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Remote areas stuck in data slow lanes
Many rural homes receive mobile data from only one operator, an Ofcom study finds.
Google China: Has search firm put Project Dragonfly on hold?
Report that Google has put its Project Dragonfly search engine for China on hold.
Youtuber’s glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves
A former Nasa engineer spent six months building a disguised glitter bomb to surprise thieves stealing parcels from his doorstep.
Meng Wanzhou: China park rewards Huawei phone owners
Chinese firms are showing their support for phone giant Huawei, whose CFO is facing extradition to the US.
UK tech firm Blippar collapses into administration
One of the great hopes of the UK tech sector, Blippar, collapses following a funding dispute.
Where will your parcel end up this Christmas?
Courier firms are struggling to cope with the rise of online shopping, and tech can only help so much.
Is Brexit ‘game over’ for tech recruitment?
One video game company boss is worried international staff will be harder to hire post-Brexit.
Twitter warns of ‘unusual activity’ from China and Saudi Arabia
Twitter says "unusual" activity from China and Saudi Arabia followed a users' country code bug.
Shazam reveals 2018’s most-searched songs
A lot of people wanted to know the name of the song that goes: "I do it solo." (It's called Solo.)
Apple FaceTime car crash lawsuit dismissed
Appeal court dismisses case alleging Apple's responsibility in Christmas Eve crash in Texas in 2014.
Bloodhound supersonic car project saved
The supersonic vehicle could still race at 1,000mph after an entrepreneur bought the business.
Russia ‘meddled in all big social media’ in US election, says report
YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter were targeted in the 2016 US election, a report says.
Xiaomi told to be clearer after £1 phone complaints
The UK ads watchdog received 24 complaints about smartphone "flash sales" in November.
Facebook temporarily bans Israeli PM’s son over posts
Yair Netanyahu blames the "thought police" after posts against Palestinians and Muslims are removed.
YouTube Rewind backlash sparks unofficial Best of 2018 videos
After YouTube Rewind 2018 becomes the most disliked video in history, YouTubers make their own.
Kiwibot delivery robot catches fire after ‘human error’
University of California has had the robots for two years, but "human error" is blamed for the fire.
YouTuber James Charles: Stop showing up at my house
YouTube star James Charles asks fans for privacy after a fan shows up at his house in LA.
HQ Trivia and Vine co-founder Colin Kroll dead at 34
New York police officers went to Colin Kroll's Manhattan flat after a request to check on him.
PewDiePie printer hackers strike again
The perpetrators are urging victims to support the YouTube star and protect their systems.
Central London in facial recognition trial
The Metropolitan Police Service is testing the technology around Soho on Monday and Tuesday.
MPs want halt to smart motorway rollout over safety concerns
The group backed campaigners who say having no hard shoulder puts motorists and recovery workers at risk.
Were Taylor Swift fans tracked at her gig?
A stadium in LA confirms it uses facial recognition technology at pop concerts.
New Facebook bug exposed millions of photos
Photos of up to 6.8 million Facebook users, including ones they never posted, could be accessed.
Wetherspoons fake accounts to be exposed
Twitter must reveal the identity behind two parody accounts, the high court rules.
Tony Colston-Hayter: Brighton fraud machine maker jailed
"Audacious" Tony Colston-Hayter used the device to con people out of more than £500,000, police said.
Tumblr returns to App Store after porn ban
The social network has returned to Apple's app store after revealing plans to ban adult content.
Half of UK homes could get faster broadband
New research suggests that people have not taken up faster services, even though they are available.
Talking horses and perfect faces: The rise of virtual celebrities
From animated YouTubers to computer-generated Instagram models, new meaning is being given to the term 'manufactured personality'.
Why your pizza may never be delivered by drone
The biggest obstacle to delivery drones isn't technology, it's regulation and public acceptance.
Backpack bees give farmers a weather buzz and other news
BBC Click's Dan Simmons looks at the best of the week's technology news stories.
Branson’s Virgin Galactic reaches edge of space
The latest test flight by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic makes it to the edge of space and back.
How many comments did YouTube wipe in three months?
For the first time, YouTube reveals how many comments it removes for breaking guidelines.
Amazon uses dummy parcels to catch thieves
The online retailer has teamed up with police in New Jersey to fight parcel theft with dummy packages.
