Image copyright Getty Images Ninja says he feels “blessed and honoured” after winning two Esports Awards. The streamer picked up Personality of the Year and Streamer of the Year at the event in London on Monday. He told fans on Twitter after the ceremony: “No stream tonight guys. I am going to play FFXI with …
Actor Sean Bean has played many roles where his character dies before the end of the film or TV series and now gamers have the chance to digitally kill him when he appears as a special guest star target in the video game Hitman 2. The Hitman games cast the player as Agent 47 who …
The Kurdish Union of Islamic Scholars has officially declared a fatwa against playing the hugely popular video game, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Officially, the group is responsible for issuing fatwas – which are rulings by Islamic authorities – in Iraqi Kurdistan. However, other imams have come out against the ban. BBC Monitoring looks at the controversy surrounding …
Image copyright Klarna You may never have heard of Klarna. But after doing deals with the like of Asos, JD Sports and Topshop in the last 12 months, it’s up there with the biggest names in the High Street. Last month it was reported that fashion retailer H&M spent $20m (£15.5m) buying slightly less than …
Image copyright Warner Bros Image caption Pikachu has thick fur in Pokemon Detective Pikachu Pikachu has been the approachable face of the Pokemon franchise for more than 20 years, but a new film trailer has left some fans unsettled. The preview for Pokemon Detective Pikachu shows the character covered in thick yellow fur, which some …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption 5G could also be used as a replacement for fixed home broadband EE has announced which six UK cities will be the first to get faster 5G mobile networks. Building on existing trials, EE will turn on 5G in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Manchester by mid-2019. By …
This facial mapping technology has been designed to improve television language dubbing, but it also has strong potential for those seeking to deceive. BBC’s Media Editor Amol Rajan looks at the benefits and risks – and tries it out himself. This story is part of a series by the BBC on disinformation and fake news …
Image copyright Reuters Countries which embrace protectionism are “doomed to failure”, China’s Xi Jinping has warned in a veiled swipe at the US’s America First policy. Mr Xi was speaking at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit, where US-Chinese tensions are likely to be centre stage. US Vice-President Mike Pence later said he was prepared …
BBC newsreader Matthew Amroliwala only speaks English, but by using artificial intelligence software he suddenly appears to be speaking Spanish, Mandarin and Hindi. The technique uses software that replaces an original face with a computer-generated face of another. Amroliwala was asked to read a script in BBC Click’s film studio and the same phrases were …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The dark web forum is alleged to have been used to trade stolen payment card details The US’s attempt to have two alleged cyber-criminals extradited from the UK has come before a London court. The two men are accused of being members of a 36-strong group said to have …