| Amazon makes Alexa-controlled microwave |
Fri, 21 Sep 2018 00:40:22 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Amazon has unveiled a microwave that can be controlled using its Alexa voice assistant. |
| Internet regulator considered for UK |
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 17:27:29 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The government is considering "all options" to keep UK citizens "safe" online. |
| GoPro Hero 7 camera films smooth videos without gimbal |
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 18:26:10 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The latest action cam automatically stabilises footage without separate equipment. |
| John Hancock adds fitness tracking to all policies |
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:32:14 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
One of the largest life insurance providers in North America will now sell only "interactive" policies that collect health data. |
| Vote Leave data firm hit with first ever GDPR notice |
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:46:10 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
AggregateIQ is appealing against the accusation that it mishandled personal data and broke GDPR rules. |
| 3D-printed gun pioneer Cody Wilson charged with sexual assault |
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:21:40 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Cody Wilson flew to Taiwan before he could be detained, police in Texas say. |
| Facebook told to speed up changes or face 'sanctions' |
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:30:46 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Brussels says Facebook must improve its information flow by 31 December or face sanctions. |
| Equifax fined by ICO over data breach that hit Britons |
Wed, 19 Sep 2018 23:12:04 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office imposes a fine of £500,000 on Equifax. |
| Jellyfish robots to watch over endangered coral reefs |
Wed, 19 Sep 2018 16:13:55 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The soft-bodied machines are designed to explore fragile marine ecosystems without causing damage. |
| Sony unveils mini PlayStation Classic console |
Wed, 19 Sep 2018 10:28:46 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Tekken 3 and Ridge Racer are among the titles on Sony's new miniature PlayStation. |
| US judge allows e-voting despite hack fears |
Wed, 19 Sep 2018 10:12:01 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The judge, in the state of Georgia, is "gravely concerned" about hacking - but allows e-voting to go ahead. |
| 3D printing shop closes after accusations of idolatry |
Wed, 19 Sep 2018 13:44:26 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
People in Kuwait are reacting on social media to news a 3D printing shop has been closed after an outcry from an Islamist cleric. |
| Breck Bednar murder: Film warning of online grooming launched |
Wed, 19 Sep 2018 11:02:08 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Breck Bednar, 14, was groomed before being lured to his death by Lewis Daynes in 2014. |
| 'Wild West' Bitcoin 'should be regulated' |
Tue, 18 Sep 2018 23:15:10 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Digital currencies pose a "litany of risks" and investors have little protection, says an MPs' committee. |
| IBM launches tool aimed at detecting AI bias |
Wed, 19 Sep 2018 05:58:32 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
IBM is launching software which will monitor algorithms in real time and highlight how they make decisions. |
| Poor Toad: How Stormy Daniels ruined Mario Kart |
Wed, 19 Sep 2018 10:40:15 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
When details from her tell-all memoir were published, one detail stood out. |
| Facebook accused of job ad gender discrimination |
Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:12:45 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Women in three US states were allegedly not shown job ads for certain "male-dominated professions". |
| Soylent meal replacement gets UK launch |
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 23:13:47 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The Silicon Valley drink product has changed its formula for the British market. |
| Almost half of UK internet users 'harmed' online |
Tue, 18 Sep 2018 12:08:45 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The range of harms include cyber-scams as well as trolling, bullying and stalking, finds an Ofcom study. |
| Elon Musk sued for libel by British Thai cave rescuer |
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 19:50:25 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The billionaire had accused cave diver Vernon Unsworth of being a "child rapist", without evidence. |
| Lyndsey Scott says models can also be coders |
Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:49:28 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Former Victoria's Secret model Lyndsey Scott points out that programmers come in all shapes and sizes. |
| Google bans birds on bikes from algorithm contest |
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 11:46:04 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The search giant launches a contest for images that can defeat its image-recognition systems. |
| NovaSAR: UK radar satellite launches to track illegal shipping activity |
Sun, 16 Sep 2018 17:43:33 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The all-British NovaSAR spacecraft will monitor big stretches of ocean for suspicious shipping activity. |
| TripAdvisor suspends reviews for 'Bude tunnel' |
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:27:00 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The tunnel amassed more than 160 comments, becoming the top attraction in the Cornish town of Bude. |
| Google admits changing phone settings remotely |
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:53:15 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The firm apologises after an "experiment" activates settings remotely on some Android phones |
| WEF: Robots 'will create more jobs than they displace' |
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 11:16:56 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Robots will create more jobs than they replace, although many roles will become redundant, a report says. |
| Amazon investigates staff bribery claims |
Sun, 16 Sep 2018 22:21:04 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The practice is particularly "pronounced in China", according to the Wall Street Journal. |
| Teen quizzed over 'g-force' moped YouTube stunt |
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 08:21:43 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Tyler Broome, 11, was spun at high speed on a park roundabout using the wheel of a moped. |
| Cyber attack led to Bristol Airport blank screens |
