Google is reportedly facing a record-breaking fine from Brussels of more than €1bn (£875m) over alleged abuse of its market dominance.EU officials are expected to announce in the coming weeks that the tech giant has been guilty of manipulating its search engine...

By the time Marshall Carpenter’s father broke down the barricaded door of his son’s apartment and physically ripped him away from his electronic devices, the 25-year-old was in a bad way. He could not bear to live a life that didn’t involve hours upon hours of...

Facebook put the safety of its content moderators at risk after inadvertently exposing their personal details to suspected terrorist users of the social network, the Guardian has learned. The security lapse affected more than 1,000 workers across 22 departments at...

GarageBand’s most recent update for macOS adds a few neat new Mac-only features, but perhaps its biggest addition is for iPad users. Now the Mac version of GarageBand can sync a cut-down version of any song with the iPad or iPhone, allowing you to add new tracks, then...

Trend Micro has discovered a new Trojan malware that is pretty nasty. The security analysts identified the malware as “ANDROIDOS_XAVIER.AXM” or Xavier for short. It is an ad library that quietly sends user data to a remote server. What makes it so nasty is the methods...

Authorities say they shut internet and telecommunications services to stop rumours during times of unrestHuman Rights Watch (HRW) has said India needs to cease "arbitrary restrictions" on internet and phone services.The organisation said state governments had imposed...

Canada's electronic spy agency said on Friday it was "very likely" that hackers will try to influence Canada's 2019 elections and it planned to advise political parties next week on how to guard against cyber threats.The Communications Security Establishment (CSE)...

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has hired two long-time Sony Pictures Television executives to expand the iPhone maker's push into original television programing, plunging deeper into a field crowded by Hollywood studios and online streaming services.Jamie Erlocht and Zack Van...

Facebook has announced details of steps it is taking to remove terrorist-related content.The move comes after growing pressure from governments for technology companies to do more to take down material such as terrorist propaganda.In a series of blog posts by senior...

Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it would buy grocer Whole Foods Market Inc for $13.7 billion in a move that gives the online retailer a physical network of stores to distribute fresh food and other goods to millennials and wealthy consumers.Amazon, whoch is known for...

En ung kvinna i Taunton, Massachusetts har dömts till dråp efter att det framkommit att hon hetsat sin pojkvän till att göra verklighet av sina självmordsplaner. Det är ett unikt rättsfall i USA, då flera experter väntade sig ett frikännande.Det var i juli 2014 som en...

The Canadian accused of helping Russian intelligence agents break into email accounts as part of a massive 2014 breach of Yahoo accounts may waive his right to fight a U.S. extradition request, his lawyer said on Friday.Karim Baratov's lawyer Amedeo DiCarlo said he is...