Nine things you didn’t know were invented by women
Hannah Eachus Asked to name important inventors and you might start with Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell or Leonardo da Vinci. But what about Mary Anderson? Or Ann Tsukamoto? You might not know their names, but they are just two of the female inventors behind everyday objects and scientific innovations. BBC 100 Women, the season […]
Tributes paid to pioneering scientist
University of Oxford Sir Martin is being remembered for “ground-breaking developments” that “saved millions of lives” Tributes have been paid to the man who oversaw the creation of the first commercial MRI whole-body scanner. Sir Martin Wood made breakthroughs in the field of superconducting magnets in the 1950s and 1960s. He started Oxford University’s first […]
US officials ground drones over espionage fears
Getty Images Many drones in the US are made by DJI, a company based in Shenzhen (shown here) US officials may put an end to a civilian drone programme because of their concerns about the unmanned aerial vehicles that are made in China. The officials are apparently worried that the Chinese-made drones could be used […]
A millionaire’s plan to create a local government
Blockchains Jeffrey Berns, founder of Blockchains, made his fortune trading cryptocurrency A radical experiment is being considered in the US state of Nevada. It would allow new local governments to be formed on land owned by tech firms. Jeffrey Berns, the cryptocurrency millionaire who proposed the idea, is convinced of its revolutionary potential. The challenge […]
Kenya’s hi-tech ambitions – BBC News
For example, many services focus on the agricultural sector and mobile phones, he says. In addition, many of the services are built for the “cultural nuances of Kenya” and the way people access the internet. “When people from the west come here they get confused and they have a hard time attacking the market because […]
Hill Street Blues creator Steven Bochco dies aged 74
Reuters Bochco is seen here in 1996 US television producer and writer Steven Bochco, who created some of America’s best known police drama series, has died aged 74. Born in New York, he helped define modern TV drama through work like Hill Street Blues, LA Law and NYPD Blue. His award-winning innovations included story lines […]
Five tech trends shaping the beauty industry
P&G Could make-up printers be the shape of things to come? Beauty brands are using everything from artificial intelligence (AI) to augmented reality (AR) to keep their customers engaged in a fiercely competitive market. But do such innovations actually work or are they simply marketing hype? When L’Oreal said last year it no longer wanted […]
What’s the new weapon against money laundering gangsters?
Getty Images Gangster Al Capone was eventually convicted of tax evasion in 1931 Money laundering accounts for up to 5% of global GDP – or $2tn (£1.5tn) – every year, says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. So banks and law enforcement agencies are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to help combat the […]
Tech Tent: Alexa speaks louder
BBC Stream or download the latest Tech Tent podcast Listen to previous episodes on the BBC website Listen live every Friday at 15:00 BST on the BBC World Service We were promised jetpacks, we ended up with 140 characters. That’s the cynical take on how Silicon Valley’s dreams of life-changing innovations ended up producing something […]
Scottish Labour calls for a 48-hour working week limit
PA NHS workers in particular would benefit from a limit to the working week, Scottish Labour believes A call to limit the working week to 48 hours is among proposals in Scottish Labour’s new industrial strategy. The party is urging the UK and Scottish governments to consider implementing the policy. The Scottish government said Labour […]