Apple to create $1bn Texas base
The company says it expects to become Austin's biggest private employer.
Uber told self-drive cars unsafe days before accident
A leaked email sent to Uber bosses by a staff member arrived days before a car hit and killed a pedestrian.
Grace Millane: New Zealand anger over Google naming murder suspect
Google named the man accused of killing UK backpacker Grace Millane in an email, which could be illegal.
Bieber fans help YouTube Rewind become ‘most disliked’
Beliebers voting against YouTube Rewind seem to have helped the video rack up negative feedback.
Loneliness: Does being online make it worse?
We want to know what you think - does going online make you feel more lonely or less lonely?
Could light bring us superfast mobile broadband indoors?
Superfast 5G mobile connectivity may not be able to reach inside buildings. Could light help?
Bereaved mother criticises Facebook over baby ads
The woman says if companies were able to spot she had been pregnant, they should also have realised she was bereaved.
Robot turns out to be man in suit
A robot has featured on Russian TV but turns out to be a man in a suit.
Ghana drones: Row over blood-delivery devices
A government-backed scheme for supplying medicine brings accusations of a "high-tech vanity project".
When out-of-date code causes chaos
What is a digital certificate and why do they expire?
Word processor pioneer Evelyn Berezin dies aged 93
Evelyn Berezin put the Data Secretary on sale in 1971, creating a new industry.
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey answers critics of Myanmar meditation retreat
Twitter's chief executive says he needs to learn more about the plight of the Rohingya in Myanmar.
Google hearing sees ‘idiot’ trending
A question about why typing "idiot" into Google throws up pictures of President Trump sees the term trend.
Dixons Carphone posts £440m loss in first half
The struggling retailer posts a £440m loss after it writes down the value of its Carphone Warehouse brand.
Fears over sensitive US military data in commercial cloud
The BBC investigates a $10bn (£8bn) Pentagon contract to store sensitive data in a cyber-cloud.
Meng Wanzhou: Trump could intervene in case of Huawei executive
The president says he could act for the good of US trade, as Canada releases Meng Wanzhou on bail.
‘If you Google the word idiot, a picture of Donald Trump comes up?’
Google's Chief executive Sundar Pichai answered questions about the company in front of US lawmakers.
Instagram tightens eating disorder filters after BBC investigation
The photo network’s filters don’t always halt posts that can promote anorexia and bulimia.
‘Meghan Markle’ most googled person in UK in 2018
Firm's UK search results also featured the World Cup, Bitcoin and Black Panther highly.
Streets with UK’s slowest and fastest broadband named
But uSwitch survey says homes in a Birmingham avenue have the fastest access.
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou released on bail in Canada
A Canadian court releases Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on bail, as the US seeks her extradition.
Amazon sackings ‘follow sales data leaks’
Amazon reportedly believes the staff had been abusing their access to an internal database.
Google chief denies political bias claims
US lawmakers accused firm of "programming" bias against conservative views into its algorithms.
Brexit: More than £100K spent on Facebook and other ads for May’s deal
The government bought ads on Facebook, Twitter, Google and LinkedIn before Brexit vote was cancelled.
Broadband customers to get automatic compensation
The automatic compensation code will apply only when the fault takes longer than two days to fix.
Question Time and Doctor Who among ‘most tweeted about’ BBC shows
News programmes prove popular on Twitter in 2018 - with Doctor Who and EastEnders also sparking discussion.
The pub where your cash is worthless
As more firms around the world refuse to take cash, does this mean the end for notes and coins?
Child advice chatbots fail to spot sexual abuse
Two leading chat apps also struggled with questions about drugs and bulimia.
Seven things to watch as Google’s CEO appears before Congress hearing
Google chief Sundar Pichai will answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee.
Apple denies iPhone import ban in China
Chip-maker Qualcomm says it has won an injunction against Apple in a continuing dispute over intellectual property.
Huawei Honor View20 and Samsung A8s have hole-punch cameras
Two smartphones with cameras encircled by their screens are launched within hours of each other.
China’s new games censors take tough stance
A panel of experts bans nine mobile games and sends another 11 back for changes.
Elon Musk has ‘no respect’ for US regulator
Tesla's co-founder says he has no respect for the regulator, which fined him over tweets about making the company private.
Facebook’s hidden battle against ad-blockers
The methods Facebook uses to thwart ad-blocking technology have been criticised by web developers.
