Image copyright Talia Desch A food delivery robot was destroyed after it caught fire because of “human error”, its creator has confirmed. Kiwibot autonomous delivery robots have been rolling around the University of California, Berkeley campus for two years. On Friday, students found one of the robots in flames and shared photos on social media. …
Image copyright YouTube Image caption YouTube’s official Rewind video is introduced by Will Smith YouTubers have taken it upon themselves to fix this year’s YouTube Rewind. The annual video, which claims to review the highlights of 2018, became the most disliked in the website’s history. It was criticised for not including enough content creators, with …
Image copyright AFP Image caption Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and his son Yair (R), pictured in 2015 A son of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Facebook blocked him for 24 hours amid a spat over several posts railing against Palestinians and Muslims. Last week, Facebook removed a post by Yair Netanyahu in which he …
Image copyright Xiaomi Image caption The Mi 8 Lite was one of the models involved in the flash sales The UK’s advertising watchdog has told Xiaomi to be clearer about how it promotes future sales, following complaints about a £1 smartphone offer. The regulator said it had received 24 complaints from the public after a …
Image caption FaceTime is pre-installed on most Apple devices A lawsuit blaming Apple for a child’s death in a car crash, has been dismissed by a US appeals court in California. Garrett Wilhelm told police he was using FaceTime on the iPhone 6 when he crashed into the back of a family car. Five-year-old Moriah …
France has said it will introduce its own tax on big technology firms from 1 January after EU-wide efforts stalled. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he expected it to bring in €500m (£450m) in 2019. France, along with Germany, had been pushing for the European Commission to agree measures by the end of …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The report suggests YouTube, Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram and Google+ were affected by Russian interference, as well as Facebook and Twitter Russia allegedly used every major social media platform to influence the 2016 US election, a report claims. The Washington Post has obtained a draft of the report, which it …
Image copyright Getty Images Directors of firms that cold-call consumers can now be fined up to £500,000 under new rules that have come into force. A ban on unsolicited phone calls came into effect in September this year. But some directors whose firms were shut down were able to evade fines by declaring bankruptcy – …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe Bloodhound car was tested in Newquay, Cornwall, last year A 1,000mph race car project has been saved after an entrepreneur stepped in to buy the business. The Bloodhound supersonic vehicle – built with a jet engine bolted to a rocket – is all but finished. Its …
Image copyright Getty Images A change in how student loans are recorded in the public finances will add £12bn to the deficit, after a ruling by the Office for National Statistics. The amount expected not to be repaid, which could be 45% of lending, will now be reported as public spending. This bigger impact on …