(Reuters) - A U.S. jury has indicted three people affiliated with a Chinese cyber security firm on computer fraud charges, saying they hacked into the networks of Siemens AG, Trimble Inc and Moodys Analytics. The indictment, whoch was unsealed on Monday, charged that...

YouTube has changed the way its autofill feature works after reports that some word combinations brought up paedophilic phrases. Over the weekend many people reported that typing "how to have" would be completed with several variations on "s*x with your kids". Other...

MOZILLA IS JOINING FORCES with Have I Been Pwned to notify users of its Firefox browser when they visit a website that has been hacked. The new feature, dubbed 'Breach Alerts', will throw up warning notifications if a user's credentials have been involved in a recent...

TESLA FOUNDER Elon Musk recently wagered $50m that he'd be able to build the world's biggest battery within 100 days. It appears that the Tesla boss has won that bet, having helped officials in South Australia build a battery big enough to stop energy blackouts. State...

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Uber is facing government scrutiny around the world in the wake of its admission it concealed a massive data breach affecting 57 million drivers and passengers. The $68bn ride-hailing company acknowledged Tuesday that hackers had stolen the personal information in...

  One of the best things about Apple Watch is how the watch face makes so much data so immediately glanceable. That's thanks to the watchOS take on "complications", They're hyper-dense and provide immediate access to a wealth of information. I've become so...

The new iMac Pro set to release month will be Apple’s fastest Mac by a country mile. With 18 CPU cores, Radeon Vega graphics, and 128GB of RAM, there isn’t much Apple’s newest all-in-one won’t be able to do. But a recent discovery by Apple code spelunker Steven...

I led Facebook’s efforts to fix privacy problems on its developer platform in advance of its 2012 initial public offering. What I saw from the inside was a company that prioritized data collection from its users over protecting them from abuse. As the world...

Our devices consume our time and dilute our social interactions. Not long ago, tech was the coolest industry. Everybody wanted to work at Google, Facebook and Apple. But over the past year the mood has shifted. Some now believe tech is like the tobacco industry —...

The Galaxy Note 8 is an incredible phone. Back when I reviewed it for PCWorld I gave it the highest possible score and raved about its display, still the greatest I’ve seen in Android phone. The dual camera delivered impressive portraits and lush landscapes, and the...

What makes the place you live in your neighbourhood your home? I’ve lived in inner-north Melbourne for most of my life. It’s home to a thriving arts scene: grass-roots theatre companies like La Mama, independent publishers like Scribe Publications and Black Inc.,...