Tech

Can We Teach Robots Ethics?

We are not used to the idea of machines making ethical decisions, but the day when they will routinely do this - by them... Read more

Why Pinterest Boss Tim Kendall Takes A Daily Ice Bath

A daily ice bath is "like having morning coffee", the tech giant's president Tim Kendall tells the BBC. Read more

YouTube Lifts Swazi Bare-breasted Dancer Restrictions

YouTube denies accusations of racism, saying it wanted to be culturally sensitive about uploads. Read more

Microwave Breakthrough Helps Boost Hard Drive Sizes

Microwaves could help make drives with much higher capacities than those seen today. Read more

US Voices Frustration With 'warrant-proof' Encryption

Encryption tools in apps such as WhatsApp "thwart law enforcement", says US Deputy Attorney General. Read more

WeChat Translates 'black Foreigner' Into Racial Slur

Chinese chat app WeChat apologises after its software translated "black foreigner" into the N-word. Read more

Why Are Some Women Boycotting Twitter?

Many users are removing themselves from Twitter for a day to protest "women's voices being silenced". Read more

How Do You Build The Next-generation Internet?

What will it take to build the ultra-fast internet of the future? Read more

Pest Control

How apps using image recognition are helping farmers identify crop diseases. Read more

Branson's Virgin Group Invests In Hyperloop One

Sir Richard is joining the board of the pod-based US transport company. Read more

Facebook 'fully Committed' To Sharing Russian Ad Data

Data on who was targeted during the US election, and the webpages the ads linked to, will be released by Facebook. Read more

Facebook Bans Rapper Lil B For 'hate Speech' Posts

Lil B is banned from Facebook for 30 days for several posts about white people and gun violence. Read more

Google Disables Touch Function On Home Mini

Home Mini speaker units were responding to every sound close to them, early users found. Read more

The Online Bots Behind Vladimir Putin's Birthday Wishes

When Russian President Vladimir Putin turned 65 on 7 October, he was not short of online well-wishers. But how many were... Read more

Apple's Tim Cook Prefers Augmented Reality To VR

Apple's chief executive suggested virtual reality could isolate users and was less "profound". Read more