Tuesday October 21, 2025
AWS outage: Are we relying too much on US big tech? Monday's enormous outage has sharpened the debate over whether the world is too reliant on a few US firms.
What caused the AWS outage - and why did it make the internet fall apart? The outage at Amazon services has impacted over 1,000 companies and affected millions of internet users.
Amazon outage 'resolved' as Snapchat and banks among sites impacted Platform outage checker Downdetector said the issues have impacted more than 1,000 different businesses.
'It's harder to be a parent than a space shuttle commander', trailblazing Nasa pilot tells BBC The BBC speaks to astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a Nasa spacecraft.
What's the best way to detect and destroy drones? Tech firms are developing more affordable ways to detect and destroy drones.
Monday October 20, 2025
Spike in Disney+ cancellations after Kimmel suspension New data shows subscriptions dropped considerably after the late-night host?s temporary removal.
Brazil grants oil exploration licence in Amazon region The project by state oil giant Petrobras has faced dismay and opposition from conservationists.
Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again The results are astounding and a major advance, say surgeons involved in international research using the pioneering technology.
Housing secretary says 'job on the line' over 1.5m housing target Housing secretary tells BBC Panorama widespread scepticism will make hitting target "all the sweeter".
Bereaved families call for inquiry into government response to suicide websites Campaigners say at least 133 people have died in the UK after being exposed to a toxic substance promoted by online forums.
From Hollywood to horticulture: Cate Blanchett on a mission to save seeds The Hollywood actor teams up with Kew?s Millenium Seed Bank as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Saturday October 18, 2025
Skeletons found in mass grave are ancient Roman soldiers, study finds The archaeological discovery in Croatia contains seven male skeletons scientists believe are 1,700 years old.
Chinese Nobel laureate and physicist Chen Ning Yang dies aged 103 Yang, one of the world's most influential scientists, earned global recognition for his work in theoretical physics.
Salesforce CEO apologises for saying Trump should send troops to San Francisco Salesforce boss and Time Magazine owner Marc Benioff posted the apology on X following days of backlash
Mystery heatwave warms Pacific Ocean to new record Temperatures have surged across a large area of the north Pacific - and scientists don't know exactly why.
Friday October 17, 2025
Landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions in tatters after US pressure President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a "green scam".
OpenAI stops 'disrespectful' Martin Luther King Jr deepfakes The intervention has not stopped Sora users generating and sharing fake clips of other historical figures.
China's biggest shopping event starts five weeks early to revive spending Typically a shopping event that begins on 11 November - Singles Day has kicked off earlier this year.
How good is the battery in a used electric vehicle? Companies are offering tech they say can accurately test the health of batteries in used EVs.
Thursday October 16, 2025
Spotify working on AI music tools with major record labels The streaming service says it will respect artists' rights in creating new "responsible" AI products.
BBC Inside Science The science and maths of playing The Traitors recorded at Green Man Festival.
Why AI is being trained in rural India Smaller Indian towns are becoming centres for training and correcting artificial intelligence models.
Australia's rainforests are releasing more carbon than they absorb, warn scientists Australia's rainforests are the first in the world to make the "concerning" switch, say scientists.
Is Microsoft's first ever handheld Xbox console worth the wait? The ROG Xbox Ally works with Game Pass out of the box, meaning gamers start off with hundreds of games.
Netherlands' renewables drive putting pressure on its power grid Homes asked to use less electricity as network is overloaded by the rush to wind and solar power.
Wednesday October 15, 2025
Controversial UK oil field publishes full scale of climate impact The impact from the Rosebank oil field is estimated at nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming CO2.
Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050 The Climate Change Committee said the UK should make climate change adaptions beyond the Paris Agreement.
ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for verified adults, says OpenAI boss CEO Sam Altman says upcoming versions of the popular chatbot would enable it to behave in a more human-like way - "but only if you want it".
Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers The UK has also frozen assets linked to the alleged scammers, including a £100m London office building.
Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint by environment charity River Action.
Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 South African photographer Wim van den Heever takes the main prize for his shot
Tuesday October 14, 2025
Tech Life The head of the company that makes Tasers tells us about the future of the technology.
