Driverless taxis are a reality in China as search engine giant, Baidu, is set to operate the country’s first fully driverless robotaxi services. Baidu said that it had obtained permits to operate fully driverless robotaxi services on open roads from two Chinese…
A ‘strange’ new symptom, only appearing at night, has being linked with the latest subvariant of Covid-19. If you’re suffering from ‘night sweats’, it could be as a result of the BA.5 subvariant of the coronavirus. Together with BA.4, these subvariants have…
Amazon is about to get its hands on the maps of millions of homes after it acquires robo-vacuum cleaner company iRobot. The online retail joint announced its plans to buy the home android company for $1.7 billion (£1.4bn). iRobot manufactures the Roomba…
In a continuation of the Elon Musk-Twitter saga, the Tesla CEO has challenged Twitter’s CEO Parag Agrawal to a public debate on the percentage of bots on the social media platform. ‘Let him prove to the public that Twitter has <5% fake…
The effects of loneliness on mental health are well documented, but it seems it can also affect cardiovascular health. According to new research, being isolated from others can increase your chances of a stroke or heart attack by nearly a third. Researchers…
More than two billion people use WhatsApp to send messages, share photos and generally keep in touch with people. One handy feature the app – which is owned by Facebook’s parent company Meta – has is the ability to share your exact…
Gone are the days of a simple device to tell the time – now you can run your entire life from your watch. Smartwatches make it easier than ever to be connected to all of your devices in a compact package, and…
Using your phone abroad isn’t as cheap as it used to be, as data roaming has returned following the UK’s exit from the European Union. Consumer group MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) says phone operators should be forced to make their rules around data roaming…
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A new Beano comic strip shows Dennis the Menace finally getting his first mobile phone – and highlights the dangers of the internet. In the kind of antics Beano readers have come to expect, the colourful comic strip shows Dennis gleefully receiving…