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Taking Nasa's space buggies for a spin

Alphabet’s AI Might Be Able to Predict Kidney Disease

To End Student Debt, Tie Tuition to Post-Graduation Salaries

Facebook funds AI mind-reading experiment

Russia denies OneWeb's satellite internet request

When Open Source Software Comes With a Few Catches

Having Broadband Issues? This Tool Helps You Learn Local Laws

The Lion King - how VR brought the animals to life

Samsung profits tumble as it warns of 'challenges' ahead

Pregnant Jemma Lucy's 'irresponsible' Instagram post banned

Apple sales rise while iPhone revenues dip

Chinese vlogger who used filter to look younger caught in live-stream glitch

Google reveals fistful of flaws in Apple's iMessage app

Drones grounded after crash near playing children

Fire Emblem: Nintendo cuts voice actor over emotional abuse

Now Even Funerals Are Livestreamed—and Families Are Grateful

Giffgaff fined £1.4m for overcharging mobile customers

Huawei sees trouble ahead despite revenue rise

How to get visitors on to your home wi-fi easily

Capital One data breach: Arrest after details of 100m US individuals stolen

Grindr: Chinese parent company plans to list gay dating app

Is routine genetic profiling coming closer?

Dark web criminal bought 'quadrillions of Zimbabwe bank notes'

TikTok owner ByteDance developing smartphone

China jails award-winning cyber-dissident Huang Qi

Rights group loses mass surveillance appeal in High Court

Airbnb host fined £100,000 for letting council flat

'He liked my spirit, and approved my visa on the spot'

Fortnite World Cup: 15-year-old Brit Jaden Ashman is gaming millionaire

'I don't get paid' - Running Instagram for Love Islanders

Nasa’s Valkyrie robot could help build Mars base

US teenager wins $3m playing computer game Fortnite

Teen Fortnite millionaire: 'I got first Xbox when I was six'

Mum of teen British Fornite player: 'I've thrown an Xbox out'

Fortnite: UK player places second in e-sports World Cup

Fnatic: 15 years at the top of esports

Marcus Hutchins spared US jail sentence over malware charges

'New cars are a headache,' says retiring Bedford mechanic, 80

The $26.5B T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Moves a Big Step Forward

Ransomware hits Johannesburg electricity supply

Amazon's Revolutionary Retail Strategy? Recycling Old Ideas

Three to give customers 5G at 'no extra cost'

Australia to police tech giants' algorithms

Netflix Cambridge Analytica film: Social media is 'like a crime scene'

New Hyperloop speed record set and other news

Fortnite World Cup: Battle royale as players compete for millions

Fortnite World Cup: Players battle for biggest total prize pool

The quiet scheme saving thousands from ransomware

Are speed limiters the best way to reduce road deaths?

Apple Is Buying Intel's Modem Unit to Control Its 5G Destiny

The Secret to Success on YouTube? Kids

Love Islanders given social media adverts guide

Flurry of Boris Johnson adverts tested on Facebook

Twitter's retweet inventor says idea was 'loaded weapon'

Facebook 'rocked to its very foundations', says Clegg

Fortnite World Cup finals: How to watch it, when it's on and who is through?

Using AI, and Film, to Track Tear Gas Use Against Civilians

Franky Zapata: Flyboard inventor fails in cross-Channel bid

The Nasa astronauts on a mythical mission to Mars moon

O2 to launch 5G network in UK in October

Samsung Galaxy Fold 'ready' for launch after screen fix

The FTC Takes On Mark Zuckerberg, Rutger Hauer Dies, and More News

Virgin Media pledges gigabit broadband to millions of homes

The FTC Wants More Privacy, Less Zuckerberg, at Facebook

Hyperloop track to be built in Saudi Arabia

Facebook to pay $5bn to settle privacy concerns

Facebook uses AI to map Thailand's roads

Facebook Knows More About You Than the CIA

Alibaba opens door to US sellers on its oldest platform

Detective Pikachu breaks record and other video games news

Tokyo 2020: Meet the Olympic and Paralympic robots

Technology giants' power to be probed in US

Dog learns new tricks via vibrating vest

Grand Theft Auto's Diamond Casino lets cash be turned into chips

The mushroom that AI thinks is a pretzel

Bohemian Rhapsody becomes the oldest video to get 1bn views

Teen Love for Snapchat Is Keeping Snap Afloat

Lancaster University students' data stolen by cyber-thieves

'Rape cases dropped' over police phone search demands

How Japan's trade row with South Korea could hit tech supplies

Should robots ever look like us?