Cyber attack contingency plans should be put on paper, firms told Prepare to switch to offline systems in the event of a cyber-attack, firms are being advised.
Vodafone says outage affecting thousands of customers resolved Vodafone said its Monday outage, which knocked broadband and mobile data users offline for several hours, was caused by a "non-malicious software issue".
Dutch government takes control of China-owned chip firm The move, which is aimed to protect supplies of technology, could raise tensions between the EU and China.
Foul skies, fading light: How air pollution is stealing India's sunshine India?s sunshine hours have fallen over the past 30 years due to clouds, aerosols and local weather.
Sunday October 12, 2025
Floods trap people in cars in Spain's Catalonia region The highest red alert is declared in one coastal province, as residents are urged to stay indoors.
Windows 10 users urged to prepare for Microsoft pulling support Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10, which could make users vulnerable - here's how to get Windows 11.
Saturday October 11, 2025
Tech Now Alasdair Keane explores a high-tech studio that transforms how car stunts are made.
How hackers forced brewing giant Asahi back to pen and paper The maker of Japan's most popular beer, Super Dry, was hit by a major cyber-attack last month.
'It's going to be really bad': Fears over AI bubble bursting grow in Silicon Valley Some are worried that the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be a bubble waiting to burst.
Friday October 10, 2025
OpenAI video app Sora hits 1 million downloads faster than ChatGPT The popular AI tool generates ten second long realistic-looking videos from simple text prompts.
Google may be forced to make changes to search engine in UK The regulator has given it "strategic market status", opening the door to what it calls "proportionate interventions."
Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win' Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.
Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried? The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans
'How growing a sunflower helped me fight anorexia' 'Green social prescribing' schemes are being used by NHS doctors to improve patients' mental health.
Huge buzz but a big gamble: Battlefield 6 takes aim at Call of Duty The latest in the military shooter series is a pivotal release for publisher Electronic Arts.
Thursday October 09, 2025
Naked mole rats' DNA could hold key to long life The bald, subterranean rats are the world's longest-lived rodent.
BBC Inside Science Renewables overtake coal as the world?s biggest source of electricity.
Tesla investigated over self-driving cars on wrong side of road The US government said approximately 2.9 million cars could be impacted by the investigation.
ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says The platform says hackers targeted a firm that helped to verify the ages of its users.
China tightens export rules for crucial rare earths Beijing's monopoly over rare earths is a key bargaining chip in its trade negotiations with the US.
ChatGPT image snares suspect in deadly Pacific Palisades fire Investigators say evidence collected from the 29-year-old's devices showed an AI image of a burning city.
Tuesday October 07, 2025
Two teenagers arrested over cyber-attack on nursery chain Hackers were said to have stolen the photographs, names and addresses of about 8,000 children.
Tech Life Two big social media companies face a class action lawsuit in Italy.
Physics Nobel awarded to three scientists for work on quantum computing The announcement was made by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.
MrBeast: AI means it's 'scary times' for YouTube creators He says he's worried about what will happen to millions of creators when AI videos are as good as normal ones.
Chinese EV giant BYD sees UK sales soar by 880% The Shenzhen-based electric car maker says the UK is now its biggest market outside China.
Snapchat users share fury at upcoming fees for storing old photos and videos Snap said only a small number of users would be affected by the changes, but many online disagree.
Food firms scramble to meet the high-protein craze The dairy industry rallies and start-ups emerge thanks to the fashion for high-protein foods.
Sunday October 05, 2025
The before and after images showing glaciers vanishing before our eyes They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.
Saturday October 04, 2025
Environment prize nominees 'heroes of our time', says William Fifteen projects are shortlisted for a chance of winning the top £1m prizes at next month's environmental awards ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
Friday October 03, 2025
The people turning to AI for dating and relationship advice More people are turning to AI for help with their relationships, but is that a good idea?
Thursday October 02, 2025
BBC Inside Science Scientists have made early-stage human embryos using skin cell DNA fertilised with sperm
Inside the lab analysing the world's oldest ice The BBC's Science Editor Rebecca Morelle goes behind the scenes with the team discovering what the melting of ice from over a million years ago can tell us.
