Tech

Fed up with the obstacle course of Lisbon's narrow roads and stairs, wheelchair user Ricardo Teixeira has taken matters into his own hands, giving disabled people the chance to fight back and instantly report violations via a phone app.

At Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, the iPhone-maker revealed new features to help customers use their Apple devices less, as iPhone "addiction" is a growing concern.

Facebook said on Friday it will remove the ‘Trending’ topics feature that compiles popular news from its social network, as it seeks to ensure users see news from trustworthy and quality sources.

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi holds court for fans and investors at a rock concert-style launch on Thursday to unveil its latest smartphone ahead of a $10 billion IPO. Though as Sue-lin Wong explains- the other big product it revealed, a VR headset, may end up as a win for Facebook in China.

A robotic bird of prey that convincingly mimics the flight of a real peregrine falcon has been developed to help tackle the problem of bird strikes at airports.

A recent police equipment fair in Beijing offers a peek into the race to supply Chinese security forces with technology to monitor and punish behavior that runs against the ruling Communist Party. As Reuters' Pei Li explains, companies are racing to outdo each others' abilities to track people.

Ever worry your devices are spying on you? Well your paranoia may be justified after a family in Portland had their private conversation recorded by Alexa on Amazon's Echo and sent it to a random contact.

CISCO's cyber intelligence unit Talos on Wednesday saying hackers have infected at least half a million routers and storage devices in dozens of countries around the world for a possible cyber attack on Ukraine next month.

Supermarkets around the world are struggling to develop a sustainable system that delivers food to customers. In the last six months three of the biggest have turned to Ocado, set up by three former Goldman Sachs bankers 18 years ago.

Artificial intelligence, or A.I., is taking center stage at Google’s developer conference this week, and Google wants you to know, it’s not something that’s just for PhDs anymore.

A Reuters survey shows that many regulators say they lack the clout and resources to enforce the European Union's new data privacy laws.

Twitter saying Thursday it found a bug that unmasked encrypted passwords in its internal log. And it's suggesting its 330 million users reset those passwords.