Britain’s now a smartphone and selfie nation, Ofcom report finds August 6, 2015 If you feel like smartphones are taking over, you're not wrong. The nation is now using smartphones to get online more than any other device for the first time in history. The smartphone has snatched the crown from laptops as the device people said was the most important for getting online – 33 per cent [...]
Apple Music attracts 11m subscribers in first month, closing in on music-streaming rival Spotify August 6, 2015 Apple has attracted 11m users to Apple Music, its music-streaming service currently in free trial stage. The company revealed the first public figures in an interview with USA Today, as Eddy Cue, senior vice president of internet software and services, commented: We’re thrilled with the numbers so far. Apple Music launched on 30 June and [...]
Does the universe actually exist? We might all be living in one big computer game, scientists say August 6, 2015 We always talk about the robots replacing humans, but what if we actually are robots, with brains that are programmed just like computers to think in a certain way? Read more: Did the big bang happen? Scientists call theory into question Our universe behaves suspiciously similarly to a simulated computer, obeying a series of [...]
World Economic Forum Tech Pioneers: Transferwise and Mike Lynch’s Darktrace among four UK firms chosen August 5, 2015 Four UK companies have been named among the most pioneering tech companies in the world by the World Economic Forum (WEF), following in the footsteps of Google and Twitter. Billion-dollar FinTech startup Transferwise and Mike Lynch's cybersecurity startup Darktrace are two of the high-profile UK companies selected by a panel of judges identifying the startups [...]
Drinking wine can keep your brain 7.5 years younger, but only if you eat plenty of healthy foods, too August 5, 2015 Having a glass of wine a day contributes to a slowdown in mental decline, according to a study published in the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. Read more: Robots are stealing our jobs: Next to go is the fine wine industry Scientists at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago included the much-loved drink [...]
Robots are stealing our jobs: Next to go is the fine wine industry August 5, 2015 Wine buffs who pride themselves on understanding the value of the posh plonk are about to be trumped by robots, after scientists at UCL developed an artificial intelligence system capable of predicting the fluctuating prices of fine wines better than any human connoisseur on the planet. Read more: A robot might steal your job, but it [...]
The world’s first 3D-printed pill has won medical approval August 4, 2015 The US Food and Drugs Administration has just approved production of the world's first 3D-printed prescription drug. Read more: Watch: Awesome video shows the Carbon 3D printer inspired by Terminator 2 Called Spritam, the dissolvable tablet can now be used to control seizures in adults and children suffering certain forms of epilepsy. It [...]
Alibaba makes former Goldman Sachs executive its new president August 4, 2015 Alibaba has appointed former Goldman Sachs vice-chairman Michael Evans as its new president to lead the group's push into new international markets. Read more: As Jack Ma goes on a US charm offensive, does Alibaba pose a real threat to Amazon and Ebay? A Goldman Sachs veteran of 20 years, including a nine-year stint as its [...]
Researchers create first firmware worm that attacks Macs remotely and silently August 4, 2015 Mac users beware: You're no longer immune. It’s a truth universally acknowledged that Macs are more secure than PCs. But researchers have just dealt this truth a hefty blow, after they created the first firmware worm that can attack Mac computers. The accepted wisdom is that computers running Windows are more exposed to attacks, but [...]
Why is office air conditioning either too hot or too cold? Now science has an answer August 4, 2015 Why is the office always so cold? Why is the air con creating an icy tundra when it's 30 degrees outside? These are questions you've either posed yourself – from beneath a layer of blankets when you've lost all the feeling in your toes and fingers – or perhaps heard someone else mutter bitterly while [...]