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Mobility

Why are there GPS disturbances on Finland’s border with Russia?

Earlier this month a skier in Finland noticed her smartwatch's GPS tracking was wrong, very wrong. She wasn't the only one having problems.

16/03/2022

Tech News

Kaspersky could be used in cyberattacks in Europe, German agency warns

Software by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky could be "misused" by the Russian government, Germany's information security agency claimed on Tuesday.

15/03/2022

Money

COVID sees men’s suits fall out of fashion as indicator of inflation

Suits are out, sports bras are in as the UK's national statistics office announces changes to the basket of goods it uses to track consumer price inflation.

14/03/2022

Tech News

Can Russia cut itself off from the Internet and is it going to?

Russia is rumoured to be planning to cut itself off from the global Internet. Here's why that's easier said than done.

14/03/2022

Mobility

US road safety standards finally make way for autonomous cars

The updated rules replace outdated language that assumed a vehicle would always have a human driver and manual controls.

11/03/2022

Work

Russian OnlyFans models are being hit by Ukraine war sanctions too

When Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, the country's OnlyFans creators didn't expect to be hit by international sanctions. Then their accounts were frozen.

10/03/2022

Work

The best way to hire more women for senior roles? Bin their CVs

Getting rid of CVs helped almost 70 per cent more women than average land senior-level jobs, according to one AI recruitment company.

08/03/2022

Tech News

Google reviews in Russia flooded with news from Ukraine invasion

Restaurants and businesses in Russia are finding their Google reviews full of comments about the war in Ukraine.

02/03/2022

Tech News

Big Tech blocks RT and Sputnik on social media

One Russian official called social media platforms "foreign instigators of war" after they cracked down on state media outlets.

02/03/2022

Tech News

Apple stops selling physical products in Russia

The company said it was "deeply concerned" about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but Ukraine's government called on it to go further and block the App Store too.

02/03/2022

Tech News

Facebook dismantles Russian disinformation network in Ukraine

The network of around 40 fake pages and groups tried to promote fake news articles about Ukraine and the west, Meta said.

28/02/2022

Money

$4m in crypto donations pour into Ukraine following Russian invasion

Ukrainian organisations and even the government have set up crowdfunding appeals - but some have fallen foul of platforms' terms and conditions.

25/02/2022

Home

10-minute delivery service threatens to sue Dutch cities

Rapid delivery services like Getir and Gorillas exploded in popularity last year, but that expansion has come at a cost to their neighbours in the Netherlands.

24/02/2022

Tech News

Cut off for 5 weeks, this is what it took to restore Tonga's Internet

The Pacific nation lost almost all connection to the outside world after a volcanic eruption severed its only fibre optic cable in January.

23/02/2022

Health news

Fact check: Is Queen Elizabeth’s COVID being treated with ivermectin?

Anti-vaxxers and COVID sceptics seized on a mistake in an Australian news broadcast about Queen Elizabeth's COVID diagnosis to push an antiparasitic drug as a treatment for the virus against medical advice.

22/02/2022

Tech News

Big Tech could be made to pay for news content under new UK plans

UK culture minister Nadine Dorries said she could see what tech platforms were doing to "our democracy and our press".

21/02/2022

Tech News

Ahoy, Metamates! Mark Zuckerberg announces new job title for workers

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg said the company, which rebranded itself last year, is updating its "cultural operating system".

16/02/2022

Mobility

This Japanese airline wants to launch a flying taxi service

Japan's biggest airline is working with a flying taxi startup, but the companies have a lot of work to do before the flights can take off.

15/02/2022

Work

Belgium approves 4-day week and right to disconnect

The package of labour reforms announced on Tuesday would also give gig economy workers more protections.

15/02/2022

Work

Wales could become the latest country to trial a four-day week

Wales' Future Generations Commission wants the country's public sector to trial a shorter working week to tackle high rates of sickness and low productivity.

14/02/2022