YouTube Rewind 2018 becomes site’s second-most disliked video
YouTube's annual recap becomes the website's second-most disliked video of all-time with 6.8M dislikes.
Formula E: Why refreshed and recharged electric racing series is a must watch
Refreshed and recharged - Formula E is live on the BBC this season and there are plenty of reasons why it is a must watch.
Fortnite: Gamer charged with assault during live stream
He moves off camera and a woman's voice is heard shouting "woman basher" and "you hit me in the face".
‘Outdated’ IT and old computers found in Welsh schools
Schools are too far behind technology such as smartphones and iPads in teaching IT, a watchdog says.
Bionic 3D-printed arm ‘gives confidence’ to young amputees
Open Bionics has developed the world's first medically-certified 3D-printed artificial arm
‘I was divorced and missed having company’
Rupert Hunt created flat-sharing website SpareRoom - and then ended up needing to use it himself after his marriage ended.
Canada Moose Cree First Nation to get drone deliveries
They will fly over parcels and necessities to a remote First Nation community in northern Ontario.
‘Digital museum’ brings millions of fossils out of the dark
A global effort to digitally record millions of fossils is set to transform the study of evolution.
Huawei arrest: China demands Canada free Meng Wanzhou
The foreign ministry demands Canada release CFO Meng Wanzhou, who faces fraud charges in the US.
NHS told to ditch ‘absurd’ fax machines
Almost 9,000 fax machines are currently used by the NHS in England - but that is set to change.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey criticised for ‘tone deaf’ Myanmar tweets
Jack Dorsey is accused of ignoring the persecution of the country's Muslim Rohingya minority.
O2 ‘to seek millions’ in damages over data outage
The mobile phone operator is understood to be demanding damages from supplier Ericsson.
How to be a spy in the digital age
The head of MI6 has just revealed a huge secret - his first ever mission. But being a spy is very different now.
How the star of Sheryl Sandberg dimmed
Facebook is in crisis. And the firm's chief operating officer, once the golden girl, is taking the heat.
Huawei: The rapid growth of a Chinese champion in five charts
China's tech giant leads the market for telecoms infrastructure, and is second only to Samsung in smartphone sales.
Huawei: Meng Wanzhou faces Iran fraud charges, court hears
Meng Wanzhou faces fraud charges over sanctions-breaking business with Iran, a Canadian court hears.
What’s going on with Huawei?
The Chinese telecoms giant was the focus of international scrutiny even before the arrest of a senior executive.
Teen jailed for email bomb hoaxes
George Duke-Cohan sent threats to hundreds of UK schools and triggered a US airport security scare.
Fortnite-maker opens PC games store to challenge Steam
The games store opens with just three titles for sale but says it will expand quickly in 2019.
The Game Awards 2018: God of War and Red Dead Redemption win big
Fortnight and Celeste are also among the winners at the annual gaming ceremony.
Facebook could threaten democracy, says former GCHQ boss
The social media giant must do more to protect user data, says former GCHQ boss Robert Hannigan.
Cyber-plant drives towards light – and other tech news
BBC Click's Nick Kwek looks at some of the best of the week's technology news stories.
Australia data encryption laws explained
Tech firms say the controversial laws could weaken overall security for users of messenger apps.
Trudeau: No politics behind Huawei arrest
Canada's PM gives his first response after the arrest of a Chinese executive that angered Beijing.
The blind woman developing tech for the good of others
Chieko Asakawa, blind since the age of 14, is developing tech to help visually impaired people.
Facebook defends Mark Zuckerberg’s exposed emails
The social network publishes a detailed rebuttal of some of the claims made against it.
Amazon workers injured in bear spray accident
The can of bear repellent was punctured, sending fumes around the US warehouse, officials say.
YouTube deletes cheating videos after BBC investigation
Thousands of videos have been taken down by YouTube as a result of a BBC investigation into essay-writing adverts.
Japanese cafe uses robots controlled by paralysed people
The project aims to give some disabled people more independence, interaction and paid work.
Google trainee puts up dummy advert by mistake
The error meant a blank yellow rectangle was active on the sites and apps for about 45 minutes.
O2 4G data network restored after day-long outage
The mobile phone company says its services are working again, but some users are still having problems.
