Two computing pioneers are among 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour awarded to individuals in the US.
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Profile : Ginni Rometty
Ginni Rometty is the current chairwoman, president and first female CEO of IBM.
International Men’s Day: Suicide rates are highest among men aged 45-59
International Men's Day, an annual event held on 19 November to raise awareness of issues affecting men around the world, this year focused on the worryingly high rate of male suicide, with the number of men taking their own lives up to three times higher globally...
Uber opens AI lab to help power future of self-driving cars
Ride-sharing service Uber has created its own AI division, which it hopes will help push the firm towards the roll out of self-driving cars.
Amazon moves to stop fake items being sold on its website
Amazon has announced it will crack down on the sale of counterfeit goods on its Marketplace website.
Turkey blocks access to Twitter, WhatsApp and Facebook
Turkey has blocked Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube, according to censorship monitoring site, Turkey Blocks.
Amazon workers forced to sleep in tents, reports claim
Amazon faces accusations of fostering "intolerable working conditions" at a Scottish warehouse, following reports that some workers are camped in tents outside depots in order to save money commuting.
Uber’s self-driving trial hits red light in San Francisco
Uber's self-driving car experiment has ended in San Francisco, after transport regulators yanked the registration of the Volvos being used in the unauthorised trials.
Profile: Joan Clarke
Although she was one of the earliest women to forge a fully-fledged career in tech, many may know Joan Clarke best as the one-time fiancee to Alan Turing, portrayed by Keira Knightley in 2014 film The imitation Game. Clarke was much more than just Turing's friend and...
Science Museum walks children through the rich history of mathematics
A mathematical gallery has opened as a permanent exhibit at London's Science Museum, designed to drive up interest in STEM subjects through a range of historically significant artifacts.