uk tech news
- Tech
Pollution killed 9 million people worldwide in 2019 alone
Pollution accounted for one in six deaths three years ago, a figure that is unchanged since the last analysis in…
Read More » - Tech
Noctua-equipped Asus GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card is official
Why it matters: Some people who love the performance and silent humming noise of Noctua fans have been strapping them…
Read More » - Tech
Solving the Baffling Mysteries of Invisible Frost and Dust Avalanches on Mars
Martian surface frost, made up largely of carbon dioxide, appears bluish-white in these images from the Thermal Emission Imaging System…
Read More » - Tech
Jungle Ventures closes a $600M fund, bringing its total assets under management to over $1B – TechCrunch
Singapore-based venture firm Jungle Ventures is digging deeper into Southeast Asia and India with the close of its fourth fund.…
Read More » - Tech
The defunct LG Wing is getting Verizon C-band, because 5G in this country is silly
Verizon announced this week that the LG Wing will be getting an update that will allow it to use Verizon’s…
Read More » - Tech
Apple expands accessibility features across all devices with Live Captions, gesture controls, and more
What just happened? Did you know Thursday is Global Accessibility Awareness Day? Yeah, me neither. But apparently, this made-up holiday…
Read More » - Tech
Apple slows return to office, will let employees stay remote and require masks in common spaces
Apple is delaying moving forward on its hybrid return to work for office employees, saying in a memo seen by…
Read More » - Tech
Fable funds quest for accessibility-inclusive development with $10M A round – TechCrunch
The importance of designing accessibility in software from the ground up has only been emphasized by the pandemic, and as…
Read More » - Tech
Emphysema missed among Black men in US due to race-adjusted lung tests
Poorly supported assumptions about typical levels of lung function among Black men in the US are leading medics to miss…
Read More » - Tech
You Can Get 8 More Free COVID Test Kits From the Government. Here’s How
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. The Biden administration…
Read More » - Tech
Positive for the environment and for the grower: The benefits of introducing herbaceous crops among mandarin trees
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A Diverfarming project study compares the environmental footprint and the economic performance of traditional mandarin monocropping…
Read More » - Tech
A Denisovan girl’s fossil tooth may have been unearthed in Laos
A molar tooth from Southeast Asia probably belonged to a member of a cryptic group of Stone Age hominids called…
Read More » - Tech
Two newly described Amazon fish species are on the brink of extinction
New varieties of South American darter fish were documented in Brazil’s Apuí region. But deforestation in the area means they…
Read More » - Tech
Bitcoin mining bounces back in China as country takes second-largest global hashrate share
In context: It appears that China’s crackdown on crypto mining hasn’t been as effective as its government hoped. The country’s…
Read More » - Tech
CRISPR Gene Editing Now Possible in Cockroaches
Cartoon of CRISPR in cockroaches. Credit: Shirai et al./Cell Reports Methods According to a paper published in the journal Cell…
Read More » - Tech
Harley-Davidson’s updated Serial 1 e-bikes will feature Google Cloud connectivity
Serial 1, the electric bike company spun out of Harley-Davidson, launched its second-generation lineup of premium e-bikes — but the…
Read More » - Tech
Tech Giants Want to Own Your Summer Vacation
One thing not in short supply right now are product announcements in the online travel sector. Over the past two…
Read More » - Tech
Virtual product placement ads are coming to Amazon Prime Video and Peacock – TechCrunch
Announced at this month’s NewFronts, Amazon and Peacock demonstrated new ad formats that use similar virtual product placement (VPP) tools,…
Read More » - Tech
Pressure to conform to social norms may explain risky COVID-19 decisions
The pandemic has entered a murky stage, and social norms are quickly shifting, something I’ve thought a lot about lately.…
Read More » - Tech
Nearly a third of bites by malaria-carrying mosquitoes are in the day
Detailed analysis of mosquito bites in the Central African Republic found that, contrary to assumptions, many occur indoors during the…
Read More » - Tech
Scientists Discover a Key Reason Why Running Boosts Brain Health
Exercise increases levels of BDNF, a chemical involved in brain cell growth, which boosts the release of the hormone dopamine.…
Read More » - Tech
Cake Ösa electric motorbike review: hungry for more
Everyone — and I do mean everyone — has an opinion about the Ösa electric two-wheeler from Swedish upstarts Cake.…
Read More » - Tech
The 10 best AAPI MCU characters | Digital Trends
Like it or not, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is one of the most dominant forces in pop culture. As…
Read More » - Tech
Verizon to increase admin fee on consumer accounts, introduce new line item for business users
Bottom line: Verizon is set to increase the administrative fee it collects from some consumer accounts and introduce a new…
Read More » - Tech
Sonic Hedgehog to the Rescue: Impressive Regeneration To Repair Large Bone Injuries
AMer surgical rib resection (top), a cartilage and bone bridge form (second from top) and then resolve (third from top)…
Read More » - Tech
Hinge’s latest feature aims to help users spark conversations about self-care – TechCrunch
Dating app Hinge is introducing a new “Self-Care Prompts” feature that is designed to inspire initial conversations between matches about…
Read More » - Tech
Congress’ First Public Hearing on UFOs in 50 Years: Start Time Today, How to Watch
Few things capture the public imagination quite like UFOs and sci-fi suggestions that aliens might be vacationing on our humble…
Read More » - Tech
Research team improves gene editing with chemical process
CRISPR-associated protein Cas9 (white) from Staphylococcus aureus based on Protein Database ID 5AXW. Credit: Thomas Splettstoesser (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)…
Read More » - Tech
DJI may be prepping launch of Cinewhoop-style drone | Digital Trends
Just days after DJI unveiled its revamped Mini drone in the form of the Mini 3 Pro, news has dropped…
Read More » - Tech
What Is Dead Pool? It Sounds Ominous. And It Is.
