The world has experienced five mass extinctions over the course of its history, and experts claim we are seeing another one happen right now. A 2017 research paper claimed a ‘biological annihilation’ of wildlife in recent decades has triggered the sixth mass extinction and says the planet is heading towards a ‘global crisis’. Scientists warn … Read more
Britain’s biggest rock and heavy metal festival Download was cancelled today for the second consecutive year after organisers said it would be ‘impossible’ to hold. The event, which is held at Donington Park in Leicestershire, was due to take place between June 4 and 6 with headliners Kiss, Biffy Clyro and System Of A Down. … Read more
Twitter bug allows users to see and download Fleets on public accounts past the 24-hour expiration date Twitter launched Fleets this month that disappear in 24 hours A new bug is allowing users to see and download the tweets past the 24 hours Using an app, a user accessed Twitter’s back-end system where they saw … Read more
Police officers are ordered not to use their work phone to download coronavirus tracing app NPCC urges police to install app only on own person phones, not work ones Some constabularies allow officers to have ‘third party apps’ on work phones App detects whether users have come into close contact with confirmed case By Sophie … Read more
More than TEN MILLION download NHS track and trace app in first three days after pubs and restaurants turn away customers who don’t have it Six million people downloaded the app the first day it launched Pubs and restaurants have started turning customers away unless they can show the QR code on their phones Glitches … Read more
Engineers hit new world record for data transmission over the internet that is a fifth faster than the previous speed – and is fast enough to download everything on Netflix in less than a second London engineers hit a new world record for fastest data transmission The team reached a rate of 178 terabits a second … Read more
They say silence is golden, but for those working from home and feeling isolated, the lack of human company can almost be deafening – so many are now turning to artificial ‘soundscapes’ of offices for comfort. Dozens of websites and apps now offer a constant stream of background sounds to recreate the hustle and bustle … Read more
NHS contact tracing app in chaos before June deadline: Advisers complain about mainlanders downloading it in Isle of Wight trial and only one inhabitant has reported getting an alert Mail on Sunday found just one person on Isle of Wight who had received warning The Government has already admitted the app won’t be ready for … Read more
Season two will also see if things progressed between Tony and care home nurse Emma (Ashley Jensen). There will be some doom and gloom thrown in as well with the local newspaper and Tony’s employer facing closure. The only form of distraction in the village will come by way of a local amateur dramatics production … Read more
Sony slows PlayStation download speeds in an effort to help maintain internet capacity for other users relying on the web during isolation Sony is slowing the download speeds for online gamers The measure looks to mitigate the effects of overcrowded broadband Isolation orders caused by coronavirus have inundated networks everywhere Coronavirus symptoms: what are they … Read more