Scientists can now predict what a bird will sing next based on its thoughts
British government wants internet giants to pay a “troll tax” for the suffering their sites cause
Snapchat’s Context Cards let you book Ubers and tables
Uber and Deliveroo’s UK bosses grilled by parliament’s business committee
Twitter is working on a bookmarking tool
Zuckerberg apologises for misjudging the mood with cartoon VR tour of Puerto Rico
Clare Hollingworth, the trailblazing journalist who broke news of World War 2, is celebrated in today’s Google Doodle
Tesla electric truck: What to expect from Elon Musk’s EV lorry announcement
Google unearths evidence of large-scale Russian interference during the US election
Are algorithms making us W.E.I.R.D.?
Netflix releases a free, retro Stranger Things mobile game ahead of new season
The 8 job skills of the future: Earn more money with these skills
6 things I learned while judging a startup pitch-off
Snapchat’s drastic app redesign is set to launch next month as it desperately tries to stay on top
This Star Wars stormtrooper robot will patrol your home on the hunt for rebels
Artist “vandalises” Snapchat and Jeff Koon’s AR sculpture
Facebook Messenger Lite is finally available in the UK
Amber Rudd: “I don’t need to understand how encryption works to understand how it’s helping the criminals”
Google to scrap contentious paywall policy
How Perfect Blue predicted our 2017 tech problems
Zuckerberg hits back at Trump’s Facebook collusion claims
If the government can’t get an Uber ban right, Facebook and Google have nothing to worry about
In other ‘features we don’t need’ news, Twitter now lets you have 50 characters in your display name
Instagram launches “kindness stickers” and now gives you more control over your comments
How To Change the Ghost on Snapchat
Twitter explains why it’s one rule for Trump and another for you
Man United chief claims Facebook and Amazon could be eyeing up Premier League rights
Microsoft and Facebook’s Marea subsea cable is finally complete
Facebook will now track what shops you visit offline to target you with ads online
Jazz meets voyeurism in Cosmo D’s phantasmagorical The Norwood Suite
“Infinite” phone storage thanks to Gigabit LTE
The UK government wants to force Google and Facebook to take terrorist content seriously. Good luck with that
Amazon wants to put an Echo on your face with a range of Alexa-powered smart glasses
Welcome to the digital arts festival that’s literally underground
Over 35? You might be too old to work in tech
Amazon “reviewing” algorithms that promoted bomb materials
EU project claims Google and Facebook have too much power over our data
Facebook’s algorithms “let advertisers directly target racists”
Study finds Reddit’s ban of toxic subreddits worked in curbing hate speech
UK students’ phones waste over two weeks’ school time per year
This AI claims to know whether you’re gay or straight from a single photo
An American city is offering to rename itself “Amazon” to tempt Jeff Bezos in
Mozilla has a cunning new way of making you care about privacy
Fake Russian accounts spent $100k on ads ahead of Trump’s 2016 presidential election win
Best books 2018: The best classic books to read this year
Make your friends’ eyes bleed with colourful Facebook comments
Best tech podcasts of 2018: 10 best technology podcasts to download
WhatsApp is trialling a paid-for version of its app
Opera and Vivaldi founder accuses Google of misusing power – calls for company to be regulated
Whether it’s for restaurants or Trump, bots have gotten pretty good at shilling
Posted by Abigail Beall on October 11, 2017 
