Rebecca Longwell

Friday, 13 November 2020

Social media: How can we protect its youngest users?

A psychologist says parents need to provide their children with "digital resilience".

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54917370

How critical is the weather for the SpaceX launch?

Nasa and SpaceX were due to send astronauts to the ISS on Saturday but the weather's changed their plans.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-54934885

Coronavirus: North Korea and Russia hackers 'targeting vaccine'

Tech giant Microsoft says it has detected cyber-attacks aimed at vaccine researchers.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54936886

YouTube cancels Rewind video amid pandemic

The video platform says it would be wrong to produce its annual Rewind video during the pandemic.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54931875

Kickstarter replies to complaints from seven years ago

The crowdfunding site accidentally replied to reports from 2013, opening old wounds.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54932873

Call of Duty: A balancing act between old and new

The boss of Call of Duty speaks to Newsbeat about the new game and its Warzone integration.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-54917942

Robots to take on more supermarket tasks

Grocery and technology firm Ocado Group is buying two robotics firms, to boost the automation of online grocery orders.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54902518

Coronavirus: The gamers spending thousands on loot boxes

An expert warns young people have been hit by "the perfect storm" of the coronavirus pandemic.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-54906393

Ticketmaster fined £1.25m over payment data breach

More than nine million people may have had their details stolen in the 2018 cyber-attack.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54931873

Robot mimics human eye contact and other tech news

BBC Click’s Omar Mehtab looks at some of the best technology news stories.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54918924

Thursday, 12 November 2020

TikTok lives to see another day in US

US Commerce Department halts ban on Chinese owned company.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54926759

AirBnb glitch cancels trips after deactivating user accounts

A system error during "routine maintenance" cancelled bookings for hosts and users.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54923295

No, Ticketmaster won't force you to have a Covid vaccine

The company denies reports claiming fans will need proof of a vaccine before attending a gig.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54920146

Xbox and Call of Duty cause record broadband data use in UK

BT, Virgin Media and TalkTalk are among broadband providers that saw record demand on Tuesday.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54917363

Google Photos abandons unlimited uploads amid storage changes

Sweeping changes to Google's online storage mean almost everything counts towards storage limits.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54919165

Alexa to start second-guessing what users want

The voice assistant will answer questions with follow-up questions for the user.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54915777