Flickr to delete millions of photos as it reduces allowance for free users
Photo-sharing site to limit free storage to 1,000 images as part of revamp under new owners
April 2018
Flickr bought by SmugMug as Yahoo breakup begins
Photo-sharing pioneer and web cultural beacon now part of independent, family-run firm
January 2018
Google's solution to accidental algorithmic racism: ban gorillas
Google’s ‘immediate action’ over AI labelling of black people as gorillas was simply to block the word, along with chimpanzee and monkey, reports suggest
July 2016
What's next for Flickr after Yahoo's sale?
Future of photo-sharing site remains unclear but its founders say the innovation at Flickr died as soon as it was acquired in 2005
March 2016
Beyond email: could startup Slack change the way you work?
Two million people are using Slack to chat, send emojis and encourage creativity at work. Nasa and Harvard are on board – will your company be next?
February 2016
New Mars map could provide directions for a visitor's walk on the red planet
British mapping agency Ordnance Survey creates easy-to-read map using Nasa open data, which could be used while walking on the surface of Mars
July 2015
Google says sorry for racist auto-tag in photo app
Google Photos labelled a picture of two black people as ‘gorillas’ while Google Maps and Flickr have also suffered from race-related problems
May 2015
Flickr faces complaints over 'offensive' auto-tagging for photos
Auto-tagging system slaps ‘animal’ and ‘ape’ labels on images of black people, and tags concentration camps with ‘jungle gym’ and ‘sport’
December 2014
Flickr scraps plan to sell users' photos as wall art after licensing row
Facebook has likes. Instagram has hearts. Twitter's got faves. But Flickr had them (and me) first
Erin McCann
Flickr takes flak for selling Creative Commons photos as wall-art prints
Tech open thread
Facebook much less popular than 'dark social' for sharing – Open thread
November 2014
Why Slack is worth $1bn: it's trying to change how we work
The chat app for business has a new, sky-high valuation. But is it really that groundbreaking, and why is Silicon Valley so excited? By Alex Hern
October 2014
Best iPhone and iPad apps
20 best iPhone and iPad apps and games this week
Ruby Tandoh, Flickr, Angry Birds Transformers, Best Fiends, Inbox by Gmail, Toca Boo, Skylanders and more. By Stuart Dredge
September 2014
The ultimate internet glossary: from 4chan to Zynga
Know your lolz from your lulzsec, and your belfies from your selfies? Hannah Jane Parkinson is here to help with an almost definitive list of digital geekery
April 2014
Shortcuts
How guns and bikinis make your online photos more popular
Yahoo fixes Flickr invitation bug that leaked real names and email addresses
March 2014
City links
City links: the best of the web
Here’s our roundup of great urban content we’ve seen online lately – featuring public art, a diaper store and two years’ worth of underground trips
February 2014
City links
City links: the best of the web
City ‘selfies’, overcrowding misconceptions and how weather affects New Yorkers’ generosity feature among the best city content we’ve seen online this week
December 2013
Photography blog
Sunsets: the Marmite of the photography world
Following a spate of colourful winter sunsets across Britain, Jonny Weeks explores our fascination with the photographs some people love – and others love to hate
