Fight begins to make mobile-free schools law
Getty Images Calls are growing to ban smartphones in schools in England by law, as education experts and unions back an MP’s attempt to push a new law through Parliament.…
UK considering rules for universal charging cable
Getty Images The UK government is considering whether to require all new electronic devices to use the same type of charging cable. A call for evidence launched in October is…
Google turns to nuclear to power AI data centres
Google has signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors to generate the vast amounts of energy needed to power its artificial intelligence (AI) data centres. The company says the…
African nations race to put satellites in space
SpaceX Senegal’s first satellite hitched a lift on a SpaceX launcher in August One by one, the satellites – each of them encrusted with a hodge-podge of solar panels and…
Elon Musk accused of copying designs by I, Robot director
Watch: Musk promises self-driving Tesla taxis, but are they safe? The director of 2004 sci-fi film I, Robot has accused billionaire Elon Musk of copying his designs for humanoid machines…
Why is Elon Musk’s latest Starship rocket test a big deal?
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully completed a world first test, landing part of their Starship back onto its launch pad. This means the company’s plan to develop a fully reusable…
How social media algorithms shape speech
BBC Social media algorithms, in their commonly known form, are now 15 years old. They were born with Facebook’s introduction of ranked, personalised news feeds in 2009 and have transformed…
From Wimbledon to VAR, is tech making sport less dramatic?
Getty Images Line judges will no longer feature at Wimbledon from next year “The drama of a player shouting and making a challenge, and the crowd watching the screen and…
Employers look outside the industry for new staff
Panaseer Dr Leila Powell brought her scientific method from astrophysics to cyber-security How do galaxies form? What happens when they collide? These are the kinds of questions Dr Leila Powell…
Wait a few more minutes for an electric Uber, says boss
Getty Images People waiting for an Uber should be patient enough to wait a few minutes longer for an electric car, the boss of the ride-hailing firm has said. “A…