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NASA’s James Webb telescope captures stunning image of an ‘lonely’ galaxy

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has shared a stunning image of a lonely galaxy three million light-years from Earth in never before seen detail t... read more

Female octopuses are caught on video launching shells at males attempting to mate with them 

Female octopuses have been caught on video launching shells at males attempting to mate with them. Scientists at the University of Sydney recorded gloomy octop... read more

TikTok slashes revenue targets by $2BN amid global online advertising slump hitting tech firms

TikTok slashes revenue targets by $2 BILLION amid global online ad slump affecting major tech companies including Meta and Twitter TikTok cut its revenue target... read more

Apple is watching you! Tech giant collects data about users from built in apps, study reveals 

Apple may not be the pro-privacy company it so proudly proclaims to be – a new study finds the tech giant is collecting data on its customers while they u... read more

Melting Greenland ice sheet could cause sea levels to rise by 0.5 INCHES by the end of the century

Melting of the Northeast Greenland Ice Sheet could cause sea levels to rise by half an inch by the end of the century, a new study has warned. This is equivale... read more

MailOnline reveals the most weird and wonderful VR gadgets 

The man responsible for Meta’s hugely successful virtual reality (VR) platform Oculus presented his latest invention this week – a headset that can kill... read more

Cybercrooks target Twitter users with scam emails – as Musk plans to charge $8/month for blue tick

Elon Musk’s $44billion (£38bn) takeover of Twitter was finally confirmed at the end of last month, and the new CEO has wasted no time making changes to t... read more

Southern Water discharged ‘five MONTHS’ worth of sewage at bathing beaches so far in November’ 

Southern Water discharged raw sewage into UK water for more than 3,700 hours in the first eight days of November alone, the equivalent of five months’ wor... read more

The best and worst iPhone alarms to wake up to – with Apple’s default Radar BOTTOM of the list

How does YOUR favourite stack up? Study reveals the best and worst iPhone alarms to wake up to – with Apple’s default Radar BOTTOM of the list Resea... read more

Is it Possible to Hack Blockchain?  

The primary benefit of blockchain is enhanced security. Within a blockchain system, a group of computer systems keeps an up-to-date copy of the database every t... read more

The Advantages of AI in Daily Life

Artificial intelligence is the process of making machines behave like humans. It aims to enable machines to perform a human-like task while also having human-li... read more

National Park Service warns against licking frogs to get a high

Americans are being warned by a federal agency to stop licking toads to get ‘high’.  The National Park Service (NPS) issued the bizarre warning on ... read more

Exhibition made up entirely of AI-generated artwork launches in San Francisco

Artificial intelligence is feared to one day take over humanity, but as for now people are using it to create stunning pieces of artwork that are now hanging i... read more

Twitter rejects ad criticizing Elon Musk’s Tesla Full Self-Driving because it was ‘political

Just as Twitter starts banning accounts that impersonate its new owner Elon Musk, it seems the social media platform is also rejecting ads that criticize the Ch... read more

You’re so vain! People who think they’re attractive are more prone to act selfishly, study reveals 

People who see themselves as attractive are more likely to act selfishly, even at the expense of others, new research has found. Researchers from South China No... read more

Ancient tombs that remain a mystery – as archaeologists find what could be Cleopatra’s resting place

This week, archeologists discovered an underground tunnel beneath an Egyptian temple, which they believe may lead to the long-lost tomb of Cleopatra, one of the... read more

‘Mind-reading’ device can analyse the brainwaves of non-verbal, paralysed patients

‘Mind-reading’ device can analyse the brainwaves of non-verbal, paralysed patients and turn them into sentences on a computer screen in real time Ne... read more

Oculus creator develops a VR headset that kills gamers

The founder of Meta’s Oculus platform might have trouble finding volunteers who will try his latest creation – a VR headset that can literally kill you.... read more

Amazon has slashed the price of the Google Pixel 6A

Early Black Friday deal alert! Amazon has slashed the price of the latest Google Pixel 6A to just $349 By Zoe Griffin For Dailymail.com Published: 13:02 GMT, 8 ... read more

Children as young as THREE who watch violent TV do worse at secondary school, study warns 

Watching violent television programmes from a young age has been scientifically linked to poor performance at secondary school. Researchers from the University... read more

Psychologists reveal why we are scared of heights, small spaces and creepy-crawlies

It’s the time of year again when many reality TV fans will cosy up every night to watch their favourite celebrities scream on ‘I’m a Celebrity... read more

What is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and its uses beyond Mining  

ASIC full form is an “application-specific integrated circuit.” As mentioned in the name, this type of circuit is prepared for some specific purpose.  ... read more

Pig aggression reduced when a bystander pig steps in, study finds

Piggy in the middle! Bizarre study reveals that when two pigs are fighting, a bystander pig can intervene to reduce tension Study shows complex social groups pi... read more

These bizarre objects are all health gadgets – but can you work out what they’re meant to treat?

Genie’s lamp that makes a splash Nosebuddy, £17.99, mad-hq.com This genie’s lamp-like device is a neti pot, used to flush out the sinuses and ease cong... read more