Blinking fish provides insights into how life first evolved on land
An unusual blinking fish is helping scientists understand more about how human ancestors transitioned to life on land from water millions of years ago. It is thought that life on Earth first began in the ocean
Number of webpages containing most extreme child sex abuse doubles
Images of children aged as young as seven being abused online have risen by almost two thirds while the number of webpages found to contain the most extreme material has doubled in recent years, according to
Thousands gather to enjoy spectacle of rare hybrid solar eclipse
Under a cloudless sky, about 20,000 eclipse chasers watched a rare solar eclipse plunge part of Australia’s northwest coast into brief midday darkness on Thursday with an accompanying temperature drop. The remote tourist town of Exmouth,
Microsoft makes case for Activision merger amid EU scrutiny
Microsoft’s Xbox video game division has announced new partnerships with Nintendo and chipmaker Nvidia as it tries to persuade European regulators to approve its planned 68.7 billion dollar (£56.7 billion) takeover of game publishing giant Activision
Google expected to make 240 people redundant in Ireland
Google is expected to make 240 employees redundant from its workforce in Ireland, PA understands. The tech giant employs 5,500 people in Ireland, where its headquarters for Europe, the Middle East and Africa is located. The
TikTok plans two more European data centres amid privacy fears
TikTok has said it is planning two more European data centres, as the popular Chinese-owned video sharing app seeks to allay growing concerns about data privacy for its users in the West. TikTok has been under
YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki stepping down after nine years
YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki is stepping down after nine years as the head of the world’s biggest online video platform, she has confirmed. Writing a blog post to staff on Thursday, she said she had
