Science & Technology

Apple strikes a deal with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television By Luján Scarpinelli   Spielberg’s Amblin Television will make 10 exclusive episodes of his 1980s science fiction series Amazing Stories for Apple, each with a budget of more...

Can we ever find Jesus’s DNA? I met the scientists who are trying to find out   It was the first stop on an extraordinary journey. On a bright but bitterly cold January afternoon earlier this...

This next generation drone could replace helicopters Matt Gooding   Meet the Hydrone...   https://youtu.be/wlhOI4WI8b0   A next generation drone which can undertake flights of up to three hours and is believed to be the first of its kind in the...

EU regulators fine Google record $5 billion in Android case   The EU determined that Google had frozen out its rivals on the Android operating system, widely used on mobile phones and tablets. A 3D printed Android...

We’re getting even closer to creating ‘superhumans’ By Matthew Dunn, News.com.au   The human race has come a very long way in a short amount of time, but what is coming around the corner will change everything...

Facebook says data breach might affect up to 87 million people   Facebook believes the data of up to 87 million people was improperly shared with the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. Initial reports had put the...

Facebook, Google and more unite to let you transfer data between apps Josh Constine   The Data Transfer Project is a new team-up between tech giants to let you move your content, contacts, and more...

Huawei receives 2018 GSMA award for Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry   GSMA chairman congratulates Huawei for ‘commitment to pushing the industry forward’ The GSMA has presented Huawei Technologies with the 2018 Award for Outstanding Contribution...

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...

Scientists explain the sound of knuckle cracking By Helen Briggs BBC News   Scientists have turned their attention to investigating that most annoying of human habits - the sound made when you crack your knuckles. The characteristic pop...