A woman has told how she developed skin cancer out of a scar left over from her battle with chickenpox as a five-year-old. Louise Thorell, 32, from Ashington in Northumberland, needed three operations to remove the basal cell carcinoma. For years she had been embarrassed by the white scar beneath her right eye from her … Read more
Samsung launches new ‘upcycling’ initiative that will let customers convert bulky television boxes into household furniture, like coffee tables and kitty castles Samsung will ship its flatscreen TVs in boxes that can be converted into furniture Customers can make coffee tables, kitty castles, nightstands, and more Initially, the feature will be limited to boxes for … Read more
UK charity develops ‘chatbot’ to help people with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions get medical advice and deal with isolation during the coronavirus crisis AI-powered tool COVA has been developed by British charity Versus Arthritis It was created after the charity was inundated with requests for help Chatbot incorporates advice from NHS and government sources … Read more
Russia develops world’s DEADLIEST sniper rife: £30,000 ‘game-changer’ gun can hit targets TWO MILES away The Lobaev Arms SVLK-14S is able to kill from a distance of nearly two miles The weapon costs £30,000 and weighs 10kg and fires one round at a time It has double the range of the L115A3, the sniper rifle used … Read more
A man developed kidney failure after taking 12 times the recommended amount of vitamin D every day. The unnamed 54-year-old, from Canada, had been taking the bumper dose drops for two-and-a-half-years after being advised it by a naturopath. But his health took a turn for the worse when he took a two week holiday and … Read more
Microsoft unveils a ‘real time noise suppression’ tool for conference calls to help people working from home filter out potentially embarrassing background noises Microsoft has demonstrated a new feature for its communications tool Teams Users on conference calls will now have the option to filter background noise The company demonstrated the feature by removing the … Read more