Technology News

by KATE CONGER and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED on March 18, 2019 at 10:12 pm

A regulatory filing sheds light on how much the ride-hailing company’s founders will reap as a result of the stock sale, and how firm a grip they will keep on their creation. […]

by LAURA M. HOLSON and KYLE JOHNSON on March 18, 2019 at 9:52 pm

The store in Seattle has more than 132,000 titles, many of them not available on the internet, or anywhere else. “We will fight to the death to keep this open.&rdquo […]

by DON CLARK on March 18, 2019 at 6:35 pm

Lab officials predict it will be the first American machine to reach a milestone called “exascale” performance, surpassing a quintillion calculations per second. […]

by SHANNON STIRONE on March 18, 2019 at 4:35 pm

The success of NASA’s MarCO mission means that so-called cubesats likely will travel to distant reaches of our solar system. […]

by KEVIN ROOSE on March 18, 2019 at 3:32 pm

The terrorist attack in New Zealand is shocking on every level — and feels like a first for how unmistakably online it was. […]

on March 18, 2019 at 3:28 pm

Payment processor WorldPay, once part of RBS bank, is sold to Fidelity National Information Services. […]

on March 18, 2019 at 2:00 pm

Two trains collide during a new signal system trial, threatening travel disruption for millions. […]

on March 18, 2019 at 12:52 pm

Fans say they feel misled by OWNAFC amid claims they could "take charge of a real life football club". […]

on March 18, 2019 at 10:36 am

The social network has apologised for losing the data during a server migration. […]

on March 18, 2019 at 10:20 am

Millions of copies of videos showing the Christchurch attacks have been removed from social media sites. […]

on March 18, 2019 at 7:13 am

OneWeb secures new funding enabling it to speed up plans for a global high-speed broadband network. […]

by JAMIE CONDLIFFE on March 18, 2019 at 3:14 am

Knowing how far to go in curbing Big Tech’s power might not be as straightforward as it first seems. […]

by JOHN KOBLIN on March 18, 2019 at 1:46 am

The tech company, about to have a showcase event on its campus, is expected to reveal details about a dozen or more programs ready to go or almost done. […]

by DAVID STREITFELD on March 17, 2019 at 7:22 pm

Antitrust is the nuclear bomb of regulatory moves, but at a moment when nearly everything in America seems contentious, proposals to break up internet giants are gaining support. […]

by JOHN HERRMAN on March 17, 2019 at 9:00 am

An app called Citizen promises “awareness” of nearby danger. What it provides is more complicated. […]

on March 17, 2019 at 12:24 am

Does it matter if we hurt a robot? And should we have rules to make sure they don't hurt us? […]

on March 16, 2019 at 8:52 pm

Why was a video of the shootings shared on social media and what can be done about the wider threat? […]

on March 16, 2019 at 4:20 pm

Fitted with sensors to monitor head trauma the device feeds real-time data to nearby medical staff. […]

by NIRAJ CHOKSHI on March 16, 2019 at 1:51 pm

The killer urged people to “subscribe to PewDiePie,” the pseudonym of the YouTube star Felix Kjellberg, who said this “absolutely sickened” him. […]

on March 16, 2019 at 7:23 am

The home secretary says firms "must do more" after the New Zealand attack was shown live on Facebook. […]

on March 16, 2019 at 12:41 am

Flocks of airborne robots are being developed, able to collaborate and overwhelm enemy defences. […]

by BEN DOOLEY on March 16, 2019 at 12:08 am

Mark Karpelès, who ran the exchange that helped make the cryptocurrency a household name, was found guilty of falsifying data by a Japanese court. […]

by MATTHEW ROSENBERG on March 15, 2019 at 11:31 pm

Aleksandr Kogan, a former psychology professor, said Facebook defamed him when it claimed he lied about how the data was going to be used. […]

by REUTERS on March 15, 2019 at 9:25 pm

A federal court jury said Apple owed the chip maker Qualcomm about $31 million after agreeing with Qualcomm’s claims that Apple had infringed on its patents. […]

by NEAL E. BOUDETTE and RAYMOND ZHONG on March 15, 2019 at 8:11 pm

Elon Musk’s electric-car company is broadening its vehicle offerings as it looks to increase sales in difficult markets like China and Europe. […]

by TIFFANY HSU on March 15, 2019 at 2:57 pm

The online retailer’s move follows recent efforts by Facebook, YouTube and Pinterest to limit the availability of anti-vaccination and other pseudoscientific material. […]

by MIKE ISAAC on March 15, 2019 at 2:44 pm

Chris Cox, who is one of the social network’s highest ranking executives, and Chris Daniels, head of WhatsApp, are leaving Facebook. […]

on March 15, 2019 at 11:53 am

The tech giant has hit back over claims that its App store is unfair and levies a tax on developers. […]

on March 15, 2019 at 11:24 am

The warning comes in a National Audit Office (NAO) assessment of the UK's national cyber-defence plan. […]

on March 15, 2019 at 8:25 am

BBC Click’s Lara Lewington looks at some of the best tech news stories of the week. […]

by AMIE TSANG on March 15, 2019 at 7:00 am

Blame has been cast on events like Brexit, but there are other changes that are reshaping the industry globally. […]

on March 15, 2019 at 5:13 am

The new mass-market electric vehicle has a base price of $39,000 and a 230-mile range. […]

on March 15, 2019 at 12:49 am

The programme is modelled on the Last Mile project in the San Quentin prison in California. […]

on March 15, 2019 at 12:25 am

Young people around the world on their fears about the effects of pollution and climate change. […]

on March 15, 2019 at 12:06 am

How AI is helping to come up with new weird and wonderful spice combinations. […]

by MIKE ISAAC and KATE CONGER on March 14, 2019 at 11:35 pm

The incident, which also affected WhatsApp and Instagram, was caused by a small mistake that led to big problems. […]

on March 14, 2019 at 10:46 pm

The two resignations come a week after Mark Zuckerberg outlined plans for a "privacy-focused" platform. […]

on March 14, 2019 at 10:14 pm

The firm is reportedly planning a stock market flotation in April, hot on the heels of its rival Lyft. […]

by MICHAEL LaFORGIA, MATTHEW ROSENBERG and GABRIEL J.X. DANCE on March 14, 2019 at 8:59 pm

