Month: April 2021

Google Earth has launched a time-lapse feature that lets users wind back the clock and see how the world has changed over several decades. The feature uses millions of satellite images from…

Imagine wearing high-tech body armour that makes you super strong and tireless. Such technology, more specifically called an exoskeleton, sounds like the preserve of the Iron Man series of superhero movies. Yet…

A “simple flaw” caused by a language difference led to a “serious incident” for a flight from Birmingham last year. All female passengers whose title was “Miss” were classified as children –…

Everyone has their breaking point. And when it comes it can be a small thing, an incident that usually wouldn’t matter. Shannon Wait’s moment was when her Google-issued water bottle broke. The…

You may never have heard of her – but the founder of dating app Bumble, Whitney Wolfe Herd, has joined Forbes list of the super-rich. And while others, such as fellow billionaire…

On Wednesday last week, Google’s Fiona Cicconi wrote to company employees. She announced that Google was bringing forward its timetable of moving people back into the office. As of 1 September, she…

One in eight porn videos promoted to first-time users of the UK’s leading adult sites are labelled with text describing sexually violent acts, according to a study. It analysed titles and descriptions…

Cortana, Microsoft’s virtual assistant designed to compete with Apple’s Siri and Google’s Assistant, is to be retired on mobile. Instead it will focus on offering productivity help in Windows 10, Outlook and…

The NHS has promised transparency in any future deals with US data firm Palantir after the coronavirus pandemic. It follows a lawsuit by Open Democracy which accused the NHS of “sneaking through”…