What lies beneath the surface
What Lies Beneath the Surface of Mars Early Saturday morning, NASA launched a rocket toward our nearest planetary sibling Mars. The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket took off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California at 4:05am, carrying NASA’s InSight Mars lander and…
The First Stars Shine at Cosmic Dawn
The First Stars Shine at Cosmic Dawn Astronomers this week revealed findings supporting the theory that stars first appeared almost 180 million years after The Big Bang, initiating the period in our galaxy known as the Cosmic Dawn. Spending almost a decade on their…
Cheddar Man, The First British Citizen
Cheddar Man, The First British Citizen For the first time in British history scientists have successfully reconstructed the first modern Briton’s facial appearance using DNA withdrawn from a 10,000 year old skeleton. Itself discovered more than 100 years ago. Unearthed 115 years ago in…
Geek guide to Christmas
The Geek McGeekerson Guide to Christmas Gifts Whether the geek in your life has been naughty or nice, we’ve a gift to suit every price IR Cyber Flyer www.menkind.co.uk For the drone enthusiast who simply can’t stop destroying their beloved drone. At…
Crypto-Currency…Safe Finance in the Age of Technology?
Crypto-currency once thought of as a black market gamble is gradually becoming a sensible trade option. The entire value of crypto-currency currently stands at $128 billion dollars and the value is increasing daily. This week, within the space of three days (7-10 October) the value…
Weapons without conscience, the greatest threat to mankind since the atom bomb
This week, 116 specialists from 26 countries responsible for companies collectively worth hundreds of billions of pounds, released an open letter calling for an all out ban on the development of weapons and robots capable of killing autonomously. Tesla’s Elon Musk and Google Deepmind founder…
How to be master of passwords in 2017 (Good, Better & Best)
We’ve all been there. Where? The “Forgot my password?” page at the bottom of what feels like every single web and app you have. So, just like you do on every login form, let’s forget all the apps and professional solutions for a minute and get…
Uber Extends Scheduled Rides Service Beyond London
Back in September, we reported that ride-sharing giant, Uber, had extended its scheduled rides service beyond London to 8 other UK cities, including: Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Bristol, Liverpool, Birmingham. Allowing us mere mortals outside of that there London to book our lift up…
How To Talk To Aliens (No, Really)
Like us, you’ve probably spent your weekend watching, digesting & trying to make sense of Denis Villeneuve’s latest sci-fi head-scratcher ‘Arrival’. In the film, linguist Louise Banks (played by Amy Adams) helps to communicate with extraterrestrial beings who have landed across the globe in mysterious…
Snoopers’ Charter Gets The Go-Ahead
Between Brexit, Toblerone-gate & the fact that Nigel Farage is still being allowed mainstream airtime, it’s been a pretty bleak time for us Brits these past few months. However, in keeping with our reputation as being ever-pessimistic and sarcastic, it’s about to get that little…
Skype FINALLY Launches Guest Mode
Microsoft has announced that you will no longer need to have a Skype account to be able to take advantage of its features with its new Guest Mode. We know how it is: you’re desperately trying to have that long overdue meeting with a client…
Google Pixel Hacked in Under A Minute By Pro Chinese Hackers
Google’s new flagship device was hacked by a team of pro Chinese hackers in under 60 seconds. Awkward. At Pwnfest, a hacking competition held in Seoul, South Korea, a crack team of white-hat hackers who go by the name of Qihoo 360 demonstrated an exploit…