Technology

A new non-profit mobile app has been launched with the aim of helping to keep women safe on the streets. Called the Path Community, it was designed by Harry Mead, whose development team included many volunteers with experience of abuse and violence. Watch our video to find out how it works, and why some charities

BBC Click’s LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: An open letter to YouTube, signed by some 80 groups, asks it to improve its response to disinformation Microsoft makes a teardown and repair video for its Surface laptop SE Pebbles get caught up in the Mars Perseverance rover during

The NHS is facing unprecedented challenges with long waiting lists for treatment and staff shortages. But could robots be part of the solution? A hospital in Bristol is already using robots to improve efficiency in some behind the scenes roles and is now experimenting with how robots might interact with patients.

Computer gaming is big business but the industry has been hit during the pandemic causing delays to game development and releases. Industry experts predict 2022 will see an improvement. The BBC’s gaming reporter Steffan Powell speaks to games journalists and streamers about what to look out for over the coming year.

Online worship has meant that, throughout the pandemic, people can practice their religion at home. Now the Church of England has released a series of virtual reality carols for those who can’t access services over Christmas. Charlotte, and her son Adam who has learning difficulties, find in-person religious services difficult. Charlotte describes what online –

BBC Click’s LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: IBM and Samsung reveal vertical transistors on a semiconductor that could one day extend phone battery life Clothing giant Nike buys a company that makes virtual footwear and other digital collectible items Nasa confirms its Parker Solar Probe has flown

BBC Click’s LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: Better.com’s CEO fires 900 employee’s over Zoom Instagram announces features which will help parents and teenagers manage time on spent on the app The latest iteration of ETH Zurich’s quadruple-legged robot can lock its legs when it wants to stand

A woman with spinal muscular atrophy has been using TikTok to dispel myths about her disability. Shelby Lynch, from Leeds, has more than 400,000 followers on the social media platform. She said: “I am just a regular 24-year-old that’s disabled and needs extra accommodations, that’s literally it. “I don’t want to be treated like a

LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: UK’s Competition and Markets Authority orders Meta, Facebook’s parent company, to sell Giphy – a Gif-sharing search engine Co-founder and CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, steps down as chief executive of the company A virtual yacht sells for $650,000 (£490,000) inside building

Iceland’s rocky, volcanic and icy landscape has many similarities to the other worlds humans may visit in the future. So could the country become a place to research the challenges of living on new planets? BBC Click’s Spencer Kelly finds out more. See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick

Elodie Bateson has been blind since birth. But the 11-year-old from Limavady has become an expert at making short animated movies. She uses a voice-assisted tablet and specialist braille technology to help her make the movies. It gives her detailed descriptions as she works and audio prompts also allow her to take photographs. “I started

LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: Apple sues spyware firm NSO Group and its parent company for allegedly targeting iPhone users with a hacking tool. NSO Group says its tools were made to target terrorists and criminals Rolls-Royce waits for confirmation that its Spirit of Innovation craft is

Swansea University’s Active Building Centre is a place that powers itself using some of the latest innovations in solar energy. New designs of solar panels are being developed from ones which can be unrolled to ones which can be printed. It means the structure of the buildings could also be changed. BBC Click’s Lara Lewington

LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: The FBI is investigating thousands of fake emails sent from one of its own servers Apple will now let users repair their own phones – selling the tools and parts required for some of the more common fixes DogPhone – a toy

When buildings are demolished the valuable materials they contain can also go to waste with materials crushed and then burnt at incineration plants. But one recycling plant in Finland is trying to recover more of the materials which could be reused. BBC Click’s Spencer Kelly finds out more. See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick

LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: Tesla head Elon Musk sells about $5bn (£3.7bn) of shares in the electric car manufacturer An original Apple computer, built by co-founders Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, sells at auction for $400,000 A robot that can autonomously give injections without needles has