BBC Technology - Source Information
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Number of headlines in database: 69
Last update: 2018-04-21 12:21:03
Number of headlines in database: 69
Last update: 2018-04-21 12:21:03
BBC Technology Headlines
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HQ Trivia: The free app giving away thousands of pounds (2018-04-21 00:00:57)
How does a free app with no adverts go about becoming a success with Hollywood actors whilst giving away thousands in cash? -
Russia's Telegram ban 'failing' (2018-04-20 18:38:12)
The messaging app is working around attempts to block it by authorities. -
Russian crackdown on Telegram app 'failing' (2018-04-20 18:38:12)
The messaging app is working around attempts to block it by authorities. -
GDPR: Are you ready for the EU's huge data privacy shake-up? (2018-04-20 16:55:44)
Organisations have just seven weeks to prepare for a major shake-up to EU data privacy laws. -
Ofcom seeks to scrap local TV roll-out (2018-04-20 14:09:58)
The media regulator says launching more local TV stations in the UK is not viable. -
German supreme court rejects ad-block challenge (2018-04-20 12:19:13)
Publishing giant Axel Springer has lost a long-running case seeking to limit the use of Adblock Plus. -
Facebook removes 'gay sex for rent' posts (2018-04-20 11:13:09)
An investigation found groups offering free accommodation for young men in exchange for sex. -
Google's SMS replacement ready to launch (2018-04-20 10:34:43)
Android phones are beginning to receive Google's feature-rich new service called Chat. -
Robot visits a pub for Westworld promotion and other news (2018-04-20 10:05:22)
BBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week. -
God of War: Giving gaming new emotions (2018-04-20 04:47:03)
The team behind God of War tell Newsbeat the gaming industry is maturing to tackle more complex emotions than ever before. -
Robo farmers (2018-04-19 23:04:08)
Farmers are working on robotic solutions due to a shortage of human workers to pick difficult crops. -
Meet the robots that can pick and plant better than we can (2018-04-19 23:03:35)
Farmers are turning to robots to plant seedlings and pick produce because of human worker shortages. -
Facebook to exclude billions from European privacy laws (2018-04-19 11:43:01)
A total of 1.5 billion international Facebook users will not be protected under GDPR. -
Ikea's TaskRabbit app back online after data breach (2018-04-19 09:46:54)
The odd jobs marketplace has been investigating a "cyber-security incident". -
TalkTalk and Vodafone top complaints chart again (2018-04-19 09:38:00)
TalkTalk, Vodafone and BT drew the most complaints for their services, the regulator says. -
The helmet which gives firefighters 'X-ray vision' (2018-04-19 09:21:54)
The C-Thru lens uses augmented reality to improve firefighters’ sight in poor visibility. -
Nasa's Tess: Planet-hunting satellite lifts off (2018-04-19 08:42:05)
Nasa's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (Tess) searches for new planets. -
Why India's Paytm isn't afraid of WhatsApp (2018-04-18 23:44:23)
India's youngest billionaire, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, says Indian firms are ready to challenge the West. -
NHS website defaced by hackers (2018-04-18 16:32:31)
The digital vandalism was spotted by a security researcher and has since been fixed. -
Are AI fairytales the future? (2018-04-18 13:03:34)
The first AI fairytale has been written by an algorithm, a company says - a taste of future story-telling? -
Iceland's Bitcoin heist suspect 'flees on PM's plane' (2018-04-18 10:06:05)
The man fled from Iceland to Sweden on a passenger plane reportedly also carrying the prime minister. -
Bitcoin peaks and falls become race tracks (2018-04-18 09:37:22)
The rapidly changing value of crypto-currency has been turned into a mobile game. -
School warns over Roblox and Fortnite online games (2018-04-18 07:58:19)
Roblox and Fortnite enable players to talk to interact with each other via online chat. -
Minister ridiculed for saying ancient India invented internet (2018-04-18 06:51:56)
Biplap Deb cited the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata but his statement has attracted ridicule. -
Facebook seeks facial recognition consent in EU and Canada (2018-04-18 04:56:04)
Amid a privacy crisis, Facebook asks permission to expand use of facial recognition technology. -
Google's 3D scans aim to preserve historical sites (2018-04-17 23:04:36)
High resolution 3D scans of more than 25 historical sites from around the world are being released. -
Wish.com: Penis advert appeared in video game apps (2018-04-17 23:02:50)
US retailer Wish.com is admonished by UK ad watchdog for the third time since November. -
Steep rise in child abuse images online, charity reports (2018-04-17 23:01:10)
The Internet Watch Foundation found more than 78,000 website addresses with child abuse images in 2017. -
NHS ransomware attack response criticised (2018-04-17 22:53:25)
MPs say it is "alarming" plans to improve cyber-security after the Wannacry attack have not been agreed. -
Russia's Telegram block hits web users (2018-04-17 13:44:28)
Russia blocks millions of IP addresses in move to shut down Telegram messaging platform. -
Brexit: 'Rife misuse' of data by Leave.EU, MPs told (2018-04-17 13:12:16)
Ex-Cambridge Analytica employee tells MPs that UKIP data was received as part of work for Leave.EU. -
Life of a meme (2018-04-17 12:45:18)
What do pictures of two guys pointing at each other and yelling tell us about how a meme begins and ends? -
T-Mobile fined over false ringtones (2018-04-17 11:33:16)
The firm paid $40m (£27m) over claims it employed false ringtones rather than fixing call problems. -
