TEDWomen: Vibrations offer new way to track elephants

A technique used to study earthquakes have been adapted to track elephants in the wild.

Space Odyssey helps launch first 8K TV channel

The classic film will be broadcast in super-high definition 8K on a new TV channel in Japan.

Brexit: Minister resigns over Theresa May's 'naive' deal

Sam Gyimah says a row about the EU's Galileo sat-nav system shows any deal will be "EU first".

Google staff pledge cash to striking workmates

The cash would be used to support any staff striking over Google's work on a search engine for China.

Health secretary Matt Hancock accused of breaking ethics rules

Labour demands an ethics probe after health secretary talks about "GP at Hand" app in an interview.

Marriott hack hits 500 million guests

Marriott says details of up to 500 million guests may have been accessed in a database breach.

Tesco and VW plan free electric car charging points

Customers can leave electric cars to charge while shopping, under a partnership with Volkswagen.

Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled pay SEC cryptocurrency penalties

The regulator says the celebrities did not tell followers they had been paid to promote some investments.

Ex-Autonomy boss Mike Lynch charged with fraud in the US

Founder of UK software giant is charged with fraud seven years after the firm's sale to Hewlett-Packard.

Starbucks to block porn on free wi-fi in US

The coffee chain says watching porn has always been banned, but it will now block access to content.

MeToo founder Tarana Burke: Campaign now 'unrecognisable'

Tarana Burke first used the phrase 12 years ago before it became a global movement last year.

Smart meter fitting slows as deadline looms

Fewer smart meters are being fitted despite the government insisting all homes will have one by 2020.

Carphone Warehouse faces Black Friday backlash

Problems with credit checks led some customers to be wrongly refused smartphone contracts.

Facebook's UK political ad rules kick in

Facebook starts to enforce its tighter political advertising rules in the UK following a delay.

Raids mounted on fake Indian tech support centres

Microsoft complained to local police, who arrested more than 50 people in call centres.

Nintendo smashes its rules for gaming vloggers

The gaming giant will now let players share videos on YouTube, Twitch and others.

Serkis on Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle special effects

Andy Serkis has directed the new movie Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle using motion capture effects.

What happened when sextortion scammers targeted a BBC Trending reporter?

Investigating cyber criminals who use your password to threaten to expose you on social media

One Planet York: 'Ethical hacker' exposed council app flaw

A developer proved phone numbers and encrypted passwords of One Planet York users could be found on the app.

Huawei: Why has UK not blocked Chinese firm's 5G kit?

New Zealand's bar on the company's 5G kit raises questions about why the UK seems less concerned.

Massage app exposes 'sex pest' clients

Urban Massage left thousands of customer records exposed, including complaints about its clients.

Huawei: NZ blocks Chinese firm on national security fears

Concerns about espionage risks has sparked global scrutiny of telecoms gear made by China's Huawei.

Cost of 118 calls to be capped after charges soar

Most popular directory enquiries service charges more than £11 for a 90 second call, regulator says.

'Fraudsters exploited my angry tweet'

A writer thought he was dealing with a bank after complaining of poor service, but it was a con-artist.

Google urged to drop Chinese 'Dragonfly' project

Staff sign an open letter saying Google's work on a censored search engine would aid repression in China.

MPs' fury over Mark Zuckerberg 'no-show'

Facebook executive Richard Allan faces international committee on fake news and disinformation.

Chinese AI caught out by face in bus ad

The smart software accused a woman pictured in an advert on a bus of flouting road traffic laws.

Touchdown triumph for Nasa's probe

The US space agency's robot is the first mission aiming to study the Red Planet's deep interior.

Uber fined £385,000 for losing UK customer data

The ride-hailing company should have done more to protect user data, say UK data regulators.

'Park anywhere' electric bike hire launched in Milton Keynes

The bikes use a motor to help cyclists, but similar schemes with pedal bikes have been widely vandalised.

Google challenged over location tracking

European consumer groups want Google investigated for collecting data on where people go.

