Florida man buys a $140,000 Porsche with a fake check printed from his home computer but is caught when he tries to buy three Rolex watches for $62,000 with another false bank note Casey William Kelley, 42, used the false $139,203.05 banknote at a Porsche dealership in Destin, Okaloosa County on July 27 The Porsche … Read more
‘Future Patron Saint of the Internet’: London-born ‘computer genius’ who died from leukaemia aged 15 will be beatified in October after Vatican verified a miracle attributed to him Computer genius Carlo Acutis, 15, passed away from leukaemia in 2006 He was born in London to Italian parents before moving to Milan as an infant Carlo was … Read more
‘Patron Saint of the Internet’ moves closer to actual Sainthood: London-born ‘computer genius’ who set up website charting miracles before his death from leukaemia aged 15 will be beatified in October, Vatican says Computer genius Carlo Acutis, 15, passed away from leukaemia in 2006 He was born in London to Italian parents before moving to Milan … Read more
Computer programmer builds COVID-19 face mask with an array of voice-activated LED lights that show when a person is speaking Game designer and coder Tyler Glaiel made his own custom COVID-19 face mask It uses LED lights to simulate mouth movements when a person is speaking It can also show a smiling shape to indicate … Read more
‘I was charged £600 more a year due to a glitch’: Scottish Power customer reveals error claiming she was £17k in credit led to huge increase in bills Marion Bell was told her tariff would go up by £600 a year due to a glitch Scottish Power had it recorded on their system that she … Read more
Researchers develop a new computer algorithm to locate people lost at sea by modeling ‘traps’ in the water that could pull them in different directions Scientists from MIT and elsewhere developed a new search and rescue tool The computer algorithm identifies multiple ‘trap’ regions in the ocean These traps could pull people in several different … Read more
Computer users donating spare processing power in the search for a coronavirus vaccine accidentally create the world’s fastest supercomputer more powerful the then next 500 machines combined Folding@Home is an app people install on their computers to donate resources It allows thousands of machines to work together to solve complicated issues It allows them to … Read more
Software developer creates a simplified website of coronavirus statistics to make them accessible for the blind or visually impaired A Boston-based software developer wanted to make COVID-19 stats accessible He created a simplified website that would be easily readable by electronic braille readers and other common aid devices used by the visually impaired Called CVStats.net, … Read more
Every parent has them: a collection of treasured daubings, lovingly drawn by their children, but barely recognisable to anyone outside the immediate family. With a couple of stick legs, two lopsided eyes and a blob for a body, their naivety is part of their charm and a poignant reminder of the innocence of childhood. But … Read more
Sniffer dogs could be out of work after Intel creates a computer chip that can ‘smell’ dangerous chemicals in drugs, explosives and other illegal substances Researchers created a circuit on a chip similar to the olfactory circuit in dogs The team then use artificial intelligence to spot different chemical ‘smells’ The algorithm identifies smells by … Read more