SpaceX to fly tourists around Moon in 2018

SpaceX has announced plans to fly two private citizens around the Moon next year, in the first manned US mission since the 1970s.

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Sony unveils 4K and super slow-mo smartphone

Sony has unveiled the world’s first smartphone to be equipped with a 4K definition high dynamic range screen – technologies which until now have been limited to premium televisions.

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Nokia 3310 back with longer battery life and Snake

The maker of Nokia phones has unveiled its much-anticipated new 3310 - a revamp of one of its most successful models.

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Card killer: Is finger pay the new contactless?

Camden Market in north London. A swirl of people hunting for bargains, trends and photo opportunities. And amid it all is a chance to see the future.

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Uber sued over self-driving technology 'theft'

Uber is being sued by Waymo - the self-driving car unit of Google owner Alphabet - over allegations of technology theft.

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Drone 'narrowly avoids' crashing into plane

A drone "narrowly avoided" colliding with a plane preparing to land in severe weather, the UK Airprox Board (UKAB) has said.

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Deutsche Telekom hack 'mastermind' held in Luton

A British man has been arrested on suspicion of launching a cyberattack on a German telecoms company, which left one million customers unable to go online.

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Forget five-a-day, 10 fruit and veg is best

Protection against disease increases with each extra fruit and veg portion per day, according to experts.

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Three newly found planets could support life

Scientists have discovered at least three new planets in our galaxy that could have allowed life to evolve.

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Step counting apps 'could be harming people'

Step counting apps could be driving people to chase over-ambitious goals, a leading computer scientist has claimed.

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Search engines crack down on piracy websites

Illegally streamed live football matches, pirated music and other creative material will be more difficult to search for under a plan to crack down on piracy websites.

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Plan to trap ship in ice to cross North Pole

Arctic explorers dreaded getting trapped in ice, but now scientists are doing exactly that in a bid to tackle climate change.

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Commercial space flights from UK under new plans

Space ports could be set up and satellites could blast off from regions across the UK under new proposals set to be unveiled this week.

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Scientists find way to erase painful memories

Scientists believe they have found a way to erase painful memories from the mind - helping addicts cope with drug abuse and enabling soldiers to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Moonshot launchpad used as SpaceX blasts off

A SpaceX rocket has successfully blasted off from launchpad NASA used for its missions to the Moon.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch postponed again

SpaceX postponed the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from a historic launchpad in Florida seconds before lift-off.

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Woolly mammoth embryo 'two years away'

US scientists say they are just two years away from creating a hybrid woolly mammoth embryo using DNA from specimens found frozen in Siberian ice.

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Ancient microbes from Hell found in crystals

A population of microbes that are tens of thousands of years old has been discovered in a place called Hell.

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Parents told to destroy doll over spying fears

Parents in Germany who bought their children a talking doll are being urged to destroy it due to spying fears.

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Facebook boss launches bid to tackle fake news

Mark Zuckerberg has posted a 6,500-word letter on his Facebook page, outlining his plan to "come together to build a global community that works for everyone".

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NASA finds life's building blocks on dwarf planet

Scientists searching for evidence of life beyond Earth have discovered organic material on Ceres, the dwarf planet located between Mars and Jupiter.

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Manhattan-sized iceberg breaks away from glacier

A chunk of ice the size of Manhattan has broken away from Antarctica because of rising temperatures in the waters surrounding the continent, according to experts.

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Scientists discover 'new' continent called Zealandia

New Zealand might be known as Australia's smaller neighbour but scientists have discovered it is sitting on a previously unknown continent - Zealandia.

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Google boss responds to girl's job application

A seven-year-old girl who asked for a job at Google got something of a shock when the technology giant's boss personally responded to her letter.

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Microsoft bumps up prices due to Brexit slump

Microsoft is increasing its prices in the UK by as much as 15% as a direct result of the slump in the value of the pound.

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Nokia 3310 handset 'to be re-released'

It was one of Nokia's most successful phones, selling around 126 million handsets worldwide when it was launched 17 years ago.

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UK firms 'understaffed' in face of cyber threat

UK companies are "chronically understaffed" to deal with the online threat, Sky News has learned.

