BBC Technology News

• George Laurer, co-inventor of the barcode, dies at 94
  The US engineer helped to perfect the technology to read barcodes, which revolutionised retail.
• Online prescribing 'must get safer'
  A UK coroner warns there could be more deaths unless regulation is tightened.
• SoftBank selling its stake in dog-walking app - reports
  The move would mark another disappointment in a bad year for the Japanese investment giant.
• The secrets of 'food porn' viral videos
  Is the fashion for filming calorie-saturated food videos encouraging unhealthy eating?
• 'Hackable' karaoke and walkie talkie toys found by Which?
  Strangers could connect to the toys via Bluetooth in certain cases, the consumer body claims.
• Drill video naming murder victims banned by YouTube
  Reaction to the song by Zone 2 has been shocked because of the number of people it names explicitly.
• E-scooter company Unicorn goes bust after spending big on Facebook ads
  The Texas-based company reportedly sold just 350 of its $699 commuter scooters.
• BioShock returns for more gene-enhanced gaming
  A fourth release in the critically acclaimed series is announced, after many feared it to be dead.
• Rise of SUVs 'makes mockery' of electric car push
  Exhaust emissions from new cars have been increasing for the past three years, research suggests.
• Privacy campaigner sought over child abuse charges
  Privacy International founder Simon Davies has been wanted by police in Australia since 2016.