Can a VR headset or pot plant boost productivity?
Working from home through the pandemic has been a challenge, but some UK firms have tried to lessen the pain by sending out free perks.
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The relatives frozen in time on Google Street View
Social-media users are sharing Google Street View images featuring friends and relatives who have since died.
Instagram lets users hide likes to reduce social media pressure
Instagram is offering its users the option to hide the number of likes they receive on posts on the app.
Parents’ evenings ‘to stay on Zoom after pandemic’
Parents' evenings are likely to remain virtual beyond the pandemic, the government's education catch-up tsar has said.
TikTok sued for billions over use of children’s data
TikTok is facing a legal challenge from former children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield over how it collects and uses children's data.
Teens, tech and mental health: Oxford study finds no link
There remains "little association" between technology use and mental-health problems, a study of more than 430,000 10 to 15-year-olds suggests.
Europe seeks to limit use of AI in society
The use of facial recognition for surveillance, or algorithms that manipulate human behaviour, will be banned under proposed EU regulations on artificial intelligence.
Is seeing your doctor online working?
Telehealth has been around for years but never really took off - until the Covid-19 pandemic. As US health centres had to close their doors, seeing a doctor online became a real alternative to the in-person visits of old.
Police bust ‘world’s biggest’ video-game-cheat operation
A collaborative effort between Chinese police and gaming giant Tencent has led to the closure of what police say is the biggest ever video-game-cheat operation.
Covid vaccine: Social media urged to remove ‘disinfo dozen’
Facebook, Twitter and Google have been urged by a US lawmaker to ban a dozen people who it is claimed are spreading the vast majority of disinformation about Covid vaccinations.
