Hold up, you may want to update your Iphone. Apple have dispatched an emergency patch for IOS users after the discovery of malware on the phone of an unidentified Saudi activist in Canada. If you’re waiting for a blue tick on Twitter, your time may be now. Following a Wall Street Journal investigation Facebook says it’s “phasing out” so-called White List exemptions from the social network’s posting rules. Engineering works are taking place at the ancient Stone Henge, how do you turn a film known...
Sep 14, 2021•4 min
Fortnite creators Epic Games have filed an appeal against the recent court ruling with Apple. A federal judge decided the firm violated the Apple App store’s terms by offering in-game currency direct. Meanwhile, Apple’s Iphone13 is expected to be announced tomorrow. Dame Cressida Dick’s accusing tech firms of failing to do enough to protect users from terrorism. A mum who lost all four of her limbs has been given a bionic arm. Google forces another Discord music bot offline, and, how are Gen Z’s...
Sep 13, 2021•5 min
The former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has told MPs and peers he’s having to explain to children the meaning of the horrific abuse he receives online. PlayStation Showcase: Sony announces new Star Wars, Project Eve and Gran Turismo 7 for PS5...plus GTA V delays. You’ll need some powerful hardware to run photorealistic gaming, says tech expert GadgetsBoy. How creepy are Facebook’s new smart sunglasses? Amazon offers to pay $1.2 billion college fees for 750,000 US staff. NHS lung canc...
Sep 10, 2021•7 min
Street Fighter V and Dark Souls are among games using the software more normally used to make gruesomely realistic customisations to photos. Could Mars farming tech help grow food in Earth’s deserts? Voice of a generation: children rally outside Parliament to urge political action on climate crisis ahead of Cop26. Microsoft warns Azure customers that security flaw could have let hackers access their data. Noise from traffic and trains is being linked to higher risk of dementia. Brexit: No more c...
Sep 09, 2021•6 min
Cybersecurity analysts are urging tech platforms to act faster in the battle against digital extremist content and hashtags that spread so fast online. Chaotic debut for Bitcoin in El Salvador as crypto value plunges. Online harm: Priti Patel urges G7 to hold tech giants to account for child abuse content. Amazon rides online shopping boom...but pays just a few million more in corporation tax. British astronaut Tim Peake honoured as comic book character. Child asthma: research finds obesity may ...
Sep 08, 2021•7 min
We’re at day two of TechEX 2021 where we meet Socialblox, a Dutch startup taking on Facebook. We also speak to the maker of a smart bracelet that can help people avoid polluted routes. Plus, El Salvador is now accepting Bitcoin as legal tender, NASA’s Mars Rover has picked up its first ever rock sample – but can they get it back to Earth? Could we soon see the end of pop-ups asking you to accept cookies, and ducks in Australia have learned how to swear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Sep 07, 2021•7 min
We are at TechEx 2021: Find out about shoebox-sized satellites controlling IOT devices back on Earth using tiny amounts of power, and the challenges of hosting a Covid-era conference. Firefly’s released a new video of the rocket that exploded in mid-flight last week. If you’ve been lurking on the comments pages of some newspaper’s websites, you may well have come across pro-Kremlin trolls trying to spread misinformation. Prospective parents in the UK may soon be able store eggs, sperm and embryo...
Sep 06, 2021•8 min
ABBA’s ‘revolutionary’ motion-capture concert will ‘de-age’ the group to their prime of 1979, how the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine technology used to design the jab could treat cancer, Joe Biden warns 'climate crisis is here' after 50 killed in Storm Ida. Virgin Galactic missions have been grounded, meanwhile, the Firefly rocket exploded after launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Plus, could those with brains less responsive to signals from their internal organs more likely to hold negative vi...
Sep 03, 2021•6 min
Facebook claims it played a part in helping 175 Afghan citizens flee from Afghanistan. Apple strikes a deal with Japan's Fair Trade Commission to allow links for signup websites not included in the App Store. Being double jabbed halves your chances of catching long Covid. A code to protect children’s data online and their privacy has come into full effect from today, and, if you thought you were going to be getting sporty with the Tesla Roadster this Christmas, you'll have to wait. Hosted on Aca...
Sep 02, 2021•5 min
Journalist and vlogger Najma Sadeqi named among at least 183 people killed in the suicide attack. Instagram requires users’ date of birth but is it too little, too late to keep children safe on social media? Explicit trailers by adult performers make under-18s more vulnerable to inappropriate content, warns NSPCC. Hacker hands back nearly £250,000 ‘after selling a fake Banksy as an NFT’. Bitcoin: El Salvador backs $150m crypto fund. Denmark launches first high-tech DJ school that’s just for wome...
