al PETER HITCHENS: Have five weeks of mad lockdown panic actually done us good? By Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 08:46:35 +0100 PETER HITCHENS: The report from the Office for Budget Responsibility has made clear that the damage done by crashing the economy is deep and dangerous. It may last for many years. Full Article
al PETER HITCHENS: We're destroying the nation's wealth - and the health of millions By Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 23:08:18 +0100 PETER HITCHENS: Why do I bother? For six weeks I have been saying the Government's policy on Covid-19 is a mistake. Most people do not agree, and many are angry with me for saying so. Full Article
al Super Bowl: How Australian Mitch Wishnowsky could become second Australian to win a ring By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 02 Feb 2020 14:28:09 GMT Perth-born Mitch Wishnowsky, 27, will become the second Australian to win a Super Bowl ring if the San Francisco 49ers win the match. Full Article
al Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke reveals why she won't Google herself By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 02 Feb 2020 17:10:29 GMT Former Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke has revealed she won't Google herself. Full Article
al Fired trader says 'prostitute' he stayed with at Davos was actually Eric Schmidt's girlfriend By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:04:42 GMT Daniel Michalow, 37, left, left D.E. Shaw in 2018 and has now launched legal action suing the company for defamation and seeking millions in damages. Eric Schmidt with wife Wendy, right. Full Article
al Google apologizes after Photos bug accidentally leaks private videos to strangers' accounts By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 01:19:15 GMT The bug affects users who attempted to back up their photos between November 21 and the 25 last year and caused 'some videos in Google Photos [to be] incorrectly exported to unrelated users' archives.' Full Article
al NICKY MORGAN explains her plan to decriminalise nonpayment of TV levy By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 08:14:06 GMT NICKY MORGAN: Decriminalisation of TV licence evasion was previously looked at by David Perry QC. It has now been five years since the Perry Review. Full Article
al Google, YouTube and Twitter send cease and desist order to facial recognition app Clearview AI By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:34:36 GMT Using Clearview AI police can upload a photo of an unknown person they would like to identify, and see a list of matches culled from a database of over three billion photos. Full Article
al Parent hack sees mayonnaise remove crayon from walls By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:32:00 GMT Jessica Hard, from Medford in Oregon, discovered she could remove crayon marks from her wall by wiping Best Foods - or Hellman's - mayonnaise over the scribbles. Full Article
al Google HR chief steps down after 20,000-strong worldwide staff walkout over sex scandal By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:53:46 GMT Eileen Naughton had faced a mass walkout of some 20,000 staff around the world in 2018 over huge severance packages going to Google executives implicated in sexual misconduct claims. Full Article
al Donald Trump dubs tech giants the MAGA club as their market value soars By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:14:07 GMT Four tech giants whose initials spell out President Donald Trump's favorite acronym have sent the stock market soaring to record highs: Microsoft, Apple, Google and Amazon. Full Article
al The illegal tip that is visible from space: 'Dumping ground' in north London By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 01:00:52 GMT The 'dumping ground' in Edgware, north London, (pictured) has been piled so high it can be spotted on Google Maps' satellite view. Full Article
al World Health Organization holds secretive talks with tech giants over coronavirus misinformation By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:48:50 GMT The meeting, which included Twitter, Youtube and Amazon, was organised by the World Health Organization but was hosted by Facebook at its Menlo Park campus in California Full Article
al Thrifty mum reveals she saved £100 on a food order using an anti-food waste website By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 08:53:07 GMT Julia Young, 33, from Maidenhead, has told how she spent £22.50 on an anti-food waste website - and saved herself £100. Amongst the buys were snacks bars, crisps, toothpaste, and hair care. Full Article
al How you can get your hands on the stunning Australian bikini Kourtney Kardashian in Sardinia By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 03:37:31 GMT Made in one size only, the Sydney-made swimwear is stitched without side seams to flatter waistlines of all shapes and sizes. Kourtney's two-piece costs $165 - but it's already selling out. Full Article
al Novel privacy tool erases humans from live video feeds in real-time to hide you from webcam spies By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 20:27:12 GMT A YouTube video posted by Jason Mayes, a Google Web Engineer, shows off an algorithm that eliminates humans from a webcam feed in real-time, leaving only the background in tact. Full Article
al 'I can really be hard on myself': Shakira's struggles with perfectionism By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:12:07 GMT Perfectionism, or obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, as it is known in the medical world, is classified as a mental health disorder. Shakira has recently spoken about it. Full Article
