Saturday August 13, 2022
Climate change: Drought highlights dangers for electricity supplies Dry conditions in the UK and Europe are stress on facilities including nuclear, say experts.
Friday August 12, 2022
Why are large parts of England now in drought? An official drought has been declared in parts of southern, central and eastern England, what happens now?
The science of drought explained in pictures What does drought mean and what are the implications for water, food, rivers and wildlife?
High and low-tech ways to tackle India's water crisis India's water situation requires a big investment in tech and many small projects on the ground.
Thursday August 11, 2022
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.
Disney adds subscribers but warns over cricket loss The media giant is gaining subscribers as it details plans to launch an ad-supported service in December.
Climate scientists chase Arctic storms Why climate scientists are trying to fly through Arctic cyclones in a small aircraft.
'Every day it doesn't rain, the pressure mounts' The heatwave will make conditions on England's farms worse as experts warn of smaller harvests.
Meta's chatbot says the company 'exploits people' The new prototype doesn't think much of the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, either.
Commonwealth Games takes big step towards esports Competitive gaming may soon be added to the Commonwealth Games programme, after a successful test event in Birmingham.
Wednesday August 10, 2022
Elon Musk sells $6.9bn of Tesla shares as Twitter lawsuit looms The world's richest man says he needs the money in case he is forced to buy Twitter for $44bn.
Wildlife under stress as dry spell shrinks rivers Most of the world's chalk streams are in southern and eastern England and are under particular strain.
Tuesday August 09, 2022
US invests $280bn in high tech to compete with China US President Joe Biden said the new funding for tech would keep the US competitive.
WhatsApp: Mark Zuckerberg reveals new privacy features The changes will let users silently leave group chats and control who sees their online status.
Supermarket food could soon carry eco-labels, says study Scientists hope that a scoring system will lead manufacturers to compete over sustainability.
Are we falling in love with robots? Far from being scary, people who actually live with robots are finding them endearing.
Monday August 08, 2022
US Senate passes sweeping climate, tax and healthcare package The bill seeks to lower the cost of medicines, increase corporate taxes and reduce carbon emissions.
Causes of deadly dry-lightning wildfires revealed The conditions for dry lightning, responsible for devastating California wildfires, have been identified.
How will humans fare against robo-footballers? Omar Mehtab visits the home of RoboCup champions Tech United to challenge them to a match.
The plans for giant seaweed farms in European waters As worldwide sales of the algae soar, the European Union wants to establish giant seaweed farms.
Sunday August 07, 2022
France whale: Hopes fading for lost mammal stuck in River Seine The visibly malnourished all-white beluga has been stuck 70km north of Paris since at least Tuesday.
Macro photography: The hidden world of garden insects Macro photographer Geraint Radford says insects have a bad reputation, but they're "funny".
Is there anything green about plastic grass? More people are swapping real lawns for fake but experts are worried about its environmental impact.
Saturday August 06, 2022
NHS 111 software outage confirmed as cyber-attack The problems are reported to have impacted referrals from the NHS 111 helpline to out-of-hours GPs.
Friday August 05, 2022
Can drumming reconnect you to your colleagues? Companies are having to work extra hard to make their staff feel connected to their organisation.
Thursday August 04, 2022
Great Barrier Reef sees record coral cover, but it is highly vulnerable Parts of the reef see the most coral growth in 36 years - but it is highly vulnerable to threats.
How a small Hong Kong tech firm saw its shares soar The meteoric rise of AMTD Digital's shares has been likened to the so-called "meme stock" phenomenon.
Plastic pollution: Birds all over the world are living in our rubbish Photographs from every continent except Antarctica show birds nesting or tangled in rubbish.
Wednesday August 03, 2022
Space debris Australia: Piece of SpaceX capsule crashes to Earth in field This may become more common as the number of rockets sent to space increases, an expert said.
UK Parliament closes TikTok account after China data warning Senior MPs had raised data security concerns and had called for the account to be taken down.
Booking.com scam: Tourists descend on north London private home A woman says she feels vulnerable after dozens of tourists arrived at her private home throughout July.
Tinder: CEO Renate Nyborg to leave dating app after one year Renate Nyborg's exit is part of a major shake-up of the dating app's management and strategy.
Tuesday August 02, 2022
Airbnb bookings hit record high as travel recovers Rising prices did not deter travellers, the lodging website said.
