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Google’s Pixel 5 ‘designed with effects of a pandemic in mind’ | Thursday, October 1st 2020

Google’s Pixel 5 ‘designed with effects of a pandemic in mind’ | Thursday, October 1st 2020

Google’s vice president Rick Osterloh has officially announced the Pixel 5, and he says it’s been designed with the effects of a pandemic in mind. While they didn’t predict the coronavirus crisis, th…

00:07:15  |   Thu 01 Oct 2020
The Presidential debate row's spilling into the online world| Wednesday, 30th September 2020

The Presidential debate row's spilling into the online world| Wednesday, 30th September 2020

US Democrat candidate Joe Biden’s team has sent a letter to Facebook, angry at their alleged inaction in safeguarding the election. Also, The ISS’s desperate middle of the night search for a leak. Is…

00:06:52  |   Wed 30 Sep 2020
Rapid coronavirus testing for low/middle income nations – Silver bullet for pandemic? | Tuesday 29th September 2020

Rapid coronavirus testing for low/middle income nations – Silver bullet for pandemic? | Tuesday 29th September 2020

WHO will deliver 120 million Covid-19 tests to developing nations. Microsoft 365 back up after outage – what does this mean for WFH life? Paying with your palm – Amazon’s new trick to make payments t…

00:07:00  |   Tue 29 Sep 2020
Clock to block TikTok stopped again – Trump’s ban halted by US Federal Court | Monday 28th September 2020

Clock to block TikTok stopped again – Trump’s ban halted by US Federal Court | Monday 28th September 2020

The video sharing platform stumbles on after a federal judge issued a temporary injunction on the US government's attempt to remove it from stores. 64 world leaders make huge commitments to protect t…

00:07:22  |   Mon 28 Sep 2020
Facebook’s planning an ‘artificial reality’ for wearers of its smart glasses | Friday, 25th September

Facebook’s planning an ‘artificial reality’ for wearers of its smart glasses | Friday, 25th September

New documents reveal Facebook is looking to change people’s perception of the world. The firm appears to be planning for wearers of its smart glasses to be absorbed in their own ‘artificial reality’ …

00:07:47  |   Fri 25 Sep 2020
The UK's coronavirus tracing app doesn't work on older phones | Thursday, September 24 2020

The UK's coronavirus tracing app doesn't work on older phones | Thursday, September 24 2020

The UK’s health secretary, Matt Hancock, has already been forced to defend technical issues with the rollout of the contact tracing app. After months of delay, now people with older phones say they’r…
00:07:23  |   Thu 24 Sep 2020
$50 billion wiped from Tesla as Elon Musk claims cheaper EV ready in three years | Wednesday, September 23rd 2020

$50 billion wiped from Tesla as Elon Musk claims cheaper EV ready in three years | Wednesday, September 23rd 2020

Elon Musk has claimed a more affordable electric car from Tesla will be ready ‘in about three years’. But, his claim at his annual ‘Battery Day’ event did little to excite investors who wiped $50 bil…

00:07:31  |   Wed 23 Sep 2020
‘Horrible experiment’ appears to suggest Twitter’s image crop tool is racially biased | Tuesday, September 22 2020

‘Horrible experiment’ appears to suggest Twitter’s image crop tool is racially biased | Tuesday, September 22 2020

Twitter is investigating after a ‘horrible experiment’ appeared to suggest its image cropping tool was racially biased. A San-Francisco-based programmer tweeted two examples of a picture where Presid…

00:07:18  |   Tue 22 Sep 2020
UK Coronavirus cases surging again – are restrictions coming back? | Monday 21st September 2020

UK Coronavirus cases surging again – are restrictions coming back? | Monday 21st September 2020

Britain’s top coronavirus advisers warn of a need to get new infections under control. President Trump’s WeChat ban blocked over free speech claims. TikTok gets a reprieve through a Oracle/Walmart de…

00:07:53  |   Mon 21 Sep 2020
Woman’s death in German hospital thought to be first from a ransomware attack | Friday, September 18 2020

Woman’s death in German hospital thought to be first from a ransomware attack | Friday, September 18 2020

