Image copyright Getty Images Paddy Power Betfair has been fined £2.2m for failing to stop stolen money being gambled through its website and for failing to protect customers showing signs of problem gambling. The Gambling Commission said the bookmaker’s failings meant “significant amounts of stolen money flowed through their exchange”. The regulator added that this …
Image copyright PA Scottish Power will become the first major UK energy company to generate all its electricity from wind power instead of coal and gas, after selling its final gas and hydro stations to Drax. Power company Drax has paid £702m for the rest of Scottish Power’s traditional generation business. Scottish Power is planning …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The NCSC believes most of the attacks it repelled were perpetrated from within nation states hostile to the UK The UK’s top cyber-defence centre has stopped Britain falling victim to almost 1,200 attacks in the last two years, its annual review reveals. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) was …
Image copyright N Chadwick/Geograph Image caption Manchester Oxford Road took the “undesirable crown” of being worst, Which? said Ten of Britain’s busiest railway stations have seen over half of all train services delayed by a minute or more this year, research has revealed. Manchester Oxford Road had the least punctual services, with 68% delayed. Data …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Chip fat and other vegetable oils can be turned into fuel for cargo ships The global shipping industry is as big a contributor to greenhouse gas emissions as aviation. And the heavy fuel oil that powers its giant vessels is exceptionally dirty – packed with soot, black carbon and …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A hug is fine – so long as that what’s both of you are comfortable with, says Alison Whatever happened to the simple handshake at work? asks author Alison Green, and the creator of the workplace advice column Ask a Manager. You’re greeting a colleague who you haven’t seen …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Allen announced his diagnosis earlier this month Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft, has died aged 65 from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He had revealed the disease’s return only two weeks ago, after previously being treated for it in 2009. He had said he and his doctors were “optimistic” about …
A semi-autonomous robot that can take different types of measurements from the skin has been developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Fitted with suction cups to help it move, the prototype can be fitted with a dermatoscope to help look for signs of abnormalities, including skin cancer, something normally done manually …
Image copyright Getty Images Virgin Media says it is investigating a problem which has left many customers in London without internet access and TV services. The company tweeted that the problem “might be fixed this evening”, but said a separate “system issue” left it unable to provide more information. The problems were first reported on …