Starlink: Why is Elon Musk launching thousands of satellites? The billionaire's SpaceX company hopes to provide an internet service from space.
Uber attracts record number of drivers as cost of living bites The ride-hailing app had been facing a driver shortage, leading to long waiting times for customers.
Cristiano Ronaldo & Harry Maguire most abused players on Twitter - report Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire receive the most Twitter abuse of any Premier League players, a report finds.
Pollution: 'Forever chemicals' in rainwater exceed safe levels From Antarctica to Tibet, long-lasting chemicals in rainwater are well above US safety guidelines.
Pornhub: Judge rules Visa can be sued in abuse claim A woman who was thirteen when an explicit video of her was posted, is suing Mindgeek and Visa.
Space debris: How do we solve the problem of dead satellites? Space agencies and companies are looking at ways of tidying up the broken satellites orbiting Earth.
Should Premier League football clubs travel so far for pre-season? BBC Sport examines the climate impact of the Premier League's globe-trotting pre-season tours.
Bitcoin: Missing hard drive could fund Newport crypto hub Nearly 10 years after binning the hard drive, it is thought the Bitcoin on it could be worth £150m.
Ambani and Adani: Asia's richest men battle to dominate 5G in India Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani are set to compete in the world's second-largest internet market.
Countryside crime rise linked to cost-of-living crisis The cost-of-living crisis has seen a rise in thefts of farm animals, vehicles and fuel, a report says.
How rangers are using AI to help protect India's tigers India's tigers roam across vast areas, so artificial intelligence is being developed to help track them.
Monday August 01, 2022
Climate change: More studies needed on possibility of human extinction New research says it could be "fatally foolish" not to think the unthinkable on climate change.
Driest July in England since 1935 - Met Office Parts of England saw the driest July on record with serious impacts on farmland and wildfire.
Conjoined twins separated with the help of virtual reality Surgeons say space-age technology helped doctors in separate countries to work together.
Weave: New device will investigate Milky Way's origins A new device will help reconstruct the formation of the Milky Way in unprecedented detail.
Ofcom urged to help end broadband loyalty penalty Many long-standing customers pay more for broadband and mobile contracts than new customers do.
The space tech helping to tackle deforestation How the International Space Station is helping to tackle deforestation
Sunday July 31, 2022
Long March 5B: Debris from Chinese rocket falls back to Earth China says most of the rocket fragments burnt during the re-entry over the Sulu Sea.
Saturday July 30, 2022
WhatsApp: We won't lower security for any government The tech giant's boss says he'd rather see the app blocked than break encryption under proposed laws.
Friday July 29, 2022
Single-use plastic carrier bags use down 20% since 10p charge But environmentalists say the government must go much further to tackle the plastic problem.
Instagram U-turns on TikTok-style revamp The social media platform pauses the rollout of new features after an online community backlash.
Farmers warn 'if the rain doesn't come we're really in trouble' The recent dry weather is causing problems for farmers in the East of England.
Invasive species bullfrog and snake cost world $16bn - study The American bullfrog and brown tree snake damage crops, cause power outages, and disrupt ecosystems.
UK's 40C heatwave 'basically impossible' without climate change Human-caused climate change made the high temperatures last week much more likely, say scientists.
The super material reinforcing rinks, cars and buildings From roller rinks to skyscrapers the addition of graphene could make concrete construction stronger.
Thursday July 28, 2022
Cold sores traced back to kissing in Bronze Age by Cambridge research Scientists say a strain of herpes arose during vast migrations of people 5,000 years ago.
Climate change: UK sea level rise speeding up - Met Office The Met Office's annual look at our climate says higher temperatures are the new normal.
Wednesday July 27, 2022
Facebook owner Meta in first ever sales fall The owner of Instagram and WhatsApp faces increased competition from the likes of TikTok.
Gaming time has no link with levels of wellbeing, study finds Researchers analysed the gaming habits of 39,000 players of big titles such as Animal Crossing.
The art of cutting carbon - how new technologies can help With the 'de-printer' specially coated sheets of paper can be used 10 times over.
Tuesday July 26, 2022
Cost of living: Inside the 'foodbank' for data The National Databank initiative offers free data to people struggling to pay for connectivity.
Russia to pull out of International Space Station Moscow says it now wants to build its own station, ending more than 20 years of cooperation with the US.
