Wild swimming makes a splash during lockdown with searches for wetsuits in the UK up by 495 per cent

Searches for wetsuits are up 495 per cent on mountainwarehouse.com. Pictured is the Shorty women’s wetsuit, which is available from the retailer at the end of March for £69.99 Britons have turned to making lemon drizzle cake and sourdough bread to help get them through lockdown and millions have taken up running. To this list we … Read more

Alleged drug dealer ‘dismembered jazz trumpeter after Googling for Breaking Bad tips’ 

An alleged drug dealer dismembered a jazz musician after Googling for Breaking Bad tips on how to dissolve a body in acid, the Old Bailey heard today. Simon Emmons, 40, is accused of cutting off William Algar’s limbs, wrapping his head and torso in sheets and burying them in a nature reserve in December 2019. … Read more

Alleged killer ‘who dismembered trumpeter Googled tips on how to dissolve a body in acid’

An alleged killer who is accused of dismembering a ‘brilliant’ jazz musician just hours before he murdered another man searched Google for Breaking Bad tips on how to dissolve a body in acid, the Old Bailey heard today. Simon Emmons, 40, allegedly cut off William Algar’s limbs, wrapped his severed head and torso in sheets, and … Read more

Google co-founder Sergey Brin building $150M airship for world disaster relief

Blue sky thinking! Google co-founder Sergey Brin builds world’s largest aircraft for $150M as a family ‘yacht’ Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s company could build a massive airship Reports suggest it will measure 656ft and cost the billionaire $150 million Brin initially wanted to build an ‘air yacht’ but is now using it for disaster relief  It will … Read more

Google unveils new Nest Hub with motion detecting feature to track your sleeping

Google is the lasted tech company to expand into the health market with a new Nest Hub assistant that monitors sleep. The seven-inch smart screen is packed with sleep-sensing technology that collects data while sitting at the owner’s bedside.  The feature, which Google intends to offer for free through at least this year, relies on … Read more

Facebook signs deals with News Corp and Nine in Australia

Facebook has made multi-million-dollar deals with Australia’s two biggest commercial media companies to pay for using their content on its site. The social media platform has signed and three-year deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp and a letter of intent with Nine Entertainment. It comes after a world-first new law forcing Google and Facebook to … Read more

Google Maps unveils editing tool that let users draw in roads

Google Maps has launched a map editing tool for desktop that lets users add new or missing roads to the landscape. This feature, which is rolling out over the coming months in more than 80 countries will let users add missing roads by drawing lines, rename roads, realign or delete incorrect roads and report if a road … Read more

Scientists develop an AI system that can measure your heart using smart SPEAKERS 

Amazon’s Echo and other smart speakers like the Google Home could be used to monitor the rhythm of a person’s heart.  Academics created an AI-powered device which monitors regular, and irregular, heartbeats using the same tools found in smart speakers.  The prototype, which was built in a lab but could be incorporated into speakers in … Read more

Electric cars could be topped up in less than 10 minutes thanks to ‘battery swapping’ stations

San Francisco-based Ample announced a new battery charging technology that refuels electric vehicles from any automaker in just 10 minutes – three times faster than traditional systems. Using Modular Battery system, AI-powered robots remove the depleted battery and replace it with a fully charged unit – Ample says its batteries are like Lego-blocks that can … Read more