Revealed: The 11 words most commonly misspelled in Google searches – including ‘separate’ and ‘potato’ (so, how many do YOU struggle with?) The words most commonly misspelled in Google searches have been revealed Separate topped the list, with ‘seperate’ the most common incorrect spelling Zucchini came in second, with ‘zuchini’ and ‘zuccini’ often entered instead By … Read more
An app designed to remove Chinese apps from smartphones and tablets has been pulled from the Google Play Store. The app, called ‘Remove China Apps’, garnered nearly five million downloads in India, where anti-Chinese sentiment is growing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was free to download, had no adds, and its sole … Read more
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is now pouring funds into a start-up wants to gene-edit heart disease out of existence using a one-time injection. Verve Therapeutics hopes to leverage its CEO’s discovery of a gene he believes is linked to lower heart disease risks to ‘fix’ the DNA of people at high risk of heart disease. … Read more
New mobility data shows that Britons are flocking to parks to socialise in the scorching weather as lockdown restrictions are eased. More Britons are socialising in parks and other public spaces now than across the whole of lockdown, new mobility data shows. There has been an 136% increase in the amount of people gathering in parks … Read more
New mobility data shows that Britons are flocking to parks to socialise in the scorching weather as lockdown restrictions are eased. More Britons are socialising in parks and other public spaces now than across the whole of lockdown, new mobility data shows. There has been an 136% increase in the amount of people gathering in parks … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg has revealed why Facebook chose to keep President Trump’s controversial ‘looting leads to shooting’ post up on its site despite Twitter hiding the same update because it ‘glorified violence’. In a status update shared Friday night, Zuckerberg said that the Commander-in-chief’s post included a reference to the National Guard and Facebook users therefore … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg has revealed why Facebook chose to keep President Trump’s controversial ‘looting leads to shooting’ post up on its site despite Twitter hiding the same update because it ‘glorified violence’. In a status update shared Friday night, Zuckerberg said that the Commander-in-chief’s post included a reference to the National Guard and Facebook users therefore … Read more
Google unveils new Sodar augmented reality tool that creates a six-foot ring around you on your phone screen to help you follow social distancing rules The ‘Sodar’ tool superimposes a white ring around the user with a 6.5-foot radius This will allow users to more accurately judge who is entering their person space The six-foot … Read more
President Trump is expected to sign an sign executive order on social media companies today that will expose them to government investigations into allegations of bias and more lawsuits. It comes after Twitter slapped two of the President’s tweets with a ‘fact check’ on Tuesday and Trump hit back by accusing tech giants of censoring … Read more
‘That scratch wasn’t there when you rented the car’: Here’s how holidaymakers can avoid (and fight back against) common car rental tricks and scams Do a full inspection of the car and note down any imperfections beforehand You don’t need GPS – use maps on your smartphone for free or pre-plan routes Follow the simple … Read more