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Facebook has revealed that a software bug exposed the photos of up to 6.8 million users, including pictures they had not posted. It made the announcement a day after hosting its pop-up privacy experience “It’s Your...

The records of 500 million customers of the hotel group Marriott International have been involved in a data breach. The hotel chain said the guest reservation database of its Starwood division had been compromised by an...

Human urine has been used to create environmentally friendly bricks by university students in South Africa. They combined urine with sand and bacteria in a process that allows the bricks to solidify at room temperature. “It’s...

British Prime Minister Theresa May has designated the first-ever historically minister for preventing suicide. part of a £1.8 million push to decrease the number of individuals taking their own lives. This is believed to be a...

Digital currency worth around 6.7 billion yen ($60 million) has been stolen in Japan following a hacking attack, a virtual exchange operator said on Thursday. Osaka-based Tech Bureau, which operates virtual currency exchange Zaif, said its server...

Australia has ordered an investigation into the discovery of sewing needles hidden in strawberries, amid growing alarm over scares across the country. Contaminated punnets have now been reported in six states and territories. A minister called...

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has smoked marijuana live on the web during a podcast with comedian Joe Rogan. Mr. Rogan offered his guest the drug, which is legal in California, as the pair discussed tech innovation...

An Israeli teenager has fallen to his death in California’s Yosemite National Park while trying to take a selfie, reports say. Tomer Frankfurter, 18, had been on a two-month trip to the US, Israeli media quoted...

Goats can distinguish smiling human faces from frowning ones on photos, and actively seek out snapshots of happier individuals, a study said on Wednesday. Shown two pictures of the same person — one with a happy...

A theme park in France is set to deploy six “intelligent” crows to pick up rubbish and spruce up the grounds. The birds at the Puy du Fou theme park in the west of the country...