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An energy efficient home - why is it so difficult?
It can be hard to find good advice on how to make homes more energy efficient.
Meet the team paid to break into top-secret bases
Hear from the team who test security by breaking into secure facilities.
TikTok asks for emergency pause to looming US ban
The app says the Supreme Court - and incoming Trump administration - needs more time to consider the case.
Watch: Can BBC reporter's AI clone fool his colleagues?
Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy has an AI clone of himself built to see how sophisticated they can be.
The house paints that promise much more than colour
Paints now promise to make your house cooler, warmer, or simply peel off.
From Wimbledon to VAR, is tech hurting the drama of sport?
As Wimbledon scraps human line judges, sport insiders suggest how we can make games more exciting.
Why is vintage audio equipment booming?
Music lovers are buying up old cassette, CD and record players and getting them fixed.
Australia to force tech giants to keep paying for news
The long-awaited decision follows a standoff with Meta, and succeeds a world-first law from 2021.
'Roll your eyes if you want, I'm a star': TikTok to hold first awards show
The UK's first TikTok Awards sees 72 creators, who have a combined follower count of over 101m, nominated.
Is AI any good at choosing gifts?
With vast amounts of data do draw on, AI should be able to come up with good gift ideas, but does it?
Tech Life: The big business of online charity donations
We speak to the CEO of charity fundraising company GoFundMe
The superpowers of coatings make possible the impossible
Hi-tech coatings make all sorts of high performance engineering, like jet engines, possible.
What next for Bitcoin after bursting $100k barrier?
The rapid increase in price has been attributed to Donald Trump's election victory - can it continue?
Temu owner's shares slump as China slowdown hits sales
US-listed shares of the e-commerce giant fell nearly 11% on Thursday following the announcement.
Tech Life: Mapping a changing world
How live updating of online maps is helping humanitarian work around the world.
Vodafone boss says prices won't rise after Three 'mega-merger'
The deal, which creates the UK's biggest mobile network, has had to overcome competition concerns.
Stunning or rubbish? Jaguar's new concept car divides opinion
The carmaker's new look is praised as "exciting" but others say it should "go back to the drawing board".
Tech Life: Will AI replace call centre workers?
We speak to the man who says AI will create call centre jobs – rather than replace them.
'It's our moonshot': Why scientists are drilling into volcanos
In Iceland scientists plan to drill down to magma to understand it and use it for energy production.
Watch: Why is the latest SpaceX rocket test a big deal?
The BBC's Pallab Ghosh explores why this world first test is a big deal for space exploration.
Tigers and crocs make mangrove preservation tough work
To help preserve mangrove forests researchers have to take on demanding field work.
TikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appeal
The app - which faces being banned in a matter of weeks - says it will now take its case to the Supreme Court.
Online star Hawk Tuah girl faces crypto coin criticism
Haliey Welch's "Hawk" digital coin shot up in price then lost 95% of its value just hours after it launched.
Why there's a rush of African satellite launches
Falling launch costs have given African nations a chance to send their own satellites into orbit.
Hackers find hole in Krispy Kreme Doughnuts' cyber-security
The hack has left some hungry customers unable to make online orders.
General Motors pulls plug on robotaxi business
After the announcement, the project's co-founder posted on social media "GM are a bunch of dummies."
Bitcoin surges past $100k for first time
Its record price is making headlines - but that's just one part of the cryptocurrency's tumultuous story.
Top-selling mobile games break rules on loot boxes
Ads for games are meant to say if they contain loot boxes - BBC News has found most do not.
Uber probed by US regulator over subscription plan
The ride-hailing giant says it received inquiries from the FTC about Uber One cancellation procedures.
Microsoft faces £1bn class action case in UK over software prices
It is alleged the tech giant overcharged companies for its Window Server software, used in cloud computing.
MrBeast says game show allegations 'blown out of proportion'
Beast Games is set to stream next month amid allegations contestants were mistreated on set.
Conservationists turn to AI in battle to save red squirrels
The tech is being used to automatically control the creatures' access to feeders at sites across the UK.
Bluesky chief doesn't know age limit for platform
Jay Graber wrongly said you needed to be 18 to use Bluesky, when the actual age limit is 13.
Tech Life: How green is AI?
Tech Life meets leading AI scientist Sasha Luccioni, one of the BBC’s 100 Women 2024.
Watch: How Jaguar's shifted gears with its concept car
The company has been at the centre of a media storm as a result of its radical revamp.