Sun, 16 Sep 2018 09:45:06 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Bristol Airport says a "ransomware"-style attack prompted it to take screens offline for two days. |
| A new reality? Putting Magic Leap One to the test |
Sat, 15 Sep 2018 23:15:08 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Magic Leap's new mixed reality headset is available to developers in the US - but how does the device compare to what's already available? |
| Ifa 2018: Glowing wall tiles respond to strokes |
Mon, 03 Sep 2018 10:40:13 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Tiles that change colour and respond to touch are on show at the Ifa tech show in Berlin. |
| Falling off Segway's self-balancing skates |
Sat, 01 Sep 2018 00:17:56 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
BBC Chris Foxx takes Segway's new self-balancing e-skates out for a test run. |
| 8K TVs unveiled by Samsung and LG at Ifa tech show |
Thu, 30 Aug 2018 17:55:22 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The world's two bestselling television-makers are showing off rival 8K screens at the Ifa tech show in Berlin. |
| Black chat shows prosper online |
Sat, 15 Sep 2018 08:09:37 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Mainstream media may struggle with diversity but black creators are making their own entertainment. |
| Salesforce billionaire Marc Benioff to buy Time magazine |
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 04:08:35 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Marc Benioff becomes the latest tech entrepreneur to buy a media title with the $190m purchase. |
| How China's GPS 'rival' Beidou is plotting to go global |
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 21:56:34 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
China's Beidou is being used in everything from ploughing to precision missiles, but can it go global? |
| Hologram phone calls - sci-fi or serious possibility? |
Wed, 19 Sep 2018 23:54:14 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
With 5G, experts say we could enjoy virtual reality in HD on our mobiles and even project holographics. |
| Will we ever get self-healing smartphones? |
Tue, 18 Sep 2018 23:25:07 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
How likely is it that we will see mobile phones that use self-healing materials any time soon? |
| Tackling food waste in Nigeria with an app |
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 23:52:18 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Nigerian tech entrepreneur Oscar Ekponimo has invented an app which will help cut down on food waste. |
| The rise of the payment app: 'I hardly use cash any more' |
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 23:48:49 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Person-to-person payment apps are rising fast in popularity around the world, but are they safe? |
| Beyond pizza |
Thu, 13 Sep 2018 23:16:40 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
How a city best known for pizza, football and crime is embracing tech to revive its fortunes. |
| Motoring ahead |
Wed, 12 Sep 2018 23:18:28 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
As the UK looks at developing more trade deals outside the EU after Brexit, its increasing ties with Israel could provide the model. |
| 5G race |
Tue, 11 Sep 2018 23:34:00 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
China, the US and the UK are all vying to dominate the market for next-generation mobile networks. |
| Facebook and Myanmar |
Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:05:30 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A perfect storm of factors led the social media giant to be used to spread hate against Muslims. |
| Print me well |
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:03:37 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Specialised printers are helping to create organic replacement body parts more quickly and safely. |
| Apple v Amazon |
Fri, 07 Sep 2018 20:39:18 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Apple and Amazon have seen their market value top $1tn, but will their growth continue to accelerate? |
| Fighting fakes |
Sun, 09 Sep 2018 23:39:12 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
As disinformation tools get smarter, some are finding ways to spot the fakes before they get shared. |
| Dating blues |
Thu, 06 Sep 2018 23:00:10 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Dating apps are hugely popular around the world, but some think they're making many of us unhappy. |
| Quantum race |
Mon, 03 Sep 2018 23:01:01 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Quantum computers promise to be blisteringly fast, helping us solve many of the world's problems. |
| How artificial intelligence can edit your pictures |
Tue, 11 Sep 2018 23:17:22 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Researchers at MIT have created an artificial intelligence that makes editing your pictures simpler. |
| The security alarm 'smoking out' burglars |
Tue, 11 Sep 2018 09:56:11 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
ZeroVision emits smoke as part of a smart home security system. |
| Robot boat sails across the Atlantic and other tech news |
Fri, 07 Sep 2018 08:43:07 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the week's best technology stories. |
| The waterslide with virtual reality |
Wed, 05 Sep 2018 07:49:19 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Germany's Therme Erding water park is offering virtual reality headsets to riders of its waterslides. |
| GoPro Hero 7 stabilisation put to the test |
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:03:16 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
How does the GoPro Hero 7 compare to last year's model - and can it turn the company around? |
| Playing 'Not Tonight' - the dystopian Brexit video game |
Wed, 19 Sep 2018 04:03:30 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The game imagines a dystopian post-Brexit future where citizens of European heritage are exiled. |
| Salford scientists show how cars could power your home |
Fri, 14 Sep 2018 08:11:44 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The electric cars with stored power that could be transferred to a dwelling. |
| Video games created using artificial intelligence |
Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:12:31 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Researchers in the US are using artificial intelligence to develop new video games. |
| London Fashion Week 2018: Robots take over the runway |
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 10:28:38 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A catwalk show at London Fashion Week has divided opinions about the future of fashion. |
| Bristol tech start-up firm pioneers growing salad indoors |
Fri, 14 Sep 2018 15:26:35 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A biotechnology firm is developing ways of growing salad crops without soil, rain or sunshine. |