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Commuters face 'up to eight times' more pollution

Commuters on public transport are exposed to an "environmental injustice" of up to eight times more pollution than car users, according to new research.

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Speak up, move cash: Bank in voice app first

The frustration of a forgotten password may soon become a thing of the past for online bankers.

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Rolls-Royce plans crewless ships by 2020

Rolls-Royce is planning to release the first of its fleet of crewless ships by 2020.

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'Cyber curriculum' to defend against attacks

Thousands of teenagers are to be given lessons in cyber security in the hope they will boost Britain's defences against hackers and terrorists.

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Apple boss: Fake news 'killing people's minds'

Fake news is "killing people's minds" and a campaign is needed to fight against it, Apple boss Tim Cook has said.

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Trial finds software helps dyslexic children

A small-scale trial suggests that off-the-shelf technology could help dyslexic children's learning.

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What makes women good dancers? It's in the hips

Researchers may have discovered the secret to turning heads as a woman on the dance floor - and it turns out it is all in the hips.

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Twitter revenue growth slowest since flotation

Twitter has posted its weakest quarterly revenue growth since its stock market flotation in 2013, with shares plunging 10% on opening in New York.

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Sky Views: Space crisis? It's not rocket science

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Apple 'very optimistic' for UK post-Brexit

Tim Cook has told the Prime Minister he is "very optimistic" for the UK's future once the country leaves the EU.

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Five arrested in Kodi streaming box raids

Five people have been arrested for being involved in the sale of modified set-top boxes that allow copyrighted video to be streamed for free.

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The watch that buzzes if you're boring

Ever worried your conversations might be boring? Well help could be at hand from a watch that gives a warning buzz if you've started droning on.

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US could demand social media passwords on entry

Visa applicants could be asked for passwords to their social media accounts by US embassies.

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Driverless trains could solve growing demand

Driverless trains could be introduced on Britain's railways to tackle growing demand.

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'Gel vasectomy' tested successfully on monkeys

A male contraceptive gel has been successfully tested in monkeys, bringing the prospect of an alternative form of birth control for humans one step closer.

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Youngsters bullied with online images

More than 20% of children aged from eight to 17 have been bullied with images or videos online, according to a new report. 

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Robots 'could replace' 250,000 state employees

Robots and computers could replace almost 250,000 public sector jobs over the next 15 years, according to a new report.

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Social media political 'echo chamber' warning

Research appears to confirm the existence of an "echo chamber" effect in UK politics, in which social media users are more likely to engage with people and media sources that share their political beliefs.

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Govt 'needs to raise its game' on cyber security

Britain's ability to repel cyberattacks is being undermined by skills shortages and "chaotic" handling of personal data breaches, according to MPs.

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Backlash forces Uber boss to snub Trump

Uber's boss has quit Donald Trump's business advisory council in a move aimed at distancing the ride-sharing app from the President's policy agenda.

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Snapchat to float but 'may never be profitable'

The US company behind the popular disappearing message service Snapchat is to float on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Hating certain sounds 'is a genuine disorder'

People who cannot bear the sounds such as chewing or breathing may have a brain abnormality, researchers say.

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Facebook loses $500m virtual reality case

Facebook and two founders of its Oculus virtual reality technology have been ordered to pay $500m after losing a lawsuit.

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'Nightmare inducing' robot picks itself up

A leaked video has revealed a new wheeled robot created which has been dubbed "nightmare inducing".

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Paedophile loses bid to be removed from Google

A convicted child sex offender has been told news search results of his arrest cannot be deleted from Google.

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UK scientists plan Deep Thought supercomputer

British scientists want to build a real-life version of Deep Thought, the supercomputer seen in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

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Google overtakes Apple as most valuable brand

Apple has been replaced by Google as the world’s most valuable brand, according to new rankings.

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Google mistakes NHS traffic for cyber attack

Google is mistaking high traffic from the NHS network for a cyber attack, with some staff being temporarily blocked from accessing its search engine.

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Apple's iPhone snaps out of sales slump

Apple says iPhone sales returned to growth at the end of 2016 following three previous quarters of decline.

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