Shut your PPI-hole! There’s a new way to avoid cold-callers
From 16 May, nuisance callers will be banned from concealing their phone numbers. The government says this will spell the end for rogue operators
HullCoins well spent? City’s ‘Bitcoin for volunteers’ offers a new way to pay
Hull is the latest city to launch its own currency, using the same technology found in digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin. But this version aims to reward volunteers, not currency speculators. Stephen Walsh gets an exclusive trial
Your phone number is all a hacker needs to read texts, listen to calls and track you
Weaknesses within mobile phone network interconnection system allows criminals or governments to remotely snoop on anyone with a phone
US cinema chain might introduce ‘texting-friendly’ screens
‘When you tell a 22-year-old to turn off the phone, they hear please cut off your left arm above the elbow,’ said AMC boss, who has since taken to Twitter to allay fears
Broadband ad rules are ‘complete and utter joke’, says culture minister
Ed Vaizey says it is ‘ridiculous’ that providers are allowed to advertise their top speeds even if they are available to only 10% of customers
‘Why aren’t we earning enough to live?’ – how The Divide lays bare global inequality
The documentary film reveals the toxic social divisions caused by low pay for US and UK workers
Do Google’s ‘unprofessional hair’ results show it is racist?
Search term brings back mainly results of black women, which some say is evidence of bias. But algorithms may just be reflecting the wider social landscape
The Big Short may have damaged sub-prime bonds, says Morgan Stanley
Adam McKay’s Oscar-winning drama is cited as factor in wariness among investors towards similar bonds based on vehicle loans
PayPal cancels North Carolina center in protest of law that ‘denies equal rights’
Company will not open center that would have employed over 400 people, citing a recently passed law they say discriminates against LGBT citizens
Fools’ gold: super-rich Instagram decoded
The Rich Kids of Instagram flaunt their wealth – and legal ignorance – in images showing cars, jets and luxury goods that are later contested in their parents’ divorce cases
Yachts, jets and stacks of cash: super-rich discover risks of Instagram snaps
Flaunting assets on social media makes the world’s wealthy an easy target for fraudsters – and financial investigators
Bank of England governor subject of $6.5m text scam
Man receives surprise message purporting to be from Mark Carney offering multimillion-dollar sum
Sky ‘fastest broadband’ ad banned after complaint from BT
Media company did not make clear the ‘fastest peak time speeds’ claim related to fixed-line performance only, says ASA
A long way down: the nightmare of JG Ballard’s towering vision
The 1975 novel High-Rise depicted an apocalyptic tower that drove its inhabitants insane. As a new film adaptation hits cinemas, we wonder what the author would have made of today’s rash of skyscrapers for the megarich
The innovators: the smart plug socket that saves you money and gives peace of mind
Left the iron on at home? Got a phone charger on without a phone plugged in? Yasser Khattak says his affordable, simple-to-use remote smart plug sockets help you save energy and cash