Uber shutdown demanded by Hungarian taxi drivers
Hungarian taxi drivers say they have to pay more taxes than Uber.
Facebook launches EU-wide campaign to counter extremist posts
Facebook launches Initiative for Civil Courage Online campaign to stop extremist posts.
Samsung's next fitness tracker images leaked
Samsung's next fitness wearable may allow users to wear it on the wrist and chest.
Japan: Toshiba robot to help clean up radiation-filled Fukushima nuclear power plant
The Toshiba robot can clear the Fukushima power plant so humans are not exposed to harmful radiation.
Donald Trump wants Apple to make iPhones, iPads in US
Republican presidential candidate seeks other tech companies to do the same and bring back lost jobs.
Call of Duty: Video game publisher sued in France over depiction of Angolan rebel Jonas Savimbi
Savimbi's family in France says the freedom fighter has been portrayed as a "barbarian" in the highly popular game.
US government's new spying programme meets privacy standards claims NSA
NSA's Civil Liberties and Privacy Office says new system contains eight privacy safeguards.
Wikipedia: George Bush, Adolf Hitler and Britney Spears pages among most edited
Online encyclopaedia which turns 15, has been edited 808,187,367 times since its launch.
Skype rolls out real-time translation services
Microsoft has rolled out real-time translation features to Skype for all Windows users.
Uber fined $7.6bn in California for failure to report driver data
Uber to pay fine pending appeal against California Public Utilities Commission decision.
Obama administration proposes $4bn boost for driverless cars
US Department of Transport has proposed a decade-long plan to introduce driverless cars on American roads.
Apple's Siri can beatbox in different accents
Siri can now entertain you with its beatboxing skills.
Apple boss Tim Cook at loggerheads with US government over encryption back doors
Cook said that protection of all forms of data is vital, including sensitive information like medical records.
Epic Games apologises to Muslim professor for barring him as his name was same as one on US blacklist
Muhammad Zakir Khan attempted to sign up for Paragon, but received an unusual message from the company.
Teenagers hack into US intelligence director James Clapper's email, phone account
The hackers accessed Clapper's Verizon account and forwarded incoming calls to the Free Palestine Movement.
Taxi App Uber gets $2bn financing boost from Chinese investors
The company's Chinese unit has been valued at $7bn
Paris to develop world's biggest technology startup incubator
Halle Freyssinet hopes to attract national and international tech companies.
BuzzFeed breaks UK ad rules with misleading write-up
ASA says article titled 14 Laundry Fails was a promotional piece paid for by the dye brand Dylon.
Periscope videos will now automatically play within Twitter
The feature will be rolled out to iOS users in a few days, while Android users are left waiting.
Starbucks, Walgreens add Visa Checkout as payment option, Walmart to follow suit
The digital service was introduced by Visa in 2014 and 250,000 merchants now accept payments through it.
Self-driving cars to get a boost from the Obama administration
President Barack Obama is expected to attend the Detroit auto show on 20 January.
What is Peach? Everything you need to know about the latest social media craze
From the founder of Vine comes this messaging app that offers a mix of Facebook, WhatsApp and Snapchat.
Nasa forms new defence office to protect Earth from asteroids
The Planetary Defence Coordination Office will monitor threats from incoming asteroids.
Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos back start-up to develop blood test that can detect early stage cancer
The technology giants will invest in a new start-up.
Google's first doodle of 2016 celebrates monarch butterflies
Google celebrates the 41st anniversary of the discovery of the mountain of butterflies with its first doodle of 2016.
Tesla Motors modifies autopilot feature and introduces Summon app
The Summon feature enables drivers to remotely operate the car's autopilot system.
Louis Vuitton sues Chinese counterfeit online sellers
Louis Vuitton files lawsuit against three Chinese online counterfeiters.
UK: Oxford Research Group warns of drone-led terrorist attacks
Drones converted into flying bombs could potentially target nuclear power stations.
iPhone 7 could get rid of headphone jack and go wireless
Rumoured iPhone 7 expected to replace audio jack with wireless headphones.
ISS: Tim Peake to be first British astronaut to perform spacewalk
Peake and Nasa astronaut to step out of ISS to replace solar unit.
