Image copyright YouTube Image caption The labels will run below videos YouTube is starting to put notices below news clips that state if the video was produced using public or government funds. Labels were first applied to US uploads in February and now will appear below videos seen in the UK and Ireland. The video-sharing …
Image copyright Fotonow Image caption Billy Brown has developed a board game to help others who have experienced isolation A gamer who left his home fewer than 10 times in seven years explains how he’s now helping other young people break away from a life of isolation. “Years and years were just spent sitting at …
BBC Click’s Nick Kwek looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Samsung unveils a folding smartphone China’s state news agency, Xinhua News, reveals a virtual newsreader A social robot designed to show human expressions is developed See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright Getty Images A follow-up to Vine has been announced, two years after the six-second video app was shut down by Twitter. Byte will be a similar app to Vine, which helped launch the careers of stars including Shawn Mendes and Logan Paul. After Vine ended, those stars moved to its rivals Instagram, Snapchat …
Image copyright EA Image caption Battlefield 3 was one game made unplayable by the attacks A US man accused of knocking game servers offline in a series of attacks has pleaded guilty to charges of computer hacking. Sony, EA Origin and Steam were all hit by Utah resident Austin Thompson’s attacks in 2013 and 2014. …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Most plug-in hybrids in the UK are bought for company fleets Tens of thousands of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) bought with generous government grants may be burning as much fuel as combustion-engine cars. Data compiled for the BBC suggests that such vehicles in corporate fleets averaged just 40 miles per …
Image copyright Justyna Kowalczyk Image caption Justyna Kowalczyk says the “Brexit box” was her partner’s idea “It might sound a bit crazy,” admits Justyna Kowalczyk. She’s talking about her “Brexit box” tucked under the kitchen table. In the plastic container, which is around the same size as a small box of photocopier paper, she has …
Image copyright Getty Images “Can you tell me how much you earn?” It’s not a question many of us would be happy asking a colleague, around the boardroom table or in the queue for the work canteen. It’s not a question many of us would be happy answering either, according to campaigners for women’s rights. …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Police believe a password reset issue was the reason for Salonen’s actions A man has been jailed for sending a “potentially lethal homemade bomb” to a Bitcoin firm in London – after it refused to reset his password for him. The Met Police, which investigated the case, said detectives …
Image copyright SA parliament A spectacular $130m (£100m) “heist” at a bank in South Africa has provoked a furious political storm, revealing how deeply corruption is now entrenched in local government and beyond, and showing how hard it may be for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government to root out the graft and mismanagement that flourished under …