White House backs down on US government shutdown threat
US President Donald Trump is backing down on his threat to shut down the government after Democrats refused to grant him the funding to build the wall he wants on the border with Mexico.
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Facebook’s data-sharing deals exposed
Facebook has been caught on the back foot again over its data privacy practices, following an investigation by the New York Times.
Japan ‘to leave whaling commission to resume hunting’
Japan plans to leave the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to resume commercial hunting, media reports say.
Students blamed for university and college cyber-attacks
A security analysis of cyber-attacks against universities and colleges in the UK has discovered staff or students could often be responsible, rather than organised crime or hacking groups.
What’s behind China’s space programme expansion
China is a relative late-bloomer when it comes to the world of space exploration.
Trump ready for US shutdown to last ‘for years’
US President Donald Trump has said he is prepared for a partial shutdown of the US government - now entering its third week - to last years.
Japanese magazine apologises over university ‘sex listing’
A Japanese men's magazine has had to issue an apology after publishing a list ranking universities on how easy it is to convince female students to have sex at drinking parties.
Skin printer wipes years from your face
A handheld printer for the face and hands is on show at the CES tech expo in Las Vegas.
US government shutdown leaves websites insecure
The ongoing US government shutdown is leaving dozens of official websites insecure or inaccessible.
Millions of Chinese CVs exposed on cloud server
A database containing resumes of more than 200 million Chinese people has been found exposed online.
