BBC Technology - Source Information
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Number of headlines in database: 81
Last update: 2018-12-16 18:21:03
Number of headlines in database: 81
Last update: 2018-12-16 18:21:03
BBC Technology Headlines
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PewDiePie printer hackers strike again (2018-12-16 14:59:05)
The perpetrators are urging victims to support the YouTube star and protect their systems. -
MPs want halt to smart motorway rollout over safety concerns (2018-12-15 23:59:33)
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? (2018-12-14 16:28:35)
A stadium in LA confirms it uses facial recognition technology at pop concerts. -
New Facebook bug exposed millions of photos (2018-12-14 16:26:36)
Photos of up to 6.8 million Facebook users, including ones they never posted, could be accessed. -
Wetherspoons fake accounts to be exposed (2018-12-14 11:59:52)
Twitter must reveal the identity behind two parody accounts, the high court rules. -
Tumblr returns to App Store after porn ban (2018-12-14 11:26:02)
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 (2018-12-14 05:00:03)
New research suggests that people have not taken up faster services, even though they are available. -
Why your pizza may never be delivered by drone (2018-12-14 00:06:45)
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 (2018-12-14 00:04:44)
BBC Click's Dan Simmons looks at the best of the week's technology news stories. -
Branson's Virgin Galactic reaches edge of space (2018-12-13 18:26:46)
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? (2018-12-13 17:14:33)
For the first time, YouTube reveals how many comments it removes for breaking guidelines. -
Amazon uses dummy parcels to catch thieves (2018-12-13 14:36:05)
The online retailer has teamed up with police in New Jersey to fight parcel theft with dummy packages. -
Apple to create $1bn Texas base (2018-12-13 12:23:12)
The company says it expects to become Austin's biggest private employer. -
Uber told self-drive cars unsafe days before accident (2018-12-13 11:51:49)
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 (2018-12-13 11:38:38)
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' (2018-12-13 11:23:20)
Beliebers voting against YouTube Rewind seem to have helped the video rack up negative feedback. -
Loneliness: Does being online make it worse? (2018-12-13 08:00:54)
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? (2018-12-13 00:12:15)
Superfast 5G mobile connectivity may not be able to reach inside buildings. Could light help? -
Bereaved mother criticises Facebook over baby ads (2018-12-12 18:19:19)
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 (2018-12-12 17:14:53)
A robot has featured on Russian TV but turns out to be a man in a suit. -
Ghana drones: Row over blood-delivery devices (2018-12-12 16:18:09)
A government-backed scheme for supplying medicine brings accusations of a "high-tech vanity project". -
When out-of-date code causes chaos (2018-12-12 15:32:38)
What is a digital certificate and why do they expire? -
Word processor pioneer Evelyn Berezin dies aged 93 (2018-12-12 14:26:32)
Evelyn Berezin put the Data Secretary on sale in 1971, creating a new industry. -
Twitter's Jack Dorsey answers critics of Myanmar meditation retreat (2018-12-12 13:50:29)
Twitter's chief executive says he needs to learn more about the plight of the Rohingya in Myanmar. -
Google hearing sees 'idiot' trending (2018-12-12 11:36:44)
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 (2018-12-12 09:04:19)
The struggling posts a £440m loss after it writes down the value of its Carphone Warehouse brand. -
Fears over sensitive US military data in commercial cloud (2018-12-12 06:04:06)
The BBC investigates a $10bn (£8bn) Pentagon contract to store sensitive data in a cyber-cloud. -
Is US military cloud safe from Russia? Fears over sensitive data (2018-12-12 06:04:06)
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 (2018-12-12 02:23:44)
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?' (2018-12-12 01:39:19)
Google's Chief executive Sundar Pichai answered questions about the company in front of US lawmakers. -
Instagram tightens eating disorder filters after BBC investigation (2018-12-12 00:36:05)
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 (2018-12-12 00:03:52)
Firm's UK search results also featured the World Cup, Bitcoin and Black Panther highly. -
Streets with UK's slowest and fastest broadband named (2018-12-12 00:00:19)
But uSwitch survey says homes in a Birmingham avenue have the fastest access. -
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou released on bail in Canada (2018-12-11 23:15:13)
A Canadian court releases Huawei telecoms executive Meng Wanzhou on bail of C$10m. -
Amazon sackings 'follow sales data leaks' (2018-12-11 17:22:46)
Amazon reportedly believes the staff had been abusing their access to an internal database. -
Google chief denies political bias claims (2018-12-11 16:24:51)
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 (2018-12-11 15:44:43)
The government bought ads on Facebook, Twitter, Google and LinkedIn before Brexit vote was cancelled. -
Broadband customers to get automatic compensation (2018-12-11 11:43:39)
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 (2018-12-11 03:47:10)
News programmes prove popular on Twitter in 2018 - with Doctor Who and EastEnders also sparking discussion. -
The pub where your cash is worthless (2018-12-11 00:06:14)
