Emma Sims
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United Kingdom
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Amazon employees treated like "robots"
In the wake of the #AmazonStrike, employees are sharing their stories of workplace plight → Read More
Amazon sent customer 1,700 audio files from a stranger’s Alexa
An Amazon customer in Germany was surprised to receive 1,700 audio files from a stranger’s Alexa. The man had requested a copy of his archived data from the internet giant, only to be dumbfounded when he received over one thousand copies of someone else’s private conversations. The customer had requested to review his data under the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)… → Read More
The most influential women in tech
Alphr females: A celebration of the women driving the tech world forward → Read More
Drones over Gatwick leave thousands delayed
Drone sightings over one of the UK’s busiest airports have caused mass disruption → Read More
Hacking scandal at NASA sees employees’ data leaked
Servers at the space agency were compromised by unknown hackers → Read More
Facebook granted Amazon, Netflix and Microsoft access to users’ personal data
A new report suggests tech firms could access and delete users’ private messages → Read More
2018’s most shocking statistics
A roundup of 2018’s statistics doesn’t sound like the most scintillating premise for a yearly review, but these offerings from the Royal Statistical Society prove otherwise. The Society has just published its annual list of the year’s most mind-boggling stats, and you won’t need an economics degree to appreciate their magnitude. This year, environmental issues featured prominently, with the top… → Read More
Google sabotaged Edge, hints former Microsoft intern
Google throttled Edge’s performance with routine website tweaks, suggests intern → Read More
“Treasure trove” of dinosaur fossils found on Hastings coast
Dinosaur skin, scales and claws were made visible by coastal erosion → Read More
Best fitness apps to kickstart your 2019
Achieve your fitness goals in 2019, with our roundup of the best apps to get you there → Read More
Trump "specifically" supported by Russian hackers, Senate report confirms
A report released by the Senate damns tech firms for a “belated and uncoordinated” response → Read More
Women receive abuse every 30 seconds on Twitter
A new study reveals ugly truth about being a woman on Twitter → Read More
Met Police to test controversial facial recognition on Londoners this week
Monday and Tuesday will see eight-hour trials take place in the British capital → Read More
Android facial recognition software fooled by 3D-printed head
Apple’s iPhone X passed the facial recognition security test, with Android failing miserably → Read More
Met Police roll out controversial facial tech recognition in London
Monday and Tuesday will see eight-hour trials take place in the British capital → Read More
Virgin Galactic just reached the edge of space
One small step for man, one giant leap for space tourism → Read More
Best Netflix Christmas films 2018: Get festive with our films of the season
From the life-affirming to the downright saccharine, we’ve rounded up the best Christmas films on Netflix for 2018 → Read More
Best tech products of 2018: The year’s most tech-cellent devices
From VR to fitness trackers and beyond, we’ve rounded up the best tech of 2018 → Read More
NASA's Parker Solar Probe just took its closest EVER picture of the sun
NASA’s solar spacecraft, the Parker Solar Probe, has taken a series of unprecedentedly close-up pictures of the sun’s outer atmosphere. Snapped in the sun’s corona, the aura of plasma that surrounds the mega star, the pictures were taken at a remarkable 27 million kilometers from the sun. Delivering what looks like a Howard Hodgkin painting, the Parker Solar Probe snapped an image of two… → Read More
Grieving mother taunted by Facebook baby adverts
The mother of a stillborn son has criticised tech companies’ online ads for their insensitivity → Read More