al Millennials turning backs on cooking and DIY shows in favour of how-to guides on YouTube By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:48:38 GMT Millennials are turning their backs on leisure interest programmes such as those hosted by Nigella Lawson, pictured, in favour of online how-to guides and tutorials. Full Article
al The club Beckham built: After six years of legal wrangling Inter Miami are set to begin MLS life By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 17:21:54 GMT CRAIG HOPE IN FORT LAUDERDALE: Walk around Inter Miami's stadium and there is little of the excitement that will accompany David Beckham's debut as franchise owner. Full Article
al Ireland Baldwin on fan requesting nude pictures of her: 'You probably can Google it for free dawg' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 14:52:10 GMT The 24-year-old DT Model wasn't kidding either, as recent as July of last year she posted two nearly nude snaps of herself on a Manhattan balcony and a Malibu beach Full Article
al Workers avoid traditional greeting amid virus fears By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:13:34 GMT Motivational speaker Richard McCann hosted an event in Leeds. He refused to shake hands with attendees due to the coronavirus. #StopShakingHands is now being used on Twitter. Full Article
al Alphabet unveils AI camera system that monitors fish populations with the goal of feeding humanity By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 18:02:25 GMT A blog post describes project Tidal, which is a part of Alphabet's 'X' division that develops 'moonshot' projects. Tidal is creating a computer vision system that uses AI to monitor fish health. Full Article
al YouTube reduces conspiracy videos but struggles to rein in climate change denial and more By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 23:20:08 GMT The study analyzed 8 million video recommendations over the past 15 months and used an algorithm that rated videos on a scale of 0 to 1 for likelihood that it pedaled conspiracies. Full Article
al Google CANCELS one of its biggest annual events amid fears over the spread of coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 00:26:10 GMT The company announced that its annual in-person I/O conference is being cancelled more than two months before it's slated to take place, as the global death toll from coronavirus ramps up. Full Article
al Millions of millennials are so bad at DIY they admit they can't change a light bulb By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 12:00:46 GMT Millennials - people born between the early 1980s and the mid 1990s - can't hang a picture or change a lightbulb without help from a search engine or a family member, a study finds. Full Article
al VPN and ad-blocking apps are allegedly harvesting user data By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 17:46:00 GMT An analytics firm that owns at least 20 apps on the App Store and Google Play Store has been harvesting millions of people's data, according to media reports. Full Article
al Leaked billboard mock-ups reveal Google's budget-focused Pixel 4a will retail at $399 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 21:31:49 GMT The Pixel 4A will debut at $399 which is on par with the tech giant's previous budget offering, the Pixel 3A according to leaked renders of billboard ads for the Google-made device posted by Evan Blass. Full Article
al Young people are capitalizing on cheap flights because of the coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 22:03:58 GMT Their need to travel comes as more than 1,000 people in the US have tested positive for COVID-19 across 38 states and the District of Columbia, and 31 people have died. Full Article
al Architect, 41, struck off for fake one-star Google reviews of companies run by rivals and exes By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 15 Mar 2020 11:11:25 GMT Andrew Guy, 41, from Hampshire, was struck off by the Architects Registration Board after he targeted eight firms with negative reviews, including two run by women he had dated. Full Article
al The coronavirus myths that went viral By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 01:08:07 GMT As the country tries to tackle the coronavirus epidemic, fake news and health myths have sprung up on social media. Full Article
al Social media giants team up to combat coronavirus misinformation By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:29:17 GMT Major tech companies including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter have issued a joint statement on their efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, which has killed over 7,100 people. Full Article
al Android 11 documents confirm file sharing feature called 'Fast Share' that mimics Apple's 'Air Drop' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 22:10:06 GMT According to release notes discovered in Android 11, the mobile operating system is working on a feature calls 'Fast-Share' that allows users to share files instantly if they're within proximity. Full Article
al Google alerts users to call a doctor if they search for medical-related locations for coronavius By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:37:30 GMT Google has added an alert that encourages users to call a doctor when the search for medical locations or search topics about coronavirus in order to help limit the spread of the virus. Full Article