'I use Snapchat to sell sexual videos'

Jodie Carnall says she likes the money she can earn - but it's not without cost to her personal life

Inside Sellafield's death zone with the nuclear clean-up robots

As Sellafield's Thorp nuclear reprocessing plant closes, the huge and dangerous clean-up begins.

Gamer arrested 'after rape overheard on gaming stream'

Daniel Enrique Fabian, 18, is facing two charges after allegedly being overheard assaulting a 15-year-old.

Sark electricity: The Channel Island that could lose its power

The Channel Island of Sark has no cars or streetlights - and by the end of the week might have no electricity either.

GM to slash jobs and close eight plants

The carmaker plans to halt production at eight factories globally by the end of 2019, cutting more than 14,000 jobs

Kent Police stop using crime predicting software

The computer programme was used by the officers in Kent to identify areas for increased patrols.

Apple in court over 30% app commission

Apple faces the US Supreme Court to defend the commission it makes on iPhone app sales.

Mobile faster than wi-fi in many countries

Future faster networks will relegate wi-fi networks to the slow lane, global research suggests.

Facebook documents seized by MPs investigating privacy breach

Rarely-used Parliamentary powers were invoked to demand the documents from a US executive in London.

Residents revolt over Facebook group 'sale'

A London community Facebook group is furious after the administration rights were sold on by one of its members.

Samsung apologises to sick factory workers

The formal apology comes after a long battle to win compensation for sick Samsung factory staff.

Google finally cleans up its Esta ads after eight years

It says machine learning will stop expensive unofficial Esta services from advertising on Google.

GCHQ warns on Black Friday cyber-threat

The UK's cyber-security agency warns of "prime pickings" for criminals in the run-up to Christmas.

Government will miss smart meter deadline, watchdog warns

Another 39 million meters must be installed within two years to meet the government's 2020 target.

D&G: China shopping sites pull products in ad backlash

The controversy over an ad campaign risks alienating the firm from one of the world's biggest luxury markets.

Google rivals claim product search remains unfair

The solution put in place by Google following a record fine from the EU is not working, say rivals.

California fire conspiracies a hit on YouTube

Conspiracy videos about the California wildfires have clocked up millions of views on YouTube.

Facebook v Soros: 'Congress must probe'

One of George Soros's lieutenants says US politicians must investigate Facebook's smear campaign.

Loot box spending 'creates problem gamblers'

'Loot-box' spending in video games creates problem gamblers, a study finds.

Number of child gamblers quadruples in just two years

The rapid rise in the number of child gamblers is "a generational scandal", says a campaigner.

Facebook appeals Cambridge Analytica fine

The social network says the UK's data watchdog £500,000 penalty was unjustified.

Facebook ads urge its staff to leak secrets

The Freedom from Facebook campaign is using the company's own ad tools to encourage staff to share details.

'Adult' furry erotica site hacked

The latest in a long line of hacks aimed at adult websites leaves millions of users exposed.

Elon Musk renames his BFR spacecraft Starship

The entrepreneur would not reveal why he had renamed the craft, which has still not yet been built.

Google helps boost High Street spending with search

Technology showing inventory for local shops will go live on Google search over next 12 months

Tumblr removed from Apple app store over abuse images

The app was removed from Apple's store after images showing child sexual abuse were discovered.

Airbnb removes Israeli West Bank settlement listings

The US firm says it will take home rentals in Israeli settlements on occupied land off its website.

Would you buy a handbag from Plada or Loius Vuitton?

From fake shops to copycat products, firms around the world are losing billions to copyright theft.

Instagram targets fake likes and comments

The photo-sharing service say it will warn those using popularity-boosting services before taking action.

Blackout for thousands of dark web pages

Hackers have deleted more than 6,500 sites being held on a popular Dark Web server.

Bitcoin falls below $5000

The fall brings the total value of all Bitcoin in existence to below $87bn.

TalkTalk hack attack: Friends jailed for cyber crimes

Matthew Hanley, 23, and Connor Allsopp, 21, accessed customers' information during the cyber attack.

Google halts glucose-sensing contact lens project

The contact lens was designed to help people with diabetes monitor their glucose levels

Dalby Forest sleeping mouse leaves visitors shut out

Staff at Dalby Forest in the North York Moors wondered why an electric barrier was playing up.

