Latest headlines in ICT News
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Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests enter my home (BBC Technology 2019-10-15 15:09:57)
Rick Osterloh suggests house guests have the right to know smart speakers are in use before entering. -
Pixel 4 seeks to reclaim low-light photography crown for Google (BBC Technology 2019-10-15 15:07:31)
Google adds an astrophotography mode to its new phone, allowing it to take pictures of the Milky Way. -
'Deletefacebook' trends after Zuckerberg backlash (BBC Technology 2019-10-15 13:30:42)
It follows revelations Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had unofficial meetings with right-wing politicians. -
Microsoft seeks to clean up Xbox game chat with AI (BBC Technology 2019-10-15 12:41:34)
Text messages will be the first to be filtered but the tech will also be applied to voice chat. -
YouTube regrets: Anecdotal claims of damaged users (BBC Technology 2019-10-15 12:28:11)
Fresh evidence that Google's video clip service is promoting harmful and hate-filled content. -
Fortnite Chapter 2: First glimpse of new season after map wiped out by asteroid (BBC Technology 2019-10-15 11:43:46)
Season 11 or Chapter 2 is now live with a new map and updated gameplay. -
Harley-Davidson puts the brakes on electric bike (BBC Technology 2019-10-15 09:26:43)
The company halts production of the LiveWire after finding a glitch in its charging system. -
Electronic devices 'need to use recycled plastic' (BBC Technology 2019-10-15 00:33:45)
Consumers need to demand electronic devices that use recycled plastic, campaigners say. -
Shooting drones out of the sky with Phasers (BBC Technology 2019-10-14 23:23:36)
Cheap drones can defeat modern air defences, as shown by the attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. -
Death threats for cryptocurrency 'scam' whistleblower (BBC Technology 2019-10-14 23:11:43)
Jen McAdam, from Glasgow, was threatened after speaking out about the OneCoin cryptocurrency. -
Eritrea - where ATMs are unknown and Sim cards are like gold dust (BBC Technology 2019-10-14 23:06:17)
A BBC team gets rare access to Eritrea, often described as one of the most repressive states in Africa. -
Government dodges 'full fibre for all by 2025' pledge (BBC Technology 2019-10-14 15:03:25)
Gigabit broadband is promised but the government neither says it must be full-fibre nor sets a deadline. -
Food writer Jack Monroe 'loses £5,000 in phone-number hijack' (BBC Technology 2019-10-14 14:15:28)
Jack Monroe's bank and PayPal accounts were used after her mobile phone number was hijacked. -
China's Study the Great Nation app 'enables spying via back door' (BBC Technology 2019-10-14 12:51:36)
Study the Great Nation could be used to monitor phone-users' activity, a security firm warns. -
Vodafone error sees customers hit by thousands in charges (BBC Technology 2019-10-14 10:02:31)
Glitch sees customers abroad hit with thousands of pounds of charges and unable to use their phones. -
How tech changed the way DreamWorks animates (BBC Technology 2019-10-14 08:15:14)
Improved computer processing has allowed artists to add a great level of detail to their films. -
Fortnite: Map blown up and replaced with black hole (BBC Technology 2019-10-14 05:57:07)
Fortnite's Twitter page is running a livestream of a black hole to mark the end of season 10. -
Robotic inspectors developed to fix wind farms (BBC Technology 2019-10-14 01:23:05)
Scientists develop fully autonomous robots that could end the need for workers to scale dangerously-tall wind turbines. -
Facebook's digital currency dealt another blow (BBC Technology 2019-10-13 23:01:11)
Leaders of the G7 group of the world's biggest economies issue warning about digital coins like Libra. -
Blizzard bosses reduce gamer's ban and release prize money (BBC Technology 2019-10-12 11:10:25)
A player who staged an anti-government protest on a live broadcast will now receive his prize money.