Technology
-
Computer password inventor dies aged 93
Computer pioneer Fernando Corbato, who first used passwords to protect user accounts, has died aged 93. Dr Corbato introduced the…
Read More » -
Does 5G pose health risks?
The 5G mobile network has been switched on in some UK cities and has led to questions about whether the…
Read More » -
Facebook ‘to be fined $5bn over Cambridge Analytica scandal’
US regulators have approved a record $5bn (£4bn) fine on Facebook to settle an investigation into data privacy violations, reports…
Read More » -
Kenya orders halt to online betting payments
Kenya’s interior ministry has said it has not renewed the licenses of 27 betting companies including the country’s biggest, SportPesa.…
Read More » -
Mobile app ‘finds anti-cancer molecules in food’
An app that harnesses the unused processing power of idling mobile phones has been used to identify anti-cancer molecules in…
Read More » -
Would-be African astronaut dies in road crash
A South African who won the chance to be the first black African in space has died in a motorbike…
Read More » -
Samsung sued over water-resistant phone claims
Samsung is being sued by Australia’s consumer watchdog for allegedly making misleading claims about the water-resistant properties of its phones.…
Read More » -
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp hit by photo glitch
Some Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users cannot upload photos, videos and files. A spokesman for Facebook, which owns all three…
Read More » -
App that can remove women’s clothes shut down
An app that claimed to be able to digitally remove the clothes from pictures of women to create fake nudes…
Read More » -
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos pays out $38bn in divorce settlement
The world’s biggest divorce settlement will be made official this week as Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos hands over a 4%…
Read More »