The white ‘bathtub ring’ around Lake Mead is roughly 160 feet high currently and reflects falling water levels. Journalists reporting…
Read More » - Tech
Daily Crunch: ‘The bitcoin network is not a payments network,’ says FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried – TechCrunch
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m.…
Read More » - Tech
Unraveling the genetic keys to improve canola crop yield
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An international team of researchers, including one from The University of Western Australia (UWA), has successfully…
Read More » - Tech
Apple customers may be impacted by new subscription rules | Digital Trends
Apple has altered the rules for its subscriptions, changing the way that some price increases will be handled at the…
Read More » - Tech
Extraterrestrial Stone Could Be First Evidence on Earth of Supernova Ia Explosion
A 3-gram (0.1 ounce) sample of the Hypatia stone. Researchers found a consistent pattern of 15 elements in the Hypatia…
Read More » - Tech
Buffalo shooting suspect reportedly shared plans on Discord
The alleged gunman behind the attack in Buffalo, New York that left 10 dead and three injured on Saturday used…
Read More » - Tech
This is how the lunar eclipse looked from space | Digital Trends
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) managed to photograph the awesome sight of Monday’s lunar eclipse. Recent ISS…
Read More » - Tech
CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX believes that Bitcoin has no future as a payments network
TL;DR: Sam Bankman-Fried said that he doesn’t believe Bitcoin can work as a payments network, criticizing the high energy costs…
Read More » - Tech
New Organic Transistor Enables Higher Density Circuit Integration for High-Performance Mobile Devices
A new organic anti-ambipolar transistor has been developed that is capable of performing any one of the five logic gate…
Read More » - Tech
A dive into Haun Ventures with the firm’s first deal lead, Sam Rosenblum – TechCrunch
Sam Rosenblum never imagined he would work at a crypto-focused investment firm. A Southern California native who spent a “large…
Read More » - Tech
New method melds data to make a 3-D map of cells’ activities
A new method developed by Princeton researchers integrates gene expression information from multiple slices taken from the same tissue sample,…
Read More » - Tech
Bluetooth hack compromises Teslas, digital locks, and more | Digital Trends
A group of security researchers has found a way to circumvent digital locks and other security systems that rely on…
Read More » - Tech
Sony confirms PlayStation Plus relaunch games, perks and other details
In brief: This week, Sony revealed all the details of the new PlayStation Plus tiers launching this summer. The company…
Read More » - Tech
DJI may be working a new FPV drone that you can fly indoors
New leaks suggest that DJI is working on a new FPV (first-person view) drone that you can fly indoors (via…
Read More » - Tech
Google Maps Has a New Tool Coming Soon. Here’s How It Works
Google is rolling out a new feature for its Maps app, it announced at its Google I/O event on May 11.…
Read More » - Tech
Seeing through the fog: Pinpointing young stars and their protoplanetary disks
Imagine walking through a dense, hazy fog in the middle of the night, seeing patches of light from cars and…
Read More » - Tech
Melbourne-based Blinq wants to make paper business cards obsolete – TechCrunch
Business cards feel almost as outdated as Victorian calling cards, but they are still a networking staple. Melbourne-based Blinq wants…
Read More » - Tech
A ‘mystery monkey’ in Borneo may be a rare hybrid. That has scientists worried
Six years ago, tour guide Brenden Miles was traveling down the Kinabatangan River in the Malaysian part of Borneo, when…
Read More » - Tech
How serious is monkeypox and what are the symptoms?
Since 7 May, the UK Health Security Agency has announced three cases of monkeypox, two of which required hospital care…
Read More » - Tech
Dynamics of Complex Quantum Systems and the Flight of the Bee
“Levy flights” describe statistical properties of elementary quantum magnets as well as of bees foraging for food. Credit: Christoph Hohmann…
Read More » - Tech
Spotify experiments with musician NFT galleries
Spotify is testing a way for artists to display their non-fungible token (NFT) collections, as first reported by Music Ally.…
Read More »
