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Microsoft says another wave of Russian cyber-attacks has targeted government agencies and human rights groups in 24 countries, most in the US. It said about 3,000 email accounts at more than 150 different organisations had been…

Twitter has expressed concerns over "freedom of expression in India", days after the police visited their offices. The police served notice to the social media giant after it labelled a tweet as "manipulated media". Twitter…

Instagram is offering its users the option to hide the number of likes they receive on posts on the app. The aim is to “depressurize people’s experience” on the platform, the social media giant said. Users with the feature…

NatWest mobile app users are being directed to a warning screen advising them to beware of cryptocurrency scams. The bank said it had received a "record number" of reports about such scams between January and March 2021. The…

"The fact you can post a picture on Facebook or video on YouTube and people can see it anywhere in the world is mind-boggling, but it takes a lot of things behind the scenes and below the ocean to make it happen," says Alan Mauldin,…

Eight men have been arrested in dawn raids targeting scam text messages. The suspects were allegedly involved in sending fake messages, primarily posing as Royal Mail and asking people to pay a fee to retrieve a parcel. The…

A court in Norway has fined Tesla after a software update issued in 2019 slowed down battery charging speeds and affected the number of miles some of its vehicles could travel between charges. The case was brought by 30 customers,…

More arrests are due to be made this week and facial recognition will be used to trace others following violent disorder in Swansea, police have said. Seven arrests have already been made after cars were burnt out and windows…

Indian police have visited a Twitter office to serve notice, after the social media giant labelled a tweet as "manipulated media". The incident comes after Twitter applied the label to a tweet by ruling Bharatiya Janata Party…

Russia’s media watchdog has threatened to slow down the speed of Google if it fails to delete what it calls "unlawful content." Roskomnadzor has given Google 24 hours to remove videos it says relate to drugs, violence and…

The much-hyped Epic v Apple trial is due to finish on Monday in California. Epic Games is suing Apple over the way it runs its App Store. It says the store is a monopoly and charges exorbitant fees on games like…

Twitter's automatic cropping of images had underlying issues that favoured white individuals over black people, and women over men, the company said. It comes months after its users highlighted potential problems with the…

Apple has confirmed that it is storing Chinese customers' data inside data centres based in China, following reports by the New York Times. However it said it had "never compromised the security" of either its customers or their…

Parents' evenings are likely to remain virtual beyond the pandemic, the government's education catch-up tsar has said. Sir Kevan Collins told the Lord’s Youth Unemployment Committee video calls were a “better way” to conduct the…

What unites electronic producers 3LAU and Steve Aoki with Nashville rockers Kings of Leon and alternative artist Grimes? No, it's not a mind-bending collaborative single. Instead, together they've each earned millions in recent…

Microsoft's Internet Explorer will finally be retired next year after more than 26 years of service, the tech giant says. The veteran web browser was released with Windows 95. It will no longer appear on consumer versions of…

A decryption tool that could enable Irish health authorities to restore data stolen in a cyber attack is being tested. The Irish government has said it could get hospitals and the health care system back to normal sooner.…

On 20 April, the Royal Navy's latest nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarine, HMS Anson, emerged from a vast construction hall at Barrow-in-Furness, travelled down a slipway and entered the water. All 7,400 tonnes of it. Around…

Apple is paying up to $189 (£133) in compensation to customers of Apple Powerbeats 2 headphones in the US. In 2017, a class action lawsuit claimed the headphones did not retain battery life and were not sweat or water-resistant.…

A cyber-crime spree wreaking havoc around the world has reignited calls for governments to ban ransom payments to hackers. Ransomware criminals are holding computer systems hostage on a daily basis, demanding large payments from…

One of Twitch's most popular streamers said the livestreaming service has cut her off from advertising revenue, even though she has not broken any rules. Amouranth is known for her video streams from a hot tub. They've become a…

For nine years, Chris Hughes has fought a battle very few people ever see. He oversees a team of 21 analysts in Cambridge who locate, identify and remove child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from the internet. The Internet…

Campaigners are "astonished" that the government's draft Online Safety Bill does not contain long-promised age verification checks for pornography. Companies have invested heavily in the technology in recent years to prepare for…

It's not just the unseasonally cold weather that's creating a somewhat chilly climate for Huawei's UK operations. It's been banned from the UK's 5G infrastructure and it faces ongoing scrutiny from the National Cyber Security…

A number of UK universities are preparing to keep lectures online into the autumn term. It raises the prospect of Covid disrupting another academic year - and will prompt more questions about fee refunds. Students have…

Crypto-currency scammers pretending to be Tesla boss Elon Musk have made more than $2m (£1.4m) in just six months, US consumer-protection officials say. The Federal Trade Commission received 7,000 complaints from people who had…

Russia's denial of involvement in the SolarWinds hack is "unconvincing", the former head of GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre has said. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) director Sergei Naryshkin had said he was…

In an exclusive interview with BBC Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has denied that his agency was linked to a massive cyber-attack in the US last year. Sergei Naryshkin was…

Google has unveiled a tool that uses artificial intelligence to help spot skin, hair and nail conditions, based on images uploaded by patients. A trial of the "dermatology assist tool", unveiled at the tech giant's annual…

YouTube has launched a multi-million-pound advertising campaign to encourage young people in the UK to get vaccinated against Covid-19. It said the partnership with the NHS would involve ads on buses, billboards, bus stops and…