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Google helps boost High Street spending with searchTechnology showing inventory for local shops will go live on Google search over next 12 months.Tumblr removed from Apple app store over abuse imagesThe app was removed from Apple's store after images showing child sexual abuse were discovered.Bitcoin falls below $5,000The fall brings the total value of all Bitcoin in existence to below $87bn.Blackout for thousands of dark web pagesHackers have deleted more than 6,500 sites being held on a popular Dark Web server.Instagram targets fake likes and commentsThe photo-sharing service say it will warn those using popularity-boosting services before taking action.Spyro's missing subtitles anger gamersDeaf gamers have urged developers to patch the magic dragon and add subtitles to the Spyro games.Airbnb removes Israeli West Bank settlement listingsThe US firm says it will take home rentals in Israeli settlements on occupied land off its website.Vision Direct hack puts customers' money at riskContact lens retailer says more than 16,000 customers' were at risk of data theft.TalkTalk hack attack: Friends jailed for cyber crimesMatthew Hanley, 23, and Connor Allsopp, 21, accessed customers' information during the cyber attack.Google halts glucose-sensing contact lens projectThe contact lens was designed to help people with diabetes monitor their glucose levelsParents struggle to handle children's tech habitsCurbing excessive gadget use among children is hard, say parents asked for survey.My journey from British army to cyber-security expertHow British veterans are using their military skills to retrain as IT security experts.The clock that cost its inventor millionsThomas Bromley failed to renew the patent on his digital clock, and missed out on a fortune.Energy firms likely to miss smart meter deadline, warns Which?Which? says suppliers would have to triple their installation rate to reach the 2020 deadline.Sony won't be attending E3 next yearFor the first time in 24 years, Sony won't be at the huge gaming convention in 2019.Award for wartime flight trainer returned to serviceTens of thousands of pilots trained in a tiny, mechanical flight simulator which has been restored.Robot backpack: How this Fusion bot aids collaborationThe Fusion bot shares and teaches skills by transferring body motions from one person to another.Video game recreates horrors of World War OneActor Elijah Wood voices a main character in the first video game made by Aardman Animations.Are hydrogen trains the future of UK travel?Trains that emit pure water could be in the UK by the "early 2020s", according to the government.Mitsubishi windows shine 'alarmingly realistic' fake sunlightMitsubishi has developed a new indoor lighting system that mimics blue skies, sunrises and sunsets.Dalby Forest sleeping mouse leaves visitors shut outStaff at Dalby Forest in the North York Moors wondered why an electric barrier was playing up.Enigma codebreaker 'taking secrets to grave'Margaret Wilson, 95, says she will hold true to an oath she swore at Bletchley Park in World War Two.Would you buy a handbag from Plada or Loius Vuitton?From fake shops to copycat products, firms around the world are losing billions to copyright theft.'How Amazon helped me transition to a woman'Sophie Roberts is a software developer at the tech giant who came out at work in October.Streaming wars: Can Disney topple Netflix?Netflix is the leader in online video. Will Disney's plans check its growth?How 'miniature suns' could provide cheap, clean energyIs much-heralded nuclear fusion finally ready to fulfil its promise of abundant energy for all?Can listening to bees help save them - and us?Scientists hope artificial intelligence will gives us more insights into bee health and behaviour.Could these balls help reduce plastic pollution?Microplastics have swamped our ecosystem. Can tech help prevent them entering our water systems?How the humble lamp-post could help power our citiesAs more of half of us live in cities, scientists are looking at new ways of harnessing urban energy.How can we stop being cyber idiots?Good computer security means working around one big security flaw - us.Chelsea Pensioners' verdict on WW1 VR experienceNothing to be Written is a VR experience about field postcards sent home by soldiers during WW1.Can artificial intelligence predict the future of fashion?Using artificial intelligence to spot future fashion trends could also help reduce clothing waste.Could these bots one day swarm in to rescue you?The DelFly is a flying robot inspired by how insects achieve flight.Robot delivers the post and other technology newsBBC Click’s Lara Lewington looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds: Imams divided over video game fatwaSome imams in Kurdistan have officially banned a hugely popular video game – but others are hitting back.Tech to give new insight into gorillas and other newsBBC Click’s Nick Kwek looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.How MiSafes watches can be hackedSecurity experts have found serious security flaws in MiSafes watches for children.Will superfast 5G mobile be worth it?Superfast 5G mobile promises lots of benefits, but will it be worth the money?BBC newsreader 'speaks' languages he can’tArtificial intelligence creates a computer generated video which manipulates the newsreader’s mouth.The face-mapping technology raising fears about fake newsWhy face-mapping technology designed to improve TV dubbing is raising fears about fake news.
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