EU data law is fresh ammo for Facebook’s nemesis
Long before most of us grasped how big tech firms could use our data, Austrian lawyer Max Schrems was on the case. He spent much of his twenties suing Facebook, and now he's gearing up for another bat ...
Why Amazon’s Alexa will pray with you
The Church of England has set itself up on Amazon's virtual assistant, Alexa. The device can can now pray, but also offers practical info as the church bids to combat falling numbers of worshipers.
Japanese scientists make booze from trees
For centuries, trees have provided mankind with daily necessities such as paper and rubber, now, scientists in Japan have discovered a new use for trees: making booze. Stuart McDill reports.
Cisco warns of major potential hack in Ukraine
CISCO's cyber intelligence unit Talos on Wednesday saying hackers have infected at least half a million routers and storage devices in dozens of countries around the world for a possible cyber attack ...
Student creates water-colour paints made from discarded cosmetics
A British university student has created a range of water-colour paints made from discarded cosmetics, which she calls an example of how the so-called 'circular economy' can help improve the environme ...
Scientists look to chart world’s ocean floor by 2030
Using data collected from underwater drones, merchant ships, fishing boats and even explorers, a new scientific project aims to map out the ocean floor by 2030 and solve one of the world's enduring my ...