A photographer has captured a rare display of the Northern Lights and the Milky Way at a Neolithic stone circle in the Outer Hebrides. Andy Wasley, 39, from Stroud in Gloucestershire, captured the celestial show in the early hours of Wednesday (31…
Hackers were able to cause a two-hour long traffic jam in downtown Moscow this week by taking control of Russia's largest cab firm. According to Twitter reports, hackers manipulated the Yandex Taxi app and ordered every available cab to the same place…
Queen ants live up to 30 years longer than worker ants and the reason behind their longevity could be having lots of sex. According to new research, frequent sex helps queen ants produce glucose-controlling insulin to boost lifespan and reproduction. The discovery…
We’re over two decades into the 21st century so you’ve likely forgotten all about floppy disks. Not in Japan. Businesses in the country still need those antiquated little slices of plastic for a bunch of legal requirements. A committee found about 1,900…
Disney is reportedly exploring a membership program with access to multiple services similar to Amazon’s Prime subscription. The new service could offer discounts or perks to encourage customers to spend more on its streaming services, theme parks, resorts and merchandise as reported by…
Instagram is in the midst of shaking up its recommendations algorithm and a major part of that is allowing users to decide what kind of posts they want to see more of. This week the social media giant announced that it was…
Twitter is finally testing its shiny new edit button but it will only be available to paid subscribers in the coming weeks. ‘It’s true: Edit Tweet is being tested by our team internally,’ the company confirmed in a blog post today. ‘The…
If you’re using an iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, there’s a crucial software update you need to install immediately. Apple has released a rare update for iOS 12 that targets a major hacking threat that was recently fixed in iOS…
Robots could help to detect mental wellbeing issues in children, a study suggests. Cambridge University researchers had a child-sized humanoid robot complete a series of questionnaires with 28 children aged between eight and 13 to assess mental wellbeing. They found that the…
American police are using a powerful but inexpensive cellphone tracking tool to solve crimes, sometimes using it to track people without a search warrant. Local law enforcement agencies from suburban Southern California to rural North Carolina have been using an obscure cellphone…