Author: Nicolas
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Tinder brings out 'basic mating instincts'
The way both sexes find partners on dating app Tinder conforms to classical evolutionary psychology, a study has found. Tinder is a dating app which presents ... -
Piccadilly facial detection tech 'intrusive'
Facial detection technology in the new Piccadilly Circus lights is “incredibly intrusive”, according to privacy campaigners. The revamped screen in central London will be turned on ... -
What is Google's new Pixel 2 smartphone like?
Google’s new smartphone models, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, are designed to do one thing really well – connect to Google’s services. It is ... -
Astrophysicists discover incredible origin of gold
Scientists have established how heavy elements such as gold and uranium trace their beginnings back to the collision of massive neutron stars. There were only two ... -
British-built satellite launches from Russia
A British-built pollution monitoring satellite was launched into orbit on Friday. It broke free of Earth’s gravity well while riding a modified Russian rocket designed to ... -
Criminals worry as dark net markets disappear
Four of the largest criminal marketplaces on the dark net were unreachable on Friday, prompting speculation about police activity. All four marketplaces – the Dream Market, ... -
Could smartphones save the sight of millions?
A British led team who use smartphones to save people’s sight have told Sky News they’re planning to expand into more than 60 countries. Their aim ... -
Bitcoin surges to all-time high above $5,000
Bitcoin has again hit a new record-high valuation, tipping $5,200 (£3,900) despite experts continuing to express scepticism about the cryptocurrency’s popularity. Last month the chairman and ... -
Tech firms 'invest £100m' in anti-terror fight
Tech companies have begun investing huge amounts of money to help in the fight against extremism. Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter are directly funding an increasing ... -
Credit scoring firm says 15.2m records hacked
Credit reporting company Equifax has said 15.2m UK records were stolen in a cyberattack earlier this year and it has identified 693,665 British consumers whose details – ...
