Stories by Zach Miners

Facebook is extending its Parse developer tools to the Internet of Things, providing software and services for bringing connectivity to home appliances, fitness trackers and other objects.

Facebook is extending Parse, its suite of back-end software development tools, to create Internet of Things apps for items like smart home appliances and activity trackers.

Google reportedly is creating a service to let people pay their bills from their Gmail accounts.

Twitter has started to let videos play automatically in some people's feeds, in a test that could allow it to make more money from video advertising.

Account information for users of Twitch, the popular live-streaming service for gamers, may have been accessed through unauthorised means, the service warned on Monday.

Facebook's Messenger app has traditionally been used for keeping in touch with friends. Now people can also use it to send each other money. In the future, it could become a platform which other apps could use, if recent rumors prove true.

A leaked report by staff at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission paints an ugly picture of Google as a bullying monopolist and adds credence to complaints from rivals who have long criticized its business practices.

Yahoo is closing its only remaining office in China and laying off between 200 and 300 employees there, news reports said on Wednesday.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has fined Verizon US$3.4 million over its failure to notify police and fire departments during a 911 service outage last year.

Facebook has added a new feature to its advertising platform that lets marketers target people living abroad.

Users of Facebook's Messenger app will soon be able to do more than just chat with friends and send them emoticons. They'll also be able to send money.

Twitter has added a tool to help users report abusive content to law enforcement, which could aid in removing the most threatening posts as Twitter ramps up its efforts to combat harassment.

Don't worry, be happy. That seems to be the attitude most Americans have toward widespread government snooping on their Internet activities.

Twitter has amended its policies to ban the posting of intimate photos and videos taken without the person's permission.

Facebook will have to defend itself in a class action lawsuit seeking to force it to provide refunds when children make purchases on its site without their parents' permission, a judge has ruled.