The Echo is a voice-activated computer and speaker meant to help people out – that could also be central to criminal investigations

It gives women the opportunity to reclaim profits from the traditionally male-dominated pornography industry, but is enough being done to protect performers? 

The Independent's verdict on the past year in video-gaming

Physicists learn how to measure antimatter using light

The actor talks to James Mottram about losing 30lbs for his role in Silence, the new Martin Scorsese film, and why he is happy with the way Girls finishes

One dancer reportedly said: 'I wouldn't feel comfortable standing near a man like that in our costumes'

Stuart Semple made the 'pinkest' pink in protest after Kapoor was granted exclusive rights to the 'blackest black'

The film version is infamous for its scenes of animated violence

Dallas Cowboys 42 Detroit Lions 21: Cowboys post 21 unanswered points in the second half after the scores were tied to put Detroit's play-off hopes in jeopardy

A series of explicit and swiftly-deleted tweets from Nasri's account has triggered an investigation into a possible anti-doping violation

Don't pack away your white trainers just yet

Maybe you can eat your way to the top after all