Technology

LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: Russia blocks Instagram for its 80 million Russian users Intel announces plans to build a 17bn euro (£14bn, $19bn) semiconductor plant in Germany A robot cheetah which learned to run by trial and error is developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Improbable

The Yorkshire Dales national park in England is a favourite location for walkers, hikers and climbers. If people get into difficulty, teams of volunteers, like those at Swaledale Mountain Rescue, will go out to help them. BBC Click’s Paul Carter spent two days with the team, who are trialling different technologies, to find out how

The latest Spider-Man film No Way Home has made almost $2bn (£1.5bn) worldwide and is continuing to pack out cinemas across the world. As part of a series looking at visual effects, BBC Click’s Al Moloney spoke to Digital Domain’s VFX Supervisor Scott Edelstein to find out how they made one of the key sequences

BBC Click’s Omar Mehtab spoke to a ‘scalper,’ an unfavourable term for a person who buys and stockpiles popular products – making it harder for consumers to find the goods they want to buy, let alone buy them at the intended market price. Speaking in front of a wall of stacked PlayStation gaming consoles he

After receiving an anonymous tip-off on Facebook, Georgie discovered that intimate photos of her were being shared online. She remembered who had taken the photos – and later an ex-partner confessed to sharing the images. But Georgie then found out that the wording of the current legislation aimed at tackling the abuse meant that his

The film The Matrix Resurrections has been nominated for a 2022 Bafta in the special visual effects category. BBC Click’s Al Moloney spoke to DNEG’s VFX Supervisor, Huw Evans, to find out about the challenges of recreating a world made 20 years ago. See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick

Most motion capture rigs require professional motion capture cameras, expensive mocap suits and dots to be painted on faces, but a system being used by the Fashion Innovation Agency at the London College of Fashion is changing that. BBC Click’s Lara Lewington reports. See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick

A BBC investigation has found women’s nude photos shared on the social media app Telegram without their consent on a massive scale. In the split second Sara found out a nude photo of her had been leaked and shared on Telegram, her life changed. Her Instagram and Facebook profiles had been added, and her phone

LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: Twitter will expand a feature allowing users to temporarily block accounts that send harmful or abusive tweets A device which measures how stressed the wearer is by monitoring the cortisol levels in their sweat is developed by the California NanoSystems Institute at

A machine which uses a pod-based system to create frozen treats, including ice cream, cocktails and coffee, has been developed. The company behind the machine, ColdSnap, say they want to change how these type of products are made and stored and in doing so significantly reduce emissions. Nick Kwek reports for BBC Click. See more

An augmented reality device specifically designed for the construction industry has been developed. It should make it easier for those inspecting the site to notice when building works are deviating from the original plans and allow construction managers to decide whether the works or the plans need changing. BBC Click’s Spencer Kelly reports. See more

LJ Rich looks at some of the week’s best technology stories including: India announces plans to launch a digital version of the rupee Sony says it will buy Halo and Destiny video game developer Bungie for $3.6bn (£2.7bn) The New York Times buys word game Wordle for an undisclosed seven-figure sum See more at Click’s

From the video assistant referee to goal line tech and sensors which help professional players track and improve their game, technology is fully integrated into the world of professional football. Now several companies have released consumer versions of their professional tech, but what is it like to use? BBC Click’s Omar Mehtab reports. See more

Last year Kazakhstan became the second biggest crypto-currency mining country in the world, thanks partly to a vast mine containing 50,000 computers in the desert near the northern city of Ekibastuz. Young men work 12 hours a day for 15 days in a row without leaving the site, in order to keep it running round

Marvel’s superhero origin story, Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings was one of 2021’s box offices successes. Starring Simu Liu in the title role, the story sees a former martial arts assassin forced to confront his warlord father Wenwu – owner of the Ten Rings and its army. BBC Click’s Al Moloney spoke

BBC Click’s LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: Microsoft announces it will buy the games company behind the Call of Duty franchise for $68.7bn (£50.5bn) The UK Treasury announces new laws to deal with misleading crypto-asset promotions Action Audio helps the Australian Open become more accessible to people