Russia test-fires Crimea electricity turbine despite EU sanctions

Russia's energy ministry said it had conducted the first test of a German-made electricity turbine that was installed in Crimea in contravention of European sanctions.Russian annexed Crimea from Ukra…

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich quits company over relationship with staff

Chipmaker Intel has announced that its chief executive, Brian Krzanich, is stepping down with immediate effect because of "a violation of Intel's non-fraternisation policy".He had been in the post si…

Instagram reaches a billion active-user mark, to challenge YouTube with new video feature

Instagram said Wednesday it now has more than one billion active users, as it unveiled a new long-form video feature in a bid to attract "creators" like those on YouTube.It becomes the fourth Faceboo…

$32 million in digital money stolen from South Korea's Bithumb by hackers

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said 35 billion won ($31.5 million) worth of virtual coins were stolen by hackers, the second local exchange targeted in just over a week as cyber thieves…

Visa's service blackout affected more than five million payments

Payment systems giant Visa said on Tuesday that a massive technical glitch earlier this month had affected 5.2 million card transactions, almost half of which were in Britain.Visa, revealing the deta…

IBM's machine debates with humans

On a stage in San Francisco, IBM's Project Debater spoke, listened and rebutted a human's arguments in what was described as a groundbreaking display of artificial intelligence.The machine drew from …

African inventor's device wins Africa Engineering prize for bloodless malaria test

A Ugandan inventor has won a major prize for a device which tests for malaria without drawing blood.Brian Gitta, 24, won the Royal Academy of Engineering's Africa Prize for a device that detects tell…

Parents of dead girl arrested in French cold case after DNA lead

French police have reportedly arrested a couple 31 years after their daughter was found dead, in a cold case revived through DNA evidence.The body of the girl, who was unidentified, was found by the …

Apple to close iPhone security loophole used by police

Apple says it is to change the default settings of its iPhone to stop hackers and others unlocking devices without proper legal authorisation.The move will also make it more difficult for police to u…

Vietnam parliament approve sweeping cyber security law

Vietnamese lawmakers on Tuesday approved a sweeping cyber security law which could compel Facebook and Google to take down critical posts within 24 hours, as space for debate is crushed inside the Co…

Job application tool PageUp suspects data breach

A firm that manages millions of job applications around the world suspects it has suffered a data breach.PageUp's software is used for recruitment, but also salary information, bank details, tax numb…

Britain's supply of electric cars at risk from Brexit

Britain risks a shortage of electric cars after Brexit as carmakers will lose an incentive to sell low-emission vehicles there, a Brussels-based think-tank warned.Because British sales will no longer…

MH17 accident struck by Russian-owned missile - Investigators report

Prosecutors investigating the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 said on Thursday they had identified the missile used to shoot down the plane as coming from a Russia…

Search for missing Malaysia plane MH370 to end next week

A private search by a U.S. firm for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing in 2014 in one of the world's biggest aviation mysteries, will end on Tuesday, Malaysian Transport Minister Anth…

SpaceX rocket blasts off water-tracking satellite duo

A SpaceX rocket on Tuesday blasted off a duo of sports car-sized satellites built by the US and Germany to reveal changes in sea level rise, ice melt and drought on Earth."Three, two, one, liftoff!" …

Facebook boss to apologise to European Parliament over data scandal

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg will say sorry to the European Parliament on Tuesday, pledging that the social media giant has learned hard lessons from a massive breach of users' personal data.Zucker…

China satellite heralds first mission to dark side of Moon

China launched on Monday a relay satellite that will allow a rover to communicate with the Earth from the far side of the Moon during an unprecedented mission later this year.The Queqiao ("Magpie Bri…

Cambridge Analytica files for voluntary bankruptcy in US

British political consulting group Cambridge Analytica filed for voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York, court documents showed.The firm, whose attorney filed late Wednes…

Man killed by exploding vape pen when shards of glass embedded in his skull

A man has died from a ?projectile wound to the head' after his vape pen exploded then set him on fire.Tallmadge D'Elia, 38, died on May 5 in St Petersburg, Florida, and is believed to be the first pe…

Facebook suspends 200 apps over data misuse investigation

Facebook Inc has so far suspended around 200 apps in the first stage of its review into apps that had access to large quantities of user data, in a response to a scandal around political consultancy …