Huawei: Government decision on 5G rollout delayed

Fifa packs and loot boxes 'not gambling' in UK

Russian intelligence 'targets Tor anonymous browser'

Kazakhstan's new online safety tool raises eyebrows

Musk promises '10km Hyperloop tunnel' in 2020

Equifax to pay up to $700m to settle data breach

Why 3D printing could be key to a Moon base

The Best Algorithms Still Struggle to Recognize Black Faces

Three resists watchdog's call for 'fairer' mobile phone fees

Body-worn cameras to be compulsory for bailiffs

'I kept my multimillion dollar business secret'

Bianca Devins: The teenager whose murder was exploited for clicks

Algae bio-curtains: Architects' radical solution to capture carbon

Amazon Warns Customers: Those Supplements Might Be Fake

This App Lets Your Instagram Followers Track Your Location

Cari Watterton gives her tips on how to get into the games industry

Congress Is Pissed at Facebook and the FTC

French sci-fi team called on to predict future threats

YouTube: 'We don't take you down the rabbit hole'

BritBox: ITV and BBC set out plans for new streaming service

London Underground to get full 4G coverage

Police will 'struggle' to track criminals via 5G

Hovering, gliding drone takes-off and other tech news

Car parts from weeds: The future of green motoring?

While Washington Talks Antitrust, Europe Takes Action

High-Stakes AI Decisions Need to Be Automatically Audited

'My $19 Uber ride cost 100 times that'

Everyone Wants Facebook's Libra to Be Regulated. But How?

MPs call for halt to authorities' use of facial recognition

Netflix shares sink 10% as subscriber take-up slows

Moon hoax? Five reasons why the landings were real

The social media giant is accused of promoting videos arguing the Earth isn't round.

Instagram hides likes count in international test 'to remove pressure'

FaceApp: Chuck Schumer asks for FBI investigation

UK workers who lose jobs to AI will be retrained

Can you trust FaceApp with your face?

Tech Giants Claim Competition Exists. House Dems Don't Buy It

Google suspends ticket site Viagogo from advertising

Google's Project Dragonfly 'terminated' in China

Elon Musk reveals brain-hacking plans

Data of 'nearly all adults' in Bulgaria stolen

Education publisher Pearson to phase out print textbooks

The toy-sized satellites with an eye on the world

Disability emojis: Guide dog and wheelchair user made available

'Cordless' Dyson fan advert falls foul of watchdog

Most of the Google Walkout Organizers Have Left the Company

Juventus to be called Piemonte Calcio in Fifa after PES deal

Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency attacked at Senate hearing

Storm Area 51: US Air Force warns over Facebook event

Daily Stormer founder 'should pay $14m' in damages, judge says

Trump: Google should be probed over China treason claim

No More Deals: San Francisco Considers Raising Taxes on Tech

Bianca Devins murder images flood Instagram

AI solves Rubik's Cube in under one second

That Global Ban on Huawei? Not So Much Anymore

Was Bitcoin Created by This International Drug Dealer? Maybe!

Facebook scam-busting service goes live

Will ships without sailors be the future of trade?

Facebook's Libra could be misused, says treasury chief Mnuchin

Virgin Media probes why it blocked giant Gif site Imgur

Porn block: Margot James 'extremely sorry' for delay

Computer password inventor dies aged 93

Amazon workers launch protests on Prime Day

Politics of automation: Factory workers and robots

AI pioneer Turing is the face of the new £50 note

University of Suffolk hosts all-female games jam

Eric Michels murder: 'Grindr thief' guilty of businessman murder

Norfolk village celebrates first transatlantic flight, 100 years on

Galileo sat-nav system experiences service outage

Monsters and power-ups in new go-kart experience

5G health risks: What's the evidence?

'My son spent £3,160 in one game'

Reef rescue: Could this robot help save corals?

Esports: Trying to make millions through video gaming

The Toxic Potential of YouTube’s Feedback Loop

Cambridge Analytica: 'US regulators approve $5bn Facebook fine'

FTC Reportedly Hits Facebook With Record $5 Billion Settlement

This Chrome Extension Calls Out Sponsored YouTube Videos

Twitch streamers banned for dangerous driving

Do politicians understand social media platforms?

Google probes leak of smart speaker recordings

The jumping space robot SpaceBok and other news

Bombardier wing makers win top engineering award

Automated facial recognition trials backed by home secretary

Social media used by fraudsters to advertise benefit scam

Why search is no longer all about Google

President Trump Is the Latest Critic of Facebook's Libra

Rory Cellan-Jones: 'My proton beam therapy diary'

A $700 Million Amazon Pledge, Credit Card Hackers, and More News

This New Poker Bot Can Beat Multiple Pros—at Once

Google's DeepMind goes undercover to battle gamers

Snapchat snaps up shows from Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maddie Ziegler

Amazon Pledges $700 Million to Teach Its Workers to Code

Apple Watch bug allowed iPhone eavesdropping

'Blitzscaling' Is Choking Innovation—and Wasting Money

Porn pirating lawyer jailed for five years

France passes tax on tech giants despite US threats

Twitter and Instagram Unveil New Ways to Combat Hate—Again

The Hard-Luck Texas Town That Bet on Bitcoin—and Lost

North Korea develops software to teach ideology

US launches inquiry into French plan to tax tech giants

Artificial lionfish powered by ‘robotic blood’

Nintendo Switch Lite: Release date, what is it and how is it different?

