinterest announced Wednesday that it’s acquiring Jelly, the Q&A app Stone
Uber stops using Greyball ‘secret program’ to dodge regulators
By BBC Technology Uber says it will ban a secret software tool from being used to evade undercover regulators. The
Samsung chief Lee Jae-Yong on trial for bribery
By BBC Technology The trial of Samsung’s de facto head Lee Jae-Yong on a string of corruption charges including bribery
Jaguar ad ‘encouraged unsafe driving’
By BBC An advertorial article published in the Guardian about a new Jaguar car has been rebuked by the UK’s
Tech giants react to CIA leaks
By BBC Several of the tech firms whose products have been allegedly compromised by the CIA have given their first
Global reports of Microsoft faults
By BBC There are numerous reports from around the world that various Microsoft services are suffering faults. The firm said
Application to help manage diabetes unveiled
By Margaret Kalekye/Release Kenyans suffering from diabetes and hypertension can now receive regular personalised information on how to manage their
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