y McIlroy shares lead with Kuchar and Scott in California but fresh doubts over Woods as Masters loom By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 00:06:40 GMT DEREK LAWRENSON IN LOS ANGELES: Another good day for Rory McIlroy at the Genesis Invitational but a deeply troubling one for the tournament host, Tiger Woods. Full Article
y Rory McIlroy misses Hollywood ending after Adam Scott clinched victory at Genesis Invitational By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 00:37:16 GMT DEREK LAWRENSON IN LOS ANGELES: There was no Hollywood ending on Sunday for Rory McIlroy following his first week back as world number one. Full Article
y PETER HITCHENS: There IS a way to make our police safer - but it's NOT 50,000-volt Tasers By Published On :: Sun, 02 Feb 2020 01:59:13 +0000 PETER HITCHENS: Richard, who has in the past mocked abuse of Tasers by police, has now changed his mind and concluded from this that all officers should be armed with these devices. Full Article
y PETER HITCHENS: I love what the BBC used to be, but I can't defend it any longer By Published On :: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 23:25:29 +0000 I don't think I can defend the BBC much longer, PETER HITCHENS writes. For years, I've been one of the few conservative patriots I know who still stand up for the licence fee. Full Article
y PETER HITCHENS: The unlikely villain behind all those nannying warnings is finally revealed By Published On :: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 22:28:30 +0000 PETER HITCHENS: As I cross the bridge to my platform a treacly, ingratiating male voice intones: 'When on the stairs, please use the handrail - and take care!' Full Article
y PETER HITCHENS: Today, I'm publishing the document that could save us from war By Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 01:25:54 +0000 It is my privilege to publish the defence of two scientists who could not abide the suppression of the evidence they had gathered regarding an alleged atrocity in Syria, writes PETER HITCHENS. Full Article
y PETER HITCHENS: Britain is infected... by a bad case of madness By Published On :: Sun, 15 Mar 2020 11:41:41 +0000 PETER HITCHENS: I have serious doubts about whether our Government has any idea how to slow the spread of this virus. I suspect it quietly reached these shores long before anyone noticed. Full Article
y PETER HITCHENS: Is shutting down Britain REALLY the right answer? By Published On :: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 01:53:57 +0000 PETER HITCHENS: Here I am, asking bluntly - is the closedown of the country the right answer to the coronavirus? If we have this wrong we have a great deal to lose. Full Article
y PETER HITCHENS: This Great Panic is foolish, yet our freedom is still broken and economy crippled By Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 23:01:00 +0100 PETER HITCHENS: As I watched the Prime Minister order mass house arrest on Monday night, I felt revulsion, anger and grief - as anyone brought up when this was a free and well-governed... Full Article
y PETER HITCHENS: The deep velvet quiet of our cities is as terrifying as a fire bell in the night By Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 01:23:33 +0100 PETER HITCHENS: How is it to be paid for? Oh, everyone says, the Government will pay. But when will it sink in that when we say 'the Government' we mean us? Full Article
y PETER HITCHENS: Matt Hancock is trying to run the UK like my 1950s prep school By Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 01:43:56 +0100 Until I started travelling in the Communist world, my main experience of living under tyranny was my time at a boarding school on the edge of Dartmoor, 60 years ago, PETER HITCHENS writes. Full Article
y 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
y PETER HITCHENS: Don't be fooled by the sunshine - there are only dark days ahead By Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:27:19 +0100 PETER HITCHENS: I have come to hate this beautiful weather, the loveliest spring for 50 years. Full Article
y 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
y Google searches for 'Corona beer virus' spike with people thinking it's linked to deadly coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 21:55:07 GMT People have been confusing the new, deadly coronavirus with Corona beer with searches for both 'corona beer' and 'corona beer virus' rising by more than 1,100% over the last week. Full Article
y Anti-virus company Avast 'winding down' subsidiary that sold millions of users' sensitive web data By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:13:26 GMT Avast announced its decision to wind won 'Jumpshot', a subsidiary that drew public scrutiny following a report by Motherboard and PCMag revealing how it tracked users data. Full Article
y Ring adds new privacy dashboard days after company is found sending data to third-parties By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 23:18:52 GMT The company announced that it has added a new privacy dashboard to its app that allows users of its home security cameras to more easily customize their security and privacy settings. Full Article
y 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
y 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
y 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
y Super Bowl viewers blast placement of sad 'Loretta' Google ad about an 85-year-old man with dementia By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 02:53:06 GMT People had very strong reactions to Google's 'Loretta' Super Bowl commercial Full Article
