Science & Technology

Facebook takes aim at TV with launch of new video platform Watch By Luján Scarpinelli Social media giant Facebook has launched a new video service in a bid to conquer the growing digital video industry. The launch...

Mark Zuckerberg: I regret ridiculing fears over Facebook's effect on election Sam Levin in San Francisco Facebook founder, who called it ‘crazy’ to suggest misinformation on site affected voters, describes change of heart as company...

Researchers attack power grid in order to highlight vulnerabilities By Kim Darrah   Researchers from New York University have hacked into weakly protected power control devices to demonstrate the vulnerabilities of the world’s power systems and ultimately...

Robots could destabilise world through war and unemployment, says UN Daniel Boffey in Brussels United Nations opens new centre in Netherlands to monitor artificial intelligence and predict possible threats. The UN has warned that robots could destabilise...

Bitcoin splits cryptocurrency community with launch of cash alternative By Kim Darrah   A new version of bitcoin, dubbed ‘bitcoin cash’, was met with a mixed reception on its first day of trading. An ideological rift in the...

UK to ban petrol and diesel cars from 2040 By Rachel Connolly   In a move towards greener electric vehicles, the UK will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040. On July 26, the...

Amazon makes move into Asia by launching Prime Now service in Singapore By Elizabeth Matsangou   Amazon will finally provide some competition to Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, after making the long-anticipated move into the Asian market with...

Twitter algorithm detects terrorist accounts before they can tweet By Kim Darrah   While Twitter suggests there is no “magic algorithm” for identifying terrorism-related content on the internet, the company’s own internal algorithm appears to be closer...

Bitcoin achieves record high following cryptocurrency split By Barclay Ballard   The value of bitcoin has surpassed $4,000 for the first time, allaying concerns over its recent schism. The value of bitcoin reached an all-time high this weekend...

Equifax hack puts data of 400,000 UK customers at risk   US credit rating firm’s announcement comes after UK authorities order it to alert British clients of cybersecurity breach. About 400,000 people in the UK may have...