Science & Technology

A taste sensation: the rise of Europe’s multisensory restaurants Author: Barclay Ballard   For some restaurants, food is only one part of the package. Multisensory establishments are choosing to use sight, sound and smell to create truly...

Bitcoin achieves record high following cryptocurrency split By Barclay Ballard   The value of bitcoin has surpassed $4,000 for the first time, allaying concerns over its recent schism. The value of bitcoin reached an all-time high this weekend...

Equifax hack puts data of 400,000 UK customers at risk   US credit rating firm’s announcement comes after UK authorities order it to alert British clients of cybersecurity breach. About 400,000 people in the UK may have...

Millions of Pornhub users targeted in malvertising attack Alex Hern   Security firm uncovers hacking group KovCoreG’s attempts to trick browsers of world’s largest adult site into installing fake updates. Millions of Pornhub users were targeted with a...

Green-haired turtle that breathes through its genitals added to endangered list Patrick Barkham and agencies   With its punky green mohican the striking Mary river turtle joins a new ZSL list of the world’s most vulnerable...

Cambridge Analytica taken to court over data storage By Jane Wakefield   The company at the centre of the row is alleged to have used data from Facebook to profile voters in the US presidential election   A...

SpaceX poised to launch 'world's most powerful rocket'   If the launch succeeds, the Falcon Heavy will rank as the most powerful rocket in operation today and the mightiest space vehicle to blast off from the...

Researchers attack power grid in order to highlight vulnerabilities By Kim Darrah   Researchers from New York University have hacked into weakly protected power control devices to demonstrate the vulnerabilities of the world’s power systems and ultimately...

YouTube Is Running 'Anti-LGBT' Ads Alongside Videos By LGBT Creators Megan C. Hills   It's officially the beginning of Pride month; however, the celebrations at YouTube appear to be lukewarm at best. The video streaming...

Facebook finds 'sophisticated' efforts to disrupt midterm elections   The company said it removed 32 accounts from Facebook and Instagram because they were involved in "coordinated" political behaviour and appeared to be fake. Nearly 300,000 people...