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Twitter competition bot wins 1,000 prizes in just nine months
Computer engineer's bot won an average of four contests a day, every day, for nine months.
Gisele Bundchen slammed for wearing burqa to visit plastic surgeon in France
Gisele Bundchen criticised on Twitter for wearing the garment -- traditionally worn by Muslim women.
James Woods sues Twitter troll for $10m
Hollywood actor takes legal action over drug claims which accused him of being a 'cocaine addict'.
Harry Potter actor Matthew Lewis thanks JK Rowling for changing his life on her 50th birthday
Matthew Lewis has shared a sweet birthday message for JK Rowling, on her 50th birthday.
Heavy investments weighed on Facebook second quarter profit as sales jumped by 39%
The network which has almost 1.5 billion monthly users performed strongly in mobile advertising.
Hammertoss: Putin-backed hackers are using Twitter to control an army of malware-infected PCs
Russian hackers avoid detection by using tweets to communicate and stenography to hide instructions in images.
Twitter quarterly earnings beat forecasts but shares dive 11% in extended trading
Shares in the micro blogging site plunge in after-hours trading after interim CEO says he is 'not satisfied' with its user growth.
Twitter deletes jokes after writer claims they represent copyright theft
DMCA takedown requests now apply to tweets too, as well as videos, images and links to infringing content
Snoop Dogg campaigning for Xbox One backwards compatibility for his favourite 360 game
Snoop wants NCAA Football 14 on his Xbox One and he's using social media to try and make it happen.
Twitter says sorry for throwing 'ill-chosen' office frat party
Photo from the party surfaced showing a pyramid of beer cups and a beer pong table emblazoned with the company's logo.
US: White House launches Twitter account in support of Iran nuclear deal
Twitter handle @TheIranDeal launched by White House to support developments on Iran nuclear deal.
Twitter removes custom backgrounds as users wonder if adverts are incoming
Twitter users are unhappy at network's decision to remove custom backgrounds without warning
Hollyoaks: Stephanie Davis speaks publicly for the first time since Channel 4 axing
Former Over The Rainbow contestant thanked Twitter fans and stated she's 'excited to embark on a new adventure.'
Microsoft launches free cloud version of PhotoDNA to help detect child pornography
Microsoft has opened up PhotoDNA so that all websites can spot illegal child pornographic images for free.
Merseyside police investigate 'racist' tweets to Raheem Sterling and threats against his daughter
Sterling signed for Manchester City for £49million, the most expensive English signing in history.
Mexican cartel leader El Chapo uses son's Twitter account to threaten Republican Donald Trump
Trump reportedly asked the FBI to investigate the threat.
HSBC accidentally confirms Apple Pay UK launch on 14 July
HSBC has expressed excitement about Apple Pay coming to the UK on 14 July in a now-deleted tweet
Satoru Iwata: Fans react to untimely death of Nintendo president
The man behind the hugely successful Nintendo Wii and DS consoles has passed away aged just 55.
Liverpool: Elijah Dixon-Bonner confirms move to Anfield from Arsenal on social media
The 16-year-old become the seventh player to arrive at Anfield.
Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin dating again? Pair spend Fourth of July weekend together
Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin were spotted together despite break-up reports.
Internet trends today: Dustin Brown, Nicolas Anelka, 4th of July and more
Your daily guide to the stories and subjects trending across the web.
Siri is unhappy as entire internet asks iPhone assistant to divide zero by zero
Asking the iPhone personal assistant Siri to divide zero by zero returns an answer about the Cookie Monster
Isis: Extremists unable to express views online more likely to join Islamic State
Research suggests that absence of opportunity to express radical views online may influence decision to travel and join Isis.
Isis takes propaganda battle online and the web fights back
A look back at how Islamic State leveraged the power of social media for recruitment and propaganda.
War on Isis social media: Europe-wide police crackdown launched to combat IS propaganda machine
Europol to launch initiative on 1 July to delete IS social media accounts within two hours of them being created
What's trending on the internet – 22 June: US Open 2015, London Night Tube and True Detective Season 2
Your daily guide to the stories and subjects trending across the web.
China Dog Meat Festival: What is Yulin's abhorrent Summer Solstice celebration?
IBTimes UK takes a look at Yulin's foul feast.
E3 2015: Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 given September release date on PS4 and Xbox One
New skating game given release date by skating legend on Twitter.
Power of social gives investment bankers and asset managers a run for their money
A bunch of social media-powered upstarts are targeting the highest echelons of finance.
What's trending on the internet – 15 June: Game of Thrones finale, Magna Carta, Fallout 4 and more
Your daily guide to the stories and subjects trending across the web.