Russian security companies given the green light to hack WhatsApp, Skype and Facebook Messenger
Attempts to crack communication apps' encryption coincides with FSB plan to monitor all internet traffic in Russia
Facebook buys hardware designer Nascent Objects
Facebook buys company behind modular consumer electronics platform to add to Building 8 research programme
Facebook in games development deal with Unity Technologies
Facebook deal will put it up against Microsoft, Valve and Google
Salesforce buys Quip for $582m in direct challenge to Microsoft Office 365
Salesforce to take on Microsoft and Google with Quip cloud collaboration purchase
Google and Facebook deploying copyright scanning technology to stamp out 'extremist' views
But they don't want to talk about it…
Facebook drives into neural-network-based AI with DeepText
Comprehension engine can understand the context of posts, claims Facebook
Microsoft and Facebook to lay huge private undersea cable across the Atlantic
4,100-mile cable will be completed in October 2017 with a capacity of 160Tbps
Looking for a career change? Facebook's Oculus division is hiring VR experts in London
Former Google engineer Mike LeBeau wants to beef-up his 12-man Oculus team in London
Facebook's Zuckerberg believes AI will 'become better than humans at core senses'
Computers will be better than people at seeing, hearing and language in five to 10 years, says Zuckerberg
Encryption backdoors will be abused by criminals, warns Ross Anderson
Cambridge University's Ross Anderson compares Apple vs FBI case to recent Juniper hack, and calls for international co-operation concerning government data requests
Facebook unveils bot chat tool for Messenger and opens API to all
Idea is to let people interact with businesses without need for human presence
Google Captchas caught out by security researchers
Captchas surprisingly easy to crack with a bit of AI, and lackadaisical cookie and browser checks
Facebook, Wikipedia and the dark future of zero-rated content
Net neutrality may be upheld by law - but for how long, as "business" comes a-knocking?
The FBI's spat with Apple is of major significance to privacy
Kathryn Wynn, senior associate at Pinsent Masons, argues that what the FBI is asking Apple to do could set a dangerous precedent, and risks pushing the boundaries of what is a justifiable invasion of privacy
Big data in big numbers - it's time to forget the 'three Vs' and look at real-world figures
The term 'big data' has lost its meaning, says Sean Jackson, who offers some numbers to explain its impact in the here and now
France orders Facebook to stop tracking non-users or risk fines
Company also still using Safe Harbour framework to oversee data transfers
The 5 best TED Talks for IT professionals
Computing presents a rundown of the most relevant TED Talks for senior IT people
AI can help humanity solve the world's 'hard problems', claims Eric Schmidt
Google chairman believes AI can solve challenges like climate change and tech firms need to work together to make it happen
UK government plans to weaken encryption 'threatens way of life, privacy and economic stability', warns Apple
'Strong encryption is vital to protecting innocent people from malicious actors,' Apple says in evidence released by Investigatory Powers Bill Joint Committee
Mark Zuckerberg plans to build his own AI personal assistant
'You can think of it kind of like Jarvis in Iron Man,' says Facebook chief
How to keep your little gamers safe online
Mark James, security specialist at ESET, gives nine tips on how to protect children online this Christmas
Converged infrastructure firm Nutanix files for $200m IPO
Public market investors may be wary as Nutanix is valued at $2bn but isn't profitable
What will the new EU data protection rules mean for US businesses?
Google could face fines of $2.6bn if it breaks the new EU data protection laws and big changes are likely both inside and outside of Europe
What if we could demand something in return for our personal data?
A look at the drivers behind the nascent personal information economy
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