Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from November, 2022

Chinese authorities are flooding Twitter with porn to try and stop protests

Searches for Chinese cities are returning pornography ads. https://bit.ly/3UhkOlS

Apple restricts AirDrop to 10 minutes in China amid anti-government protests

Chinese iPhones can only receive AirDrops from 'Everyone' for 10 minutes. https://bit.ly/3VzDA8V

Scientists create alternative bee-free honey as populations continue to decline

The honey looks and tastes the same as regular honey, with the same health benefits. https://bit.ly/3FasemF

Elon Musk to provide ‘amnesty’ to some suspended Twitter accounts

'Amnesty begins next week.' https://bit.ly/3tYXcrt

Nasa’s Orion space capsule captures stunning close-up pictures of the moon

Orion made its closest lunar approach of its 25-day space flight. https://bit.ly/3XvnIGp

Ultra-luxury submarine promises 360-degree underwater view and an 11mph top speed

And it'll cost an absolute fortune. https://bit.ly/3Xta9qU

Cancer scientists aim to double survival rate within a decade

The experts say they understand the cancer 'ecosystem' and how to stop it. https://bit.ly/3GGKDbM

Man spends £1,500 every month to stop the ageing process

Leon Kurita-Goudlock is a firm believer in 'biohacking' to stay young and healthy. https://bit.ly/3i3Dqs4

Nasa says humans will live on the moon by end of the decade

They will live in habitats and drive across the moon in rovers. https://bit.ly/3tO3x90

I’m a Ukrainian 17-year-old and have built a landmine-detecting device while hiding from Putin’s war

My research began long before this war, when I was nine years old, as Russian troops began their invasion and occupation of Crimea. https://bit.ly/3ELZMY0

What does DNA stand for, where is it found and who discovered it?

Life finds a way. https://bit.ly/3Av6C1j

How to download your Twitter archive in case the platform dies

Worried about the end of Twitter? Save your history for posterity. https://bit.ly/3V8IPMz

Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ Twitter ultimatum seems to have backfired badly

Hundred more employees have left and the platform seems to be on the brink of collapse. https://bit.ly/3V9iVZ9

Too much salty food can increase your body’s stress levels

It can increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and vascular dementia. https://bit.ly/3gndlUd

Netflix ‘remote logout’ feature lets you kick freeloaders off your account

The streaming service has quietly introduced the option to boot people off your account. https://bit.ly/3OfYlUA

8 billion people – demographers explain the problems with trying to control the global population

While human activity is undoubtedly driving the climate crisis, population growth is a red herring. https://bit.ly/3hJiYfS

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos plans to give away most of £110,000,000,000 fortune

The world's fourth richest man will reportedly give away his vast fortune. https://bit.ly/3AiLuLL

Twitter pauses paid-for verification and reinstates ‘Official’ labels

We can't keep up anymore. https://bit.ly/3EEe2SJ

Apple iPad (2022) review: A great upgrade you shouldn’t buy

The new iPad seems to be stuck in no man's land. https://bit.ly/3G9mSJ1

Pieces of Nasa’s destroyed Challenger spacecraft found on ocean floor

The tragedy killed a schoolteacher and six others. https://bit.ly/3Et0uJG

Carbon emissions from fossil fuels are increasing, warn scientists

Total carbon emissions for 2022 are set to be around 40.6 billion tonnes. https://bit.ly/3g2R6mv

Nerve cell ‘breakthrough’ could help paralysed people to walk again

'We can now aim to manipulate these neurons to regenerate the spinal cord.' https://bit.ly/3Trg10M

Developers accuse Apple of tracking every single tap made on the App Store

This happened even when analytics sharing was turned off. https://bit.ly/3A13B8I

Oculus creator building VR headset that intentionally kills you IRL

We'll just stick with Animal Crossing, thanks. https://bit.ly/3FWccxr

Scientific theory for getting kids to eat veggies is music to our ears

You could try ‘sonic seasoning’ at dinner tonight. https://bit.ly/3zTMlT6

Twitter asks laid off staff to please come back as Jack Dorsey breaks silence

Twitter's co-founder has apologised after masses of staff were laid off. https://bit.ly/3E6GY5q

Twitter employees see ‘laptops wiped and accounts locked’ amid Musk layoffs

'At around 2am, I noticed that my laptop was remotely wiped.' https://bit.ly/3E3lYMF

iPad Pro (2022) review: Incremental update brings a boost in power

Still the best tablet you can buy. https://bit.ly/3t2Qmk1

Netflix with adverts arrives in the UK for £4.99 per month

Will you be signing up? https://bit.ly/3A8OA59

Italians just figured out how to make pasta last an extra 30 days

There's some science involved. https://bit.ly/3FK9j2s

Russia slaps 2,000,000 rouble fine on Wikipedia over Ukraine war entries

Wikipedia has earlier been fined a total of 5 million roubles. https://bit.ly/3hbuoZm

Instagram fixes bug that locked people out of their accounts for hours

Back to doomscrolling now! https://bit.ly/3DrQDSn

Instagram down for thousands as users told their accounts are suspended

Instagram is telling users their account has been suspended for 30 days. https://bit.ly/3sQ0QDr