Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tipping has become a political issue in the United Kingdom It is a dilemma most experienced travellers will have encountered at one time or another – whether to give a tip or not? And, if so, how much? It is a minefield where offence can easily – if inadvertently …
Image copyright Getty Images California has signed legislation which bans the use of undeclared bots during elections. Bots are automated online accounts which can be programmed to find and share information based around key words, themes or people. The new rule also applies at all times to bots used for sales purposes unless they are …
An artificial intelligence (AI) version of US President Donald Trump which can tweet and interact like him has been developed. It is based on data from the president’s interviews, speeches and tweets. The company behind the project now wants everyone to be able to have their own personalised AI which they claim can help you …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDrone smugglers caught on camera Two drug smugglers were caught after accidentally filming themselves packing cannabis and pills into a drone which they planned to fly into Perth Prison. Paul Reilly, 32, and Michael Martin, 35, intended to get the drugs to Martin’s prisoner brother. But the …
Image copyright Disney Research Disney is known for its clean and tidy theme parks so it may come as a surprise to see it has developed a graffiti-spraying drone. Its research and development division has been working on a drone equipped with a spray-paint gun that can tag walls and even paint 3D objects. The …
Image copyright Getty Images Nine million broken Wikipedia links have been fixed thanks to an alliance with the Internet Archive. The online encyclopedia’s editors have long been encouraged to provide links to web-based sources. But the details can be lost if the third-party sites close or update their pages. To address this, visitors are now …
Image copyright Getty Images One of the world’s most subscribed-to vloggers, Shane Dawson, is halfway through an eight-part series about fellow YouTuber Jake Paul. The videos are around 40 minutes in length, have stacked up more than 50m views and, probably unsurprising to most, are making a lot of money. An industry expert told Radio …
Misogynoir… it’s the combination of sexism and racism that affects black women in everyday life. Jay-Ann Lopez set up the Black Girl Gamers to try to tackle misogynoir after she experienced a series of abusive messages while gaming. The community is a safe space online where women can connect and play together. Jay is also …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Children are watching more content from subscription-based online services Three out of four children under-five now has access to a tablet, smartphone or computer, according to a study. Market researcher Childwise asked more than 1,000 UK parents about their pre-schooler offspring’s media habits. It said three-quarters of the children …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption This selfie-taker risked her life on someone’s shoulders at the top of a 180 metre high disused chimney in Romania The quest for extreme selfies killed 259 people between 2011 and 2017, a 2018 global study has revealed. Researchers at the US National Library of Medicine recommend that ‘no …