Tech News Amazon Alexa back online after users report outages across Europe The smart speaker system came back online after a two-hour outage after users across the continent reported problems with their Alexa devices. 21/01/2022
Health news Antibiotic resistance killed 1.2 million people in 2019, study says Deaths from previously treatable infections such as pneumonia are rising as antibiotic resistance grows worldwide. 20/01/2022
Health news 'Nocebo effect' cause of most COVID vaccine side effects, study says Researchers say many of the common COVID vaccine side effects could actually be down to the "nocebo effect," the negative placebo effect. 19/01/2022
Health news Inmates sue after receiving Ivermectin to treat COVID without consent Four inmates in the US state of Arkansas claim they were given Ivermectin after testing positive for COVID, but they say they were told that it was vitamins, antibiotics or steroids. 19/01/2022
Tech News Tech this week: Google keeps faith in offices with €875m London deal The future of work apparently means the office for Google, and North Korean hackers went on a cryptocurrency spree last year, according to Chainalysis. 16/01/2022
Tech News Online child sexual abuse rose to record levels in 2021, says watchdog Child safety experts say younger children have been relying more and more on the internet during the pandemic and this is leaving them more vulnerable to online sexual exploitation. 14/01/2022
Health news Scientists argue more European cooperation needed to contain Omicron A group of health professionals and researchers are calling for a coordinated European approach to stop the Omicron surge. 14/01/2022
Work Revealed: The best places to work in Europe in 2022 Tech companies have dominated Glassdoor’s ranking of the best companies to work for this year, but who comes out on top in Europe? 13/01/2022
Tech News Wordle clones taken off App Store after online backlash The online word game Wordle has become a sensation in the last couple of weeks and copycat apps have been trying to take advantage. 12/01/2022
Health news Spain removes Genrui antigen tests over false positives spike Questions have already been raised about the antigen tests after a spike in complaints of false positives in Ireland and schools in Hamburg. 11/01/2022
Tech News Tech this week: Drone delivers life saving defibrillator in Sweden A Swedish man's life is saved with the help of a drone and BMW shows off its new colour-changing car in Las Vegas. 09/01/2022
Health news Omicron may be 105% more transmissible than Delta, new research says The Omicron COVID variant has been spreading rapidly around the world since it was first identified at the end of November. 07/01/2022
Health news Global dementia cases set to rise 300% by 2050 New research estimates that global dementia cases are set to rise dramatically in the next 30 years unless preventative measures are put in place. 07/01/2022
Tech News Scientists plan to digitally unwrap mummified children in Sicily The remains of 41 mummified children in the Capuchin Catacombs are to be analysed by a team of researchers from the UK using x-ray technology. 06/01/2022
Tech News Thousands of .eu domains in the UK taken offline because of Brexit The final step in the process to remove the .eu domain from Britain took place on Monday because of Brexit. 05/01/2022
Tech News Tech this week: Teen arrested over €32 million crypto heist A multimillion crypto heist by a teenager, Elon Musk continues his Tesla stock sale and a €35 million cryptocurrency bid for a US Constitution. Here's your weekly tech round up. 21/11/2021
Tech News Tech this week: NASA astronauts grow first ever peppers in space Astronauts were busy aboard the International Space Station this week and a new study finds robot cats could improve the well-being of dementia patients. 07/11/2021
Tech News Tech this week: Trump’s new social media and Shatner’s space rebuke Donald Trump launched a new social media platform during the week and William Shatner faced criticsm from his fellow actors over his Blue Origin space flight. 24/10/2021
Tech News Tech this week: Ghost robotics unveils armed robot dog Ghost robotics showed off the latest version of its robot dog and Prince William criticised the space tourism race. 17/10/2021
Tech News Tech this week: A lake on Mars confirmed and a 90 year-old in space William Shatner brings Star Trek to life with space trip and are we closer to knowing about life on Mars? 10/10/2021