Image copyright Facebook Image caption The Dorset Council name is already being used on the social network by an authority in Tasmania The new Dorset Council has had its choice of Facebook name turned down. The social network has objected to the shadow authority using the name because Dorset Council is already in use by …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Colin Kroll was co-founder of both HQ Trivia and Vine The co-founder of the popular app HQ Trivia, Colin Kroll, died of an accidental drug overdose, according to the New York City medical examiner. A post-mortem examination revealed two kinds of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine in his system. Police …
Image copyright PA Image caption Economic growth has not been disastrous, but nor has it been sparkling There may still be more than a month to go until Brexit is scheduled to happen, but there has already been some fallout from the decision to leave. Most recently, the prolonged uncertainty – what the governor of …
Image copyright Getty Images Victims of romance scams – the majority of whom are women – lost an average of £11,145 each last year, according to new figures. The data, from police reporting centre Action Fraud, showed that £50m was lost in these scams in 2018 when fraudsters pretend to be romantically attached. Fraudsters trick …
Image copyright Virgin Media Image caption The speed test was verified by testing service Sam Knows A handful of homes in Cambridgeshire have tested broadband speeds of 8Gbps, as part of a trial by Virgin Media. Currently only eight households, in the village of Papworth, are involved in the trial but Virgin Media hopes to …
A robot made from 3D-printed modular parts has taught itself how to ice-skate. “The only thing we tell it is how one ice skate behaves on ice,” says ETH Zurich ‘s Prof Stelian Coros, explaining that after this stage the robot figures out how to move across the ice by itself. BBC Click finds out …
Image copyright Getty Images Mobile phones should be banned from the dinner table and bedtimes as part of a healthy approach to devices, the UK’s four chief medical officers have said. Children should also take a break from screen-based activities every two hours, the government advisers said. And they added industry must do more to …
Image copyright Getty Images Germany’s competition regulator has told Facebook to substantially restrict how it collects and combines data about its users unless they give it explicit consent. The watchdog has carried out a probe into the social network following concerns that members were unaware of the extent of the firm’s activities. It covered data …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Epic Games pledged $100m (£77.2m) to fund prize pools for Fortnite competitions in 2019 A Japanese pro gamer has said he is “truly ashamed” after faking his age to gain YouTube subscribers. Known to his followers as RizArt, the gamer gained notoriety after beating a Fortnite world record in …