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Child abuse images being traded via secure appsStolen credit cards and other illegal material are also on sale, a File on 4 investigation discovers.Millions of medical calls exposed onlineSome 2.7 million sensitive Swedish conversations about illnesses are exposed online.Oculus founder sends free repair kits for Rift headsetsDespite leaving Facebook in 2017, Palmer Luckey is shipping his custom repair kit to gamers free of charge.Roger Stone sorry for judge crosshair postAn Instagram post featuring the image has since been taken down.The US cannot crush us, says Huawei founderRen Zhengfei says the firm will survive despite security concerns and his daughter's legal troubles.Facebook security app used to 'spy' on competitorsA cross-party group of MPs says Facebook used its Onavo app to gather information on competitors.YouTube backtracks after Pokemon 'child abuse' banGoogle backtracks after "mistakenly" deleting YouTubers for "sexual content involving minors".Rail firms say pre-paid ticket issue 'now resolved'Passengers were not able to collect pre-paid tickets from machines across the country.Pulwama attack: Google searches 'hijacked' to link Pakistan flag to toilet paperThe results are believed to be the work of Indian protesters responding to the 14 February Kashmir attack.Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefsUK intelligence chiefs reportedly conclude the Chinese tech giant Huawei can bid for telecoms projects.YouTube aids flat earth conspiracy theorists, research suggestsThe ranks of people who believe the Earth is flat are being helped by YouTube, suggests a US study.Australian political parties hit by 'state actor' hack, PM saysThe "sophisticated" activity follows an intrusion on parliamentary servers, PM Scott Morrison says.How Spatial and augmented reality could change workThe software allows people to chat and share images, videos and 3D models in augmented reality.Haidilao: Robots staff China's top hotpot chainRobot waiters and chefs form the future of hotpot chain Haidilao.Nera: The 3D-printed electric motorbikeThe bike, made by BigRep, took three days to print and cost about £2,000 ($2,600) to produce.CES 2019: Smart socket to charge your devicesBBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at a new smart socket for charging devices.Thank you note for VHS player makes thousands cryAn 86-year-old's thank you note, shared on social media, spurs similar stories of kindnessTinder-style app for cows tries to help the meat marketSo you think the dating scene is just a meat market? Wait till you hear about this matchmaking app.Could hackers 'brainjack' your memories in future?A decade from now, memory-boosting implants could be available commercially, but at what risk?Meet the tech entrepreneurs tackling sexual harassmentIn the wake of the #MeToo movement, new apps are helping victims gather and share evidence.Would you be happy to see your doctor online?Video consultations are saving doctors time and money, but are they good for patients, too?Donald Trump's wall: How tech guards the US-Mexico borderCamera-laden towers and underground sensors plug the gaps in the existing US-Mexico border fence.TikTok: Where gummy bears singing Adele ruleThe Chinese-owned meme platform taking over the internet.'How a smartphone saved my mother's life'The smartphone is becoming a powerful medical tool that can diagnose a growing number of conditions.Social media: How can governments regulate it?As the government draws up plans, what are its options for regulating the firms?Self-harm, suicide and social media: Can you talk about them online safely?The boss of Instagram is meeting the government to talk about sensitive content on social media.Do money apps make us better or worse with our finances?Apps that help us manage our money are proving increasingly popular, but how effective are they?Microsoft: What went right under Satya Nadella?How Satya Nadella turned around the tech firm's fortunes.Alita: Battle Angel - how we made the filmDirector Robert Rodriguez explains how technology helped bring the film to life.Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald visual effectsThe joint visual effects supervisor behind the Bafta-nominated film explains how the images were made.What is TikTok?The social media app was downloaded more times than Instagram and Snapchat in 2018.Robot aims to inspire girls to take STEM and other newsBBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology stories of the week.How we made the effects on Solo: A Star Wars StoryVisual effects supervisor Julian Foddy explains how they helped make the film.Ford puts bed hoggers in their place, and other newsBBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology stories of the week.The basketball coverage directed and filmed by AIThe British Basketball League is testing a new way of filming games that picks the action using AI.Tech Take-back: Hove pop-up shop for recycling old techA pop-up recycling shop in Hove collects unwanted tech items, erases the data and recycles them.Christopher Robin: How we made the film's visual effectsVisual effects supervisor Chris Lawrence explains how they helped make the film.Would you swap your smartphone with a brick phone?Michaela Community School sells "brick phones" to students to stop them from being distracted.
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