BBC NewsMars Nasa to fly helicopter on Mars for first time bbc.co.ukThis small helicopter is set to be the first to fly on another planet. Ingenuity is a 1.8kg (4lb) helicopter that travelled to Mars inside Nasa's Perseverance rover, which landed in February 2021. Nasa...
BBC NewsAdobe Charles Geschke: Adobe co-founder who helped develop the PDF dies bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsCharles Geschke, the co-founder of the software company Adobe who helped develop the Portable Document Format, or PDF, has died at the age of 81. Geschke set up Adobe in 1982, giving the world the ubiquitous...
BBC NewsCivil Rights How cancer put me off joining Amazon union bbc.co.uk - By James ClaytonCarla Johnson turned 45 on Tuesday, a milestone she thought she might not reach. On 12 July, she walked up to a manager at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, and said she felt unwell. Shortly afterwards,...
BBC NewsUK News Regulator warns against use of Peloton treadmill bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsSafety regulators in the US have urged owners of a Peloton treadmill to stop using the product "immediately" if they have children or pets in the home. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says...
BBC NewsTrump news update Facebook board delays decision about Trump's possible return bbc.co.uk - By Cody GodwinFacebook's Oversight Board has delayed its decision regarding former US President Donald Trump's possible return to Facebook and Instagram. Mr Trump was banned from Facebook in January after the Capitol...
BBC NewsInformation Security Facebook faces mass legal action over data leak bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsFacebook users whose data was compromised by a massive data leak are being urged to take legal action against the tech giant. About 530 million people had some personal information leaked, including, some...
BBC NewsTechnology Click News: Virtual musicians play interactive gig bbc.co.ukBBC Click’s LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Livestreamer Ludwig Ahgren broke Twitch’s subscription record after streaming non-stop for 31 consecutive days...
BBC NewsAfrica TB Joshua: YouTube blocks Nigerian preacher over gay cure claim bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsYouTube has suspended the account of influential Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua over allegations of hate speech. A rights body filed a complaint after reviewing at least seven videos showing the preacher...
BBC NewsTechnology Ocado in self-driving vans push with £10m stake in Oxbotica bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsOnline grocery retailer Ocado has unveiled a major push into autonomous driving technology. It has teamed up with another British company, Oxbotica, to build self-driving vehicles for itself and others...
BBC NewsNew Zealand Smaller and better smartphone cameras are on the way bbc.co.uk - By David Silverberg"Today's smartphone cameras can make a better image than cameras I paid NZ$10,000 ($7,110; £5,165) for only 20 years ago," says Tom Ang, an Auckland-based professional photographer and author of more 30...
BBC NewsCanada William Amos: Canadian politician seen naked in work Zoom call bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsA Canadian politician has apologised after appearing naked in a video call with colleagues. "This was an unfortunate error," William Amos, who represents the Quebec district of Pontiac, said in a statement...
BBC NewsGoogle Earth Google Earth time-lapse feature winds clock back 37 years bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsGoogle Earth has launched a time-lapse feature that lets users wind back the clock and see how the world has changed over several decades. The feature uses millions of satellite images from the past 37...
BBC NewsGoogle Earth Google Earth time-lapses show a changing planet bbc.co.ukGoogle has drawn on satellite images dating back 37 years to introduce a time-lapse feature to its tool that lets users explore view of the Earth from above. The tech firm says it hopes the feature will...
BBC NewsU.S. Politics US imposes sanctions on Russia over cyber-attacks bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsThe US has announced sanctions against Russia in response to what it says are cyber-attacks and other hostile acts. The measures, which target dozens of Russian entities and officials, aim to deter "Russia's...
BBC NewsFacebook Facebook urged to scrap Instagram for children plans bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsA group of public health advocates from around the world wants Facebook to scrap its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children. A letter from the Campaign for a Commercial-free Childhood, signed...
