Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Black Friday could provide “prime pickings” for cyber-crime, warns the security agency Black Friday sales could be targeted as “prime pickings” for cyber-crime, the UK’s cyber-security defence agency has warned shoppers. The National Cyber Security Centre, part of the GCHQ intelligence service, is issuing advice to shoppers of the …
Image copyright WSUP Image caption Dhaka, Bangladesh: Community leader Nasima shows off her village’s new community toilet Hi-tech loos that use little or no water and can recycle waste products safely and sustainably promise to give billions of people around the world access to much-needed sanitation. So why do so many still lack this basic …
Fitness trackers – those things you put around your wrist to measure your physical activity and your health – have been on the mass market for fewer than 10 years. Nowadays, hundreds of millions are sold every year. But a lot of the technology inside these hi-tech gadgets was developed as long as a century …
Image copyright HTH Studios Image caption The game features sexy furry creatures The website of an adult video game featuring sexualised animals has been hacked, with the information of nearly half a million subscribers stolen. Hack monitoring website Have I Been Pwned said the data breach had happened in August. The compromised information, including email …
Image copyright Getty Images/BBC A campaign group advocating the break-up of Facebook has subverted the social network’s advertising tools to tempt its employees into leaking information. Freedom from Facebook says it targeted ads at the technology company’s staff, promoting a “safe space” website where they can anonymously submit “whistleblower tips”. Facebook declined to comment. But …
Image copyright EPA Conspiracy videos suggesting that the California wildfires were lit by government laser beams have clocked up millions of views on YouTube. News site Motherboard found conspiracy theories and fake news topped search suggestions, when looking for clips of the California wildfires. It said YouTube had “not adequately stopped these conspiracy theories from …
Shoppers are scrambling to buy “Kevin the carrot” soft toy featured in Aldi’s Christmas advert. Customers of the discount chain have taken to social media to complain that supplies of Kevin, his wife Katie and three baby carrots have run out. The £3.99 version is not available online and there are reports of queues and …
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Image copyright Getty Images As Americans gather with their family and friends for Thanksgiving dinner, they’re being fed some grim home truths from the Pew Research Centre. Asked to rate what gave their life meaning, researchers found more people mentioned career and money, than friends or religion. Two-thirds of those surveyed said family was a …
Image caption About a third of Britain’s energy needs are met using gas from the Bacton terminal The energy giant Shell is to increase the amount of gas processed at a Norfolk terminal by 16% – securing its future for “decades to come”. The firm has spent £300m updating the plant at Bacton to allow …