A new species of bacteria discovered on board a space station could have profound implications for astronauts and long-term travel through the cosmos. A strain […]
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West Nile virus found in UK mosquitos for first time | UK News
West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes collected in the UK for the first time, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The […]
M&S warns of £300m hacking crisis hit – and disruption could last months | Money News
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has warned investors it is facing a £300m hit to trading profits as a result of last month’s ransomware attack. The […]
Disposable vape ban about to start – here’s everything you need to know | UK News
Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK from 1 June. The ban on selling or supplying disposable vapes, announced in January last year, applies […]
What astronauts could end up eating in space after experiment ‘meets objectives’ | Science, Climate & Tech News
Feeding astronauts is astronomically expensive and as the idea of humans colonising the moon and Mars becomes increasingly realistic, there’s a race to find better […]
Elon Musk says he will remain Tesla CEO and plans to cut back on political spending | US News
Elon Musk has said he is committed to remaining as Tesla’s chief executive for at least five years, as the electric carmaker faces pressure from […]
HSBC ‘being attacked all the time’ by online criminals – as boss ‘kept awake at night’ by cyber threat | Money News
The boss of one of the UK’s biggest banks says it is being attacked “all the time” by online criminals and he is kept up […]
How longer term weather forecasts could become more accurate – thanks to the cloud | UK News
The Met Office has transferred to a new off-site supercomputer – which could make 14-day forecasts as accurate as seven-day equivalents. Operating using Microsoft’s cloud-based […]
Risto Bergman: Telecoms worker who created AI-generated images of child sex abuse is sentenced | UK News
A telecoms worker who created AI-generated images of child sex abuse has been sentenced. Risto Bergman, 42, who is originally from Finland, used a legitimate […]
Cyber attack on Legal Aid Agency exposed ‘significant’ data, including criminal records | UK News
A “significant amount of personal data” of people who applied to the Legal Aid Agency – including criminal records – was accessed and downloaded by […]
