How will ‘chipageddon’ affect you?
For the most part they go unseen but computer chips are at the heart of all the digital products that surround us - and when supplies run short, it can halt manufacturing.
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Social media users ‘at risk’ over self-harm inquest delay
Social media users "may be put at risk" because of delays to an inquest into the death of a teenage girl.
Bitcoin investors: From buying a Bentley to losing it all
Bitcoin has soared to trade at an eye-watering $48,000 (£34,820), following the news that Tesla has bought $1.5bn of the crypto-currency.
Bitcoin consumes ‘more electricity than Argentina’
Bitcoin uses more electricity annually than the whole of Argentina, analysis by Cambridge University suggests.
Pigs can play video games with their snouts, scientists find
Pigs can play video games, scientists have found, after putting four fun-loving swine to the test.
Coca-Cola company trials first paper bottle
Coca-Cola is to test a paper bottle as part of a longer-term bid to eliminate plastic from its packaging entirely.
Bill Gates: Solving Covid easy compared with climate
Fifty-one billion and zero - the two numbers Bill Gates says you need to know about climate.
North Korea accused of hacking Pfizer for Covid-19 vaccine data
North Korea attempted to steal Covid-19 vaccine technology from US pharmaceutical company Pfizer, according to South Korean intelligence officials.
‘Spy pixels in emails have become endemic’
The use of "invisible" tracking tech in emails is now "endemic", according to a messaging service that analysed its traffic at the BBC's request.
Chromebooks overtake Macs in market share for first time
Google-powered Chromebook laptops have overtaken Apple's Macs in popularity for the first time, analysts suggest.
