Apple buys VR company NextVR, which builds software to let people attend live concerts virtually 

The company’s journey to the summit of the technology industry has been a rocky one, having seen Jobs (pictured right in 1976) leave the firm in the mid-1980s after his pet project, the first Macintosh computer, struggled and he attempted to oust then chief executive John Sculley. Wozniak is pictured left   1976: Founders Steve Jobs, … Read more

Mysterious data breach called ‘db8151dd’ exposed email, physical address, job titles of 22M people

Mysterious data breach called ‘db8151dd’ exposed email, physical address and job titles of 22 MILLION people – but no one knows exactly where the records came from A public server contained more than 100 million records on 22 million people Data included full names, email addresses, phone numbers, job titles and more Security researchers were … Read more

Melting glacier in Alaska could trigger a catastrophic tsunami ‘within the next year’, experts warn

Melting glacier in Alaska could trigger a catastrophic tsunami ‘within the next year’ that would release millions of tons of rock on a nearby town, scientists warn An open letter signed by 14 experts warn a tsunami could soon occur in Alaska  A retreating glacier is supporting an unstable mountain slope east of Anchorage Warming … Read more

Rising sea levels over the past 120 years are a result of man-made climate change, study shows

Global sea levels could rise as much as 10ft (3 metres) if the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica collapses.  Sea level rises threaten cities from Shanghai to London, to low-lying swathes of Florida or Bangladesh, and to entire nations such as the Maldives.  In the UK, for instance, a rise of 6.7ft (2 metres) or more … Read more

Survivors of child abuse are TWICE as likely to develop type 2 diabetes later in life

Survivors of child abuse are TWICE as likely to develop type 2 diabetes later in life, study finds Survivors of child abuse are 71% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease Survivors are also  at 42 per cent greater risk of developing high blood pressure. People who suffered emotional, sexual or physical abuse as a minor are also … Read more

NASA unveils Artemis Accords to govern behavior of nations participating in the 2024 moon mission

NASA has unveiled a series of principles to govern the behavior of countries participating in the 2024 moon mission. Called Artemis Accords, the space agency will require partners to sign the doctrine that focuses on creating a ‘safe and prosperous future’ between nations in a new era for space exploration. The agreement includes 10 basic … Read more

Kings of Angkor Wat may have been the architects of their own downfall

The kings of Angkor Wat may have inadvertently caused the downfall of their own vast empire by seizing land from local farmers, a new study claims.  Researchers studying the ancient Khmer civilisation, which thrived in modern-day Cambodia for 600 years, wanted to discover the reason for its 15th-century decline.  The abandonment of Angkor has long … Read more

Facebook building a 23,000-mile undersea cable to bring internet to Africa and the Middle East 

Facebook building a 23,000-mile-long undersea cable to bring high speed internet to 23 poorly served countries in Africa and the Middle East The social media giant aims to increase internet access in Africa with new cable The 23,000 mile cable will circle the continent and triple its network capacity It will reportedly cost $1billion, though … Read more