YouTube has just spoke out against its "dislike mobs." Here's our guide on what dislike spam really is, how YouTube aims to fight it, and what individual creators can do about it in the meantime.

In a major blow to Facebook's ambitions to more closely interknit its Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram apps, a German regulator has ruled that the social media giant must seek users' explicit consent before combining their data across its various apps.

This past Monday was Internet Safety Day, and to celebrate, Google is dedicating the week to producing a series of articles on its blog, aimed at protecting users with advice and tools. We check the advice Google gives for staying safe online and protecting your accounts

While Apple's iPhone revenues declined 15 percent from the prior year, all other products and services' revenue grew 19 percent. There's a reason Tim Cook is proud of Apple's 1.4-billion-strong active install base – it's core to the company's service-led future.

Parenting in the internet age is tough. And Facebook's track record with how it treats younger users should be enough to concern any parent. This week alone, Facebook was found to be paying teenage users for access to their data, and its track record is little better.

Apple has revoked Facebook's permissions to create and operate employee-only internal applications. The social media giant's

YouTube has a announced a shake-up of the way that it promotes videos in its channels. The streaming site has promised to clamp down on unsolicited recommendations of conspiracy theory videos – deemed "borderline content" – citing concerns about the spread of false information.

Users of Apple FaceTime have uncovered a serious privacy issue this week, with the ability to listen in and even potentially

Mark Zuckerberg has decreed that employees of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram need to prioritize unifying the communications infrastructure behind the three apps, making chatting with other users across each app easier, and potentially making Facebook more money.

From blocking your most hated artist on Spotify to robots delivering your groceries, Donald Trump losing pounds overnight and making thousands of dollars from virtual farming, a lot has happened in the last seven days. We take a look at what you might have missed.

Google has been slapped with a record €50 million fine by the French data protection watchdog, CNIL, for breaking the GDPR rules. Specifically, Google has been taken to task for failing to disclose how it used user data when selling personalized adverts.

New leaks might have revealed the design and some of the internals of the iPad Mini 5. Released by a Chinese Twitter user seemingly with access to Apple prototypes and pre-production models, the new iPad Mini 5 images reveal another case of evolutionary design changes for Apple.

Apple's wireless charging mat, the AirPower, is finally going into production after almost two years of delays. According to sources familiar with the Apple supply chain, the AirPower is being made by two Chinese companies, both of whom are already Apple contractors.

Facebook is investigating billionaire Democrat donor Reid Hoffman's News for Democracy company for improper political advertising practice on the social media site. The group's pages posted political adverts without going through Facebook oversight or informing users.

You could be forgiven for thinking that Google's Assistant is already on most devices – to date it works with more than 10,000 products, according to the company. However, this week at the Consumer Electronics Show, Google announced that it would be available on even more gadgets

CES , the biggest consumer electronics show on the planet, has dropped a bombshell early on, with the revelation that Samsung is working closely with its long-term rival, Apple, to bring an iTunes app to the latest Samsung TVs, plus to 2018 models via a firmware update.

Leaked renders have revealed that the next iPhone might have an unusual and potentially controversial triple camera arrangement. So, are these leaks to be believed? And, if so, are we looking at the next iPhone? Read on for more detail on the potential iPhone 11.

Though it once seemed a luxury, wearable tech has now blossomed into a must-have accessory for a wide range of consumers. Sma

After a wild 2018 that saw some of the biggest names in tech mired in controversy, let’s hope tech companies and CEOs take note of a certain time-honored tradition and resolve to be better in 2019. We round up the companies and CEOs most in need of new year's resolutions.

As we all hurtle towards Christmas Day, Facebook has delivered a festive surprise – a security breach that affects up to 6.8 millions users. The Facebook breach, which saw third-party apps given access to users’ photos without permission, is the latest in a long line of gaffes.

Apple is paying the price for taking so long to launch the HomePod and its first smart speaker is being brushed aside into obscurity by Amazon and Google's better alternatives.