Spyro's missing subtitles anger gamers

Deaf gamers have urged developers to patch the magic dragon and add subtitles to the Spyro games.

Vision Direct hack puts customers' money at risk

Contact lens retailer says anyone who entered their details over a six-day period may be affected.

Parents struggle to handle children's tech habits

Curbing excessive gadget use among children is hard, say parents asked for survey.

The clock that cost its inventor millions

Thomas Bromley failed to renew the patent on his digital clock, and missed out on a fortune.

Sony won't be attending E3 next year

For the first time in 24 years, Sony won't be at the huge gaming convention in 2019.

Streaming wars: Can Disney topple Netflix?

Netflix is the leader in online video. Will Disney's plans check its growth?

Energy firms likely to miss smart meter deadline, warns Which?

Which? says suppliers would have to triple their installation rate to reach the 2020 deadline.

Award for wartime flight trainer returned to service

Tens of thousands of pilots trained in a tiny, mechanical flight simulator which has been restored.

EE and Virgin Media fined £13.3m for overcharging customers

The companies overcharged phone and broadband customers leaving their contracts early, Ofcom says.

'How Amazon helped me transition to a woman'

Sophie Roberts is a software developer at the tech giant who came out at work in October.

Google's Alphabet gives up on rescue robots

The technology giant will close its Schaft robotics division after failing to find a buyer.

Prince William criticises social media firms

Prince William and Catherine were at the BBC to discuss its work on combating cyber-bullying.

Facebook accused of dark PR tactics

Facebook is embroiled in a new controversy over the tactics it used to discredit its critics.

Japan's cyber-security minister has 'never used a computer'

Yoshitaka Sakurada is responsible for ensuring the 2020 Olympic Games are not hacked.

MiSafes' child-tracking smartwatches are 'easy to hack'

Researchers find a way to reveal the locations of children wearing MiSafes watches and spy on them.

Apple Stores to employ human trafficking victims

The technology company's retail chief reveals the initiative as she is given the Stop Slavery Award.

IMF's Lagarde says central banks could issue digital money

IMF boss Christine Lagarde said state-backed digital currencies could make transactions safer and cheaper.

Call of Duty 'swatting' death prankster pleads guilty

The 25-year-old had fooled police into thinking a father-of-two had murdered a family member.

Google accused of 'trust demolition' over health app

DeepMind now wants its health app to become an AI assistant for nurses and doctors around the world.

US asks London court to hand over two alleged hackers

The men are accused of helping cause $530m of losses to banks and other businesses.

First 5G cities in UK named by EE

The UK's big cities will be the first to get the futuristic mobile technology, says mobile operator.

Esports Awards: Ninja 'blessed' to pick up two awards

The streamer says he feels "blessed and honoured" after winning personality and streamer of the year.

'Ugly' mistake sends Google data to China

A botched update to network hardware meant an African ISP wrongly took over Google net addresses.

'Gross' furry Pikachu divides Pokemon fans

Many fans say the new look Pikachu is "grotesque" and "disgusting".

Hitman 2: Sean Bean on being killed in video game

The actor plays a so called "elusive" target which only appears for a short period of time.

Enigma codebreaker 'taking secrets to grave'

Margaret Wilson, 95, says she will hold true to an oath she swore at Bletchley Park in World War Two.

'How Instagram became my support system'

For women facing challenges ranging from eating disorders to IVF, it can be a vital resource.

Britain's worst and best online retailers named by Which?

DIY chain Homebase runs Britain's worst online shop, according to a survey by consumer group Which?.

Apple iPhone sales fears rock Wall Street

The tech giant's share price fall has wiped more than $40bn off its market value.

Can listening to bees tell us why they are in decline?

Scientists hope artificial intelligence will gives us more insights into bee health and behaviour.

Car crash data thief 'unlucky' to be jailed

A car repair worker is the first person to be sentenced to jail as a result of a UK data watchdog prosecution.

