Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from November, 2021

Adding sound to electric cars ‘will make them safer for pedestrians’

Electric vehicles are so quiet that they have been known to create safety concerns. https://bit.ly/3Dbcawq

Mystery surrounding the origin of water on Earth solved by new research

Solar wind, made up of charged particles from the Sun, created water on the surface of dust grains carried on asteroids. https://bit.ly/3xARtZG

World’s first self-replicating ‘living’ robots built by scientists

They're called 'Xenobots'. https://bit.ly/3paCzG0

Latest pictures show lava cascading from Cumbre Vieja volcano in Canary Islands

The volcano has been continuously erupting since September 19. https://bit.ly/3xErVuN

Cryptocurrency Omicron surges 900% with the rise of new Covid variant

The Omicron cryptocurrency hit an all-time high of $689 on Monday. https://bit.ly/3d7Rz1q

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey expected to step down

Sources say the co-founder and CEO could step down as head of Twitter. https://bit.ly/31eoEWM

Tech firm will pay you £150,000 to sell your identity to its robots

Promobot is on the lookout for a face for its humanoid robot assistant which will work in hotels and shopping malls. https://bit.ly/3G1cuzX

Calorie labels on booze? Study claims it could stop UK obesity surge

Like nutrition labels on food, it would give drinkers an indication of what's inside their beverage. https://bit.ly/3FWipGh

Six new vents rip open on erupting Canary Islands volcano sending lava towards unspoiled land

Lava spewing from the new vents is flowing at 20 feet per minute towards as-yet unspoiled land. https://bit.ly/3rjTbh5

Workplace robots close the gender pay gap because they mostly take men’s jobs

American researchers discovered a 'significant' statistical decline in gender inequity in income when robots were introduced to an area. https://bit.ly/3E5tsfM

Black Friday 2021: How to get the best deals on tech and gadgets

Get Black Friday shopping savvy. https://bit.ly/3cUNzS3

Spotify launches ‘Netflix hub’ where you can find music from the shows

Spotify now has a single destination for all Netflix-related content. https://bit.ly/3cSH81V

Arctic Ocean ‘started getting warmer decades earlier than previously thought’

The temperature of the Arctic Ocean actually started rising at the beginning of the century https://bit.ly/3HVrxwK

Ebay’s Black Friday 2021 deals include Nintendo Switch and Google Home

The famous auction site has launched its Black Friday 2021 discounts. https://bit.ly/3pa74Mh

Russia demands foreign tech companies open offices in the country or face sanctions

Russia is demanding companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok, open offices in the country. https://bit.ly/3nYAcq9

Devastating volcanic eruption in La Palma continues to spill lava eight weeks on

985 hectares of land on the Canary Island have been destroyed. https://bit.ly/2YzIGKH

Artificial intelligence turns racist after learning from humans

Probably should have seen this one coming. https://bit.ly/3D3iZkL

Supreme Court blocks £3 billion pound legal action against Google

The mass legal action claimed Google secretly tracked millions of iPhone users' internet activity nearly a decade ago. https://bit.ly/30gSJ8b

NASA delays sending first woman to moon to 2025 citing Blue Origin lawsuit

A federal court ruling last week ended the work stoppage, with Blue Origin losing its suit against Nasa https://bit.ly/3n0ENru

Is WhatsApp about to start letting you create groups within groups?

This is going to get confusing. https://bit.ly/3kk5Ax8

Trading platform Robinhood is hacked, exposing over 7 million customers’ data

The hacker is said to have gained access by tricking a customer support employee. https://bit.ly/3ofNVaX

Currys Black Friday deals arrive early with price cuts on Samsung and LG TVs

Currys has kicked off its Black Friday deals ahead of time and here are some of the best. https://bit.ly/31M959l

SpaceX safely brings back 4 astronauts from the ISS

After a fiery re-entry descent through Earth’s atmosphere, all four astronauts were out of the capsule within an hour. https://bit.ly/3ouuU55

We’re breathing in 7,000 microplastic particles every day

The particles, a tenth of the width of a human hair, come from our clothes, toys and furnishings. https://bit.ly/3odJH3D

Elon Musk asks Twitter if he should pay taxes

The billionaire asked his 62.8m followers if he should sell 10% of his Tesla stock to pay taxes. https://bit.ly/3bRUURR

Shark attacks are incredibly rare, but they’re on the increase

Sharks are coming into closer contact with humans, but an attack is still extremely unlikely. https://bit.ly/3wqFUUo