Wednesday October 01, 2025
Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins The conservationist, who died aged 91 on Wednesday, challenged how we relate to the natural world.
Tuesday September 30, 2025
Tech Life An exclusive interview with Bill Ready, boss of social media platform Pinterest.
Saturday September 27, 2025
Tech Now Marco Silva unpacks the science and technology of cloud seeding.
Friday September 26, 2025
Ratmageddon: Why rats are overrunning our cities Rats are multiplying at speed in urban areas. So, what's really behind the boom - and is it now unstoppable?
The bacteria turning waste plastic into painkillers How did E. coli become such an essential tool for scientists and will anything replace it?
Thursday September 25, 2025
BBC Inside Science What do we know about the causes of autism?
Tuesday September 23, 2025
Tech Life We hear from experts on the pros and cons of using AI in the healthcare world.
What's the big deal about AI data centres? Huge investment is going into data centres for AI, but why are they so expensive?
Saturday September 20, 2025
Tech Now Alasdair Keane explores the tech highlights at IFA Berlin.
Friday September 19, 2025
We have hybrid cars, now hybrid planes are coming With batteries still too heavy, start-up plane makers are exploring hybrid options for new aircraft.
Tuesday September 16, 2025
AI challenges the dominance of Google search The popularity of ChatGPT has raised questions about the future of traditional Google searches.
Saturday September 13, 2025
Tech Now Lara Lewington explores the tech being trialled to find 'hidden' pancreatic cancer cases.
Wednesday September 10, 2025
Life on Mars? 'Leopard-spot' rocks could be biggest clue yet Unusual mudstones found on the Red Planet are potentially associated with ancient Martian microbes.
Tuesday September 09, 2025
Tech Life Robot sailboats are helping forecasters predict where hurricanes will hit land.
Publishers fear AI summaries are hitting online traffic Google's AI overviews are diverting traffic away from online newspapers and other publications.
Saturday September 06, 2025
Tech Now How technology is bringing hope of earlier detection and prevention to wildfires.
Friday September 05, 2025
The green steel firms looking to revive US steelmaking Start-up firms have pilot plants for making steel with low carbon emissions, but can they scale up?
Wednesday September 03, 2025
Captain Scott?s famous polar shipwreck as never seen before The Terra Nova carried Captain Scott and his men on their doomed expedition to the South Pole.
Tuesday September 02, 2025
Tech Life Find out how AI is making phone calls possible between people who don?t share a language.
Wednesday August 27, 2025
SpaceX pulls off Starship rocket launch in much-needed comeback The Starship rocket is critical to the company's hopes of one day carrying people to the Moon and Mars.
Tuesday August 26, 2025
Tech Life We hear from people who say they have been unfairly banned from Facebook and Instagram.
Friday August 22, 2025
Computer science graduates struggle to secure their first jobs Companies are using AI to do basic coding tasks instead of hiring junior staff.
Tuesday August 19, 2025
Tech Life A special from Edinburgh, where art and performance meet tech with spectacular results.
How to destroy harmful 'forever chemicals' PFAS were once prized for their durability, but now firms are developing ways to destroy them.
Friday August 15, 2025
Will AI make language dubbing easy for film and TV? New tech promises to dub film and TV into different languages without losing the quality of the performance.
Thursday August 14, 2025
Economic woes dominate as Bolivia prepares to go to the polls The South American country is dealing with very high inflation ahead of its latest general election.
Tuesday August 12, 2025
Tech Life Find out how Singapore is now dealing with cyber threats from other states and criminals.
How to get AI to work in 22 languages India tackles the problem of making AI translate between its many languages and dialects
Saturday August 09, 2025
Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut, dies aged 97 The commander of Apollo 13 famously rescued his men from near certain death in space.
Friday August 08, 2025
Nasa Apollo missions: Stories of the last Moon men Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just five remain.
Tuesday August 05, 2025
Tech Life China?s DeepSeek took the AI world by storm this year. Where is it now? And: AI doomsday?