US overtakes China in top supercomputer list

A new list of the world's most powerful machines puts the US in the top two spots.

Xiaomi criticised for UK smartphone £1 flash sale

Xiaomi offered only two or three phones at the advertised price.

Amazon asked to share Echo data in US murder case

A US judge asks Amazon to hand over audio recordings from an Echo device in a house where two women died.

Douglas Rain: Actor who voiced Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey dies

Canadian actor Douglas Rain voiced the chilling computer in the landmark sci-fi film.

Steam bug allowed unlimited free downloads

Valve awarded the researcher that found the issue a bug bounty of $20,000.

Russia suspected of jamming GPS signal in Finland

Finland's PM suggests it was jammed deliberately in northern Finnish airspace during Nato exercises.

What is fake news and how can you identify it?

Fake news is not only news that you disagree with. It can also very closely mimic real news stories.

Chelsea Pensioners' verdict on WW1 VR experience

Nothing to be Written is a VR experience about field postcards sent home by soldiers during WW1.

Alibaba Singles Day sales frenzy surpasses records

The Chinese firm's shopping bonanza day saw customers spend a record $30.8bn.

Meeting Kosovo's clickbait merchants

Western web-users lap up misinformation online - these are the shady "merchants" who push it on Facebook.

Man sent letter bomb to Bitcoin firm 'over password reset'

UK police believe the Swede sent the "potentially lethal" bomb after a password reset request was refused.

US man pleads guilty to game hacking charges

Gamers were prevented from playing for hours by attacks that targeted popular titles

Netflix chief Reed Hastings ready for Disney Plus battle

Reed Hastings says the firm does not fear the launch of Disney's new online streaming service next year.

The gamer who spent seven years in his dressing gown

A gamer who spent years adrift in an online world has developed a board game to help isolated young people.

Chinese headmaster fired over secret coin mining at school

A stack of crypto-currency mining machines was found after teachers complained about excessive noise.

Byte: Vine creator to launch new video-looping app

It's been two years since Vine was binned by Twitter, but its creator says the successor is coming.

Could these balls help reduce plastic pollution?

Microplastics have swamped our ecosystem. Can tech help prevent them entering our water systems?

Paypal stops handling payments for Tommy Robinson

The Paypal account for Mr Robinson has been closed after it violated the payment firm's policies.

YouTube to label government and public-funded clips

Videos from news sources that get government or public funds will be highlighted by the video site.

China's Xiaomi enters UK with phones, wristband and scooter

The world's fourth bestselling smartphone-maker aims to win consumers by maintaining tight margins.

Facebook delays mandatory political ad ID checks

The verification system will be voluntary until it becomes harder to fool, says Facebook.

Dyson wins ruling over vacuum cleaner tests

The UK engineering firm claimed the European testing regime unfairly favoured rivals' models.

China's Xinhua agency unveils AI news presenter

The state news agency Xinhua says the nameless presenter will help reduce news production costs.

YouTube U-turn over Red Dead Redemption 2 suffragette clips

The site says it made a mistake when it wiped videos of a women's vote campaigner being murdered.

Thousands still watch TV in black and white

More than 7,000 people stick with monochrome viewing half a century after colour broadcasts began.

Climate change: Bug covered 'bionic mushroom' generates clean energy

Mushrooms for lunch inspire scientists to try to generate electricity from a fungus covered in bacteria.

Tesla names new chair to replace Elon Musk

Robyn Denholm takes over in the role from Elon Musk, who agreed to make way for an independent chairman.

Children are being 'datafied from birth'

Internet giants and toy-makers should be clear about the data they collect, children's commissioner says.

The thermal rescue drone that finds woodland wanderers

Researchers in Latvia are developing drones that can find people who are lost in the forest.

Samsung shows off folding smartphone

Samsung unveils a folding handset that turns into a tablet at an event in San Francisco.

Red Dead 2 suffragette clips deleted by YouTube

The video clips site says clips of attacks on the women's vote campaigner broke its rules.

5G will let users ditch fixed-line home broadband, says Three

The chief executive of Three UK says UK homes could benefit from giving up their fixed-line connections.