Zuckerberg’s Meta planning to launch physical stores

A place to experience Meta's VR and AR devices made by its Reality Labs division. https://bit.ly/3qcxMpA

‘Christmas asteroid’ to blaze past Earth at 4,000mph in December

Don't worry, Nasa says it's not going to hit us. https://bit.ly/3wqcLsw

Pig poo turned into hydrogen for government’s £600k energy scheme

The PigProGrAm project will see farming and engineering experts collaborate to try and harvest green ammonia from pig waste. https://bit.ly/3bSMkCu

Hinge’s new voice prompt feature gets mixed responses

The dating app has released a new 'voice prompt' feature which allows people to answer prompts on your profile with a 30-second audio recording. https://bit.ly/3mOVFkU

‘Spectacular’ fireball lights up night sky over Yorkshire

Sightings of the green-tinged cosmic display were reported across England on Wednesday night. https://bit.ly/3qblk9I

Jeff Bezos loses £2.2bn Nasa moon contract to Elon Musk’s SpaceX

The billionaire race to space has shifted in Musk's favour as a US federal judge dismissed Bezos' lawsuit against Nasa yesterday. https://bit.ly/3CVHnVq

Best sustainable technology and gadgets 2021: Bosch, LG and BMW

We're saving the planet one gadget at a time. https://bit.ly/3o4x4Ip

Billionaires ‘plundering the planet’ with space trips, Oxfam says

A new report calls for governments to 'constrain luxury carbon consumption like mega yachts, private jets and space travel'. https://bit.ly/2ZQgQKm

Signs of water observed in a galaxy 12.88 billion light-years from Earth

Astronomers found evidence of water molecules made up of hydrogen and oxygen atoms along with carbon monoxide in an ancient galaxy. https://bit.ly/3GVuygb

Tesla recalls nearly 12,000 US vehicles due to safety concerns

A software update in October was found to cause false forward-collision warnings and unexpected activation of the emergency brakes. https://bit.ly/3k8OguS

Zoom will introduce adverts at the end of video calls

Users of the basic package will start seeing banner ads at the end of meetings. https://bit.ly/3BLDWz8

Fatal lightning strikes set to soar because of climate change

Lightning kills at least 24,000 people every year - and estimates say that could increase by 12% https://bit.ly/3BIsrZ1

This company will remove CO2 from the air on your behalf

The world’s first climate-positive direct air capture and storage plant is operational in Iceland. https://bit.ly/3wfQdKP

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger apps by Meta down worldwide

The three apps began having issues around 1.45pm ET https://bit.ly/3nYQq1i

This ancient gold ring was a ‘hangover cure’ back in the day

A Byzantine-era gold ring with an inlay of amethyst has been uncovered in Israel. https://bit.ly/3k2gdEQ

Facebook’s decision to stop facial recognition does have a downside

The social network has announced it's abandoning the use of its facial recognition system. https://bit.ly/31rDnOu

Squid Game cryptocurrency crashes as scammers walk away with millions

Investors poured money into the scam cryptocurrency based on the hit Netflix show. https://bit.ly/3mFzkq0

Dating app Bumble launches campaign to make cyberflashing illegal in the UK

Sending someone an unsolicited sexual image isn't yet a crime. https://bit.ly/2ZUCqO3

Ironically, space traveller Jeff Bezos says world should ‘reduce our carbon footprint’

The Blue Origin billionaire also runs the Bezos Earth Fund climate change organisation. https://bit.ly/3GJRBub

What parts of the UK will be underwater if sea levels keep rising?

In 2020, the rise in global sea levels reached a record high of 3.6 inches above 1993 levels. https://bit.ly/3EHcHrp

Plant-based food brand created ‘human meat’ burgers for a Halloween stunt

Supposedly tastes like human flesh. https://bit.ly/3pYizbv

New law gives Ofcom power to curb American tech giants

The Online Safety Bill could give the regulator more powers. https://bit.ly/3CEsaYC

Elon Musk willing to sell $6billion in Tesla stock and donate it to solve world hunger

Elon Musk says he will sell Tesla stock immediately if the United Nations can prove that $6billion would solve world hunger https://bit.ly/2ZO34rS

Here’s how you could win McDonald’s first-ever non-fungible token

The fast food titan wants to give you a non-fungible McRib. https://bit.ly/3mH93HX