Huawei sent out invitations Tuesday for the unveiling of its next flagship phones, the P30 series. The event is set for March 26 in Paris. With Mobile World Congress only a week away in Barcelona, you might have expected Huawei’s latest phones to make an appearance as early as the end of this month. But like …

British politicians accused Facebook of knowingly and intentionally violating data privacy and antitrust law in a damning report into fake news published late Sunday. The report (PDF) says tech and social media companies should be forced to comply with a compulsory code of ethics overseen by an independent regulator, which should have powers to take legal action against companies breaching …

If you have a Rolex or a Breitling or even a Patek Philippe, you’d probably be reluctant to swap out your expensive status symbol for a cheaper model, even if it is newer, smarter and offers you a whole host of features a traditional timepiece just can’t provide. But you might be willing to change the strap. At least that’s …

For almost two blissful years British citizens have been able to use their phones abroad at no extra cost. Now, thanks to the UK’s impending departure from the EU, some are concerned that might all be about to come to an end. If Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal to leave the EU is accepted by UK Parliament, then the current …

Social media companies are removing hate speech from the internet more quickly and efficiently than ever — in Europe at least. The EU released a report on Monday showing that 89 percent of content flagged to social networks gets analyzed within 24 hours, and that the companies remove 72 percent of content reported as illegal hate speech in total. Social …

Instagram is rethinking its approach to handling pictures posted on the platform that could be triggering to people with mental health problems. Adam Mosseri, who heads the social network, pledged in an op-ed in the Daily Telegraph on Monday that he would do more protect vulnerable users from being exposed to content promoting suicide and self-harm. Mosseri wrote the piece …

The hollow ball rattled back and forth across the table between me and the robot. Sometimes I outplayed the robot. More often, the robot outsmarted me. That was at CES, a show that keeps you moving, but my heart never raced faster than when I was squaring off against Forpheus. Forpheus, made by a company called Omron, used a combination …

Google will appeal a fine imposed by the French government over European privacy rules, the company said Thursday. France’s privacy regulator said earlier this week that it’s fining the internet giant 50 million euros (about $57 million) for not properly disclosing to people how their data was collected and passed to advertisers. The fine was imposed under the General Data Protection …

Facebook launched a UK-specific tool on Wednesday for people to report scam ads they spot across the platform. At the same time, the social network said it’s donating £3 million ($3.9 million) to set up an action project, due to launch in May, with charity group Citizens Advice that would help people deal with scams. Facebook announced the tool at …

I finally realized I could’ve been a professional ping pong player. But tragically, it’s too late for me now. I have good reason to believe in my ping pong skills, thanks to Forpheus, a robot I met this week at CES in Las Vegas. Made by Omron, Forpheus first appeared at CES last year to show off its ping pong prowess. It’s …