internet

Crowd-funding platform legally obliged to act in socially beneficial way, users should reap the rewards.

Rob Halliday-Stein's purchase overtakes the previous record-holder, cruise.co.uk

Self-employment companies have become increasingly popular with the rise of the sharing economy

Initiative hopes to bridge technology gender divide in India.

Hackers say service that netted ALM $1.7m in 2014 did not protect deleted profiles from data leak.

Cybercrime has evolved from basic worms to highly sophisticated, nation state-sponsored malware that is almost undetectable.

Security researchers warn that websites track browsers through their smartphone or laptop battery power.

Outernet's Lighthouse receiver aims to connect the 50% of humanity not connected to the internet.

Investment in bitcoin startups outpaces investment in internet firms in technology's early years.

Telecoms regulator Ofcom to consider breaking up BT Group and separating it from Openreach

Researchers discover Google's advert algorithms favour male job seekers over the equivalent unemployed females

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Social media powerhouse's ban upsets some of its 172 million unique visitors worldwide.

The updated Google Chrome for Android web browser is available for download via Google Play.

Google Chrome 43 with new one-touch word search mechanism and other features is available for download from Google Play.

Google Chrome 43 lets users make music using online resources without having to download customised music composing software.

Your daily guide to the stories and subjects trending across the web.

OCR exam board chief says pupils shouldn't have to store masses of information in their head.

Smartsheet for Outlook allows users to create or edit items in Smartsheet and collaborate on them in real time.

Google Chrome OS bearing 42.0.2311.87 will automatically be updated on Chromebook.

Culture Secretary Sajid Javid says pornographic websites must use strict age controls.

Amazon Dash Buttons let you order household goods with a single press of a button on your coffee maker or washing machine

Mozilla Firefox 37 is available for free download for users of Windows, Android, Mac and Linux.

Over half of British parents admit they wouldn't know if their children were being cyberbullied and also would not know what to do

Taylor Swift has reportedly snatched up the domain name TaylorSwift.porn and TaylorSwift.adult.

Iran could allow Internet giants like Google to operate in the Republic if they respect the country's 'cultural' rules.

FCC chairman: 'No one, whether government or corporate, should control free and open access to the internet.'

House of Lords' Make or Break: The UK's Digital Future report states internet is as important to modern-day life as water, gas or electricity.

224Gbps speed would technically allow for 18 movies (1.5GB) to be downloaded in a single second.

Astronomers hope to connect with potentially inhabitable planets.