You can now, technically, build your own USB-C iPhone
Robotics engineering student Ken Pillonel wowed the internet last month with a wild hack that managed to put a working USB-C port inside an iPhone X for…
Happy Halloween! Theranos showed up in a Pfizer costume
Today we learned more about Theranos’ kink for corporate cosplay. The company liked to dress up its own reports in pharmaceutical companies’ logos, to use the present…
Australia’s CBA breaks ranks to offer crypto trading
Australia’s Commonwealth Bank logo is pictured at a branch in Sydney, August 2, 2014. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo SYDNEY, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Commonwealth Bank of Australia will…
Lyft soars as company charts a path out of the pandemic
The Lyft Driver Hub is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Nov 2 (Reuters) – Lyft Inc (LYFT.O) shares soared more…
Tinder owner’s revenue forecast disappoints as COVID-19 hits Asia
Nov 2 (Reuters) – Match Group Inc (MTCH.O) projected fourth-quarter revenue below market estimates on Tuesday as COVID-19 hit the Tinder owner’s business in Asia and delayed…
Tesla’s Elon Musk bemoans German red tape, again
FRANKFURT, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk took to Twitter to bemoan a consultation process launched on Tuesday for local citizens to…
Facebook working on ways to protect users in the ‘metaverse’ -senior exec Clegg
Nick Clegg, VP of Global Affairs & Communications at Meta (Facebook), participates remotely in the Web Summit, Europe’s largest technology conference, in Lisbon, Portugal, November 2, 2021….
Lady Gaga suffers ‘psychological difficulty’ after staying in character for months
Lady Gaga has become the latest star to embrace method acting, speaking with an Italian accent for nine months while filming a drama about the Gucci family….
Net zero policies could create new pollution risks, warns Royal Society
Net zero policies such as home insulation and electric cars could cause new air pollution problems, the Royal Society has warned. Scientists said that while the push…
Unai Emery: Newcastle in talks with Villarreal boss to succeed Steve Bruce as manager
Unai Emery has confirmed Newcastle United’s interest in him becoming their new manager but says no official offer has been made yet. The Spaniard is the leading…
Malmo 0-1 Chelsea: Hakim Ziyech strike keeps Blues on track for Champions League last 16
Chelsea moved a step closer to booking their place in the Champions League knockout stages as Hakim Ziyech’s 56th-minute strike was enough to secure a 1-0 victory…
Atalanta 2-2 Man Utd: Cristiano Ronaldo rescues Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side again with late Champions League equaliser
Cristiano Ronaldo rescued Manchester United in the Champions League yet again as his injury-time equaliser dragged them to a 2-2 draw at Atalanta. Two moments of magic…
Manchester United vs Atalanta player ratings: Harry Maguire and Paul Pogba struggle desperately
Manchester United’s Champions League fate is in their own hands after Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw away at Serie A side…
Ambitious pledges on the agenda and insects on the menu
Boris Johnson has made a start on his coal, cars, cash and trees checklist. While the first three are still in the works, world leaders pledge to…
Mary Gregory death: Friends thought student’s ‘truth or dare confession to killing his grandmother’ was a joke, murder trial told
Two friends thought a student was joking when he told them during a game of truth or dare how he killed his grandmother, a court has heard….
COVID-19: NHS sets new weekly record with 1.6 million booster jabs delivered in England
The NHS delivered a record number of COVID-19 booster jabs last week, according to the latest figures. Around 1.6 million coronavirus booster doses were given out –…
Xi faces biggest challenge yet as food stockpiling adds to China’s woes
Prices have surged, spooking Beijing and sending food producers’ share prices surging this week. The cost of cucumbers, broccoli and spinach have doubled in less than a…
Loophole frees stalkers and violent domestic abusers after quarter of sentence
Ministers have been urged to close a loophole that allows violent domestic abusers, stalkers and harassers to be released early from prison, as little as a quarter…
Number of Channel migrants to reach UK hits record 20,000
The Home Office confirmed that no migrants had been returned in response to a Freedom of Information request, saying: “There were no returns in charter flights to…
One in 10 care home staff not fully vaccinated against Covid as deadline looms
More than a tenth of care home staff have yet to be fully vaccinated against Covid, latest figures show, just one week before jabs become compulsory. Analysis…
Facebook will shut down its facial recognition system amid growing concerns over the use of such technology
Facebook’s facial recognition system will be shut down and faceprints will be deleted for over a billion people, the social media giant has announced. The technology automatically…
Kyle Rittenhouse: Teenager who shot three people during Kenosha protest instigated the bloodshed, court hears
A teenager who shot three people during a protest against racial injustice instigated the bloodshed and killed one of the victims with a bullet to the back,…
How scammers are coming for your house next
It is every homeowner’s worst nightmare. You are at your front door, put the key in the lock, and it won’t open. Through the window you see…
Towering spike to honour the Queen becomes a sore point for locals
A sculpture dedicated to the Queen that will be three times the size of the Angel of the North has been given the go-ahead, after a viscount…
Amazon drivers handed $60m in tips that were withheld by company – after action by US watchdog
Amazon drivers are being given $60m (£44m) in tips that were illegally withheld by the online retailer, America’s consumer watchdog has said. More than 140,000 drivers are…