Ultra-fast fashion companies like Boohoo and Missguided can put new designs on the market in two weeks or less. This super-short path from online trend to the hanger is explained in four steps.

Is traditional advertising a thing of the past? Labels can now define their image via social media and not for products alone. From beauty tutorials to hashtags, it's all intended to create a sense of community.

It’s not known exactly how many people live in Makoko, a slum in the Nigerian city of Lagos. The Code for Africa initiative hopes to use open-source technology to map Makoko with the aim of improving its infrastructure.

Billion-dollar acquisitions by tech giants Microsoft and IBM have shaken the open-source community. Will these investments spell the death of the idealistic movement? Or are they a sign that open source has won?

Facebook's new dating platform will gather even more data about the people who use it. That's a cause for concern. Facebook has had trouble with hackers in the past, and experts warn that it could happen again.

U.S. online dating coach Amie Leadingham has tested the Facebook Dating platform and doubts that it can compete with the established sites. She says the number of potential partners on offer is limited.

The British police are front runners when it comes to utilization of high-tech-cameras for facial recognition and identification. However, civil rights advocates are concerned about the controversial technology.

Traditional passwords are easy to crack because people rarely adhere to password security measures. The security of biometric methods depends on the quality of the sensors and the manner in which the data is saved.

Using online maps, the German Alfred Wegener Institute documents ocean pollution, the University of Maryland tracks the destruction of the forests, and NASA provides climate change data.

Erica is an android that can talk to people. She’s considered especially autonomous. The robot is connected to a computer system, and is constantly scanning her surroundings.