Amazon pulls hoverboards over safety fears
Concerns over exploding batteries leads retailer to remove self-balancing scooters, demanding proof from manufacturers that products meet safety standards Amazon…
VTech hack: man held in Berkshire after probe into toy firm database breach
A 21-year-old man has been arrested as part of a cybercrime investigation into computer hacking at children’s electronic toymaker VTech.…
EU agrees draft text of pan-European data privacy rules
New rules will strengthen European citizens’ privacy protections, while a controversial proposal to raise ‘age of digital consent’ to 16…
Banned and dangerous weapons found for sale on Amazon.co.uk
Banned and dangerous weapons, many of them disguised as everyday items, are being routinely and illegally sold to online shoppers…
Rocket blasts off to space station with Russian, American and Briton
A Soyuz rocket carrying a Russian, an American and a Briton blasted off on Tuesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in…