Ikea app TaskRabbit reveals security breach (2018-04-17 10:28:44)
TaskRabbit says it is working with law enforcement, and its website is offline. -
'Lazy hackers' turn to automated attack tools (2018-04-17 10:23:38)
Sophisticated bots are doing the hard work of breaking down digital defences, suggests study. -
Will technology destroy our democracy? (2018-04-17 10:09:28)
Author Jamie Bartlett says there is a compatibility problem between democracy and technology. -
Netflix overseas sales set to overtake US (2018-04-17 07:52:46)
The streaming service now has 125 million subscribers, after adding 7.4 million more in the first quarter. -
Singapore uncovers 'high-tech' exam cheating plot (2018-04-17 06:46:51)
The students snuck in mobile phones and wore skin-coloured earphones during their exams. -
Facebook facial recognition faces class-action suit (2018-04-17 03:32:50)
A judge rules Facebook's facial recognition tagging will be the subject of a class action law suit. -
Ninjas and nanobots (2018-04-16 23:33:51)
Is the fusion of biology and technology speeding us towards a synthetic future? -
Russia accused of global net hack attacks (2018-04-16 16:58:24)
Russia is seeking to hijack essential internet hardware, US and UK intelligence agencies allege. -
China's ZTE 'poses risk to UK security' (2018-04-16 15:02:49)
Cyber-defence watchdog tells the UK telecoms sector not to use the Chinese firm's equipment. -
Facebook expels alt-right figurehead (2018-04-16 12:53:39)
White nationalist Richard Spencer's three Facebook pages are blocked on a permanent basis. -
China's Sina Weibo backtracks from gay content ban after outrage (2018-04-16 08:51:37)
The Chinese social media giant reverses a ban on gay content after a wave of defiant protests. -
Wetherspoon pub chain shuts its social media accounts (2018-04-16 08:19:01)
Chairman Tim Martin linked the move to bad publicity about social media, including the trolling of MPs. -
Lockhart in Foster Twitter photo bullying complaint (2018-04-16 08:11:27)
Carla Lockhart received 'very personal' abuse after DUP leader Arlene Foster posted a picture of the pair. -
Why I like my job-share with robots (2018-04-16 07:14:05)
A worker at an Alibaba warehouse in China explains why she is happy to have robot colleagues. -
Artificial intelligence must be 'for common good' (2018-04-15 23:32:46)
Artificial intelligence must never be given powers to hurt or deceive people. a parliamentary report says. -
WhatsApp photo drug dealer caught by 'groundbreaking' work (2018-04-15 08:11:03)
Police use a "groundbreaking" fingerprint technique to convict a drugs gang from a picture message. -
TED 2018: The smart home that spied on its owner (2018-04-14 02:02:12)
Kashmir Hill filled her home with gadgets to see how much data they would slurp up. -
Girl gamers told to 'get back in the kitchen' (2018-04-13 23:40:34)
Women at the London Games Festival talk about the abuse they've received from men. -
The design tricks that get you hooked on your phone (2018-04-13 23:40:25)
Ever wondered why you are always checking your phone? The BBC's James Reevell explains. -
TED 2018: Alphabet firm's tools to combat extremism (2018-04-13 21:15:52)
Google, which faces scrutiny over extremist and hateful content, is developing tools to counter it. -
Coffee trends (2018-04-13 20:48:59)
Coffee in five charts: How coffee drinking varies around the world. -
First timer (2018-04-13 15:19:00)
The big winner at the Bafta Games Awards was Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, including Best Performer - won by a video editor. -
Bug hunters (2018-04-12 23:00:25)
Big rewards are available for hackers who can spot when websites have got their coding wrong. -
Hellblade: Our big risk paid off with five Bafta wins (2018-04-12 21:59:11)
Making a video game about mental health was worth the risk, says its creator. -
Nintendo celebrates Bafta hat trick (2018-04-12 20:39:35)
Nintendo's Shinya Takahashi says he is "very happy" with the company's success at the Baftas. -
What Remains of Edith Finch wins Bafta's top games award (2018-04-12 20:10:14)
What Remains of Edith Finch scores an upset by beating Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice at the Baftas. -
Tim Schafer: My games suffered 'bit rot' (2018-04-12 10:26:01)
The award-winning games designer says many of his classics became unplayable on modern machines. -
YouTube star prompts conversation about social anxiety (2018-04-11 12:46:22)
It's like 'falling down the rabbit hole of endless what ifs' says one sufferer in a candid online debate -
'600 apps had my data' (2018-04-09 23:05:09)
Data harvesting is a multi-billion dollar industry privacy campaigners believe is far too opaque. -
Flying whales (2018-04-06 11:14:30)
Airbus's huge new super-transporter plane can carry two passenger jet wings instead of one. -
Where on earth...? (2018-03-30 00:07:05)
Many countries still have no functioning address system. Is digital mapping the answer? -
Human-eye VR (2018-03-23 00:16:44)
VR has suffered from an image problem, so could very high resolution headsets be the answer? -
What does the future hold for humanoid robots? (2018-03-21 02:43:01)
Machines that can fully mimic natural body movements are still a long way off, says Will Jackson. -
Aubrey de Grey: Treating ageing as a curable disease (2018-03-19 00:15:27)
The scientist aims to develop therapies to repair damage at the molecular and cellular level. -
NanoMap: How uncertainty helps this drone fly (2018-03-16 02:26:15)
MIT CSAIL's NanoMap system enables drones to avoid obstacles while flying at 20 mph (32km/h) -
Visual effects behind Thor: Ragnarok (2018-03-13 00:07:47)
Click talks to Alexis Wajsbrot, the visual effects supervisor for Thor: Ragnarok.