Google speeds up news article downloads on mobile devices
Image copyright Google Several big-name publishers are already planning to support the initiative Dozens of leading news organisations, including the BBC, are taking part in a scheme that will allow...
View Article‘Magic’ boxes make a ball appear in two places at once
Download Flash Player now You need to install Flash Player to play this content. Is it smart technology or a conjuring trick? You are given one ball and two boxes. Place the ball in one box and...
View ArticleJournalist guilty of helping Anonymous deface Los Angeles Times
Image copyright Reuters Matthew Keys used to work for a Tribune Co-owned TV station in Sacramento, California An American journalist has been found guilty of helping hacktivist group Anonymous deface...
View ArticleWho is responsible for a driverless car accident?
Image copyright VOLVO Liability for accidents involving driverless cars is becoming a big issue worldwide Volvo says it will accept full liability for accidents involving its driverless cars, making...
View ArticleUK firms develop drone-freezing ray
Image copyright Blighter Surveillance Systems The Auds system uses a strong radio signal to freeze a drone mid-flight Three British companies have created a device to deter drones from entering...
View ArticleTracking the ‘Morecambe Missile’ two-wheeled speed demon
Image copyright Tim Keeton Image caption John McGuinness has won the Isle of Man TT race 23 times John McGuinness, known as the "Morecambe Missile", has won the famous Isle of Man TT motorbike race 23...
View ArticleVolvo: We’ll take the blame if our self-driving cars crash
Volvo Assist Volvo says “blame us” if any of its self-driving cars crashes when it’s in autonomous mode. The company hopes the assumption of liability takes away one concern of the public and spurs...
View ArticleColouring in Disney’s augmented reality drawings
Download Flash Player now You need to install Flash Player to play this content. Researchers at Disney have created a tablet app that allows children to colour in characters that pop out of their...
View Article3D printed windpipe surgery ‘changed daughter’s life’
Sharon Parke with daughters Katie and Grace The mother of a seven-year-old girl with a life-threatening lung disease has said pioneering surgery has changed her daughter’s life. Katie Parke was...
View ArticleCisco disrupts $30m Angler hacking operation
Image copyright Thinkstock Cisco found hackers were targeting 90,000 users a day Technology firm Cisco has uncovered a major hacking operation worth an estimated $30m (£19.6m) a year. The company said...
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