Sally Bercow’s Lord McAlpine tweet was libel
A tweet published by Sally Bercow about Tory peer Lord McAlpine was libellous, the High Court has ruled. Amid widespread speculation about his identity, she…
Yahoo to buy Tumblr for £723 million
Yahoo has agreed a deal to buy the blogging service Tumblr for £723 million ($1.1 billion). Yahoo’s chief executive Marissa Mayer said that as part…
Your email account hacked? Heres what to do
Your email account did not accepting your password- or a friend wants to know why you are sending out emails with nothing in it, but…
Cern to recreate first web pages
A team at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) has launched a project to re-create the first web page.The aim is to preserve the…
Google searches may predict market moves
The volume of Google searches for finance related terms may predict moves in markets more research suggests.As the search volume on generic terms such as…
3D printing- is it overhyped?
Since 3D printing hit the world and machines have made it affordable for ordinary people, there has been no end of hype about what is…
Twitter launches #musicservice with artist recommendations
Twitter has unveiled a new music app which will recommend tracks based on who you follow on the social network.Songs can be played directly in…
British Library to store every UK website
The British Library and four other “legal deposit libraries’” will have the right to collect and store everything that is published online in the UK.It…
European data watchdogs combine to target Google over privacy policies
Six European data protection agencies are combining a joint legal action over Google’s privacy policies.The threat comes as a four month deadline to change the…
Google fined $7 million for Street View data collections
Google has agreed to pay a $7 million (£4.6 million) fine for collecting people’s personal data without authorisation as part of its Street View service.In…