Smart home hubs from rival manufacturers are finally speaking a shared language, ending years in which lights, locks, thermostats and sensors.

Local councils are publishing their budgets in open, accessible formats so residents can follow how public money is raised and spent.

People who pay with mobile wallets are switching on extra security checks that many once skipped, from biometric confirmation for every purchase.

Most people never open their browser’s privacy settings, yet those few pages quietly decide how much of everyday browsing is shared, stored or tracked.

In fields, verges and narrow country lanes, installation crews are working extended hours to bring full-fibre broadband to rural towns that copper.

Central banks running digital currency pilots are working harder to explain them in plain language, after public surveys showed confusion about.