Thursday, 2 June 2016

Facebook uses AI to understand posts

Facebook has developed AI software to help understand what people are talking about in posts to the social network.

Russian hackers held over $25m theft

Russia arrests 50 people accused of using malware to steal more than 1.7bn roubles from bank accounts.

Lawsuit against models website revived

A lawsuit against a modelling website, alleging that it failed to warn members about rapists using the site, is revived by a US court.

VIDEO: Virtual reality app simulates dementia

A virtual reality app aims to provide a sense of what it is like to live with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

Facebook sticks by Gawker attack funder

Facebook says the billionaire who is helping people sue Gawker Media - threatening the publisher's future - will stay on its board.

VIDEO: Could Brexit mean higher roaming costs?

Could leaving the EU cost you more to use your phone abroad? Rory Cellan-Jones has been finding out.

Wednesday, 1 June 2016

Web giants pledge to tackle online hate

Microsoft, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook pledge to remove hate speech within 24 hours, as they back an EU code of conduct.