Professor Timothy Darvill from the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at Bournemouth University tells us about his analysis of Stonehenge which has found it was designed as a solar calendar. Apple has stopped selling its products in Russia over its Ukraine invasion and OneWeb is facing pressure to call off a launch of satellites from a Russian-run facility later this week. Meanwhile, Ukraine thanks Elon Musk after the arrival of SpaceX's Starlink satellite equipment and Facebook hopes to...
Mar 02, 2022•6 min
Bitcoin has overtaken the Russian Ruble after a crypto market surge coincided with Russia’s currency crashing. The cryptocurrency reached above $41,000 on Monday afternoon, having traded below $35,000 on Thursday. The Ruble fell by around 25 per cent to $0.01, in that same time period reaching a new record low. Hacking group Anonymous says it has shut down a Russian gas supply as its cyber battle continues following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Meta says it will restrict access ...
Mar 01, 2022•6 min
Questions remain over the Russian involvement in the Mobile World Congress amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Event organisers, the GSMA, said in a statement that it “strongly condemns” Russia’s actions and confirmed that a Russian Pavilion would now not be present at the convention. However, they have not confirmed if a wider Russian presence would be allowed. Preparations are happening in relation to possible cyber attacks from Russia. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng will hold talks with ...
Feb 28, 2022•6 min
Ukraine crisis: Online security expert, Richard Bingley from Global Cyber Academy, breaks down the risks to web users and looks at how Vladimir Putin’s internet army operates. Crypto: Stablecoins boost as bitcoin and ether drops after Ukraine attack. Polish video games developer pledges profits for Ukrainian Red Cross to help neighbouring country’s war victims. Earth observation: How satellites are being equipped with AI to peer through thick cloud to stop future wildfires. Anonymous social medi...
Feb 25, 2022•6 min
Four Russian cosmonauts among International Space Station multinational crew are “largely isolated” from Earth crisis, as Ukraine reels from a cyberattack when computer-wiping malware infected hundreds of computers. Artificial intelligence will be at heart of Metaverse, says Mark Zuckerberg. Safety fears after increase in teenage girls reporting online dating assaults. Dippy the dinosaur is back in town...Natural History Museum on return of London’s favourite diplodocus. Rainbow Six Siege esport...
Feb 24, 2022•6 min
Hopes the advances in tissue engineering developed by RMIT University in Melbourne could help regrow bone lost to cancer. What caused two high-tech Black Hawk National Guard helicopters to crash near Utah ski slope? Voice bank preserves memories and gives motor neurone disease patients future power of digital speech. Ethics backlash over urban ‘dark stores’ delivering groceries. Study suggests brain could “replay” memories in final moments before death. Hear my song...how the brain responds best...
Feb 23, 2022•5 min
As Russian order troops into eastern Ukraine, British defence secretary Ben Wallace says soldiers are ready to launch a digital strike if Moscow targets UK computer networks. We speak to Richard Bingley, Global Cyber Academy CEO. Quake Country...West Midlands hit by 2.8 magnitude earthquake. Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - outage as 72GB expansion causes gaming downtime. World class pterosaur fossil with 2.5m wingspan found on Scottish island. Crypto: Is energy crisis burning Bitcoin miners out of ...
Feb 22, 2022•5 min
The entrepreneur founded SBTV, an online urban music platform, which helped launch the careers of British artists including Dave, Ed Sheeran and Skepta. Donald Trump launches new social media app. Hear schoolchildren beam voices into deep space for alien radio project. Ukraine cyberattacks: US and UK point fingers at Russia. How safe is UK government’s ‘living with Covid’ strategy? Clone of Newton’s apple tree latest victim of Storm Eunice. Revealed: the dinosaur-era virus ‘inside every human’. ...
Feb 21, 2022•5 min
Meteorologists claim storm Eunice could be as bad as the great storm of ‘87, as highest weather warning is issued. Meta says it now has 300,000 users on its Horizon Worlds VR platform. It’s designed for people with the Quest VR headset, and lets people build custom environments to hang out and play games in. GCHQ warns key industries to tighten up their cybersecurity, as tensions rise between Russia and the west on the Ukraine border. We’re being warned climate change could cause a drop in suppl...
Feb 18, 2022•6 min
NASA say they’re “fired up” for a new mission exploring how to control fire in space. They hope that one day humans can use fire safely on planets like mars and the moon, in zero gravity. Find out about a baby ‘ghost shark’ that’s thought to be ‘very rare’. We reveal the secrets of Stonehenge, from a new London exhibition. PS5 consoles sell out in SEVEN minutes at a UK toy store, The Sims 4 wedding pack will now release in Russia following concern over Russia’s anti-LGBTQ laws, meanwhile the HBO...
