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Image copyright Getty Images YouTube is adding more ways for video-makers to make money, following criticism from bloggers and increased competition from rival platforms. Many video-makers have complained that changes to YouTube’s advertising policies have made it difficult for their videos to earn ad revenue. YouTube will now roll out “channel memberships” that let viewers pay $4.99 (£3.80) a month for exclusive content. Rival sites such as Twitch and Patreon already offer similar features. YouTube’s […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionUber dashcam footage shows moment before fatal impact The “safety operator” of a self-driving Uber car was watching TV just before the vehicle was involved in a fatal collision, a police report reveals. The Uber car struck and killed pedestrian Elaine Herzberg, 49, of Tempe, Arizona in March. The police report suggests the car’s driver was streaming an episode of talent show The Voice rather than monitoring […]

Image copyright WhichImage caption Which? tested four alarms and says dozens more are equally dangerous Dozens of carbon monoxide alarms sold via Amazon and eBay have been taken offline after failing safety tests. Consumer watchdog Which? said some of the alarms seemed identical to ones that had failed tests in 2016. Three of the unbranded devices, made in China, repeatedly failed to sound when carbon monoxide was present. Which? said there were flaws in the […]

Image copyright Ibrahim DialloImage caption Ibrahim Diallo found himself jobless for three weeks with no idea why “It wasn’t the first time my key card failed, I assumed it was time to replace it.” So began a sequence of events that saw Ibrahim Diallo fired from his job, not by his manager but by a machine. He has detailed his story in a blogpost which he hopes will serve as a warning to firms about […]

Image copyright InstagramImage caption Mr Yow has posted an apology to his Instagram account A popular Instagram photographer has apologised after being caught posting stock image library content and indicating it was his own work. Singapore-based Daryl Aiden Yow has more than 104,000 followers on the Facebook-owned service. His fame on the platform had led Sony, Oppo and Uniqlo – among other big brands – to work with him. Mr Yow admitted to the deception […]

Image copyright AFP Microsoft has stepped back from suggestions it will bring virtual reality games to its Xbox consoles. When the company announced its newest console, in 2016, it said the device would be capable of delivering “high-fidelity virtual reality”. But, now, it says it does not have any specific plans to bring VR to the Xbox. Rival console-maker Sony has sold more than a million PlayStation VR headsets, but analysts suggest VR sales have […]

Image copyright NintendoImage caption Fortnite is already available for Apple’s iOS and Nintendo’s console Switch Fake Fortnite Android apps are spreading around the internet, even though the game has not been officially released for the platform. Videos on YouTube with links to scam versions of the popular game have been viewed millions of times, according to security experts. None of the fake apps has made it on to the Google Play Store, but they are […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDrone finds missing man stuck in marshes A man who went missing and was found by a police drone up to his armpits in water said he was “lucky to live”. A major search was launched for Peter Pugh, 75, from Brancaster, Norfolk, after he disappeared following a walk home through fields on Saturday at about 17:10 BST. It was only when a drone was sent up […]

Image copyright Azra Sabados Facebook has been ordered by a UK high court judge to reveal who told it to delete the profile of a jazz musician and his band, six months after he died. The Times reports that the firm said it had acted on a request but had declined to reveal to the family who had instructed it. Mirza Krupalija’s partner Azra Sabados says she is certain that it was not a family […]

Image copyright Christian Haschek A security researcher has built a system for detecting illegal images that costs less than $300 (£227) and uses less power than a lightbulb. Christian Haschek, who lives in Austria, came up with the solution after he discovered an image showing child sex abuse had been uploaded on his image hosting platform Pictshare. He called the police, who told him to print it out and bring it to them. However it […]