Tech Life: Tiger trackers used to spy on women
Tiger tracking cameras have been misused to take videos of women in a forest in India.
Meet the AI robot whose artwork sold for over $1m
A portrait of mathematician Alan Turing is thought to be the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction.
Gamer role introduced in children's hospital
Steven Mair is the Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity's new gamer in residence
Musk promises self-driving Tesla taxis, but are they safe?
BBC Tech Correspondent Lily Jamali analyses the 'robocabs' and if their technology is up to par.
Is Elon Musk’s Starlink a game changer for Africa?
The satellite internet company is expanding across Africa, but not without some controversy.
School calls time on pupils' smart devices
A Sheffield school bans pupils from using smartphones and watches on its premises.
Chocolate makers stoke boom for Indian cocoa beans
India produces only a tiny fraction of the world's cocoa beans, but that could be changing.
Up close with the 300 tonne driverless trucks
Big mining firms are switching to driverless trucks and other autonomous equipment.
Why colouring clothes has a big environmental impact
Start-up firms are looking for ways to dye clothes using less water and heat.
The green software that could make big carbon savings
Greener software could make devices last longer and use less electricity.
Could you switch careers into cyber-security?
From ex-policemen to former physicists, cyber-security firms search outside the industry for staff.
How pen and paper comes to the rescue in an IT crisis
Firms are advised to practise operating with pens and paper in case of a computer meltdown.
Why so many games are failing right now - and why others are breakout hits
Making games is hard and, in 2024, getting people to buy them is another challenge.
Chatbot 'encouraged teen to kill parents over screen time limit'
Legal action filed in Texas alleges Character.ai 'poses a clear and present danger' to young people.
Mark Zuckerberg dines with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Relations appear to have improved markedly from Trump's threat earlier this year to throw the Meta boss in jail.
Amazon and eBay to pay 'fair share' for e-waste recycling
Firms which produce e-cigarettes will also be asked to pay more towards UK recycling.
Musk's record $56bn pay deal rejected for second time
The judge upheld her previous decision, saying board members who set the pay were too heavily influenced by Mr Musk.
Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip
It solves in five minutes a problem computers now would need 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years to work out, Google says.
US regulator says AI scanner 'deceived' users after BBC story
In a proposed settlement, Evolv Technology will be banned from making certain claims about its products.
Why are doctors wary of wearables?
Wearable tech claims to help monitor our health, but many doctors remain sceptical.
Tech Life: Is this show fake?
Tech Life creates a fake podcast using an AI tool from Google. Plus, political deepfakes.
Tech Life: Cyber warfare
Cyber warfare, aerodynamic tech in athletics and the new Indiana Jones.
Could a thermal camera reveal your home's hidden heat loss?
Thermal imaging tech has become cheaper and homeowners are using it to track down heat loss.
WhatsApp and Instagram restored after Meta outages
Over 22,000 people reported issues with Facebook on Wednesday evening and over 18,000 struggled to use WhatsApp, according to Downdetector.
Will AI make work burnout worse?
As more AI tools are rolled out, some argue they are contributing to employee burnout.
Tech Life: The fall of a global chip maker
Intel was once unrivalled as the world's chip maker. Now it's fallen behind its rivals.
Worker shortage hampers datacentre boom
Despite offering high pay companies that build datacentres are struggling to find skilled staff.
Nvidia targeted by China in new chip war probe
The investigation follows a US decision to further restrict sales to chip equipment makers in China.
Tech Life: Donald Trump’s robodogs
Who's behind the robot dogs at Donald Trump's house? Plus: Wasting scammers' time.
Europe's flying taxi dreams falter as cash runs short
Makers of a new generation of European electric aircraft are struggling to raise money.
Tech Life: X in Brazil
What do social media users do when their preferred platform is banned ?
Telegram U-turns and joins child safety scheme
It is the latest in a series of changes announced by the platform since its founder Pavel Durov was arrested.
What is rage-baiting and why is it profitable?
Called rage-baiting, making people angry with social media posts can be a business.
LinkedIn: We're too boring for kids for social media ban
It is one of a number of tech firms pushing back against Australia's plan to ban social media for under-16s.
Cate Blanchett 'deeply concerned' by AI impact
The Australian actress says the threat of AI is "very real" as "you can totally replace anyone".
Tech Life: The dangerous job of online moderating
We hear from a former moderator in Kenya who was left traumatised by his previous job.
'It's so easy to lie': A fifth of children use fake age on social media
The regulator finds a fifth of children are pretending to be adults, potentially exposing them to harm.