Author: Tech Section

Facebook has purchased the GIF-maker Giphy and plans to make it part of the Instagram team.

More than a million Australians have downloaded a coronavirus contact tracing app within hours of it being released by the government.

A mystery hacker allegedly stole $25m (£20m) in crypto-currencies – and then returned the funds two days later.

Facebook has launched a dedicated gaming app earlier than planned, in its latest attempt to grow its presence in the online gaming world.

Apple has launched a tool that reveals changes in the travel behaviour of people who use its Maps app.

Apple and Google are jointly developing technology to alert people if they have recently come into contact with others found to be infected with coronavirus.

Google is to publicly track people’s movements over the course of the coronavirus pandemic.

The videoconferencing app Zoom has come under fresh high-level scrutiny as its popularity soars during the coronavirus pandemic.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the unregistered SIM deactivation exercise has been pushed back for a couple of months.

Data collected via the NHS’s 111 telephone service is to be mixed with other sources to help predict where ventilators, hospital beds, and medical staff will be most in need.