Twitter fined $150m in US for selling users’ data
Twitter in the US must pay a $150m (£119m) fine after law enforcement officials accused it of illegally using users' data to help sell targeted ads. Read more
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French officials told to abandon gaming Anglicisms
France's language watchdog has told government officials to use French gaming terms instead of English ones. Read more
World’s biggest plant discovered off Australian coast
The largest known plant on Earth - a seagrass roughly three times the size of Manhattan - has been discovered off the coast of Australia. Read more
World is “cooked” if we carry on with coal, US says
The US envoy on climate change John Kerry has warned that the war in Ukraine must not be used as an excuse to prolong global reliance on coal. Read more
Apple announces buy now pay later, among iOS 16 plans
Apple is planning a buy now pay later (BNPL) service as part of its new operating system, iOS 16. Read more
Antarctica: Southern Ocean floor mapped in greatest ever detail
Scientists have made the most precise map yet of the mountains, canyons and plains that make up the floor of Antarctica's encircling Southern Ocean. Read more
Ministry of Defence acquires government’s first quantum computer
Quantum computers can make very complex calculations extremely quickly and their creators say they can solve the problems regular computers cannot. Read more
Elephant tusk ivory sold on eBay a decade after self-imposed ban
Sellers are flouting eBay's self-imposed ban on the sale of elephant ivory by listing it under pseudonyms. Read more
Frog bones found in Cambridgeshire Iron Age ditch baffle experts
Experts are baffled after finding about 8,000 ancient frog and toad bones while excavating the route of a new road. Read more
Google engineer says Lamda AI system may have its own feelings
A Google engineer says one of the firm's artificial intelligence (AI) systems might have its own feelings and says its "wants" should be respected. Read more