Yanny v Laurel in top 10 trending YouTube videos of 2018
Carpool karaoke, Ariana Grande, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle all feature in the top 10 list.
Fortnite: The world-famous game that’s never topped the charts
The gaming industry is changing fast. Are the charts, and the law, keeping up?
How 5G connectivity could keep these hi-tech cows healthy
How superfast mobile connectivity will help dairy farmers monitor the health of their cows.
VR helps investigate fires
A system developed by RiVR can scan a scene of real fire damage and then re-create the fire in VR.
Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzhou arrested in Canada
The US seeks the extradition of chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, daughter of Huawei's founder.
Deliveroo wins latest court battle over rider rights
Riders hired by the gig-economy delivery firm are not entitled to collective bargaining, court rules.
Cuba offers 3G mobile internet access to citizens
The state is offering its citizens mobile data contracts - but many will not be able to afford them.
Facebook chief’s emails exposed by MPs
More than 200 pages of confidential emails are shared online by Parliament's fake news inquiry.
Game-on for UK’s Team Tao in ocean XPRIZE final
A UK-based team arrives in Greece for the grand final of a contest to find innovative solutions for seafloor mapping.
Google’s Wing delivery drones head to Europe
Google's parent company, Alphabet, will test its drone delivery service in Finland next year.
BT bars Huawei’s 5G kit from core of network
It still plans to use the Chinese company's phone mast antennas and certain other products.
Biohackers: ‘My hand chip could unlock my car door’
Biohackers want to make their bodies and brains function better by "hacking" their biology.
VTech flags tablet flaw after BBC Watchdog probe
Firm alerts public to flaw that could have given hackers a way to spy on and chat to children.
Turner Prize 2018: iPhone artist Charlotte Prodger wins
Charlotte Prodger wins the £25,000 art award for a highly personal film shot entirely on her phone.
Odeon defends £50 hi-tech cinema prices
Odeon is re-opening a famous London cinema but fans are angry at the prices it plans to charge.
Facebook bans the sale of community groups
Facebook confirms community groups should not be bought and sold, after one disbands in protest.
Giuliani’s Twitter typo used to abuse President Trump
A link in one of the lawyer's tweets directs users to a message that attacks the president.
Quora says 100 million users hacked
Quora, the question-and-answer website, has suffered a breach exposing emails of customers.
Are these robots the future of warfare?
The Ministry of Defence is carrying out its biggest ever exercise using autonomous vehicles in battle scenarios.
Can a brand create a ‘sonic identity’ from light bulbs?
Sound is enjoying a renaissance in marketing circles, but do firms understand how to use it?
Tumblr to ban all pornographic content from 17 December
From 17 December, posts with "real-life human genitals or female-presenting nipples" will be banned.
YouTube top earners: The seven-year-old making $22m
An American boy who reviews toys is this year's highest-earning YouTube star, according to Forbes.
Samsung Nigeria tweets update using Apple iPhone
The account was closed and many tweets deleted when the mistake was shared on social media.
Arrested Devon cyber-expert Marcus Hutchins ‘had used drugs’
Marcus Hutchins, who faces charges in the US, wants evidence thrown out as he was "intoxicated".
PewDiePie in battle with T-Series to keep top YouTube spot
PewDiePie is battling Indian channel T-Series in a bid to remain the YouTuber with the most subscribers.
Pokemon Go ‘trespass’ legal action settled in US
Home owners bothered by Pokemon Go players sued and wanted damages from the game's creator.
The ferry using Rolls-Royce technology that sails itself
Sensors and cameras help this ferry in Finland navigate independently and it can even dock itself.
TEDWomen: Why it’s OK to be average
What happens to the forgotten middle - those who get average grades and don't shine in the office?
TEDWomen: Vibrations offer new way to track elephants
A technique used to study earthquakes have been adapted to track elephants in the wild.
Space Odyssey helps launch first 8K TV channel
The classic film will be broadcast in super-high definition 8K on a new TV channel in Japan.
Brexit: Sam Gyimah resigns over Theresa May’s ‘naive’ deal
Sam Gyimah says the row over the EU's Galileo system shows how the UK will be "hammered" in any deal.
Health secretary Matt Hancock accused of breaking ethics rules
Labour demands an ethics probe after health secretary talks about "GP at Hand" app in an interview.
