Backpage boss says sex charge ‘illegal’ October 9, 2016 techengine comments (10) The general counsel for Craig Ferrer calls the actions of the California and Texas attorneys general “an election-year stunt”.
Turkey blocks web drives after email leak October 9, 2016 techengine comments (8) Access to online storage systems, including DropBox, GitHub and Microsoft OneDrive, was blocked in Turkey on Saturday.
Cybathlon: Battle of the bionic athletes October 9, 2016 techengine comments (8) Sixty six teams take part in the first Cybathlon: a competition that highlights how tech can help people with disabilities.
How France’s TV5 was almost destroyed by ‘Russian hackers’ October 9, 2016 techengine comments (7) A powerful cyber-attack came close to destroying a French TV network, its director-general tells the BBC.
NSPCC warns YouTubers over fan relationships October 8, 2016 techengine comments (11) The NSPCC warns that “blurred boundaries” between prominent YouTube stars and their viewers can put young people at risk.
Facebook paid £4.1m in UK tax last year October 8, 2016 techengine comments (9) Facebook says it paid £4.16m in corporation tax in the UK last year, a sharp increase on the previous year, when there was an outcry at how little it had paid.