al US government is 'in talks with Facebook and Google' to track coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 11:51:36 GMT The US government wants to see if private-sector companies could compile the data in a way that would allow them to map the spread of the deadly virus. Full Article
al Speech recognition systems from five tech companies are bias towards people of color, study reveals By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:31:58 GMT A study found AI-powered voice recognition systems from Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM and Microsoft make twice as many errors when interpreting speech from black people than words spoken by whites. Full Article
al Google launches 'SOS Alert' for coronavirus in search results By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 09:20:11 GMT Google has launched an SOS Alert for the coronavirus that makes information about the virus from the World Health Organisation easily accessible at the top of search results. Full Article
al How to use Australia's new coronavirus app By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 06:34:45 GMT The Australian Government has launched a coronavirus app to provide up-to-date information about the pandemic. Full Article
al Facebook and Apple say personal N95 masks they are donating were stockpiled during wildfires By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 22:31:30 GMT Tech giants are sending millions of N95 masks to healthcare workers in the US to help with the shortage, but the donations are raising questions to why these firms have a stockpile. Full Article
al Kogan frenzy sale on home office equipment, hand sanitiser, fitness equipment and HUGE plasma TVs By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 06:47:15 GMT Online retailer Kogan has launched a massive 'frenzy' sale on home essentials as Australians increasingly stay indoors during the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
al Australia's best and worst April Fool's pranks for 2020 revealed By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:08:17 GMT April Fool's Day has rolled around once again and a few Australian companies still got in on the shameless tricks. Full Article
al Google searches for 'universal credit', and 'furlough' soar in Britain By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:46:32 GMT Britons have been using Google to look up the Government's guidance on helping firms with furloughed workers to keep them employed but without working. Full Article
al Engineer who stole Google secrets wants Uber to pay legal fees By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 18:35:24 GMT Anthony Levandowski, 39, a pioneer in the field of driverless vehicles, claims that Uber reneged on an agreement to pay for his legal expenses after it convinced him to leave Google in 2016. Full Article
al Data scientist reveals EYE PAIN may be a symptom of Covid-19 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 11:59:37 GMT Seth Stephens-Davidowitz claimed that Google search results from around the world could be key to determining undiscovered coronavirus symptoms. Full Article
al Why worried Australians in self-isolation are searching for bizarre 5G conspiracies By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 06:59:17 GMT Self-isolating Australians are using the extra time they have holed up indoors to research the internet about anti-5G conspiracy theories, according to analytical search trends by Google. Full Article
al Google unveils virtual braille keyboard that makes phones accessible without additional hardware By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 19:47:10 GMT Though hardware solutions allow those who are visually impaired to type on mobile devices, a virtual keyboard offers users a quick way to type without having connecting a physical keyboard. Full Article
al The clump of 33 trees on Adak Island in Alaska that forms 'America's smallest national forest' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:02:35 GMT 'Adak National Forest' - which looks like a big bush from a distance - can be found on the remote Alaskan island of Adak, part of the volcanic Aleutian archipelago. Full Article
al NHS 'discussed allowing coronavirus app to identify people using their mobile phone ID' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:43:09 GMT A draft document from last month considered whether the app should include the ability to reveal a person's identity 'if ministers judge that to be proportionate at some stage'. Full Article
al Tech firms plea to dodge new UK digital services tax By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:52:29 GMT Trade body TechUK, which represents hundreds of technology companies in Britain including Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon, said the Government should 'look again' at the new tax. Full Article
al Nest cameras reduced to default video quality in an effort to preserve internet capacity By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 22:37:41 GMT According to an email from the Google-owned home security company sent to users, it will lower users' cameras to their default settings automatically to 'conserve internet resources.' Full Article
al Online searches for 'bread', 'at home workout', 'animal crossing' and 'buzz cut' soar By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 09:19:53 GMT Worldwide data reveals an all-time peak in queries pertaining to 'buzz cut' as people are forced to cut their own hair amid lockdown. Full Article