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Why tech giants like Amazon, Meta and Twitter are laying off so many employees

Amazon has become the latest tech giant to make sweeping job cuts among its office staff.Last week Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, revealed [...]

Apple launches its iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via satellite in the US and Canada

Apple has officially launched its long-awaited Emergency SOS via satellite in the United States and Canada, allowing iPhone 14 users to send text messages in [...]

British scientists grow fillet steak in a LABORATORY that looks and smells like real meat

British scientists have successfully grown fillet steak in a laboratory – and it could be available to buy as early as next year.3D Bio-Tissues (3DBT), [...]

The best VPN for smooth gameplay and security

Gamers who want to improve their gaming speed and intolerable latency and protect their connection from online fraud and individual DDoS assaults, which are becoming [...]

Old, worn Birkenstock sandals belonging to Steve Jobs sold for record-breaking $218,000 at auction

Old, 'well used' Birkenstock sandals belonging to Apple founder Steve Jobs sold for $218,750 at auction, the highest price ever paid for sandalsA pair of [...]

How the current world population reached 8 million… and what it means for Earth

The world's population has reached eight billion, the United Nations (UN) has confirmed.While this may sound like a mighty milestone, the growth rate is actually at [...]

Having multiple sexual partners does NOT affect your marriage chances in the long-term, study finds

Having multiple sexual partners does NOT affect your marriage chances in the long-term, study findsResearchers studied data on 9,000 people over 18 years up to [...]

Prehistoric BBQ! Oldest evidence of using fire to cook food was 780,000 years ago

Prehistoric BBQ! Oldest evidence of using fire to cook food was 780,000 years ago when early humans cooked 6.5ft-long carpUntil now, earliest evidence of using [...]

Apple’s mixed-reality headset will have 10 cameras, cost $2,000-$3,000, and have a 3D world: report

Apple's mixed-reality headset will have 10 cameras, cost $2,000-$3,000, and feature a 3D world, new report says, but DON'T say 'metaverse'Apple's mixed-reality headset, a premium [...]

Chimps share objects just to get attention, scientists say

Chimpanzees 'show off' by sharing objects that they've just found – and are therefore even more like humans than previously thought, a new study shows. British researchers [...]

Amazon unveils new Prime Air delivery drone that will drop packages from TWELVE feet in the air

Amazon's new Prime Air drone offers 30-minute deliveries, flies 50 mph and drops packages from TWELVE feet in the air - nearly a decade after [...]

Meet the bizarre ocean creatures discovered living near deep-sea volcanoes in the Indian Ocean

A new world of weird and wonderful creatures has been discovered living near deep sea volcanoes in the Indian Ocean.Scientists from the Museums Victoria Research [...]

Earth’s population will hit eight billion tomorrow

Earth's population will hit EIGHT BILLION tomorrow in a 'key milestone for humanity', UN saysUnited Nations has estimated world's population will hit eight billion tomorrowIt [...]

‘Password’ still among the most popular passwords in the UK

When it comes to setting our passwords, it appears many of us still don't take security that seriously.That's because new research reveals that phrases including '123456', [...]

Elon Musk’s SpaceX buys huge ad campaign on Twitter for Starlink as advertiser exodus accelerates

Elon Musk's SpaceX just ordered a large advertising package on Twitter, typically worth $250,000, for its Starlink satellite-internet service - as the social network sees [...]

Historic pledge to limit global warming to 1.5°C could be dropped ENTIRELY, insiders claim

The historic pledge to limit global warming to 1.5°C (2.7°F) could be abandoned during talks in Egypt, according to insiders to the negotiations.First drafts of [...]

Twitter’s collapse under Elon Musk could wipe out records of human history, experts warn

New Twitter owner Elon Musk has already said that the company faces bankruptcy and 'will not survive' if it doesn't find ways to make money.The [...]

Experts develop online tool that predicts a woman’s miscarriage risk

Experts develop online tool that predicts a woman's miscarriage riskOnline calculator asks questions and works out chance of successful pregnancyIt uses information on age, BMI [...]

