An early test of Hyperloop - a proposed high-speed transport system - accelerates a sled to 116 mph (187km/h) in 1.1 seconds.

Telephone and broadband provider Talktalk saw profits more than halve following a hack attack on its systems last October.

Google announces plans to ban ads from so-called payday lenders, in a move the company hopes will limit what it calls a "harmful" industry.

A series of ransomware attacks on the House of Representatives leads US Congress to ban members from using Yahoo Mail, according to a leaked email.

Prominent online video star Hank Green defends YouTube in a row over the way the site treats musicians.

A hardcore fetish forum has been hacked, exposing more than 100,000 user account details, according to a prominent security researcher.

India is introducing legislation to ban any maps or satellite images of the country unless they are approved by government.

A blogger in New York uses public data to prove that the New York Police Department ticketed thousands of cars that were actually parked legally.