As more firms around the world refuse to take cash, does this mean the end for notes and coins? -
The bar where your cash is worthless (2018-12-11 00:06:14)
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 (2018-12-11 00:00:15)
Two leading chat apps also struggled with questions about drugs and bulimia. -
Seven things to watch as Google's CEO appears before Congress hearing (2018-12-11 00:00:10)
Google chief Sundar Pichai will answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee. -
Apple denies iPhone import ban in China (2018-12-10 16:26:58)
Chip-maker Qualcomm says it has won an injunction against Apple in a continuing dispute over intellectual property. -
Apple denies iPhone sales ban in China (2018-12-10 16:26:58)
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 (2018-12-10 14:21:05)
Two smartphones with cameras encircled by their screens are launched within hours of each other. -
China's new games censors take tough stance (2018-12-10 13:48:23)
A panel of experts bans nine mobile games and sends another 11 back for changes. -
Elon Musk has 'no respect' for US regulator (2018-12-10 13:04:20)
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 (2018-12-10 13:00:47)
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 (2018-12-10 11:45:42)
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 (2018-12-10 08:50:43)
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 (2018-12-10 07:13:13)
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 (2018-12-10 01:22:55)
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 (2018-12-10 00:27:02)
Open Bionics has developed the world's first medically-certified 3D-printed artificial arm -
'I was divorced and missed having company' (2018-12-10 00:02:55)
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 (2018-12-09 19:15:11)
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 (2018-12-09 18:35:09)
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 (2018-12-09 15:23:24)
The foreign ministry demands Canada release CFO Meng Wanzhou, who faces fraud charges in the US. -
NHS told to ditch 'absurd' fax machines (2018-12-09 14:27:31)
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 (2018-12-09 11:15:19)
Jack Dorsey is accused of ignoring the persecution of the country's Muslim Rohingya minority. -
O2 'to seek millions' in damages over data outage (2018-12-09 11:09:01)
The mobile phone operator is understood to be demanding damages from supplier Ericsson. -
How to be a spy in the digital age (2018-12-09 10:51:12)
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 (2018-12-09 01:43:51)
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 (2018-12-07 22:00:37)
China's tech giant leads the market for telecoms infrastructure, and is second only to Samsung in smartphone sales. -
Cyber-plant drives towards light - and other tech news (2018-12-07 09:11:49)
BBC Click's Nick Kwek looks at some of the best of the week's technology news stories. -
How Facebook defended its exposed emails (2018-12-06 18:00:11)
The social network publishes a detailed rebuttal of some of the claims made against it. -
How 5G connectivity could keep these hi-tech cows healthy (2018-12-06 00:18:16)
How superfast mobile connectivity will help dairy farmers monitor the health of their cows. -
VR helps investigate fires (2018-12-06 00:02:11)
A system developed by RiVR can scan a scene of real fire damage and then re-create the fire in VR. -
Biohackers: ‘My hand chip could unlock my car door’ (2018-12-05 09:56:45)
Biohackers want to make their bodies and brains function better by "hacking" their biology. -
Are these robots the future of warfare? (2018-12-04 01:18:32)
The Ministry of Defence is carrying out its biggest ever exercise using autonomous vehicles in battle scenarios. -
The ferry that sails itself (2018-12-03 02:01:31)
Sensors and cameras help this ferry in Finland navigate independently and it can even dock itself. -
The ferry using Rolls-Royce technology that sails itself (2018-12-03 02:01:31)
Sensors and cameras help this ferry in Finland navigate independently and it can even dock itself. -
TEDWomen: Why it's OK to be average (2018-12-02 01:00:44)
What happens to the forgotten middle - those who get average grades and don't shine in the office? -
Serkis on Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle visual effects (2018-11-29 01:28:55)
Andy Serkis has directed the new movie Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle using performance capture methods. -
VR game shows how fast 5G could be (2018-11-29 00:18:54)
VR games and lawnmower bots: How Ericsson is testing 5G -
Mars InSight: Inside Nasa's mission control (2018-11-26 07:57:42)
As Nasa prepares to land on Mars, Victoria Gill has been to the centre of operations and found out about an unusual tradition. -
Star Wars AT-ST stalks Devon and other technology news (2018-11-23 10:34:02)
BBC Click’s Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week. -
Window washing drone takes flight (2018-11-22 00:13:57)
A huge drone that can wash buildings and put out fires is being developed in Latvia. -
Could HoloLens tech help save babies’ lives? (2018-11-22 00:01:31)
Students are shown virtual reality images to teach them about obstetric emergencies. -
My journey from British army to cyber-security expert (2018-11-19 00:17:27)
How British veterans are using their military skills to retrain as IT security experts. -
Tech to give new insight into gorillas and other news (2018-11-16 00:46:18)
BBC Click’s Nick Kwek looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.