A German hospital is thought to have recorded the first death - directly or indirectly - from a ransomware attack. A woman died after the hospital’s IT systems failed following an attack by hackers a…
00:07:04  |   Fri 18 Sep 2020
PlayStation 5 launch marks start of console war with XBox Series X | Thursday, 17th September  2020

PlayStation 5 launch marks start of console war with XBox Series X | Thursday, 17th September 2020

Sony has revealed its PlayStation 5 will be released just two days after XBox Series X and have the same price tag as its rival. It marks the start of 2020’s next-gen console war - and Sony’s armed i…
00:07:52  |   Thu 17 Sep 2020
Apple’s Fitness+ should have rivals worried, experts say | Wednesday, 16th September  2020

Apple’s Fitness+ should have rivals worried, experts say | Wednesday, 16th September 2020

Apple unveiled a number of new products at its latest virtual event but its the new Fitness+ service that experts say should have rivals worried. The subscription-based workout platform runs off the …

00:08:09  |   Wed 16 Sep 2020
Take me to your planet? The world reacts to the possibility of life on Venus | Tuesday 15th September 2020

Take me to your planet? The world reacts to the possibility of life on Venus | Tuesday 15th September 2020

Nasa's so excited, it wants to make the planet a priority for space missions. And will Mars be next? the Evening Standard talks to the UCL team recreating the red planet's extreme conditions in Londo…
00:07:30  |   Tue 15 Sep 2020
TikTok has rejected Microsoft as their preferred US buyer | Monday 14th September 2020

TikTok has rejected Microsoft as their preferred US buyer | Monday 14th September 2020

The parent company of the video app TikTok has opted for Oracle over Microsoft after Trump forced it to sell the app. British chips bought by the Americans – they’ve promised jobs for the UK. Should …
00:07:00  |   Mon 14 Sep 2020
Microsoft says Russia, China and Iran are behind hacking attempts on more than 200 organisations | Friday 11th September 2020

Microsoft says Russia, China and Iran are behind hacking attempts on more than 200 organisations | Friday 11th September 2020

US political parties were among those targeted, after Microsoft security software thwarted most of the attempts. And travel firms are also being blasted for failing to secure their websites despite p…

00:07:32  |   Fri 11 Sep 2020
China demands Twitter investigate ambassador’s ‘like’ of pornographic video | Thursday, 10 September 2020

China demands Twitter investigate ambassador’s ‘like’ of pornographic video | Thursday, 10 September 2020

China is demanding Twitter investigate a ‘hack’ after the account of its ambassador to the UK liked a pornographic post. Liu Xiaoming retweeted an official statement condemning the ‘attack’, saying: …

00:07:45  |   Thu 10 Sep 2020
Oxford Vaccine trials

Oxford Vaccine trials "paused" as patient experiences adverse reaction | Wednesday 9th September 2020

Oxford scientists have had to put the stoppers on their trials of a new Covid vaccine as a UK Patient has had an adverse reaction, Apple files a counter lawsuit accusing the makers of Fortnite of bei…
00:07:12  |   Wed 09 Sep 2020
South Korea-based PUBG decides to ditch Chinese Tencent and publish all games in India itself | Tuesday 8th September 2020

South Korea-based PUBG decides to ditch Chinese Tencent and publish all games in India itself | Tuesday 8th September 2020

After PUBG Mobile and Mobile Lite were banned in India last week citing security concerns, the corporation now wants to work directly with the Indian government to find a solution. New reports sugges…

00:07:23  |   Tue 08 Sep 2020
UK ‘likely to have coronavirus vaccine by early next year’ | Monday, September 7th 2020

UK ‘likely to have coronavirus vaccine by early next year’ | Monday, September 7th 2020

UK health secretary Matt Hancock has dramatically raised hopes of a Covid-19 vaccine in the coming months. He told LBC radio it was ‘looking up’ that a jab could be available soon after trials if it'…

00:07:27  |   Mon 07 Sep 2020
Facebook’s US election ad ban ‘wont stop spread of fake news’ | Friday, September 4th 2020

Facebook’s US election ad ban ‘wont stop spread of fake news’ | Friday, September 4th 2020

Experts warn Facebook’s bid to stop misinformation in the week leading up to the US election by banning paid political ads will do little to stop the organic spread of fake news. They also say - and …
00:07:20  |   Fri 04 Sep 2020
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