Image copyright YouTube Image caption YouTube announced the expansion of its subscription services at a London press conference YouTube is expanding its subscription-based music and video services to the UK and a further 11 countries. The “premium” facilities strip ads from the platform’s content and allow it to be downloaded rather than just streamed. The […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Huawei has offered to set up a testing centre to allay fears over the security of its hardware Chinese telecoms company Huawei has sharply criticised Australian government comments about its policies and products. In an open letter, it says the comments were “ill informed and not based on facts”. The […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sellers of gun accessories can currently advertise to any Facebook user Children will stop seeing adverts for gun accessories on Facebook as it updates its policy from 21 June. Currently, ads for scopes, holsters, gun-mounted lights, slings, sights, belt extras, safes and many other items can be seen by […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWATCH: The bike that talks to the city Cities around the world are turning to the bicycle to help solve congestion and pollution issues, as urbanisation increasingly puts pressure on traditional infrastructure. Fifteen years ago there were just four bike-sharing schemes in cities around the world, but […]
In Manchester bikes are feeding back data to the city about where they go. Source link
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A preview of Cyberpunk 2077 at E3 Cyberpunk 2077 has been one of the most anticipated games previewed at E3. In a demo shown at the California conference, visitors got to see the game’s sci-fi city setting. “It’s an uncanny place,” says quest designer Patrick Mills. “Players from anywhere […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Eugene Kaspersky founded Kaspersky Lab in 1997 Computer security firm Kaspersky Lab has halted all cyber-crime collaboration with European agencies and organisations. The decision is in protest against a European Parliament motion which called its software “malicious”. Kaspersky Lab said the accusation was “untrue” and demonstrated a “distinct lack of […]
Image copyright Squanch Games Image caption Justin Roiland has been a gamer his entire life, and unveiled Trover Saves the Universe at E3 From Fortnite for the Nintendo Switch to a new Halo, there have been some huge announcements at E3 2018. But amid all the noise some smaller – but no less interesting – […]
Image copyright Getty Images A new report from Google has revealed that little has changed despite a commitment to increasing diversity among staff employed by the tech giant. Overall nearly 70% of Google staff were men, as has been the case since 2014. In the US almost 90% were white or Asian, 2.5% were black […]
Image copyright Peter Macdiarmid Image caption Web pioneer Sir Tim Berners-Lee has warned about the possible consequences of copyright reform Opponents of proposed European copyright reforms are stepping up efforts to convince politicians to vote against the measures. The vote on the Copyright Directive comes before the European Parliament on 20 June. It aims to […]
Image copyright Ubisoft/ Youtube Image caption Kassandra is the first female protagonist in the Assassin’s Creed series Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will offer players more choice than ever, according to its makers. For the first time, it allows players to choose between being a female or male assassin, and to control characters’ conversations. “We wanted players […]
BBC Click’s Lara Lewington looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Apple says it is to change the default settings of its iPhone to stop hackers and others unlocking devices without proper legal authorisation; Dixons Carphone has admitted a huge data breach involving 5.9 million payment cards and 1.2 […]