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David Davidson, owner of Khan Eretz Ha’Mirdafim resort, chats with a worker at the camp near Alon settlement in the occupied West Bank. (Reuters/Ronen Zvulun)

Airbnb will leave West Bank homes listed to settle suits

Arvind Ganesan, of New York-based Human Rights Watch, called Airbnb’s retreat from the decision disappointing

Popo Francis was elected in 2013 and vowed to take a “zero tolerance” approach to clerical sex abuse. (Max Rossi/Reuters)

Facebook blocks 115 accounts on eve of US election

​Facebook says it has blocked some 30 accounts on its platform and 85 more on Instagram after police warned they may be linked to ‘foreign entities’

Apple on Thursday removed an app criticised by China for allowing protesters in Hong Kong to track police. (AFP)

Apple unveils new premium iPhone XS, health features for watch

The California tech giant revealed its iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, updating the top-of-the line handsets released a year earlier

“One of my top priorities for 2018 is to prevent misuse of Facebook,” Mark Zuckerberg said on his own Facebook page.

Facebook promises to fix you up and protect your privacy

Mark Zuckerberg said the social network will soon include a new dating feature – while vowing to make privacy protection its top priority

Technology will not just help us communicate better and give us bolder and brighter screens. It is promising to help us lead more productive lives.

Tech a new religion at consumer gadget extravaganza

Tech is the new religion, offering hope of salvation in a troubled world as industry leaders converge in Las Vegas this week

Silicon Valley elite honour Apple founder Steve Jobs

Silicon Valley elite honour Apple founder Steve Jobs

Actor Stephen Fry has joined Silicon Valley nobility in paying tribute to Apple’s Steve Jobs at a memorial service held at Stanford University.

Silicon Valley elite honour Apple founder Steve Jobs

Apple founder Steve Jobs dies from cancer, aged 56

US President Obama, Bill Gates and thousands of people across the world have paid tribute to Apple founder Steve Jobs, who has died aged just 56.

Internet takes “distance-learning” to the Amazon

The internet is letting a school sprout in the Amazon where teachers tend not to linger due to harsh living conditions and a scarcity of students.

Cyber scams rife at social networks

Social networks are "lucrative hot beds" for cyber scams as crooks endeavor to dupe users online, a Microsoft security report revealed on Thursday.

Fusion of work and play shapes Lenovo laptops

Chinese computer colossus Lenovo is infusing its leading business laptops with more fun features as internet age lifestyles mesh work with play.

Tablets on tap at major gadget fest

Tablet computers will lead a host of "smart" gadgets in the Nevada desert this week at the Consumer Electronics Show.

Firefox backs ‘Do Not Track’ with online stealth

As concern about online privacy grows, Mozilla is promising to let people cloak internet activity in free Firefox web-browsing software.

Google unveils faster internet search

Google unveils faster internet search

Google is giving web searchers the thrill of speed with a turbocharged engine that displays suggested web links as fast as a person can type.

Smooth-talking hackers test skills on technology titans

Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks.

Film technology to shine at Academy Awards

No matter which film wins the Oscar for visual effects at next month’s Academy Awards ceremony, software savants at Autodesk will be taking a bow.

Apple unveils new tablet computer, the iPad

Steve Jobs on Wednesday revealed Apple’s latest must-have device, a touchscreen tablet computer anointed the "iPad".

Internet age re-inventing the music business

Music and internet worlds merged on Friday on San Francisco’s posh Nob Hill as insiders brainstormed about industry rocking Web 2.0 trends.

Cyber crooks ride social-networking wave

A hacking incident report released on Monday warns there has been a steep rise in attacks on social-networking hotspots.

‘Virtual’ computers reach across the digital divide

NComputing is out to span the digital divide with a version of cloud computing called "virtualisation", which essentially turns one machine into many.

Apple unveils new iPhone without Steve Jobs

Apple aims to make hot-selling iPhones even more appealing, premiering a speedier new model complete with a video camera.