BBC Click’s Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: The value of cryptocurrency Bitcoin falls below $5,000 (£3,889) for the first time since October 2017 Nasa announces it will send its 2020 Mars rover to a location known as Jezero Crater, which they believe could hold a …
Image copyright Getty Images Apple is facing the US Supreme Court to defend the commission it makes on iPhone app sales. The company takes a 30% commission on every sale and is accused by a group of consumers of breaching anti-trust laws because there is no alternative place to buy an iPhone app. Apple says …
Image caption The predictive policing software was pioneered in Los Angeles Computer software intended to predict where and when crimes would occur has been scrapped by a police force. Kent Police was the first force in England and Wales to introduce the “predictive policing” system in 2013. Supt John Phillips said it was “challenging” to …
Thousands of people all over the world have been receiving sextortion emails from scammers. They’re different from garden-variety scam emails because they often include a hacked password as part of the message. BBC Trending reporter Jo Whalley received one of the scam emails. Despite having no worries about her browsing history, she was alarmed when …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionInventors in Togo have come up with innovative ways of dealing with e-waste Togo imports an estimated 500,000 tonnes of e-waste a year, some of it can be a health hazard, but it also inspires local innovators and provides jobs. It looks like a spider and it …
Acclaimed actor Andy Serkis has gone behind the camera to direct the new movie Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. The film is an adaptation of The Jungle Book for Netflix and features the voices of Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett and Benedict Cumberbatch. Andy Serkis told BBC Click’s Marc Cieslak that the film had a darkness …
Image copyright Nintendo Nintendo has relaxed its rules for video-makers who share their gameplay on websites such as Twitch and YouTube. Unlike Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo had restricted what it let video-makers share online and took a slice of advertising revenue from YouTubers. Its new guidelines lift most of the restrictions and no longer ask …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The bogus support calls typically claim to find problems with Microsoft Windows More than 50 people have been arrested in India for their alleged involvement in fake security warning scams. The New York Times said that Delhi police made the arrests during raids on 26 call centres linked to …
Image copyright Getty Images Facebook has started to enforce its tighter political advertising rules in the UK. The new rules were supposed to take effect on 7 November, but were delayed when journalists and researchers exposed flaws in the new system. Anybody placing political ads on Facebook must now verify their identity and location and …
Image copyright Maria Aufmuth/TED Image caption Tarana Burke told the TEDWomen conference MeToo had a long way to go The founder of the MeToo movement has said that the campaign against sexual violence she began more than a decade ago has become “unrecognisable” to her. Speaking at TEDWomen in Palm Springs, Tarana Burke said a …