A new team of specialist police officers is being set up to investigate online hate crimes, including abuse on Twitter and Facebook.

China on Tuesday launched the world's first quantum satellite, which will help it establish "hack-proof" communications between space and the ground, state media said, the latest advance in an ambitious space program.

Twitter has reinstated a suspended account that publicised leaked personal data belonging to Democrat politicians.

The global Pokemon Go craze has prompted a slew of complaints, from memorial sites arguing it's disrespectful to play there to whole countries imposing a ban on the smartphone game.

Born in Google's shadow, Niantic strode into the spotlight with a mobile internet spin on hunting Pokemon but can the obsession with the game lead to long-term financial success?

Dutch and Kenyan scientists have designed a unique mosquito trap which uses human odour to attract the malaria-carrying insects, helping cut the number of cases dramatically, researchers said.

Almost every penny Facebook makes comes through advertising - and so any threat to that model really does put the entire company at risk.

A US couple is suing an internet mapping firm for $75,000 (£58,000) after years of "digital hell".

Researchers at University College London have taught a computer to imitate anyone's handwriting.

The official chat forum for Valve's Dota 2 game has been hit by a hack attack, a security company reports.

Facebook has fired a warning shot at ad-blocking software by making changes that will force desktop users to see adverts.

Transport bosses have defended new regulations requiring private hire drivers to pass a test in English, following criticism from Uber.

The Australian census website was shut down by what authorities said was a series of deliberate attacks from overseas hackers.

Apple has rejected accusations from Russia's state competition watchdog that it fixed iPhone prices.

A teenager who posted videos of drones firing a gun and a flamethrower is suing his university after he was expelled, the AP news agency reports.

Scientists have developed a self-destructing battery capable of dissolving when exposed to heat or liquid.

Travel disruption has hit thousands of passengers around the world, following a "system wide" computer bug at us airline Delta.

Serious security flaws that could give attackers complete access to a phone's data have been found in software used on tens of millions of Android devices.

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) unveiled its latest innovation in live captioning, developed in partnership with BBC Research & Development (BBC R&D)–a new, world-first approach that significantly reduces latency in live-captioning.

Thousands of people accused of taking part in an attempted coup have been traced via a messaging app, a senior Turkish official has told Reuters.