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YouTube moderators ‘mistakenly’ shut down channels

YouTube has been subject to various controversies since its creation in 2005. It has become one of Google's fastest-growing operations in terms of sales by simplifying [...]

Terminators-style AI is only ‘one to two decades away’

Former Google chief Eric Schmidt believes AI technology is developing so quickly it may soon turn against its human masters. The billionaire tech leader claims Terminator-like AI movie [...]

Bus-sized asteroid will fly by Earth tomorrow

A near-Earth asteroid the size of a bus will skim past our planet tomorrow at 11,600mph (18,700km/h) at just one third of the distance between [...]

Zoella has weekly therapy sessions to tackle anxiety

She grew up in front of the lens with millions of adoring teenage fans hanging on her every word, becoming one of the most famous [...]

Prankster scales Severn Bridge ‘to capture the sunrise’

A YouTube prankster who broke into the Big Brother house scaled the Severn Bridge to 'capture the sunrise'.Daredevil Ally Law walked up the giant structure, linking [...]

Google and Apple ditch ‘bullying app’ Sarahah

A popular app that lets children post anonymous comments has been removed from Apple and Google stores.Critics claim the chat app dubbed 'Sarahah' - meaning [...]

Northern Territory man baths with pet crocodile Swampy

A man from the Northern Territory has replaced the traditional bath time buddy, the rubber ducky, with his baby pet crocodile, Swampy.The pair got up [...]

Russian escort claims she’ll reveal details on US election

The self-proclaimed call girl 'mistress' of a Russian billionaire has claimed in an Instagram video that she will reveal Russian connections to the 2016 US [...]

Google´s Clips camera is an AI mini camera

Babies, dogs and artificial intelligence.Alphabet Inc's Google is betting this combination proves irresistible with the Tuesday launch of Google Clips, a pocket-sized digital camera that [...]

A Shaolin monk throws a needle through a pane of glass

'Needle Through Glass' takes more than 10 years of training to master The Slow Mo Guys invited Shaolin monks on their show to demonstrate the move, [...]

YouTubers drink own urine because ‘it cures anything’

Health-obsessed YouTubers are filming themselves drinking their own urine in order to promote what they say are the many benefits that this bizarre process offers [...]

YouTuber Alisha Marie’s hacks to get Instagram followers

A YouTube star with over seven million followers has revealed her top tips for getting more followers on Instagram. Alisha Marie, 24, from Los Angeles uploaded [...]

Lori Loughlin’s daughter discusses her famous parents

Lori Loughlin's daughter Olivia Jade Giannulli has revealed that growing up with famous parents taught her to question her potential friends' motives at an early [...]

Obama criticizes Facebook and Google for helping ISIS

Former president Barack Obama said he believes social media platforms including Facebook need to look into their business models because of how they can be [...]

Polish daredevils does handstand on Humber Bridge

This is the heart-stopping moment a thrill-seeker scales the 500ft-high Humber Bridge and does a handstand on the top of it.The Polish daredevil filmed himself [...]

Amy Winehouse’s demo recorded at 17 released online

The demo Amy Winehouse recorded at 17 to attract record labels has been released online. Amy was known for her rare singing talent, as well as [...]

Female software engineer at Google sues the tech giant

Loretta Lee is suing Google for failure to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. She worked for the tech giant at the Mountain View campus [...]

Ashly Schwan reveals ordeal with botched lip fillers

A woman has detailed her traumatic experience with botched lip fillers, while imploring others to do their research before going under the needle.Ashly Schwan, 20, [...]

‘Happy suit’ could stop Nasa astronauts getting depressed

Scientists are developing a suit to monitor the happiness and stress levels of astronauts.The suit has a network of wireless sensors that detect tiny changes [...]

NASA Odyssey satellite spots Mars’s potato-like moons

NASA has captured new footage of the moons of Mars from 19 images taken by the THEMIS camera. The film shows Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos.The [...]

What is Google Pay? All you need to know

Along with its rebrand from Pay with Google to Google Pay in January 2018, the payment system merged its Android Pay and Google Wallet services [...]

Google adding 30 languages to Assistant by year’s end

Google Assistant will soon be able to speak more than 30 languages. The internet giant said Friday its digital assistant software would be available in more [...]

Do dots in Gmail email accounts matter to Google?

As everybody with multiple email accounts will know, it’s a hassle trying to remember all the requisite information - which name is the one for [...]

Nasa’s $1bn Mobile Launcher is bending WRONG WAY

Nasa's $1 billion (£720 million) Mobile Launcher rocket tower is 'leaning', according to the space agency.During recent upgrades to the 350-foot (106-metre) structure, Nasa added a [...]

Twitter users turn Kylie Jenner’s bump photos into memes

Twitter users have paid tribute to the many people, things, and concepts they find attractive in a series of hilarious memes inspired by Kylie Jenner's [...]

Youtube gamer and mother are latest victims of ‘swatting’

A 12-year-old boy and his mom were terrified they'd be shot dead by cops after becoming the latest victims of the deadly 'swatting' craze.Peter Varady [...]

Samantha Schreiber details her struggle with binge eating

A woman struggling with binge eating disorder has taken to her YouTube channel to share her struggle and reveal that overweight people can have eating [...]

NASA spots dusty grave of its lonely Phoenix Mars lander

The dusty grave of Nasa's lonely Mars Phoenix probe has been revealed in new images.The probe only spent a few months on the red planet [...]

Manchester United unveil official YouTube channel

Manchester United dominate social media through Facebook and TwitterThey now have a YouTube channel to further bolster their online presenceUnited's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward wants [...]

YouTube removes video claiming Florida survivor is actor

YouTube has finally removed a video which claimed 17-year-old shooting survivor David Hogg is a 'crisis actor' after it became the number 1 trending clip [...]

Slim YouTuber flaunts bikini to hit back at body-shamers

A YouTuber has hit back at body shamers by proudly showing off her body in a bikini after bring cruelly criticized her for not having [...]

Nasa’s new space suits have built-in toilets

Nasa wants its future spacesuits to come with a built-in toilet.The space agency hopes the 'toilets' will replace the leaky diapers currently worn by astronauts [...]

Robert Bigelow plans inflatable ‘hotels’ by 2021

Billionaire hotel mogul Robert Bigelow plans to sell reservations at an inflatable space 'hotel' by 2021.The 72-year-old, who made his fortune through the hotel chain Budget [...]

Woman sues Twitter, Facebook and Google over Paris attacks

An American woman who was in a Paris cafe in 2015 when 19 people were murdered there by ISIS terrorists is suing Facebook, Twitter and [...]

NASA shares stunning image of Cassini’s ‘final frontier’

A dramatic image of Saturn shared today by NASA has revealed the site where Cassini plunged into the ringed planet’s atmosphere, as seen from the [...]

Google executive calls in police amid bitter planning row

A Google executive called in police amid a bitter planning row with a neighbour who complained that an extension to his million-pound house ran 1.5 [...]