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Google launches video doorbell that uses facial recognition

Google’s £229 (€279) video doorbell is now on sale in Europe. Named Nest Hello, the smart doorbell uses facial recognition technology to identify and g... read more

Six top tips to boosting your broadband 

How many times when trying to watch a film or TV show online, have you instead been left staring at the frozen screen because your connection is buffering? We r... read more

YouTube shooter Nasim Aghdam asked for a job the day before attack

A woman who shot and wounded three people before killing herself at YouTube headquarters went to the building the day before to ask for a job. Nasim Aghdam scop... read more

Reddit beats Facebook to become third most visited site in the US, Amazon’s Alexa reports

Reddit beats Facebook to become third most visited site in the US, Amazon’s Alexa reports Reddit has replaced Facebook as the third most visited site in t... read more

Man fires gun remotely issuing commands to his Google Assistant

Google Assistant is now capable of firing a handgun. The artificial intelligent (AI) assistant has been filmed pulling the trigger for the first time as part of... read more

NASA spacecraft spots massive flares spewing from the surface of the sun

NASA has shared a jaw-dropping image of an active region on the sun, revealing massive magnetic field lines stretching far above the surface as several solar fl... read more

NASA spacecraft spots massive flares spewing from surface of the sun

NASA has shared a jaw-dropping image of an active region on the sun, revealing massive magnetic field lines stretching far above the surface as several solar fl... read more

FBI warned about Oklahoma restaurant shooter’s YouTube videos

The FBI says it was contacted about a YouTube channel associated with the Oklahoma City restaurant shooter suspect but decided not to take further action. Just ... read more

Children eat more junk food after watching YouTube stars

Children who watch videos of social media personalities eating junk food consume more calories themselves, research shows. Those who see their favourite online ... read more

YouTube fails to take down violent music videos despite requests

Scotland Yard has blamed the ‘drill’ genre of rap for glamorising violent crime Police have asked YouTube to remove 60 videos but only just over 30 ... read more

‘Golden Record’ NASA hoped would help aliens learn about Earth could baffle them

The ‘golden record’ NASA sent aboard its Voyager craft to help alien life understand humanity may just confuse them, researchers have warned. The re... read more

‘Anti-gravity hill’ appears to show bottle rolling up hill

A steep hill leading to a famous Victorian tourist attraction has been hailed as one of the region’s best kept secrets where bottles, balls and even cars ... read more

Prince Charles and Camilla turn into YouTube stars

They are global figures with more than a billion views of their online antics between them. No, not the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, but ‘supe... read more

Ashy Bines’s best friend taking alleged detractors of fashion label Gretty Rose the Label to court

The best friend of fitness guru Ashy Bines is taking alleged detractors of her clothing company, Gretty Rose the Label, to court for $630,000 after comments wer... read more

TotalBiscuit dead: YouTube gamer John Bain dies aged 33 

YouTuber John Bain, otherwise known as TotalBiscuit, lost his four-year battle with bowel cancer and has died aged 33. Known as one of gaming’s most influent... read more

Bachelorette star Apollo Jackson’s video was inspired by mystery woman

 Apollo Jackson has released a new music video for his first-ever single, With You. The Bachelor In Paradise Star appears in the big-budget video alongside a b... read more

Blogger Alison Chabloz guilty of broadcasting anti-Semitic music

Alison Chabloz has been found guilty of posting anti-Semitic songs online A blogger who posted music videos denying the holocaust, mocking Anne Frank and descri... read more

Facebook and Google may be fined BILLIONS for ‘ignoring GDPR rules’

Facebook and Google may already have fallen foul of European privacy laws which took effect today, in a move that critics say could cost the companies billions.... read more

NASA wants to build a moon base to make rocket fuel for trip to Mars

As soon as next year, NASA will launch a series of robotic commercial delivery missions to the moon in preparation for an astronaut lunar base. The planned Comm... read more

Ashy Bines is sued for $145,000 by former business partner 

A woman who is being sued $120,000 by a ‘fitness queen’ over a YouTube video and online article has been slammed with a counterclaim of $145,000. Pi... read more

YouTubers are hiding softcore porn videos in fake diamond adverts

YouTube users have been hiding softcore porn videos behind fake diamond and luxury car adverts for years, despite the site’s promise to crack down on sexu... read more

Fortnite to hold 100-player Pro-Am at E3

Details about a much-anticipated Fortnite tournament at this year’s E3 convention have finally been revealed. A planned tournament featuring a number of nota... read more

ABC caught spending $2 million of taxpayer money on advertising

ABC chief financial officer Louise Higgins defending big social media spend She told a Senate hearing why taxpayers needed to pay Facebook and Google American d... read more

Google Chrome plugin will tell you if hackers have your password

A free Google Chrome extension will tell you if your password has been leaked.  Called PassProtect, it’s developed by cloud software firm Okta and can in... read more