Image copyright Leo Millward Many people dream of taking control of their working life. Leo Millward has done just that, by turning it into an American odyssey. “I’m extremely fortunate to be born at a time when technology has lent itself to having this particular working lifestyle,” says Millward, 60. “I love it, I can’t …
A flying robot inspired by how insects achieve flight has been developed by the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). The manually controlled DelFly has sensors and cameras on board to help it detect obstacles and there are plans to make it fully autonomous. The robot is currently being used to study insects, but in …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCodebreaker, 95, still keeping Bletchley secrets A World War Two codebreaker has vowed to take the secrets of her work “to the end of my days”. Margaret Wilson, 95, trained as a wireless operator before being transferred to Bletchley Park in 1942, where she listened to German …
Michelle is surprised to see how much information is revealed by an online search of her email address despite her “sporadic” use of social media. She spoke to Politics Live reporter Greg Dawson and Josh Smith, a researcher at Demos, a think tank on the centre-left of politics, who explained how useful this information could …
Image copyright Getty Images Ninja says he feels “blessed and honoured” after winning two Esports Awards. The streamer picked up Personality of the Year and Streamer of the Year at the event in London on Monday. He told fans on Twitter after the ceremony: “No stream tonight guys. I am going to play FFXI with …
Actor Sean Bean has played many roles where his character dies before the end of the film or TV series and now gamers have the chance to digitally kill him when he appears as a special guest star target in the video game Hitman 2. The Hitman games cast the player as Agent 47 who …
The Kurdish Union of Islamic Scholars has officially declared a fatwa against playing the hugely popular video game, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Officially, the group is responsible for issuing fatwas – which are rulings by Islamic authorities – in Iraqi Kurdistan. However, other imams have come out against the ban. BBC Monitoring looks at the controversy surrounding …
Image copyright Klarna You may never have heard of Klarna. But after doing deals with the like of Asos, JD Sports and Topshop in the last 12 months, it’s up there with the biggest names in the High Street. Last month it was reported that fashion retailer H&M spent $20m (£15.5m) buying slightly less than …
Image copyright Warner Bros Image caption Pikachu has thick fur in Pokemon Detective Pikachu Pikachu has been the approachable face of the Pokemon franchise for more than 20 years, but a new film trailer has left some fans unsettled. The preview for Pokemon Detective Pikachu shows the character covered in thick yellow fur, which some …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption 5G could also be used as a replacement for fixed home broadband EE has announced which six UK cities will be the first to get faster 5G mobile networks. Building on existing trials, EE will turn on 5G in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Manchester by mid-2019. By …