An attempt to make British space history by launching a rocket into orbit from UK soil has ended in failure after suffering an “anomaly” during the flight. After taking off from Cornwall, the Virgin Orbit plane flew to 35,000ft over the Atlantic Ocean where it jettisoned the rocket containing nine small satellites towards space. Organisers […]
Archive | January, 2023
Judges throw out spyware maker’s bid to derail legal case filed by WhatsApp
The US Supreme Court has rejected an Israeli spyware maker’s bid to derail a high-profile legal case filed by the WhatsApp messaging service. The justices left in place lower court rulings against the Israeli firm, NSO Group. WhatsApp claims NSO targeted 1,400 users of the encrypted messaging service with highly sophisticated spyware. WhatsApp’s parent Facebook, […]
Men more likely to have had identity stolen than women, survey suggests
Men are around twice as likely as women to have had their identity stolen, a survey suggests. More than one in 10 (11%) women said their identity had been stolen, with nearly a quarter (23%) of men also saying this, Nationwide Building Society found. Of those who said their identity was stolen, a third (33%) […]
Irish data watchdog fines Meta Ireland 390m euro
Ireland’s data watchdog has fined Facebook’s parent company Meta Ireland 390 million euro as a row erupted over whether further investigation of the use of people’s data is warranted. Meta Ireland was fined 210 million euro for breaches of EU data privacy rules relating to Facebook, and 180 million euro for breaches on Instagram. Meta […]
Plant-eating dinosaurs had varied eating styles, skull analysis suggests
Plant-eating dinosaurs may have evolved to have different ways of eating their food despite having a similar diet, research suggests. An analysis of skull specimens by UK scientists indicates that the first known herbivorous dinosaurs had a “surprising variation in eating styles” as a result of having different jaw muscles and biting actions. The researchers […]
Sony and Honda unveil Afeela electric car brand
Sony and Honda have unveiled their new electric car brand and said they hope to have the new company’s first vehicles on the road within four years. The technology and car giant’s joint venture is called Afeela, with a prototype electric car appearing on-stage at Sony’s press conference ahead of the CES technology fair in […]
WhatsApp to allow people to connect to app even during internet shutdowns
WhatsApp will allow users to connect to the messaging app via proxy servers for the first time to allow users to stay online even when an internet shutdown or block is in place. The Meta-owned site said it had taken the decision in response to internet shutdowns seen in countries such as Iran in recent […]
Smart toilet and ring which can monitor periods among gadgets unveiled at CES
A smart toilet capable of carrying out urine tests to detect health issues within 90 seconds and a ring which can track menstrual cycles are among the gadgets being unveiled at the CES technology fair in Las Vegas. The trade show opens on Thursday, but many brands including Samsung, LG, Panasonic and others, have begun […]
What did Ireland Watch in 2022?
Over the past couple of years the number of online streaming services has continued to grow. In the Irish market services like NetFlix and Disney+ have become the norm for many Irish households. So what are people watching? JustWatch has been tracking what its Irish users have been viewing over the past 12 months and […]
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty in New York
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court to charges that he cheated investors and looted customer deposits on his cryptocurrency trading platform. Bankman-Fried, 30, is accused of illegally diverting massive sums of customer money from FTX to make lavish real estate purchases, donate money to politicians and make risky trades […]