Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Inflation has spiked in Venezuela, making it difficult for people to afford basic essentials Growing discontent in Venezuela, fuelled by hyperinflation, power cuts and food and medicine shortages, has led to a political crisis. Opposition leader Juan Guaidó has declared himself interim president following large protests, galvanising opponents of …
Image copyright Carole Tack Image caption Jerry and Carole Tack, who lost nearly £10,000 to a TV Licence scam More than £190,000 a day is lost in the UK by victims of cyber-crime, police statistics show. More than a third of victims in that period fell prey to the hacking of social media and email …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Can toys help children express themselves? Two generations: parents and youngsters. One is tech-obsessed, with a short attention span, who find it difficult to talk about their emotions. The other is their children. Whatever their own addiction to social media or the demands of day-to-day life, parents are desperate …
Image copyright Shutterstock Image caption Patisserie Valerie, Old Compton Street, 1951 Madame Valerie founded Patisserie Valerie in 1926 and, as you can read on the company’s website, it’s quite an inspiring tale. From her café in London’s Soho, the Belgian introduced continental cakes and pastries to the English. Not even the Luftwaffe, which destroyed her …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jeff Dean, Head of Artificial Intelligence, Google For someone tasked with advancing a technology which, in the words of Google’s chief executive, is “more profound than electricity and fire”, Jeff Dean is a remarkably calm man. As the head of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the tech giant, he is …
Image copyright Fyre Image caption Expectations…. “Fyre was basically like Instagram coming to life.” Or at least, that was the idea, says DJ/producer Jillionaire in the new Netflix documentary Fyre: The Greatest Party that Never Happened. The organisers spent eye-watering sums on an extravagant launch campaign with 10 of the world’s top supermodels sharing gorgeous …
Molly Russell, 14, took her own life in 2017. When her family looked into her Instagram account they found distressing material about depression and suicide. Molly’s father Ian says he believes Instagram is partly responsible for his daughter’s death. In a statement, Instagram said it “does not allow content that promotes or glorifies self-harm or …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada in December US officials have confirmed they plan to pursue the extradition of a senior Huawei executive and are expected to soon file a formal request with Canada. Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested on 1 December in Vancouver at the …
Image copyright Will Novak Image caption Will Novak (second from left) flew from Arizona to Vermont after accidently being invited to a stranger’s stag do When he first read the email, Will Novak, from Arizona, thought it was a scam. “It seemed so urgent, like one of those emails you get from a ‘prince’ asking …
Image copyright BBC/Reuters Image caption Zoe Sugg (Zoella), singer Rita Ora and model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley are among those who have agreed changes Sixteen social media stars including singers Ellie Goulding and Rita Ora, models Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Alexa Chung, and vlogger Zoella have agreed to change how they post online. They will have to clearly …