Sep 01, 2021•6 min
Scientists have named the variant C.1.2, which they say is spreading with a concerning number of mutations. Internet addiction: young Chinese gamers are furious at Beijing’s tough new screen time rules. The Children’s Commissioner for England is calling for age verification to stop young eyes seeing explicit adult content. Salt substitute ‘could prevent thousands of strokes and heart attacks’. Can dogs give an early epileptic seizure warning by change in owner’s smell? Child mental health: actor...
Aug 31, 2021•5 min
History is made as a test rocket honouring computing pioneer Ada Lovelace is fired as part of a project called Spaceport 1. A study reveals risk of blood clots ‘much higher’ with Covid than after jabs. Microsoft warns thousands of cloud computer customers are risk from security flaw. Small firms now rent-a-robot for half the price of a human worker...with no back-chat or tea breaks. Apple performs legal flanking manoeuvre ahead of Fortnite ruling as tech giant strikes App Store deal with small d...
Aug 27, 2021•6 min
Astronomers have discovered a new class of planets outside our Solar System, we speak to the lead researcher from the University of Cambridge. The World Health Organisation warns time is running out to discover origins of Covid-19. Fitbit unveils £170 post-pandemic fitness tracker. Facebook reportedly considering setting up commission to monitor election ads and misinformation. NFT sales surges but experts warn of Bitcoin-like bubble. Study reveals how light pollution from the modern world is ki...
Aug 26, 2021•6 min
The Swedish climate activist urges the world’s press to push more stories about the growing climate crisis on to the front pages of newspapers and websites. Scientists develop “nanobubble” tech to boost water quality in Mexico City’s Aztec-era canals and cut toxic emissions. Could Covid-19 vaccine protection wane in those first jabbed as winter approaches? GameStop’s meme stocks soar in late day trading surge. More than 1,000 people test positive for Covid-19 after Latitude Festival starring Wol...
Aug 25, 2021•6 min
The NSPCC is calling for the government to toughen its plans for new internet laws after Freedom of Information replies from UK police forces showed a nearly 70 per cent increase in offences involving sexual communication with a child. Facebook’s most popular link read by Americans was a vaccine conspiracy. Extreme rain in Europe has been worsened by humans. Nearly 5,000 Covid cases linked to music festival starring Jorja Smith and Gorillaz. Cambridge University to lead UK’s largest autism study...
Aug 24, 2021•6 min
The United Nations has raised concerns the Islamist group will use fingerprint scan devices to identify people who helped coalition forces. Surveillance: UK civil liberties groups demand ban on facial recognition. PayPal now allows British users to trade cryptocurrency. Hear young Covid-19 patients share stories of the long-terms effects of the disease. Beijing cracks down on China computer chip-maker amid regulatory probe. Vintage tech: 101-year-old car buff compares riding 1915 Ford Model T wi...
Aug 23, 2021•6 min
If you thought one real-life Elon Musk was quite enough...get ready for the Tesla Bot he claims will have “profound implications for the economy”. Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid says it’s lost nearly $100 million in hacking heist. Get ready for olfactory VR as a London tech firm adds smell for virtual fire safety training. Nasa halts SpaceX work on moon taxi after Blue Origin lawsuit. Covid chaos: South Korean boy band BTS officially cancel Map Of The Soul world tour. Internet of Things...
Aug 20, 2021•7 min
Investigators have charged three ex-Netflix staff over an alleged insider trading ring said to have netted $3 million. The US Securities and Exchange Commission also names two associates of former workers in court papers. Keep interested in your work because dementia risk is ‘lower for people in mentally stimulating jobs’. How’s your swing? World’s first robot squash coach will give you a mean serve. Lonely locked down fruit flies ‘eat more and sleep less’ when they are on their own. Study backs...
Aug 19, 2021•6 min
The tech firm’s humanoid robot, Atlas, has been showing off its clambering skills doing parkour back-flips - and also falling flat on its face - during practice runs. Aspirin trial hope for treatment for aggressive breast cancer. T-Mobile says hackers stole more than 8 million customers’ personal data. Experts call for focus in funding long Covid research. Ageing cuttlefish ‘can remember the details of last week’s dinner’. Sight risk fear for children of mothers with diabetes. New prehistoric ‘H...
Aug 18, 2021•5 min
Facebook says it’s banning Afghanistan’s Taliban and all contents relating to the hardline Islamist group as the social network now considers it a terrorist organisation. T-Mobile: we’ve found source of data breach. Jeff Bezos is suing Nasa over it’s moon taxi deal with rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Five children among victims ‘hurt in Tesla crash’ at British school car park. Twitter redesign: social network says it will have another go after users report headaches. Tinder says dating app will rollo...
