Facebook said Wednesday that it's making three changes to stop housing, employment and credit-related ads on its network that discriminate based on personal attributes.

Employees at the social media giant will now receive bereavement leave, paid leave to care for an ill relative and paid family sick time.

A fire broke out at a Samsung SDI factory in China this week when faulty, discarded batteries ignited, setting trash and other items ablaze.

With dozens of greatest hits albums released since his death, it was thought that Bob Marley's back catalogue had been exhausted. But a rundown former hotel in an unfashionable corner of north-west London has thrown up a treasure trove of previously lost recordings.

In a ban spanning several lifetimes and then some, the third-party Counter-Strike tournament service ESEA has banned a user until 3016 for allegedly harassing a minor.

Twitter knows it has a problem with online abuse, and now it's announced three more changes to help users deal with it.

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Australia's home grown streaming service is finally shaping up as a worthy Netflix rival, as they prepare to fend off Amazon Prime's big push.

Nuheara's earbuds were designed to cancel outside noise while listening to music, but the company is now exploring how they might help people distinguish voices in noisy environments as well.

Uber Technologies is speeding ahead with plans for flying cars, which could zoom among urban centers such as Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Oakland, by hiring a NASA veteran who has presented research about the possibilities.

Sick of nagging or unhelpful retail staff? Amazon might be here to help.

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At this point, Snap's share sale looks closer to mimicking Twitter's stumbles than Facebook's ascendance.

How America's most prolific tweeters send conservative political messages constantly, even when they're sleeping.

TV maker Vizio has been accused of secretly collecting - and selling - data about its customers' locations, demographics and viewing habits.

Adopting a first-person perspective and refocusing the narrative after a succession of bloated, tiresome sequels, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard marks a return to horror, suspense and claustrophobia.

What do you do when your hotel is fully booked and your guests are being locked out of their rooms?

The days of TV journalists and photographers using helicopters to get a bird's eye view are fast fading. Drones, big and small, are increasingly being used to get stunning aerial images most of us thought were out of reach.

Parts of Australia's farming industry are rushing to recruit a new generation of tech-savvy graduates as the sector swaps its bucolic past for a future of drones, robots and automated sensors.

Music over Bluetooth is rubbish. Right? Wrong.

Free Wi-Fi is a windfall, but you do have to care about security when you're out and about. Here's how to surf safely, on any device.