Music industry as tough as it has always been, watchdog says The Competition and Markets Authority releases its latest report into the impact of streaming.
Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner share Instagram criticism Reality TV stars share post telling Instagram to "stop trying to be TikTok".
Satellite firms Eutelsat and OneWeb aim to combine operations The French company is set to merge with the satellite firm pulled from bankruptcy by the UK government.
Amazon Prime subscription price raised by £1 a month The £1-a-month rise comes after years in which the streaming service paid millions for football rights.
Digital India: How India's digital revolution is connecting millions Access to the internet has transformed the lives of millions in India.
A mind-reading combat jet for the future The Tempest fighter jet will have artificial intelligence tech to monitor and help the pilot.
Convenience store spy cameras face legal challenge Big Brother Watch campaigners says the "Orwellian" cameras at Southern Co-op shops breach people's rights.
Monday July 25, 2022
Elon Musk denies affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin's wife The technology multi-billionaire's comments came in response to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Google rules blocked children's diabetes app An NHS-recommended app says Google will not permit it to send text message alerts about glucose levels.
The tech helping to bring you your morning coffee How Brazil, the world's largest grower of coffee, is turning to technology to boost production.
Sunday July 24, 2022
Chess robot breaks seven-year-old boy's finger during Moscow Open The child was trying to make his next move at the Moscow Open when the robot grabbed him.
China launches second module for its space station Heavenly Palace Tiangong or Heavenly Palace is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2022.
Climate change: How to talk to a denier Tips about how to engage with people who think climate change is a "hoax".
Saturday July 23, 2022
UK blocks University of Manchester sensor deal with Chinese company The proposed licensing of vision-sensing technology could be a national security risk, the government says.
Blake Lemoine: Google fires engineer who said AI tech has feelings Blake Lemoine went public with his beliefs that Google's breakthrough Lamda technology is sentient.
World Cup to use drones to help protect stadiums Venues in Qatar will be defended from potential drone attacks by the unmanned aerial vehicles.
Friday July 22, 2022
Abortion: YouTube removes misinformation videos Videos promoting unsafe abortion methods and false claims are being taken down.
Twitter spent $33m in three months on Elon Musk deal The social network also reported losses in its latest financial figures.
Snapchat owner hit as advertising slump hits sales The California-based company is best known for the photo-sharing app Snapchat.
Tinder: Women's safety now at the heart of the app The technology company is launching a partnership with domestic-violence campaign group No More.
The YouTuber who built a career from true crime and make-up Bailey Sarian dabbled in YouTube for years before a chance idea led to a new profession.
Whisky makers are turning their backs on peat Burning peat has long been a way of adding flavour to whisky but some are now rejected that process.
Thursday July 21, 2022
Neutron stars: New telescope detects dead suns colliding Light from the crashes is only visible for a couple of nights.
China ride-hailing giant Didi fined $1.2bn after probe The country's cyber security watchdog launched a probe into the firm just days after its US listing.
Elon Musk's Tesla sells most of its Bitcoin holdings The announcement comes as the value of the world's biggest cryptocurrency has plunged.
Baidu unveils new self-driving taxi in China Baidu says its latest robo-taxi has the road skills of a driver with 20 years' experience.
Wednesday July 20, 2022
Heatwave forced Google and Oracle to shut down computers Record temperatures meant some cooling systems failed at the firm's London data centres.
US seizes stolen funds from suspected North Korean hackers The Department of Justice has already returned ransom payments to two hospitals.
Apple settles US butterfly-keyboard legal action for $50m Apple will pay $50m (£41.6m) over claims its laptop keyboards were unresponsive and unreliable.
Netflix loses almost a million subscribers Season four of the hit series Stranger Things may have helped to stem the exodus of Netflix customers.
Rogers outage: Why a network upgrade pushed millions in Canada offline A Canadian telecoms giant is under pressure to ensure a network crash felt nationwide doesn't happen again.
Tuesday July 19, 2022
Twitter-Musk takeover dispute heading for October trial Twitter hopes that the trial will end with a court order for Musk to complete a $44bn takeover bid.
Aerospace electrified by new technology Electric and hybrid aircraft are under development which could cut the need for jet fuel.
Monday July 18, 2022
Firms 'going to war' against rivals on social media The boss of a high-tech monitoring company says some retailers are spreading lies about competitors.