Climate change could spell the end for the English rose

The Ghost Orchid was last seen in 2009 in a Herefordshire wood1. Ghost OrchidStatus: Critically Endangered Best time to see: UnknownHabitat: Beech woodWhere? HerefordshireThis orchid was [...]

Honeybee lifespans are 50% shorter today than they were 50 years ago, study finds

Honeybees live for half as long as they did 50 years ago, a new study has found.Scientists at the University of Maryland kept bees in [...]

SLS rocket is set to launch on November 16 on a 25-day journey around the moon

NASA's new mega moon rocket has been dogged by a multitude of delays that have repeatedly pushed back its historic maiden launch.But after enduring fuel [...]

Working mothers ‘feel more guilt than fathers’ because of ‘gender stereotypes, study finds

Working mothers 'feel more guilt than fathers' because of 'internalised gender stereotypes, study finds Working mothers feel more guilty than fathers due to 'stereotypes', a report [...]

Older breast cancer patients may be advised against surgery due to doctors’ ‘age bias’

Older breast cancer patients may be advised against surgery due to doctors' 'age bias' despite guidance to treat breast cancer patients 'irrespective of age', researchers [...]

Image of ‘St Elmo’s Fire’ is captured by Airbus pilot while flying through Hurricane Ian

Stunning image of 'St Elmo's Fire' weather phenomenon is captured by Airbus pilot while flying over Florida during devastating Hurricane Ian in SeptemberSt Elmo's Fire [...]

Great Scott! Photographer recreates scene from the 1985 film Back to the Future in his home

Great Scott! Photographer recreates scene from the 1985 film Back to the Future when the DeLorean is hit with lighting and travels back to 1955 [...]

Waymo’s driverless robotaxis can now be hailed by ANYONE in downtown Phoenix in major expansion

Waymo has opened up its fully driverless ride-hail service in downtown Phoenix to all members of the general public in a significant expansion of the [...]

Remains of ‘America’s first veterans’ who died in the Revolutionary War are found in South Carolina

Remains of America's first veterans who were killed in the 1780 Battle of Camden during the Revolutionary War have been unearthed less than six inches [...]

Rats can bop their heads in time to the beat of music, study reveals

Most of us love to have a bit of a boogie, and some - but not all - can also keep to the beat!It turns [...]

Haunting new image of ‘star-factory’ Cone Nebula makes it appear like a mythological creature

Haunting new image of the Cone Nebula - a Milky Way 'star-factory' that sits 2,500 light-years from Earth - makes it appear like a mythological [...]

Amazon’s new robotic arm uses AI and suction cups to pick up and sort MILLIONS of diverse products

Amazon's new robotic arm is capable of handling and sorting millions of unique items - a major milestone for the ecommerce giant - and a [...]

Ancient Egyptian women got ‘tramp stamp’ tattoos to protect them and their child during labor

Ancient Egyptian women sported lower back tattoos, or 'tramp stamps,' more than 3,000 years before they were popularized in the late 1990s, and they did [...]

Affairs boost self-esteem and life satisfaction – but only if you’re a woman

Affairs put a spring in your step, boost self-esteem and life satisfaction – but only if you're a woman, study findsScientists studied 609 people involved [...]

Why we love John Lewis at Christmas: The psychology behind festive adverts

Every year, households across the country get misty-eyed at the latest Christmas advert from John Lewis.This November was no different, with the department store releasing [...]

Bouncy pavement in Telford harnesses energy from runners’ footsteps to charge smartphones

It's not your usual way to charge a mobile phone.But a clever new bouncy pavement in Telford is generating enough electricity from people's footsteps to [...]

Nord Stream methane leak will NOT increase global warming, study says

Methane gas that leaked from a damaged Nord Stream pipeline in September will not increase global warming, a new study claims. The leaks will have a [...]

NASA checks Space Launch System after it was battered by 100mph winds on the launch pad

NASA is carrying out checks of its new massive moon rocket after the booster was battered on the launch pad by Hurricane Nicole.The $4.1 billion (£3.5 [...]