| Why AI live fact-checked the 2020 US presidential debates |
Sat, 24 Oct 2020 02:35:54 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The software should be able to speed up the time in takes to separate truth from fiction. |
| Rashford's free meal tweets made into Google map |
Fri, 23 Oct 2020 16:51:47 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A man has made a Google map showing businesses offering free food for children during half term. |
| Covid-19 app users can't get isolation payment |
Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:10:39 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
An alert issued via the app will not mean the recipient can claim a payment for self-isolating. |
| French Covid app relaunches to bumpy start |
Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:57:11 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The troubled French contact-tracing app has a new name, but suffers teething issues. |
| The AI that spots Alzheimer's from cookie drawing |
Thu, 22 Oct 2020 22:24:06 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The machine learning system analysed speech patterns to predict who would develop the disease |
| Covid: 'Zoom boom' sees rise in cosmetic treatment calls |
Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:02:14 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
There has been a rise in enquiries since March for cosmetic work on the face and neck. |
| Electric goods 'should have repairability rating' |
Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:52:02 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The government is urged to label devices like phones, laptops and washing machines to cut waste. |
| Huawei Mate 40 phones launch despite chip freeze |
Thu, 22 Oct 2020 17:02:03 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Chinese firm says its new phones are powered by the world's fastest mobile processor. |
| Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and YouTube found recently hosting racist music |
Thu, 22 Oct 2020 23:16:26 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The BBC found racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic content on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and Deezer. |
| Stormzy takes starring role in Watch Dogs: Legion video game |
Thu, 22 Oct 2020 17:26:10 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The grime star tells the BBC that video games can be a platform to speak out against injustice. |
| Dangerous products: 'I heard a loud crackle and bang' |
Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:26:59 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Worries over dangerous products sold via online marketplaces prompt a call for changes in the law. |
| Facebook and Twitter chiefs ordered to testify over Biden article |
Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:44:55 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The social networks have been accused of censoring a news article about Joe Biden's son Hunter. |
| Huawei seeks to get its own version of NHS Covid-19 app |
Thu, 22 Oct 2020 18:49:39 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A trade ban prevents the existing Android app from working on the Chinese firm's latest phones. |
| Fabric responds to temperature changes and other news |
Thu, 22 Oct 2020 23:03:22 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
BBC Click’s Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week. |
| Domestic abuse: ‘Tech allowed him to track my location’ |
Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:13:31 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Two survivors of domestic abuse explain how technology was used by an abusive partner against them. |
| How AI farmed insects are helping to feed chickens |
Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:06:50 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Artificial intelligence is helping produce a new kind of feed for farmyard chickens. |
| Instagram filters: 'You can't wear my skin for likes' |
Sun, 18 Oct 2020 23:08:15 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Instagram filters are treating ethnicity and skin colour 'like an accessory". |
| Is sainthood on the cards for a computer programmer? |
Sun, 18 Oct 2020 10:47:18 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A computer programmer’s beatification could lead to the world’s first millennial saint. |
| The apps promising to improve your sex life |
Thu, 22 Oct 2020 23:14:54 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
There are a growing number of apps that promise to help with sexual wellbeing, but are they effective? |
| Quest Sprout: 'The most wholesome thing on the internet' |
Thu, 22 Oct 2020 23:15:14 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Among the horrors of 2020, one small green hero has emerged to bring brief moments of joy. |
| How smart devices are exploited for domestic abuse |
Sat, 17 Oct 2020 23:30:52 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Two women explain how their partners turned internet-connected gadgets into a means of control. |
| The forklift truck drivers who never leave their desks |
Mon, 19 Oct 2020 23:05:49 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Remote-controlled vehicles are becoming increasingly common in the workplace. |
| Apple iPhone 12: The chip advance set to make smartphones smarter |
Mon, 12 Oct 2020 23:21:42 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A chip-making process pioneered in the Netherlands will let smartphones take the next leap forward. |
| Instagram filters: 'Our skin is for life, not for likes' |
Mon, 19 Oct 2020 05:22:53 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Can the use of Instagram filters - which change the tone, colour and shape of your face - be a form of racial discrimination? |
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