League of Legends firm sued over workers' sexism claims

Riot Games faces legal action over its alleged "bro culture" workplace.

Metop weather satellite launches into orbit

Europe sends up a front-line weather satellite containing components made over a decade ago.

HSBC bank confirms US data breach

American customers' statement and transaction histories have been exposed.

Robot surgery experts 'left theatre before end of heart operation'

Stephen Pettitt suffered multiple organ failure and died days after the procedure at a Newcastle hospital.

Facebook treated voters with 'disrespect' over data collection

Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham gives her views on the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Christmas-in-the-Bahamas job ad overwhelms app

Two-week Christmas babysitting job in the Bahamas has attracted huge interest.

Children's screen time has little effect on sleep, says study

An Oxford University study suggests worries about screen time causing a lack of sleep are overblown.

Bill Gates brandishes poo to showcase reinvented toilet tech

The Microsoft founder brandished a jar of faeces on stage to bring attention to poor sanitation.

Leave.EU faces fine over data misuse

Leave.EU and Arrons Banks' Eldon Insurance face fines for emails which breached data laws.

Facebook used to 'incite offline violence' in Myanmar, says report

An independent reports says Facebook created an "enabling environment" for rights abuses and violence.

Tencent to curb children's online gaming time

China's tech giant will expand its age-based time limit system to all of its games by 2019.

How the humble lamp-post could help power our cities

As more of half of us live in cities, scientists are looking at new ways of harnessing urban energy.

Twitter: Fake Elon Musk scam spreads after accounts hacked

Matalan, Pathe UK and Pantheon Books are all targeted to promote an ad using the Tesla boss's name.

Pakistan's Imran Khan caught in 'begging' broadcast error in China

A Pakistani TV channel is ridiculed after a speech broadcast from China's capital Beijing shows a typo.

Softbank chief stands by Saudi ties after Khashoggi murder

The outcry over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi has put Softbank's ties with Riyadh under scrutiny.

Scottish researchers create 'crystal maze' for light

A team at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh create a "crystal maze" to control how light spreads.

Social network Gab back online after shooting

Its web host dropped it as the man accused of the Pittsburgh synagogue gun attack was an active member.

Robot delivers the post and other technology news

BBC Click’s Lara Lewington looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.

Player anger over Rainbow Six Siege changes

Fans of the Rainbow Six game complain about changes made to satisfy Chinese authorities

Drone Racing World Championships: Race to be crowned top pilot

A 15-year-old Australian is crowned overall winner at the drone racing world cup in Shenzhen, China.

World drone racing championship won by Australian teenager

Rudi Browning, 15, and his drone beat more than 120 other racers at the world finals in Shenzhen.

Can these bots one day swarm in to rescue you?

The DelFly is a flying robot inspired by how insects achieve flight.

Facebook sorry for 'white supremacist ad'

The social media site removes a campaign targeted at readers interested in "white genocide".

US mid-terms: Twitter deletes anti-voting bots

Most of the 10,000 accounts discouraging mid-term election participation posed as Democrats.

Web needs more love, says its creator

Hatred is enabled to spread by the way some social media sites are built, warns Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

'The real Super Mario' dies aged 84

The video game hero was named after property developer Mario Segale in the 1980s.

Shop accidentally deletes game built by 12-year-old boy

Muhammad Thaqif, 12, had a turn of good fortune after his DIY zombie game was deleted by mistake.

Private messages from 81,000 hacked Facebook accounts for sale

The perpetrators told the BBC Russian Service they had details from a total of 120 million accounts.

Apple falls below $1tn despite revenue and profit rise

Apple's revenues and profits rise, but caution about sales growth sees the share price slip.

'Hologram' lecturers to teach students at Imperial College London

A UK university is to become the first to regularly use hologram-like technology to host guest speakers.

Samsung agrees to payouts after worker deaths

The technology company agrees to pay up to £100,000 per illness after a decade-long campaign.

Brexit: UK government's battle with Apple over EU citizens app

Apple ignores the UK government's plea to allow EU citizens to scan their passports in a new Brexit app.