TECHNOLOGY

The WeChat ID system will reportedly allow Chinese citizens to scan their faces using the WeChat mobile app to create a unique digital ID card.

The DCMS select committee has demanded that Twitter and Facebook hand over information about Russian interference in the EU referendum.

Apple admitted that an update in 2016, the iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone SE and iPhone 7 included a feature which slowed down parts of the phone in order to lengthen battery life.

Google has released the details of a new system which claims to create near-human accuracy in computer speech.

Is it time for the robot uprising? Amazon and Google's devices have been coming out with some funny responses this Christmas - but people are worried about their creepiness, too.

"Being a corrupt, complicit fraud must be absolutely exhausting," one Twitter user wrote.

"Telling a woman what to do — specifically a woman of her accomplishments — is sexist and gross," one Twitter user wrote.

"Putting a strong image, like a red flag, next to an article may actually entrench deeply held beliefs," Facebook said.

A study by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says technology will wipe out almost half of jobs in the UK.

The Alexandra pub in Wimbledon launched a search for Mariusz, who left a pay packet "stuffed with cash" in the bar on 21 December.

The device is hardly two-inches tall and probably the cutest gadget you will ever see.

"When does this dude work?" one Twitter user questioned.

"That confederate flag in the background adds a whole new element to a white Christmas," one Twitter user wrote.

The mini robots have been designed to fit through a 1.5 inch-wide hole, which could be drilled into the pyramid without causing much damage.

SpaceX's final mission for the year, the Falcon 9 launch, was not just successful, but also caused quite a stir in California.

"These platforms don't offer the kind of capabilities we need to expand our app's features in the future," the company said.

The Twitter archive is still not allowed for public access and will remain until embargo "until access issues can be resolved in a cost-effective and sustainable manner."

Antonina Zakharchenko's vision was impaired since childhood and kept getting worse until she lost her sight completely.

Argentina's navy called off the search for the ARA San Juan 15 days after the submarine went missing with 44 crew members on board.

Pyongyang reportedly defended its interests in space development as a "legitimate" right, sparking fears about an impending missile test disguised as a satellite launch.

The amphibious aircraft AG600 is roughly as big as a Boeing 737 and can carry as many as 50 people on board.

Speculation about the account's mysterious and sudden disappearance are doing the rounds on Twitter, with some claiming that Julian Assange deleted his own account.

The robot picks songs, scratches disks and even dances to its music.

Unobserved quantum particles can be tracked by studying the way in which they interact with their environment, physicists say.

The South Korean military is reportedly considering redesigning the decks on the new warship to ensure F-35B fighters can be operated.

This was the first power failure since the battery was installed in South Australia earlier this month.

The neural network was fed with as many as 240 new and old carols.

Drew Scanlon is far from a household name, but if you've been on the internet this year, you will probably recognise him.

Many dubbed Pete Souza a "professional shade thrower" for his timely and cleverly captioned photographs that showcased the stark difference between Trump and his predecessor.