Feb 17, 2022•6 min
Surgeons and doctors have been testing new VR tech to practise heart surgery. The technology, which creates a 3D digital double of the heart was found to boost surgeon’s confidence and decision making. Cyberpunk 2077 has finally got a patch with 50GB of improvements. It’s supposed to have fixed glitches, typos, slow loading times and other issues it was released with. Billionaire space tourist Jared Isaacman has commissioned three more SpaceX flights - which could take place by the end of the ye...
Feb 16, 2022•7 min
A study says pharmaceuticals are polluting rivers across the world. The analysis by the University of York, found pollution in rivers on every continent. Experts are warning of the psychological tricks used by scammers to get your money, as scams have risen by 17% in the last three months. Barclays says purchase scams are the most common, with an average value of £980. New research suggests people with fewer bouts of depression could be more than a third less at risk of having blocked arteries. ...
Feb 15, 2022•6 min
Three non-fungible tokens have been seized by officials at HMRC. It’s believed to be the first enforcement action taken involving the crypto asset, as part of an investigation into VAT repayment fraud. Polestar has taken a jab at Tesla in its Superbowl advert. In the ad - titled ‘No Compromises’ it gave several promises including ‘No conquering mars’, taking a snipe at Tesla CEO Elon Musk. A zoo has begun cryogenically freezing genetic samples of endangered animals, to help save them from extinc...
Feb 14, 2022•6 min
Elon Musk says the SpaceX Starship - the most powerful rocket ever built - should be ready in the next few months. NASA plans to use the fully reusable vehicle to land astronauts on the moon as early as 2025. Musk, meanwhile, hopes to eventually deploy a fleet of Starships to create a city on Mars. Crypto: Binance to take a $200million stake in Forbes. Winter Olympics 2022: We hear from ‘The Man Who Times the Olympics’, Alain Zobrist, CEO of Olympic Timing for Omega. Plus, a chalk drum from 5,00...
Feb 11, 2022•6 min
The Samsung Unpacked event saw the announcement of a new lineup of Galaxy phones - the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus. Tomi Adebayo aka ‘Gadgets boy’ tells us all about the new offerings, including what is essentially a successor to the Galaxy Note line - the Galaxy S22 Ultra with an included stylus. The earliest known evidence of modern humans in western Europe has been found. We hear from Professor Chris Stringer from the Natural History Museum who is part of the international team of scientis...
Feb 10, 2022•7 min
Cryptocurrency worth more than $5 billion has been seized by the US Department of Justice in the largest ever confiscation. A New York couple which includes the self-proclaimed 'Crocodile of Wall Street' have been arrested. A geomagnetic storm has taken out 40 of 49 SpaceX Starlink satellites launched last week and the UK Foreign Office has been the target of a 'serious cyber incident'. Samsung’s Unpacked and Nintendo Direct’s first ‘Switch-focused’ events take place. An astronaut closes in on r...
Feb 09, 2022•5 min
Watched ‘The Tinder Swindler’ on Netflix yet? Well one of the women at the heart of the story has been telling us about her fight to protect others from this kind of fraud. Cecilie Fjellhøy, fell victim to Simon Leviev and is still paying off hundreds of thousands of pounds' worth of debts. Also, porn sites will be legally required to verify users' age or face hefty fines under the new Online Safety Bill. How more sleep can help in the battle against obesity and an NFT of Sir Paul McCartney’s ha...
Feb 08, 2022•7 min
The Spotify CEO has condemned Joe Rogan over his use of racial slurs but says he won’t ‘silence’ him. In a leaked letter sent to staff, Daniel Ek, said he will not remove the US podcaster from the platform. He went on to confirm that over 100 episodes of the show had been taken down but said it was Rogan’s decision, after ‘discussions’ and ‘his own reflections on some of the content in the show’. An exhibit is being set up to tell the story of how the famous Millenium Falcon was built - in a sma...
Feb 07, 2022•5 min
European Space Agency’s Phillipe Berthe reveals latest on Nasa dress rehearsal launch for mission to put the first woman and person of colour on Moon. In 2031, the International Space Station will crash back to Earth to save $1 billion. Frozen hunt is on for world’s most challenging shipwreck - Shackleton’s Endurance. Tech billionaires’ bank balances in a day: Zuck ‘loses $29 billion as Bezos trousers $20 billion’. Social media is ruining our mental health and IRL skills, warn schoolchildren. Ca...
Feb 04, 2022•7 min
Following reports, the Bureau has confessed to testing an “evaluation” licence for the Pegasus iPhone hacking tool by NSO Group...but claims it wasn’t used on an actual investigation. Meta shares plunge amid user drop and #DeleteFacebook trending. Hear about Nasa’s discovery of ‘salty lakes’ on Mars. Britain on alert as snack giant KP says ransomware attack could fuel crisps shortage. The dodgier-looking the website, the more social media users trust source as ‘authentic’, warns AI firm. Conserv...
