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Robot journalist causes mass panic after reporting fake earthquake

A quakebot algorithm used by the Los Angeles Times alerted everyone to a California quake from 1925.

Jun 23, 2017

By Associated Press

Earthquake California

Catholic church digitally fingerprinting priests

Catholic church to digitally fingerprint priests who work with children

Pilot background checking scheme run by Montreal church aims to protect minors from abuse.

Jun 21, 2017

By James Billington

When is the cheapest time to book a flight? Secrets to finding hidden deals revealed

How using online data can help you beat the system and find a cheaper seat.

Jun 21, 2017

By Giampaolo Viglia

Google vows to remove YouTube extremism content

YouTube's fight against online terror: Here's how Google plans to deal with extremist content

Google is also working with Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter to develop technology to deal with online terrorism.

Jun 19, 2017

By Sarmistha Acharya

Google YouTube

KickassTorrents' alleged owner Artem Vaulin considers surrendering voluntarily to US authorities

Artem Vaulin, who was allowed to be released on bail by a Polish court, now lives in Warsaw.

Jun 18, 2017

By Sarmistha Acharya

Online pirate faces jail after 5 million people watched illegal copy of Deadpool

A man has been arrested for allegedly uploading an illegal copy of Deadpool and sharing it over Facebook.

Jun 16, 2017

By Mary-Ann Russon

FBI Facebook

PayPal will be split into separate company by middle of next year

New PayPal phishing scam: How to stay safe from the fake payment ring

A similar phishing scam hit the company's users in February this year.

Jun 16, 2017

By Agamoni Ghosh

Singapore's first family at war, causing national embarrassment

A feud over the late Lee Kuan Yew's family home has gone viral and is being fought out on social media.

Jun 15, 2017

By Mary-Ann Russon

End of Pirate Bay? European Court of Justice rules torrent site liable for copyright infringement

Several European ISPs have already put a block on Pirate Bay.

Jun 15, 2017

By Sarmistha Acharya

TVAddons shut down? Why Kodi's leading pirate library is likely gone for good

Massive blow for Kodi piracy as popular source of 'unofficial' add-ons disappears.

Jun 14, 2017

By Oliver Cragg

Kodi

The Dark Web's pivotal role in the deadly opioids crisis gripping America

Despite dozens of arrests, underground drug marketplaces still pop up faster than they can be stopped.

Jun 13, 2017

By Mary-Ann Russon

Bitcoin

Google News has been hijacked by drugs and dating site spam ads

Someone hacked into Google News, changing links to legitimate news sources into spam content.

Jun 13, 2017

By Mary-Ann Russon

Internet trolls dupe hundreds of armed conservatives into protesting against fake statue removal in Texas

A group claiming to be part of the hacktivist outfit Anonymous later claimed responsibility for the hoax.

Jun 13, 2017

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Anonymous Facebook

Darknet administrator arrested by German police over links to Munich massacre gun

Police believe the 30-year-old man is the administrator for a darknet site selling guns and ammunition.

Jun 13, 2017

By William Watkinson

Dutch web host Verelox suffers huge outage after ex-employee deletes all customer data

Huge outage suffered after an ex-employee wiped most of its servers.

Jun 12, 2017

By Mary-Ann Russon

Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster

Democratic Unionist Party website crashes after speculation of coalition with Tories

Northern Ireland's DUP website has crashed due to too many web searches.

Jun 9, 2017

By Mary-Ann Russon

General Election 2017 Theresa May

Why does Wikipedia keep asking for money when execs get six-figure golden handshakes?

Wikimedia Foundation's financial documents show Wikipedia isn't doing as badly as it makes out in appeals.

Jun 8, 2017

By Mary-Ann Russon

Kodi's Phoenix add-on shuts down after losing piracy battle

XMBC favourite shuttered after US network pursues major add-ons for copyright infringement damages.

Jun 8, 2017

By Oliver Cragg

Kodi

Who should I vote for? Google reveals top searches as Britain votes during general election

The tech giant also revealed which political party is garnering the most number of searches across the UK.

Jun 8, 2017

By India Ashok

General Election 2017 Jeremy Corbyn Theresa May

Why Have Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen And Libya Broken Ties With Qatar?

Did Russian hackers plant fake news that led to Qatar crisis?

Confirmation of Russian hackers' involvement would point to deliberate efforts to undermine US foreign policy.

Jun 7, 2017

By Agamoni Ghosh

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