‘Let’s hope we heed the messages of Covid-19’
The pandemic has shown that the US needs to rebuild its public health infrastructure, Dr Minor says.
From a bike lock which emits a foul smell if you try to cut it, to a motion sensor alarm and bicycle with an in-built tracking device, Tom Brada looks at some of the tech that could help keep your two-wheeler more secure. See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick
The city of Pompeii was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD. While much of the site was well preserved, many details about life in the city were lost, including some of the building’s colourful frescoes. Thousands of these fresco fragments are currently in storage at the site’s archaeological park and now a team at…
Vintage petrol-powered Bentleys and Rolls-Royce cars are being re-engineered to fully electric vehicles by a company based at Silverstone, the home of UK motorsport. In a world-first, Lunaz adapts the cars in a process which takes about 26 weeks and starts at £350,000 ($478,000, 405,000 euros). BBC Click’s Jen Copestake finds out more. See more…
LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Uber says it will pay UK drivers a minimum wage, holiday pay and pensions after losing a legal battle around workers’ rights A series of mindfulness videos designed to help children and families combat stress around online learning, screen time…
The former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has backed talks between Myanmar’s military and Indonesia’s foreign minister Retno Marsudi. The meeting agreed by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) was criticised by some in Myanmar, also known as Burma, because it was seen to give legitimacy to the military regime. But Mr Rudd told…
Travel journalists explain what some of the issues might be if you are thinking of going abroad.