Who’s Listening When You Talk to Your Google Assistant?

The Fed Chair Says Facebook's Libra Raises 'Serious Concerns'

Amazon Alexa-NHS partnership splits expert opinion

Hackers 'could target anaesthetic devices'

Trump blocking Twitter critics unconstitutional, court rules

Mobile app 'finds anti-cancer molecules in food'

Amazon Alexa offering NHS health advice

'Climategate': 10 years on, what's changed?

Google Doodle dude: The artist viewed by billions who you might never have heard of

GCHQ 100th anniversary: Secrets, spies and special dust

Amazon and Google deliver on TV peace deal

UK watchdog plans to fine Marriott £99m

Twitter bans religious insults calling groups rats or maggots

Macs vulnerable to 'bananas' Zoom video flaw

What Is Blockchain? The Complete WIRED Guide

How a Blockchain Could Help Roll Out Berkeley’s Next Fire Truck

Dozens of arrests in Copenhagen for drunk scooter driving

The World Cup Was a Prime Target for Amazon Counterfeiters

'The kids emptied our bank account playing Fifa'

Facebook to be quizzed in court on EU-US data transfers

How social media could ruin your business

Pirate our games, don't buy them from key resellers, say indies

Fake voices 'help cyber-crooks steal cash'

Cambridge University tests robot to harvest lettuces

ICE and FBI used facial recognition to search driver-licence databases

AI pilot 'sees' runway and lands automatically

Comet Racer returns to Hatfield for de Havilland anniversary

South Korean internet addiction camp: What is life like there?

British Airways faces record £183m fine for data breach

Facebook tip-off leads police to Grimston rave

Are robots getting better at football?

Twitter's Disinformation Data Dumps Are Helpful—to a Point

Amazon at 25: The story of a giant

'I'm not doing it for the likes'

Can robots help humans get more jobs?

E.On 'error' reveals 498 customers' email addresses

DJI challenges BBC on drone danger reports

Tim Wu Explains Why He Thinks Facebook Should Be Broken Up

Click 1,000: How the pick-your-own-path episode was made

Poke and inflate famous paintings and other tech news

Viewers can choose the story in BBC tech programme

Jeff Bezos filed the paperwork to create the retailing giant Amazon 25 years ago.

Biased and wrong: Facial recognition tech in the dock

Dementia in Africa: Virtual reality app aims to break stigma

Calorie counting apps 'can exacerbate eating disorders'

'Mirror Worlds' Creator Wants to Displace Facebook—With Blockchain

'Excessive' student mobile phone use linked to more sexual partners

Samsung sued over water-resistant phone claims

Man arrested over Baidu boss drenching

James Lovelock on the future of AI and climate change

How robo-boat tech could help uncover ocean secrets

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp hit by photo glitch

'Dr Doom' economist Nouriel Roubini in Bitcoin battle

Vodafone switches on 5G network in seven UK cities

Bitcoin 'uses as much global energy as Switzerland'

Baidu chief doused with water at AI event

Facebook’s New Content Moderation Tools Put Posts in Context

Intel's New Chip Wizard Has a Plan to Bring Back the Magic

How important will blockchain be to the world's economy?

TikTok's young fans 'exploited' for digital gifts

TikTok stars 'exploit' young fans for gifts worth hundreds of pounds

Internet wobble caused by Cloudflare glitch

Why the BBC does not want to store your data

Cyber-incident reports from UK finance sector spiked by 1,000% in 2018

Google lets destroyed Lion of Mosul roar again

Virginia bans 'deepfakes' and 'deepnudes' pornography

US Border Patrol investigate ‘disturbing’ secret Facebook group

MPs call for laws to protect elections against online interference

Game of Stones: Tracking conflict diamonds with lasers

Surprise! Huawei Can Actually Innovate—and Win Fans

The day the e-books stopped working

TV star's call for online homophobia to be hate crime debated by MPs

Cat flap uses AI to punish pet's killer instincts

The One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack - July 2019 List

Wikipedia founder calls for social media strike

Health Brands Hims and Hers Flout Facebook’s Rules on Drug Ads

Towie star seeks online homophobia crackdown

Electric cars: New vehicles to emit noise to aid safety

Could you do a video interview for your next job?