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Chinese tech company Baidu has unveiled new electronic chopsticks that can detect whether food is safe to eat. “Chopsticks are the embodiment of Chinese wisdom,” a Baidu executive said. “And we have combined it with our advanced technology.” The utensils can detect unsaniary cooking oil, a common concern in the country. The search engine giant […]
LiveLeak has become the latest video streaming website to ban videos showing any future beheadings carried out by IS. The UK based website was the next stop for some internet users searching for the Jame Foley murder video, after YouTube began removing them earlier this week. But on Thursday the site operators announced: “We will […]
Private car hire and taxi service Uber has launched a same-day grocery deliver service in Washington DC. Their main smartphone app has opened its Corner Store facility, which covers more than 100 items. The products are competitively priced against other high street stores and include no delivery fee. Uber has stated that the Corner Store […]
Google’s driverless cars are programmed to break the speed limit by up to 10mph according to the lead software engineer. Dmitri Dolgov told Reuters that when surrounding vehicles are breaking the speed limit, it is sometimes safer to speed and so, the Google car would accelerate to keep up. The UK is set to allow […]
The Cty of San Bartolomé de Tirajana has begun a new byelaw that requires bars and music venue owners to install centrally controlled sound delimiters. Those that fail to comply could face fines between 1,500€ and 15,000€. The municipal council has stated that they plan to start inspecting any venue that uses sound amplification equipment […]
Researchers have suggested that the factory reset option is faulty on a number of Tesco Hudl & Android devices, with potentially sensitive information being accessible. Three separate investigations successfully recovered information on second-hand Android devices sold via auction websites. The inquiries found that often a reset simply removed a list of where data was stored […]
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Microsoft has stayed committed to the production of inexpensive mobile phones, announcing the Nokia 130, which costs just £15. The phone lacks internet capabilities, but can play MP3 and video files on its 4.6cm screen. The phone battery lasts more 36 days while on standby and will be released in both single and dual-sim models. […]
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