BBC NewsElectric Vehicles Matchbox cars get green makeover in eco drive bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsMatchbox is launching a series of toy cars based on real-life electric vehicles and making some more sustainable. The first model will be a mini version of the Tesla Roadster and will be followed by other...
BBC NewsEating Disorders Instagram fixes ‘mistake’ promoting harmful diet content bbc.co.uk - By Cristina CriddleInstagram has apologised after a “mistake” with its algorithm promoted diet content to users with eating disorders. The search function in the app automatically recommended terms including “appetite suppressants”...
BBC NewsChina Is Alibaba's fate a warning to China’s tech giants? bbc.co.uk - By Karishma VaswaniIt's been a tough week for Chinese tech firms. Over the weekend, Chinese billionaire Jack Ma's e-commerce giant Alibaba was fined $2.8bn (£2bn) by Chinese regulators, who said it had abused its market...
BBC NewsDigital Currency Crypto firm Coinbase valued at more than oil giant BP bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsCryptocurrency firm Coinbase, which runs a top exchange for Bitcoin and other digital currency trading, hit a market value of nearly $100bn (£72.5bn) in its stock market listing. Shares debuted on the...
BBC NewsInformation Security Facebook faces investigation over data breach bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsThe Irish Data Protection Commission is to launch an investigation into a data leak in which the details of hundreds of millions of Facebook users were published online. It had previously been looking...
BBC NewsArtificial Intelligence Europe seeks to limit use of AI in society bbc.co.uk - By Jane WakefieldThe use of facial recognition for surveillance, or algorithms that manipulate human behaviour, will be banned under proposed EU regulations on artificial intelligence. The wide-ranging proposals, which...
BBC NewsUK News Omegle: 'I'm being used as sex-baiting bot' on video chat site bbc.co.uk - By Joe TidyWarning: this story contains disturbing adult themes. Michael was 14 when he first went on to the video chat site Omegle. He'd heard about it at school and was intrigued by its notorious reputation for...
BBC NewsVirgin Media Virgin Media and O2 'blockbuster' merger provisionally approved bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsA £31bn merger between mobile networks Virgin Media and O2 has been provisionally approved by the UK's competition watchdog. It will create one of the UK's largest entertainment and telecoms firms, which...
BBC NewsScience Fiction No humans needed: Drones fly off the factory line bbc.co.ukA commercial laser cutter has been transformed from a 2D machine to a 3D all-in-one assembler capable of creating devices which can fly straight off the factory line. LaserFactory is designed to create...
BBC NewsNinja Ludwig Ahgren breaks Twitch subscription record after 31-day stint bbc.co.uk - By Cody GodwinViewers watched him eat, game, and even sleep in a bed that looked like a red sports car. After streaming on Twitch non-stop for 31 consecutive days, Ludwig Ahgren has broken the website's record for the...
BBC NewsSnapchat County lines gang 'recruited teen in 80 minutes via Snapchat' bbc.co.uk - By Colin CampbellA teenager has told how he was groomed by criminals to sell heroin and crack cocaine after being recruited through an advert posted on Snapchat. Two years ago, aged 14 and wanting to run away from home,...
BBC NewsGoFundMe Mary Agyapong: Pregnant nurse’s family yet to get GoFundMe money bbc.co.uk - By Jon IronmongerThe family of a pregnant nurse who died with Covid-19 have yet to receive any money from a fundraising campaign that names them as beneficiaries. Mary Agyapong, 28, died after giving birth in April 2020...
BBC NewsUnited Kingdom Kick It Out would back boycott bbc.co.ukAnti-discrimination charity Kick It Out says it would back a Premier League-wide boycott of social media in protest at online racist abuse. Swansea, Birmingham and Scottish champions Rangers are boycotting...
BBC NewsFacebook Users can appeal Facebook's editorial decisions bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsFacebook's Oversight Board is to begin reviewing content which has been allowed to remain on the platform despite requests to remove it. Previously the board only heard appeals from users about content...