Google staff pledge cash to striking workmates
The cash would be used to support any staff striking over Google's work on a search engine for China.
Marriott hack hits 500 million Starwood guests
The hotel chain says details of up to 500 million guests may have been accessed in a database breach.
Ex-Autonomy boss Mike Lynch charged with fraud in the US
Founder of UK software giant is charged with fraud seven years after the firm's sale to Hewlett-Packard.
The real-life Robocop and other tech news
BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best of the week's technology news stories.
Tesco and VW plan free electric car charging points
Customers can leave electric cars to charge while shopping, under a partnership with Volkswagen.
‘People find anything about the vagina hard to talk about’
An innovation surge and the lifting of health taboos is giving rise to an industry worth billions.
Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled pay SEC cryptocurrency penalties
The regulator says the celebrities did not tell followers they had been paid to promote some investments.
Starbucks to block porn on free wi-fi in US
The coffee chain says watching porn has always been banned, but it will now block access to content.
MeToo founder Tarana Burke: Campaign now ‘unrecognisable’
Tarana Burke first used the phrase 12 years ago before it became a global movement last year.
Carphone Warehouse faces Black Friday backlash
Problems with credit checks led some customers to be wrongly refused smartphone contracts.
Smart meter fitting slows as deadline looms
Fewer smart meters are being fitted despite the government insisting all homes will have one by 2020.
Facebook’s UK political ad rules kick in
Facebook starts to enforce its tighter political advertising rules in the UK following a delay.
Raids mounted on fake Indian tech support centres
Microsoft complained to local police, who arrested more than 50 people in call centres.
Nintendo smashes its rules for gaming vloggers
The gaming giant will now let players share videos on YouTube, Twitch and others.
Serkis on Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle special effects
Andy Serkis has directed the new movie Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle using motion capture effects.
Togolese innovators turn the world’s junk into robots
How the 500,000 tonnes of e-waste that Togo imports each year has become a goldmine for its innovators.
What happened when sextortion scammers targeted a BBC Trending reporter?
Investigating cyber criminals who use your password to threaten to expose you on social media
Ericsson’s VR game that shows how fast 5G could be
VR games and lawnmower bots: How Ericsson is testing 5G
Huawei: Why has UK not blocked Chinese firm’s 5G kit?
New Zealand's bar on the company's 5G kit raises questions about why the UK seems less concerned.
One Planet York: ‘Ethical hacker’ exposed council app flaw
A developer proved phone numbers and encrypted passwords of One Planet York users could be found on the app.
Would you hand over your mobile phone for a free meal?
Kids will eat free at Frankie & Benny's this week if their parents surrender their phones to staff.
Massage app exposes ‘sex pest’ clients
Urban Massage left thousands of customer records exposed, including complaints about its clients.
Huawei: NZ bars Chinese firm on national security fears
Concerns about espionage risks has sparked global scrutiny of telecoms gear made by China's Huawei.
Cost of 118 calls to be capped after charges soar
The most popular directory inquiries service charges more than £11 for a 90 second call, regulator says.
‘Fraudsters exploited my angry tweet’
A writer thought he was dealing with a bank after complaining of poor service, but it was a con-artist.
Google urged to drop Chinese ‘Dragonfly’ project
Staff sign an open letter saying Google's work on a censored search engine would aid repression in China.
MPs’ fury over Mark Zuckerberg ‘no-show’
Facebook executive Richard Allan faces international committee on fake news and disinformation.
Chinese AI caught out by face in bus ad
The smart software accused a woman pictured in an advert on a bus of flouting road traffic laws.
Uber fined £385,000 for losing UK customer data
The ride-hailing company should have done more to protect user data, say UK data regulators.
‘Park anywhere’ electric bike hire launched in Milton Keynes
The bikes use a motor to help cyclists, but similar schemes with pedal bikes have been widely vandalised.
Google challenged over location tracking
European consumer groups want Google investigated for collecting data on where people go.
Touchdown triumph for Nasa’s probe
The US space agency's robot is the first mission aiming to study the Red Planet's deep interior.
Inside Sellafield’s death zone with the nuclear clean-up robots
As Sellafield's Thorp nuclear reprocessing plant closes, the huge and dangerous clean-up begins.
