Trump: Softbank to invest $50bn in US businesses

President-elect Donald Trump says Japanese tech firm Softbank will invest $50bn in US businesses.

Google data centres to be 100% renewable-powered by 2017

Google reveals it is on track to offset 100% of data centre and office electricity use…

Samsung triumphs over Apple in US Supreme Court patent row

US Supreme Court rules in favour of Samsung in patent dispute with Apple over iPhone design.

You can now turn off Instagram comments (or will be able to very soon)

Instagram updates its safety features to allow you to turn off comments for individual posts for…

‘Millions of Dailymotion account details taken’

More than 85 million accounts at video sharing site Dailymotion have been hacked, Leakedsource says.

Call for privacy probes over Cayla doll and i-Que toys

The makers of two popular smart toys are accused of violating child data protection rules.

EU criticises tech firms for slow action on hate speech

Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are falling short of a commitment to tackle hate speech quickly, suggests…

Facial scan app wants to get to know you

Augmented reality app Blippar can now recognise the faces of 70,000 public figures.