y Artist creates a traffic jam on Google Maps by dragging a cart full of 99 smartphones By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 17:04:34 GMT Simon Weckert, from Germany, decided to trick the web mapping service Google Maps by walking through the streets of Berlin with 99 smartphones all connected to the app. Full Article
y 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
y 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
y 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
y 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
y Ring prompts users to share videos of 'neighborly moments' that show people doing good deeds By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:09:37 GMT Ring introduced a 'neighborly moments' tag to its app which usually serves as a means for sharing 'suspicious' or apparently criminal behavior caught on camera with users and police. Full Article
y What is the country's most loved sex position? Love Island's 'Eagle' comes out on top By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 02:01:02 GMT New research has shown that 11 cities in the UK, including Blackburn, Bournemouth and Bradford, named missionary as their all-time favourite as Valentine's Day approaches. Full Article
y Melbourne lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson sues Google to unmask an anonymous reviewer By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 06:08:42 GMT Barrister and solicitor Zarah Garde-Wilson, 42, believes the review was written by an a competitor and filed a lawsuit against Google in the Federal Court on Monday. Full Article
y 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
y Stranger Things star Gatan Matrazzo single-handedly raised awareness about rare bone disease By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:47:36 GMT A new study has found that Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo raising awareness of his rare genetic bone disorder increased Google searches of the condition by more than 90%. Full Article
y Google removes nearly 600 apps for spam-like ads after they were downloaded 4.5 BILLION times By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 23:04:56 GMT Apps violated rules on ad policies, by showing ads that were 'displayed to users in unexpected ways, including impairing or interfering with the usability of device functions' Full Article
y Google's Thanksgiving Four give first interview after being abruptly fired By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 21:56:58 GMT Laurence Berland, Paul Duke, Rebecca Rivers and Sophie Waldman were all fired from Google on Monday, November 25. Now, they are speaking out in an interview about their saga. Full Article
y Google Cloud manager RELEASED by police after being arrested for Microsoft employee wife's murder By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 08:39:02 GMT Harvard-educated Sonam Saxena, 43, reported his wife Smriti missing on Tuesday claiming the 41-year-old mother-of-two had vanished during a late night stroll on a secluded beach in Hawaii. Full Article
y Smart speakers listen to users up to 19 times per day because they hear random words heard on TVs By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 22:23:12 GMT A Northeastern University study found smart speakers were randomly set off to listen to users by words spoken on television sets that were in the same room as many as 19 times per day. Full Article
y 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
y 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
y Boy, 11, died two days after junior A&E doctor failed to spot he was suffering heart failure By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:24:20 GMT Clayton Hague-Winterbottom had an enlarged heart which was picked up on a chest X-ray - a sign of a struggling heart - but Dr Rida Fatima discharged him from Royal Oldham Hospital last year. Full Article
y '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
y 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
y Rugby league could be taken OFF free-to-air TV and shown on streaming services By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:51:36 GMT NRL executives have reportedly flown to the United States this week to meet with Amazon, Google and Facebook to discuss screening matches on their platforms. Full Article
y 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
y ROB WAUGH: The Pixelbook Go is deliciously slim and worth the money By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 23:54:56 GMT Google's Pixelbook Go is a Chromebook (basically running a browser, but with a few additional apps). I realised that it can actually do pretty much anything from word processing to website editing Full Article
y 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
y 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
y 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
y 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
y Apple and Google crackdown on misinformation on coronavirus by rejecting apps and blocking searches By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:42:10 GMT Apple is rejecting apps related to coronavirus not developed by health officials and Google has blocked searches for the virus in Google Play to stop the spread of misinformation. Full Article
y Facebook and Google may face huge competition probe that could end with them being broken up By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 07 Mar 2020 23:18:00 GMT The Mail on Sunday can reveal that senior staff at Britain's competition watchdog are pushing for an investigation over concerns that the two American firms have become too dominant. Full Article
y 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