Aug 17, 2021•5 min
After last week’s meteor shower, this week amateur astronomers will - weather permitting - be treated to a very clear view of Jupiter in the night sky. Musk says Starship ready for flight in next few weeks. Climate crisis: July sets world record for hottest month ever. China regulators told to root out games claimed to ‘distort’ the country’s history. Amazon’s palm print recognition raises privacy concerns among US senators. Smart cams spy pine martens for the first time since the Victorian era....
Aug 16, 2021•4 min
We’re joined by endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh, who’s attempting to make the coldest swim on Earth to highlight the speed of climate change, braving the Arctic Cricle wearing nothing more than swimming trunks and a woolly hat. Poly Network heist: now ‘white hat’ hacker has returned most of $600 million in crypto. Encrochat bust: chart-topping rapper Nines admits plot to import 28kg of cannabis. Top secret! Could flying police officers in jet packs soon swoop down from the skies to arrests criminal...
Aug 13, 2021•6 min
Whoever’s behind one of the world’s biggest crypto heists returns more than a third of $613 million in digital coins they stole, according to the firm at the centre of the hack. ‘Foldable future’ or pointless invention adding to e-waste mountain? Samsung unveils new flips phones. Could the odds of Earth getting hit by an asteroid be higher than thought? New guidance for helping identify and treat rare blood clots linked to AstraZeneca jab. Phishing button will allow dodgy emails to be flagged to...
Aug 12, 2021•5 min
Are you in the mood for some serious night-sky drama, well you could be in luck on Thursday night with the stunning Perseid meteor shower. The phenomenon is caused by the dust from a comet travelling at 130,000mph. We spoke to Patricia Skelton an astronomer from the Greenwich Royal Observatory. Crypto heist: Hackers steal $600 in digital tokens. DeFi crypto crime has hit a record high. Amazon ‘to pay shoppers hurt by others’ products up to $1,000’. Top public relations director at Chinese social...
Aug 11, 2021•6 min
Officers say they shut down 32 black market groups offering counterfeit paperwork to subscribers for up to 500 euros in crypto or online vouchers, and four people are being investigated on suspicion of fraud and forgery. ISS mission: Boeing eyes August launch date for its Starliner space capsule. Climate crisis: Government minister refuses to say if UK oilfield licence sets a bad example to other nations. Samsung boss granted parole to leave prison on Friday after serving 18 months for bribery. ...
Aug 10, 2021•6 min
At 400ft tall, the largest rocket ever built is given a launchpad test assembly ahead of its historic upcoming round-the-Earth orbit. Huawei suffers record revenue plunge amid US sanctions and chip shortages. Cold floor...Russia starts operation to lay undersea fibre optic cable through Arctic seabed. Water pipes could carry broadband cables to avoid digging up roads. Scottish downpours sought for training autonomous cars to drive in bad weather. The sound of music helped supports many people’s ...
Aug 09, 2021•6 min
Climate scientists report the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, which helps moderates Earth’s temperature, is at its weakest in 1,600 years and is reaching a tipping point that could devastate the long-term health of our planet - we speak to Dr Niklas Boers, of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. Meet former paratrooper Jon Noble, an Iraq war veteran left paralysed who’s been given a new lease of life thanks to a robotic arm. Hacking: Senators seek sanctions against cou...
Aug 06, 2021•6 min
Researchers at Cambridge’s Institute of Metabolic Science say the automated portable device, worn externally, can help people living with both type 2 diabetes and kidney failure by more effective reduction of blood sugar levels. You’re spending a third of your waking life glued to TV and streaming. How an anti-snoring machine is reducing the need to give Covid patients invasive mechanical ventilation. Child safety alert over cheap, unbranded toys bought online. The Ether cryptocurrency neared tw...
Aug 05, 2021•5 min
The creators of World of Warcraft say J Allen Brack left to “pursue new opportunities”, which comes amid a lawsuit against the tech firm alleging sexism and harassment in the workplace. Bitcoin and beyond: SEC chief Gary Gensler calls on Congress to help rein in crypto ‘Wild West’. How microwaves can be used to blast away Covid in ambulances much faster than disinfectant. MoD pays ‘ethical hackers’ undisclosed sums to find flaws in bid to avoid cyberattacks. Could cheap Covid drug help women com...
Aug 04, 2021•6 min
Google has teased a glimpse of its upcoming Pixel 6 smartphone featuring AI updates and a chunky camera bar reminiscent of a Noughties-era Nokia to house sensors and lenses. The entire city of Wuhan in China is to be tested for coronavirus, and two large international news agencies have been hired by Twitter to combat misinformation. Shares in two of China’s biggest online gaming firms have slipped after a state media outlet called them “electronic drugs” and “spiritual opium”, a campaign to hel...
Aug 03, 2021•6 min
