Tech Tent: Let the 5G battle commence
The 5G era has finally begun. Both the United States and South Korea claim they have won the race to launch the first commercial next-generation mobile network.
Hayabusa-2: Japanese probe likely to have ‘bombed’ an asteroid
The Japanese Hayabusa-2 spacecraft is thought to have detonated an explosive charge on the asteroid it is exploring.
Bitcoin mining ban considered by China’s economic planner
Bitcoin creation has joined a list of activities facing a ban in China.
Sony creates colossal 16K screen in Japan
The biggest 16K screen of its kind will shortly go on show in Japan.
Google’s ethics board shut down
An independent group set up to oversee Google's artificial intelligence efforts, has been shut down less than a fortnight after it was launched.
Antarctic: ‘No role’ for climate in Halley iceberg splitting
When a giant iceberg breaks away from near Britain's Halley research base, it won't be because of climate change.
Satellite plane-tracking goes global
Tracking aeroplanes anywhere in the world just got a lot easier.
Canada warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, report says
Canada is warming on average at a rate twice as fast as the rest of the world, a new scientific report indicates.
Climate change: Warning from ‘Antarctica’s last forests’
Scramble across exposed rocks in the middle of Antarctica and it's possible to find the mummified twigs of shrubs that grew on the continent some three to five million years ago.
Google shuts failed social network Google+
Google+, the search giant's failed social network, will finally be laid to rest on Tuesday morning.
