A European Commission order requiring Apple Inc (AAPL.O) to pay $13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in taxes on Tuesday drew swift and angry rebukes from the Obama administration and lawmakers in Congress, while re-igniting calls for international tax reform.

Iran has announced it has completed the first phase of its plan to operate a "national internet".

The European Union on Tuesday ordered Apple to pay a record 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland, saying deals allowing the US tech giant to pay almost no tax were illegal.

Taxi-hailing company Uber has suspended its service in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Social media giant Facebook has overhauled the Trending feature on its site to make posts more automated after claims of left-wing bias.

Popular messaging service WhatsApp said it would start sharing users' phone numbers with parent Facebook Inc, marking a notable shift in its stance on privacy.

Apple Inc issued a patch on Thursday to fix a dangerous security flaw in iPhones and iPads after researchers discovered that a prominent United Arab Emirates dissident's phone had been targeted with a previously unknown method of hacking.

The US has confirmed it is finally ready to cede power of the internet’s naming system, ending the almost 20-year process to hand over a crucial part of the internet's governance.

Intel has announced that one of its factories will start making smartphone chips based on designs by the UK-based firm ARM.

Ford has said it will mass-produce a fully autonomous self-driving car without a steering wheel by 2021.

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.