Technology

The social media giant Facebook is facing new scrutiny over the way it moderates potentially harmful or dangerous content, after its secret guidelines for staff and moderates were leaked to the press, revealing huge inconsistencies over issues like violence, sexual images and hate speech. The company says with such a diverse global community there will…

From Dumfries and Galloway to Colchester in Essex, hospitals and NHS trusts across the country have been thrown into chaos by a massive cyber hack.

Artificial Intelligence – once the stuff of science fiction, it’s now becoming a reality across our society. Healthcare is one area where doctors believe AI could transform the way patients are treated – so could it be a saviour for the cash strapped NHS?

This Google executive was desperately unhappy despite his success, so he decided to find the equation for happiness.

Jacquelyn Guderley, co-founder of Stemettes a social enterprise supporting young women into the science, technology, engineering and maths industries, and Merici Vinton, co-founder of Ada’s list, an online community that aims to connect and support women in tech.

Passwords used by Donald Trump’s incoming cyber security advisor Rudy Giuliani and 13 other top staff members have been leaked in mass hacks, a Channel 4 News investigation can reveal.

Channel 4 News reveals a cottage industry producing fake online news stories from an unexpected location. But who is behind them and what motivates them?

Joining us is Ella Whelan, assistant editor at Spiked Online, who doesn’t want to see news regulated by social media host sites. Claire Wardle, an academic at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism, dedicates her research to verifying sources and understanding the algorithms that make the spread of fake news online possible.

They’re young, they’re smart and they’re tech-savvy, but could they be heading to Germany? Amid all the uncertainty about doing business and working in post-Brexit Britain, Berlin is over here, trying to lure tech sector talent over there.

Tim Peake becomes the first “official” British astronaut to carry out a spacewalk at the International Space Station.

Tim Peake is set to become the first British astronaut to join the crew of the International Space Station after blasting off on a rocket from Kazakhstan.