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Did you call a transsexual person “he” or “she” when they preferred to be called “zhe?” According to a newly updated anti-discrimination law in New York City, you could be fined an eye-watering $250,000. In the latest, astonishing act of

Milo Yiannopoulos’s favourite Welsh pub, the Brecon Beacons-based Blackcock Inn, found itself accused of racist language after complaints on Facebook led to its business page being shut down.

A front-page report in The Independent has confirmed that Twitter will continue to “wage war” against individuals they label as trolls as the platform becomes increasingly politicised.

Following a landmark case in Germany, the country’s federal court has ruled that a man must delete all nude images and videos of an ex-girlfriend, even if he had never shared them with anyone nor had plans to.

A massive security issue has darkened Christmas for PC gamers, with an unknown number of users’ accounts on mega digital games retailer Steam being compromised.

YouTube’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., is taking on T-Mobile in another battle of the net neutrality war.

Facebook’s attempt to introduce “Free Basics,” an internet service for low-income Indians that only offered access to Facebook and a number of the site’s partners, has been blocked by regulators.

The Federal Trade Commission has just released an Enforcement Policy Statement regarding the use of “Deceptively Formatted” ads. In doing so, it may have beheaded the concept of sponsored content advertising with a single stroke.

With little fanfare, the Department of Homeland Security has updated Transportation Security Agency protocols to make it harder for travelers to opt out of airport body scanners. “While passengers may generally decline AIT [Advanced Imagery Technology] screening in favor of

Jim Edwards, the founding editor of Business Insider UK, has been forced to delete a tweet after Bank of America claimed he violated their copyright. In a post on Business Insider, Edwards said the bank sent him an email informing him

Computer-determined inmate release in Washington state has come to a screeching halt after the discovery of a computer error that led to the DOC releasing state prisoners prematurely.

A New Zealand judge has ruled that the MegaUpload owner Kim Dotcom, along with three of his colleagues, will be eligible for extradition to the United States

Science fiction has considered the question of artificial intelligence since the very beginning — what is the subject of Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking novel Frankenstein if not an artificial intelligence, made from organic parts instead of metal?

You better watch out, you better not cry… because these reindeer are painted stealth-black and almost certainly sport some sort of fear sensor. In a nod to holiday cheer, Boston Dynamics has released a video that may be slightly more horrifying

At 12:01 a.m. local time on Dec. 24 around the world, the Beatles’ music will be available for streaming from a wide range of outlets, a representative announced Wednesday.

In ancient times, before smartphones, custom ringtones were all the rage. If you were particularly wealthy and successful and one of life’s winners, you could even purchase a custom video ringtone.