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Deepfake Safety: Five Things You Can Do Today

Best Software Oct 7, 2025

The generation of images, videos, and voices through artificial intelligence is evolving at a pace that demands we establish clear criteria and good habits to defend ourselves from the dangers of abusing these technologies. Deepfakes are already part of our everyday online life, so it is a very good idea…

Top Online Scams to Be Aware of in 2025

Antivirus Jul 31, 2025

The internet is undoubtedly full of great content, hobbies, information, offers, products, and people, but there’s also a darker side to it. We might not realise it, but every day we’re exposed to threats and scams as we navigate the online world. Curiosity and trust can be exploited to lure…

Meet the new features for Avast Free AV and Avast Premium Security

Antivirus Jun 25, 2025

With millions of active users worldwide, Avast stands as a benchmark in cybersecurity. Why? Because of the quality of its solutions, the reach of its tools and because it is a platform in continuous evolution. A platform that today, once again, places our security at the forefront by reinforcing every…

Carmat Implants its First Artificial Heart in A Human

Internet December 23, 2013

A “bioprosthetic” artificial heart, created by Carmat, was successfully implanted in a patient at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in France last week, marking the first effective human implant for the company. According to Carmat the patient is in the intensive care unit but is doing well and able... Read more

The Crowd-Funded Car Made From Lego, That Runs On Air

News December 22, 2013

What do you get if you take an Australian entrepreneur, a technologist and more than 500,000 pieces of Lego? The most amazing Lego car that runs on compressed air! Steve Sammartino and his friend Raul Oaida had the idea to build a zero-emissions car made from Lego but unfortunately... Read more

US Army Shoot Down Drones With Lasers

News December 22, 2013

So far the U.S Army has never used lasers in combat but it now has a new target, drones! For the first time last week, soldiers used a vehicle-mounted laser to successfully shoot down drones and incoming mortar shells. Terry Bauer, who is the program manager for the weapon... Read more

Facebook Officially Releases Video Ads

Internet December 20, 2013

Facebook has announced that it will now be placing video advertisements into the news feeds of its users. In a blog post the company said: “Marketers will be able to use this new format to tell their stories to a large number of people on Facebook in a short... Read more

Google Could Make Chips In The Future

Internet December 20, 2013

It seems that Google wants a finger in every technology pie. It has made its intentions clear where robots are concerned and now, according to a report from Bloomberg, the tech giant is also considering designing its own server processors. Using ARM technologgy, Google hope to better manage the... Read more

Judge Rules That NSA’s Data Collecting Could Be Unlawful

Internet Mobile December 19, 2013

The US Federal District Judge Richard Leon, has ruled that the NSA’s mass collection of telephone data could be unlawful. He said the agency’s electronic actions was an “arbitary invasion”. Judge Leon’s view of the NSA’s surveillance programme was voiced on Monday in a Washington DC federal court, where... Read more

Researchers Find Greenhouse Gas Worse Than Carbon Dioxide

Internet December 19, 2013

Global warming is a big problem, resulting in everyone doing their bit to reduce their carbon footprint and find alternative energy solutions. However, researchers at the University of Toronto have announced the discovery of a new greenhouse gas, that has the worst impact on global warming ever seen. This... Read more

Google Acquires Boston Dynamics Ready For Robot Takeover

Internet December 18, 2013

It has been confirmed that Google has acquired the robot company Boston Dynamics, who built the DARPA-related robots WildCat, Atlas, Petman and Big Dog. Andy Rubin, who is now heading up Google’s robotics sector, tweeted “The future is looking awesome!”. However the public reaction to the news is a... Read more

Doctors Attempt to Save Man’s Severed Hand by Attaching it to His Ankle

Internet December 18, 2013

According to reports, Chinese doctors have been able to save a man’s severed hand by grafting it on to his ankle. The strange procedure was carried out after Xiao Wei’s hand was severed in an accident at work. The hand could not be reattached to the arm straight away... Read more

Qualcomm Announces its First 64-bit CPU For Cheap Smartphones

Mobile December 18, 2013

Qualcomm has announced that it will be producing a new version of the snapdragon processor that will support the new advanced computing architecture. This move follows in the footsteps of Apple and Intel, who have already developed 64-bit CPUs. Apple’s is used in the iPhone 5S’s A7 processor and... Read more

Leo: The Easy Way To Send Self-Destructing Messages

Mobile December 17, 2013

There are now loads of ephemeral messaging apps out there, all designed to allow users to send messages, videos or images, which then self-destruct after a certain period of time. Now there is a new kid on the block that goes by the name of Leo. Available for iOS... Read more

Hubble Telescope Has Seen Water Plumes On Jupiter’s Moon

Internet December 17, 2013

The Hubble Space Telescope has observed water plumes coming from Jupiter’s moon, Europa, for the very first time. Lorenz Roth, whose team made the discovery said: “this is tremendously exciting.” Roth explains that they had some evidence that “pointed to the existence of an ocean located under Europa’s icy... Read more

Google Steals Microsoft’s Top Engineer

Internet December 17, 2013

The distinguished engineer Agüera y Arcas will be leaving Microsoft and joining Google. He has been with Microsoft since 2006, when the company acquired his Seadragon startup. Agüera y Arcas went on to become a key software architect, helping develop and build Microsoft’s Bing Maps and the image-stitching Photosynth software.... Read more

Scientists Create The First Sperm-Based Biobot

News December 16, 2013

Metal cybernetic microorganisms and bull’s sperm cells have been used by scientists to create the first sperm-based biobots. The scientists from the Institute for Integrative Nanosciences in Dresden, Germany say that this spermbot can be remote controlled and used to impregnate an egg or deliver a drug to a... Read more

Space Cowboys: NASA Want To Lasso Asteroids

Internet December 16, 2013

NASA has big plans to lasso an asteroid and then land an astronaut on to it. As a result it is working on a spacesuit that would be suitable for such a mission. Near to the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, engineeers are testing a modified version of... Read more

Give Your Ultrabook A Boost With The Samsung 1TB mSATA SSD

News December 12, 2013

Do you feel like your ultrabook could do with a boost where capacity is concerned? Well Samsung has just announced the world’s first 1TB mSATA SSD, which could be the answer to your problem. Any slim device currently makes use of the mini-Serial ATA drives, which do their best... Read more

Leonardo DiCaprio Enters Electric Vehicle Racing Formula E

Internet December 12, 2013

Leonardo DiCaprio has confirmed that his joint venture with Monaco-based Venturi Automobiles, will be the 10th team to participate in the initial season of Formula E racing. The group that is responsible for Formula 1 and the World Rally Championships, the FIA, has also organised this all-electric competition. It... Read more