Chris Baraniuk Technology Reporter Getty Images They don’t look like much but these deep-sea nodules are rich in valuable metals There’s one. And another. This robot was hunting for rocks. A three-pronged claw descended from above and plucked a stone…
A SpaceX rocket exploded shortly after it was launched from Texas on Thursday, grounding flights and triggering warnings about falling spaceship debris. SpaceX confirmed the un-crewed ship had suffered “a rapid unscheduled disassembly” during its ascent into space, and lost…
Hope Rhodes Education producer Getty Images A bill that had suggested banning smartphones in schools and addictive algorithms aimed at young teenagers has been watered down to gain government support. Labour MP Josh MacAlister, who brought the private members’ bill,…
Graham Fraser Technology Reporter Supplied Louise Littlejohn saw the funny side after realising the technology had got it wrong A woman from Dunfermline has spoken of her shock after an Apple voice-to-text service mistakenly inserted a reference to sex –…
President Donald Trump’s decision to establish official government cryptocurrency reserves in the US has drawn criticism from industry watchers. He has signed an executive order creating what he calls a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve as well as a Digital Asset Stockpile,…
Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service Getty Images Hackers thought to be working for the North Korean regime have successfully converted at least $300m (£232m) of their record-breaking $1.5bn crypto heist to unrecoverable funds. The criminals, known as Lazarus…
Ben Morris Editor, Technology of Business Getty Images Medefer handles around 1,500 referrals a month The NHS is “looking into” allegations that patient data was left vulnerable to hacking due to a software flaw at a private medical services company.…
Angus Crawford and Tony Smith BBC News investigations Getty Images Bereaved families are calling on the online regulator Ofcom to shut down a “vile” website which promotes videos of the deaths of their loved ones. The website, which we are…
Laura Bicker China correspondent BBC/ Xiqing Wang China is embracing artificial intelligence, from educational tools to humanoid robots in factories Head in hands, eight-year-old Timmy muttered to himself as he tried to beat a robot powered by artificial intelligence at…
Suzanne Bearne Technology Reporter BBC The rise of AI is making some more cautious about their online profile Anita Smith has always been cautious about how much she shared online. But her concerns increased following an abusive relationship with a…