Latest headlines in ICT News
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Home car charger owners urged to install updates (BBC Technology 2021-07-31 01:43:36)
Security vulnerabilities in two domestic electric car chargers were discovered by researchers.
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Elon Musk: 'I don't want to be CEO of anything' (BBC Technology 2021-07-31 00:39:20)
Elon Musk reiterated on Friday that he doesn't want to be Space X or Tesla boss. What's going on?
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Facebook, Google expect jabs for office return (BBC Technology 2021-07-30 14:29:08)
The tech companies will require vaccination for returning in-office employees as Covid-19 cases rise in US
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Untethered bi-pedal robot runs 5km and other tech news (BBC Technology 2021-07-30 08:06:45)
Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
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Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over streaming of Black Widow (BBC Technology 2021-07-30 07:56:33)
The star says box office takings for Black Widow were hit when it was streamed at the same time.
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Didi: Chinese ride-hailing giant denies plans to go private (BBC Technology 2021-07-30 03:40:50)
Didi shares surged by almost 50% in pre-market trade after a report that it planned to go private.
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The fungus and bacteria tackling plastic waste (BBC Technology 2021-07-29 23:04:41)
Bacteria, fungus and enzymes can all digest plastic, but can they work at a useful commercial scale?
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A US company has turned a former coal plant into a gas-fired Bitcoin mine (BBC Technology 2021-07-29 23:00:53)
Environmentalists have criticised the gas-fired mine but the company says it offsets its emissions.
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Amazon predicts slower sales growth as Covid boost eases (BBC Technology 2021-07-29 21:41:36)
The tech giant says third quarter sales growth will be slower as customers return to physical shops.
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Rick Astley rolls into a billion YouTube views (BBC Technology 2021-07-29 17:28:12)
Rickroll meme helps Never Gonna Give You Up reach new heights.
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Google to ban sugar-daddy apps from Play Store (BBC Technology 2021-07-29 16:30:57)
Apps focused on "compensated sexual relationships" will be prohibited from 1 September.
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Older Kindles may lose internet connection, Amazon warns (BBC Technology 2021-07-29 12:27:45)
Amazon tells customers older Kindles might lost their ability to connect online.
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NHS Covid-19 app pings rise by over 70,000 to new record (BBC Technology 2021-07-29 11:52:07)
The number of coronavirus alerts hits a new record, with nearly 690,000 sent in England and Wales.
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NHS Covid-19 app pings rise by over 70,000 (BBC Technology 2021-07-29 10:09:15)
Nearly 690,000 people in England and Wales received self-isolation alerts in the week up to 21 July.
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Google app charges targeted by mass legal claim (BBC Technology 2021-07-29 06:50:40)
A new legal action seeks compensation for all UK Android users who buy apps on Google Play.
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Uber slides over reports SoftBank selling 45 million shares (BBC Technology 2021-07-29 05:03:23)
Japan's SoftBank is selling the shares to cover losses in other investments, according to one report.
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Fresh warning over rip-off locator forms on Google (BBC Technology 2021-07-29 00:01:31)
'Devious' sites which charge money for a free passenger locator form top search engine results.
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Facebook warns growth set to slow 'significantly' (BBC Technology 2021-07-28 21:32:06)
The technology giant said on Wednesday that the third and fourth quarters would see advertising sales drop.
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Activision Blizzard staff walk out over harassment claims (BBC Technology 2021-07-28 19:44:24)
Employees of the company behind Call of Duty are angry over allegations of sexism and harassment.
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Former eBay supervisor jailed for cyber-stalking critics (BBC Technology 2021-07-28 14:56:09)
A former police captain turned eBay employee harassed critics of the online-auction company.