‘I use Snapchat to sell sexual videos’
Jodie Carnall says she likes the money she can earn - but it's not without cost to her personal life
Gamer arrested ‘after rape overheard during Grand Theft Auto session’
Daniel Enrique Fabian, 18, is facing two charges after allegedly being overheard assaulting a 15-year-old.
GM to slash jobs and close eight plants
US President Donald Trump attacks the carmaker's plans, which will affect more than 14,000 jobs in North America.
Sark electricity: The Channel Island that could lose its power
The Channel Island of Sark has no cars or streetlights - and by the end of the week might have no electricity either.
Kent Police stop using crime predicting software
The computer programme was used by the officers in Kent to identify areas for increased patrols.
Apple in court over 30% app commission
Apple faces the US Supreme Court to defend the commission it makes on iPhone app sales.
Mobile faster than wi-fi in many countries
Future faster networks will relegate wi-fi networks to the slow lane, global research suggests.
Mars InSight: Inside Nasa’s mission control
As Nasa prepares to land on Mars, Victoria Gill has been to the centre of operations and found out about an unusual tradition.
Facebook documents seized by MPs investigating privacy breach
Rarely used parliamentary powers were invoked to demand the documents from a US executive.
The app that makes writing less lonely
An app is encouraging young authors to take up creative writing, by getting them to work in teams on their mobiles.
Volkswagen will recall 75,000 cars over seatbelt fault
The move follows a test that showed a rear seatbelt failing when cars turned sharply.
Residents revolt over Facebook group ‘sale’
A London community Facebook group is furious after the administration rights were sold on by one of its members.
‘Thieves’ knocked off mopeds by police in London
Met Police officers are ramming into suspected moped thieves to knock them off their bikes.
Samsung apologises to sick factory workers
The formal apology comes after a long battle to win compensation for sick Samsung factory staff.
Google finally cleans up its Esta ads after eight years
It says machine learning will stop expensive unofficial Esta services from advertising on Google.
Star Wars AT-ST stalks Devon and other technology news
BBC Click’s Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
D&G: China shopping sites pull products in ad backlash
Controversy over an ad campaign risks the firm's sales in one of the world's biggest luxury markets.
Hats, jewellery, coffee: The odd ads popping up on Facebook’s ‘political’ list
Adverts that have nothing to do with politics have landed on the social network's new database.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday online shopping tips
How to be a savvy shopper - and not come a cropper - in the Black Friday sales.
‘Sci-fi’ plane with no moving parts flies successfully
MIT scientists create the first plane to fly without moving parts.
Why do billions still lack basic sanitation?
Billions of people still have no access to basic toilets, at great risk to their health. Why?
GCHQ warns on Black Friday cyber-threat
The UK's cyber-security agency warns of "prime pickings" for criminals in the run-up to Christmas.
Government will miss smart meter deadline, watchdog warns
Another 39 million meters must be installed within two years to meet the government's 2020 target.
Top tips for online shopping this Christmas
Consumer affairs correspondent Colletta Smith has these tips for making the most of online shopping.
Google rivals claim product search remains unfair
The solution put in place by Google following a record fine from the EU is not working, say rivals.
California fire conspiracies a hit on YouTube
Conspiracy videos about the California wildfires have clocked up millions of views on YouTube.
Facebook v Soros: ‘Congress must probe’
One of George Soros's lieutenants says US politicians must investigate Facebook's smear campaign.
Loot box spending ‘creates problem gamblers’
'Loot-box' spending in video games creates problem gamblers, a study finds.
‘Witkar’, the world’s first electric car-sharing scheme
How a Dutch visionary brought clean cars to Amsterdam.
Window washing drone takes flight
A huge drone that can wash buildings and put out fires is being developed in Latvia.
Could HoloLens tech help save babies’ lives?
Students are shown virtual reality images to teach them about obstetric emergencies.
Facebook appeals against Cambridge Analytica fine
The social network says the UK's data watchdog £500,000 penalty was unjustified.
Facebook ads urge its staff to leak secrets
The Freedom from Facebook campaign is using the company's own ad tools to encourage staff to share details.
‘Adult’ furry erotica site hacked
The latest in a long line of hacks aimed at adult websites leaves millions of users exposed.
Number of child gamblers quadruples in just two years
The rapid rise in the number of child gamblers is "a generational scandal", says a campaigner.
The tech that could make water use sustainable
Scientists in Finland and the UK have built a computer model that visualises groundwater levels in real time.