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One in eight porn videos promoted to first-time users of the UK’s leading adult sites are labelled with text describing sexually violent acts, according to a study. It analysed titles and descriptions…

Cortana, Microsoft’s virtual assistant designed to compete with Apple’s Siri and Google’s Assistant, is to be retired on mobile. Instead it will focus on offering productivity help in Windows 10, Outlook and…

The NHS has promised transparency in any future deals with US data firm Palantir after the coronavirus pandemic. It follows a lawsuit by Open Democracy which accused the NHS of “sneaking through”…

‘Fake’ accounts claiming to be Amazon workers have been praising their working conditions on Twitter. Votes are currently being counted in Alabama to decide whether Amazon warehouse workers will form a union….

The US has warned it could put tariffs of up to 25% on a host of UK exports in retaliation for a UK tax on tech firms. Ceramics, make-up, overcoats, games consoles…

A cyber-attack has disrupted live broadcasts on Australia’s Channel Nine TV network, prompting concerns about the country’s vulnerability to hackers. The broadcaster said it was unable to air several shows on Sunday,…

A firm that has the registered details of more than nine million chipped pets across the UK has been accused of losing its customers’ data. Petlog is requesting that all users create…

Anyone with a smartphone that uses facial recognition will know it does not really work with a mask on. That can be frustrating – but although masks have undoubtedly thwarted the facial-recognition…

Facebook has removed a group of China-based hackers it says targeted members of the Uighur community living abroad. It said hackers used malicious websites and apps to infect devices and allow for…

A new Royal Navy surveillance ship is to be built to protect “critical” undersea cables. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned “the lights could go out” if national infrastructure was lost, and the…