A federal grand jury is looking at partnerships that gave major tech companies broad access to Facebook users’ information. […]

by KATE CONGER on March 14, 2019 at 6:18 pm

All three services experienced interruptions throughout the day on Wednesday. Grief and chaos ensued. […]

on March 14, 2019 at 4:58 pm

A server configuration change is blamed for global disruption to Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. […]

on March 14, 2019 at 8:37 am

Emma Haruka Iwao calculates the value of pi to 31 trillion digits, after a lifelong fascination. […]

by MIKE ISAAC, KATE CONGER and ERIN GRIFFITH on March 14, 2019 at 12:36 am

The talks precede Uber’s initial public offering and may ease worries about how costly it is to develop autonomous vehicles. […]

on March 14, 2019 at 12:28 am

The number of people seeking help for addiction to video games is increasing, treatment centres say. […]

by KEVIN ROOSE on March 13, 2019 at 10:00 pm

Senator Elizabeth Warren has an interesting plan for reform. But it has shortcomings worth considering. […]

by KENNETH CHANG on March 13, 2019 at 8:37 pm

Mounting delays to the Space Launch System, primarily built by Boeing, are leading the agency to consider alternative forms of transport. […]

by SHEILA KAPLAN on March 13, 2019 at 4:48 pm

The agency spells out its proposal to require retailers to wall off sections of stores to limit access, a move opposed by many convenience stores. […]

by J. D. BIERSDORFER on March 13, 2019 at 4:38 pm

Playing an instrument can be a rewarding hobby, but if finding the time and a teacher is a challenge, many apps can help get you started. […]

on March 13, 2019 at 1:48 pm

Extended drone no-fly zones have come into force around airports, but the technology isn't all bad. […]

by TARA SIEGEL BERNARD on March 13, 2019 at 1:00 pm

Tara Siegel Bernard, a personal finance reporter, recommends apps for budgeting, investments and helping little ones as young as 6 understand the value of money. […]

by ERIN GRIFFITH on March 13, 2019 at 9:00 am

As some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent start-ups prepare to go public, networks of their former employees are expected to plow big sums of money into a new generation of firms. […]

by MIKE IVES on March 13, 2019 at 8:21 am

Tran Duc Anh Son has argued that Vietnam should take a tougher line against China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, a sensitive matter for the government. […]

on March 13, 2019 at 12:57 am

Demons have invaded the city of Redgrave and only Dante and his companions can stop them. […]

by NATHANIEL POPPER on March 12, 2019 at 8:52 pm

Bruce Friedrich spent decades trying to persuade people to stop eating meat. When that didn’t work, he turned his focus to creating better alternatives. […]

by KATE CONGER on March 12, 2019 at 6:42 pm

Uber settled a lawsuit with drivers who sought employment status, resolving a longstanding legal issue ahead of its initial public offering. […]

by NATHANIEL POPPER on March 12, 2019 at 5:02 pm

Step No. 10: Buy a decoy house to fool the D.M.V. […]

by LAURA M. HOLSON on March 12, 2019 at 5:02 pm

A social-media status report, with Barack Obama, John Cusack, Conan O’Brien and Joss Whedon. […]

on March 12, 2019 at 7:33 am

Sir Tim Berners-Lee says he feels problems such as data breaches, hacking and misinformation can be tackled. […]

on March 12, 2019 at 1:10 am

Employers can make unconscious - and unfair - judgements about interviewees within a few seconds. […]

on March 12, 2019 at 1:09 am

We are all susceptible to unconscious bias - making assumptions about people. Is a robot any better? […]

on March 11, 2019 at 5:20 pm

The company behind Pokemon Go reveals details of their new augmented reality game. […]

on March 11, 2019 at 12:15 am

How tech firm Twilio was able to survive the global financial crisis and grow into a $14bn business. […]

on March 8, 2019 at 12:02 am

Quantum sensing could let us see what's underground, detect diseases earlier, even track a submarine. […]

on March 7, 2019 at 9:36 am

The album Mezzanine by Massive Attack has been stored using genetic information for the first time. […]

on March 6, 2019 at 1:50 pm

Marc Cieslak looks at the new survival video game Days Gone which is released on 26 April 2019. […]

on March 5, 2019 at 12:52 am

Gaby Eirew has made it her mission to help parents leave precious video memories for children, in case they die young. […]

on March 1, 2019 at 8:11 am

BBC Click’s Paul Carter looks at some of the best tech news stories of the week. […]

on February 28, 2019 at 11:15 am

A mixed reality fashion show including computer animated skulls, tigers and lightning has taken place. […]

on February 20, 2019 at 7:28 pm

The BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones goes hands-on with the new phones in Samsung's Galaxy range. […]

on February 14, 2019 at 8:37 am

The British Basketball League is testing a new way of filming games that picks the action using AI. […]

on February 2, 2019 at 12:09 am

The software allows people to chat and share images, videos and 3D models in augmented reality. […]

on January 31, 2019 at 12:21 am

Robot waiters and chefs form the future of hotpot chain Haidilao. […]