Image copyright American Chemical Society Image caption A button mushroom coated in bugs and nanowires can produce electricity from light US researchers have successfully tested the rather whacky idea of producing electricity from a mushroom covered in bacteria. The scientists used 3D printing to attach clusters of energy-producing bugs to the cap of a button …
Image copyright Getty Images The children’s commissioner for England is calling on internet giants and toy-makers to be more transparent about the data they are collecting on children. Today’s children are the first to be “datafied” from birth and little thought has been given to the consequences, a report for her says. Who Knows What …
Image copyright Rockstar Image caption The suffragette is one of many computer-controlled characters who can be attacked in the game YouTube has restored several videos showing a women’s rights campaigner being killed in a variety of ways in the video game Red Dead Redemption 2. The platform had deleted the recordings on Wednesday and in …
Image caption One clickbait merchant chose to remain anonymous Two weeks ago, I was sitting in a dark bar in a small town an hour’s drive from Kosovo’s capital, Pristina. In front of me, a man was nervously hunched over, his face turned away from the camera. He was a fake news merchant and he …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption UK politicians want to quiz Facebook about political ads and disinformation Facebook has delayed plans to make people who buy political adverts verify their identity. In a statement, it said the delay was necessary because some people were trying to “game” its ID system. Weaknesses were exposed by news …
Image copyright Xiaomi Image caption Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro is distinguished by its transparent glass back Xiaomi – the world’s fourth bestselling handset maker – has added the UK to is growing list of markets. The Chinese firm’s initial line-up for the country includes three smartphones, a fitness-tracking wristband and an electric scooter. It is …
Image copyright YouTube Image caption The labels will run below videos YouTube is starting to put notices below news clips that state if the video was produced using public or government funds. Labels were first applied to US uploads in February and now will appear below videos seen in the UK and Ireland. The video-sharing …
Image copyright Fotonow Image caption Billy Brown has developed a board game to help others who have experienced isolation A gamer who left his home fewer than 10 times in seven years explains how he’s now helping other young people break away from a life of isolation. “Years and years were just spent sitting at …
BBC Click’s Nick Kwek looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Samsung unveils a folding smartphone China’s state news agency, Xinhua News, reveals a virtual newsreader A social robot designed to show human expressions is developed See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright Getty Images A follow-up to Vine has been announced, two years after the six-second video app was shut down by Twitter. Byte will be a similar app to Vine, which helped launch the careers of stars including Shawn Mendes and Logan Paul. After Vine ended, those stars moved to its rivals Instagram, Snapchat …