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Australian graphic design business Canva has become one of the world's biggest privately-owned companies after being valued at $40bn (£29bn). The online design platform said it had grown during the pandemic as more…

Microsoft has announced users can now delete all passwords from their accounts and instead login using an authenticator app or other solution. The technology giant made passwordless accounts available for business users…

TikTok is under investigation by The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) - its lead regulator in the EU - over two privacy-related issues. The watchdog is looking into its processing of children's personal data, and…

Wikipedia has suffered an "infiltration" that sought to advance the aims of China, the US non-profit organisation that owns the volunteer-edited encyclopaedia has said. The Wikimedia Foundation told BBC News the…

One of the most popular cures for an ailing computer, or Hollywood movie franchise, is often a reboot. Some people hope a reset could also be a remedy to fix toxic social media. That's what the Institute for Rebooting…

Stickers that claim to protect users against electromagnetic fields (EMF) from phones remain for sale on Amazon. The listings remain eight months after scientists told the BBC the smartDOT stickers had "no effect".…

Twitter has announced a new feature allowing accounts to self-identify as bots, by adding a label to their profile. Twitter said the update was based on research that found that people wanted more context about…

Researchers at Citizen Lab found that NSO Group, an Israeli spyware company, had infected Apple products without so much as a click. Apple issued emergency software updates for a critical vulnerability in its products on Monday after…

Apple has been dealt a major blow in its ongoing trial against Fortnite-maker Epic Games. A court in Oakland, California has ruled that Apple cannot stop app developers directing users to third-party payment options.…

IPhone owners should beware picking up bad vibrations from powerful motorbikes, as they may damage camera systems, Apple has said. The technology giant published a warning iPhones should not be attached to powerful…

Epic has launched an appeal against last week's ruling in its case against Apple's App Store policies. On Friday, the court issued a permanent injunction stopping Apple preventing app developers from directing users to…

Can you get a virus from YouTube? YES! You'd be surprised to hear that you can get a virus from YouTube, and why wouldn’t you. YouTube has billions of people entering their site every day. This is a perfect opportunity for hackers to make…

The mum of one of the world's best professional Fortnite players has signed a contract with a gaming organisation to develop her own career. Anne Fish, 58, has managed her son Benjy "Benjyfishy" Fish, since he went professional…

Facebook and Instagram have been flooded with entertaining quizzes that ask members and followers to answer questions that encourage engagement, such as how old they were on specific dates or events in their lives. People who are…

Who would want to be a supermodel? They live in a seemingly glamorous world of gorgeous clothes, first-class travel, other beautiful people, and earn millions of dollars. Yet, like the rest of us mere mortals, they…

If a student in London or New York goes online to pay somebody to do their essay, the chances are the work will actually end up being done by somebody in Kenya. BBC Trending reports from Nairobi on the ghost writers helping…

Apple has delayed plans to roll out detection technology which would have scanned US users' iPhones in search of child sexual abuse material. It follows widespread criticism from privacy groups and others, worried that…

Twitter is testing new changes to how photos and videos appear on its apps, closer to how images appear on other services such as Instagram. The new feature will expand visual media embedded in tweets to fill the whole width of a…

Encrypted-email company ProtonMail has faced criticism after handing over user details to the authorities. The Swiss company sells itself on its privacy features, promising to let uses "take control" of their personal…

Two employee complaints against Apple are being considered by the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). One alleges retaliation for raising safety concerns, while the other focuses on alleged suppression of…

Flubot, a new Android malware is spreading across Europe in countries suchas Spain,United Kingdom, Germany, Italy etc. FluBot steals your online account passwords and login information, as well as your personal information and banking…

Netflix will continue to provide age ratings on all its content following a successful trial in collaboration with the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). The streaming service and the regulator jointly announced they would…

App users in the UK and US are spending more time on TikTok than on YouTube, a new report suggests. Data from app monitoring firm App Annie indicates that average time per user spent on the apps is higher for TikTok,…

Facebook users who watched a newspaper video featuring black men were asked if they wanted to "keep seeing videos about primates" by an artificial-intelligence recommendation system. Facebook told BBC News it "was…

Twitter is launching a feature that it hopes will help crack down on abuse and trolling, both of which have become huge issues for the platform. Safety Mode will flag accounts using hateful remarks, or those bombarding people with…

A ground-breaking code to create "a better internet for children" comes into force in the UK on Thursday - but critics say it is too broad and leaves many digital businesses unsure how to comply. What is the Children's Code? The…

Apple will for the first time allow apps like Netflix and Spotify to link to a website where users can sign up and manage new and existing accounts. Apple says the change to what it calls "reader apps" will apply globally from…

WhatsApp has been fined €225m (£193m) by Ireland's data watchdog for breaching privacy regulations. It is the largest fine ever from the Irish Data Protection Commission, and the second-highest under EU GDPR rules.…

We are all familiar with stories about computers and smartphones being hacked. Nowadays if a device is connected to the internet, then cybercriminals will eventually attack it. But did you know that online gaming has now become a gateway…

Fraudsters are increasingly using WhatsApp to prey on their victims. A new message offering free gifts to WhatsApp users has been circulating on the social messaging platform recently, causing alarm among users. The latest tactic Fraudsters…