Feb 03, 2022•7 min
Research suggests a miniscule device could reduce cancer recovery times and help patient survival. Winter Olympics: why Beijing’s fake snow guns signal urgent action in climate crisis. FBI tells visitors to 2022 Games to take ‘burner’ phones amid cyber-hack fears. What’s Wordle’s next move after sale of hit web game? Asteroid could keep trailing Earth’s orbit for 4,000 years. Climate crisis: British plants flowering a month earlier. Antarctica’s giving penguins a refuge from global warming. Host...
Feb 02, 2022•6 min
Online wordplay sensation Wordle has been bought from its creator by the New York Times, but the media firm hints it may not be free to play in future. Politicians say social media giants ‘should be fined’ for failing to stop online abuse by account-switching trolls. Destiny developer Bungie jumps to Sony in $3.6 billion deal. Another NFT vanishing act as Minecraft ‘Blockverse’ disappears after £1 million sales - will it return? No, minister...joy for Belgian civil servants as evening emails fro...
Feb 01, 2022•6 min
The podcasting heavyweight posted an Instagram video about his views, saying he actually believes vaccines are safe and promising more balanced perspectives, as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex release a comment on the controversy. Do North Korea photos show powerful missile test from space? James Webb Space Telescope is being calibrated to gaze at its first star system target. President Ronald Reagan’s ‘Nasa Challenger artefacts’ surface 36 years after disaster. OpenSea suggests 80% of free NFTs ...
Jan 31, 2022•6 min
The National Cyber Security Centre is urging UK firms to bolster their cyber defences, after an attack on 70 government websites in Ukraine. The attack was suspected to have been carried out by Russia - which the Kremlin denies. Scientists in the US have developed a new tool to harness tumour-eating cells, that could fight cancer more quickly. They say using tissue from someone’s own body can eliminate side effects and risk of rejection, compared with most current cancer treatments. SpaceX has r...
Jan 28, 2022•6 min
The creator of a gaming app designed to diagnose people’s levels of depression says tech firms should be ethical when it comes to using AI. Thymia CEO Emilia Molimpakis has designed as a tool to identify people’s mental wellbeing through facial expressions and speech patterns. Spotify says it regrets Neil Young's decision to remove his music from the streaming platform and “hope to welcome him back soon”. The Canadian-American says he doesn’t want his songs being played on the same platform that...
Jan 27, 2022•7 min
Samsung is set to reveal its latest S22 series on the 9th February. It's also predicted a new Ultra device will replace the Galaxy Note. A new study suggests almost 300,000 people in Britain could have a potentially deadly heart valve disease. Researchers say 100,000 people may have the condition without knowing. Facebook’s Libra crypto project may be coming to an end. Will Microsoft honour Activision agreement for COD on Playstation? Data Privacy Week: Why you should read the small print. Shoul...
Jan 26, 2022•7 min
Memorabilia from The Beatles is going to be transformed into NFTs. John Lennon’s eldest son Julian is selling some of the bands items virtually. The James Webb Telescope has arrived at its destination a million miles from earth. It’s going to orbit the sun, looking far into space for the first ever galaxies. Twitter bans Wordle bot account spoiling the answers for everyone. Omicron variant found to survive on skin and plastic longer than other variants. Microplastic pollution discovered across t...
Jan 25, 2022•6 min
With tensions over Russia’s intentions with Ukraine rising it looks as though bitcoin and stocks are facing a plunge this week. The drop is thought to be down to a ‘cocktail of concerns’ facing global investors. Miami Hack Week kicks off: inviting the best hackers in the states to put new technology through its paces. Scientists are championing a simple new device for Stoma bags which they say could save the NHS time and money, and ‘revolutionise’ people’s lives. The World Health Organisation sa...
Jan 24, 2022•6 min
Elon Musk's startup Neurolink preparing for the first-ever human trials of its brain-computer interface technology. Early human trials are due to take place this year and are likely to involve people with paralysis. Titanic expedition: in a first-of-its-kind study, could scientists discover a new deep-sea ecosystem from wreck materials? We speak to the Chief Scientist leading the mission, Dr Steve Ross. Twitter unwraps its new NFT profile picture feature for users, and the world’s first space-ba...
Jan 21, 2022•6 min
A new global report has revealed that millions are dying from drug-resistant infections. We hear from Dr Catrin Moore, Associate Professor at The Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health who is the co-author of the report. Billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos has a new project up his sleeve and this time it involves eternal youth. The Amazon founder - and several others of the world’s richest people - have invested in ‘Altos Labs’ which aims to use cellular technology to “rejuvenate” human l...
Jan 20, 2022•6 min
