Hello robots and goodbye to jobs
A recent study suggests the day humanity has long feared is approaching; the robots are in fact coming for our jobs. Research from the University of Oxford was presented in…
Russian Wikipedia alternative
Russia is planning on creating an alternative to Wikipedia based on claims that the current Wikipedia has inadequate information on certain Russian regions and that the overview of the country…
Tumour-analysis technology for bowel-cancer developed at Sussex
Technology developed at the University of Sussex will enable earlier and more accurate treatment decisions and survival assessments for hospital patients with bowel cancer. Bowel cancer kills more than 16,000…
The inescapable clutches of social networking
Jordan Ellis discusses the power of social networking: how we do not realise its influences, its worth, and the effects it has on our brains. Ask yourself this: how many…
Terrorism in the online age
The Islamic State, seeking to set up a caliphate in Levant, has been prominent in the headlines over the past months. However, we live in a world where headlines are…
S-apps-bury’s: less time, more fun!
Sainsbury’s is beginning trials for a new app designed to streamline the shopping process. The app allows users to create a shopping list of items from home and will then…
Phone scam targets students
Students are being targeted by a new mobile phone scam, in which victims take out phone contracts before passing the phones onto others. Sold as a simple way to make…
MCM London video game preview special
Between 24-26 October the biannual London MCM Comic Con took place, welcoming thousands upon thousands of pop culture enthusiasts who were either looking to try out the latest upcoming game…
Free Microsoft Office for students
From December 2014, students at the University will be able to download Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus to use on a Windows PC for free for the duration of their course.…
The right to be forgotten
Does the internet ever forget? Based on EU rulings, it does. “The right to be forgotten” means that internet users can currently request that Google, the worlds most popular search…
Harsher sentences for online harassment
The UK government may introduce harsher prison sentences for online harassers a.k.a. internet trolls. The maximum prison sentence for the most severe cases could rise from six months to two…
Are micro-transactions ruining video games?
Anyone who has ever downloaded a mobile app game has inevitably come across that one level that seems simply impossible. The screen lights up with the taunting message mocking your…
Man addicted to Google Glass
A man in San Diego has been diagnosed with the first case of Internet addiction disorder, doctors have said. During his residential treatment program, doctors identified that the man “exhibited…