Image copyright Desk Plant Rape Day, a controversial game which allows players to kill and rape women, has had its release cancelled on gaming platform Steam after thousands of people signed online petitions calling for it to be banned. In a statement, Valve, the company which owns Steam, said it had removed the game because …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rue Cremieux has become a destination for people in search of a perfect Instagram picture A pretty cobbled street in Paris has become a huge hit on Instagram, with thousands of pictures and “likes”. But residents of Rue Cremieux have now had enough and are calling on the city …
Image copyright PA Image caption A Lords committee wants tech companies to have one overarching regulator setting rules for user privacy, data and anti-social content Tech firms, such as Google and Facebook, must improve their “inadequate” responses to privacy and data breaches and anti-social content, a House of Lords report says. The House of Lords …
An IT issue left some trials across England unable to proceed on Thursday. Lawyers told BBC News that trials had been adjourned because evidence stored on court systems could not be accessed. HM Courts & Tribunals Service said its supplier had “made some changes” and users should “be seeing an improvement”. A larger computer problem …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mobile payments are growing in popularity – but may not work everywhere Cash is at risk of disappearing without action from regulators and the government, according to a major report published earlier this week. The system which underpins the use of notes and coins was at risk of falling …
Image copyright National Beverage Corporation Image caption National Beverage Corp makes La Croix drinks The billionaire chief executive of a US firm has been lambasted for comparing managing a soft drinks brand to “caring for someone who becomes handicapped”. Nick Caporella, the boss of National Beverage Corp. made the comment as he revealed falling quarterly …
Image copyright Getty Images Facebook has removed more than 130 accounts, pages and groups it says were part of a UK-based misinformation network. The company said it was the first time it had taken down a UK-based group targeting messages at British citizens. The same group set up pages posing both as far-right outlets and …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWATCH: Security holes found in third-party smart car alarms Security flaws in three specialist car alarms have left vehicles vulnerable to being stolen or hijacked, say researchers. The bugs were found in alarm apps by Clifford, Viper, and Pandora. The alarms are on three million vehicles. The …
BBC Clickâs Lara Lewington looks at some of the best tech news stories of the week including: Volvo unveils a full size 12m (39ft) autonomous electric bus in Singapore A remotely operated robotic hand which can relay touch to its wearer is developed A running, jumping and back-flipping bot is created by the Massachusetts Institute …