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For the past week, the Canadian town of Listowel has been embroiled in a war of words via business signs that has captivated local residents and people around the world. It started as a battle between two businesses in the…

A controversial new bill that would stop tech companies from deplatforming politicians has been approved by both houses in Florida's legislature. The bill must now be signed off by Trump ally, Governor Ron DeSantis. The…

Sony will integrate the popular online chat platform Discord into its PlayStation Network by 2022. The electronics giant has invested in the app and now holds a minority stake in the company. Discord is used by more than 140…

NHS England has urged Instagram to clamp down on accounts selling an unlicensed, "dangerous" drug mainly targeted at younger women and girls. The sale of Apetamin is illegal in the UK, but BBC Three revealed it is…

BT has announced plans to offer fibre broadband at more than half price to any household in the UK which is receiving universal credit. More than four million households will be eligible for the Home Essentials package, which will…

Google has failed to stop "shyster" websites advertising on its search engine, despite promising to fix the problem, the BBC has found. Adverts for unofficial services selling government documents such as travel permits and…

German police have arrested three men and a fourth is being held in Paraguay for allegedly running one of the world's biggest online networks for sharing images of child sex abuse. The international operation, involving several…

Facebook approved adverts targeting teenage children interested in gambling, smoking and extreme weight loss, a report says. Research by the lobby group Reset Australia created a Facebook page under the name Ozzie News Network to…

Questions have been raised about a digital addressing system which divides the world up into three-by- three-metre squares to pinpoint someone's location. What3Words (W3W) gives each square a unique three-word address, and the app…

The hype surrounding NFTs (non-fungible tokens) has been hard to ignore. Bright, colourful digital-only art that is selling for millions - who wouldn’t be intrigued? But my first experience of investing in this world was a…

A global coalition of technology companies and law enforcement bodies is calling for "aggressive and urgent" action against ransomware. Microsoft, Amazon, the FBI and the UK's National Crime Agency have joined the Ransomware Task…

Ministers could be banned from using platforms such as WhatsApp and Signal for formal communications, if a legal challenge is successful. Campaigning law group Foxglove, on behalf of transparency campaigners The Citizens, has…

A privacy group has lodged hundreds of complaints against what it calls "cookie banner terror" online. Noyb, headed by well-known Austrian privacy advocate Max Schrems, is targeting companies which it says deliberately make it…

Cricket will join English football's social media boycott to tackle abuse and discrimination. The England and Wales Cricket Board, first-class counties, women's regional teams and Professional Cricketers' Association will all be…

Apple has warned of potential product shortages later in the year. A computer-chip shortage has been accelerated primarily by pandemic-driven disruptions over the past year. Industries around the world are struggling to meet a…

Apple has been charged with breaking EU competition rules over the way it runs its App Store. European Commission anti-trust regulator Margrethe Vestager tweeted that "consumers are losing out". It relates to…

What would you do if your smartphone was damaged or stopped working? Take it to a repair shop or perhaps upgrade to a new one? Not Suhaib. Unable to afford the repair cost he ordered a replacement screen, watched an…

Apple has announced its new iOS 14.5 update for the iPhone and iPad. The most newsy feature is its new App Tracking Transparency function - which means users will have to "opt in" if they want their online activity tracked by…

"I've definitely encountered lots of negativity along the way, which is hard to ignore sometimes, but I feel like it just comes with it." With a make-up brand and two million followers on Instagram, beauty influencer CC Clarke…

Washington DC's Metropolitan Police Department has said its computer network has been breached in a targeted cyber-attack, US media report. A ransomware group called Babuk is reportedly threatening to release sensitive data on…

"The rate at which we're growing the industry is absolutely scary," says Paul Anderson from Birmingham University. He's talking about the market for electric cars in Europe. By 2030, the EU hopes, there will be 30 million…

Self-driving vehicles could be allowed on UK roads by the end of this year, the government has said. The Department for Transport said automated lane-keeping systems (ALKS) will be the first type of hands-free driving legalised.…

A landmark case alleging Google illegally tracked millions of iPhone users is set for the Supreme Court. The case will not be about the claim itself but whether the complainant Richard Lloyd - the former director of consumer…

About 1.5 million homes in the UK still do not have internet access, a report by Ofcom has found. The regulator has released its annual snapshot of online and media habits in the UK, which this year spans all three lockdowns.…

Google Argentina's domain name was bought by a web designer while the site was out of action for two hours in the country last Wednesday. Nicolas Kurona, aged 30, said he managed to buy Google.com.ar through a…

It is no secret that technology has become increasingly present in our lives, especially over the past year. We use our devices to stay in touch with friends and family, to educate and entertain our children and, for many, to…

A new feature is being introduced to iPhones and iPads this week which is causing a huge rift between Apple and Facebook. It will allow device users to say no to having their data collected by any app. Facebook…

A teenager's rant that led to her getting kicked off her cheerleading team has reached the US Supreme Court. Brandi Levy sent a profanity-laden post to her friends on Snapchat in 2017, venting her frustrations with…

In a series of indoor tanks 40 miles south west of Miami, Florida, five million fish are swimming in circles a very long way from home. The fish in question are Atlantic salmon, which are far more typically found in…

Thousands across India are outraged after the government ordered social media platform Twitter to remove posts critical of its handling of the virus. A Twitter spokesperson confirmed it had blocked some material from…