Data stored by a HIV clinic in London has been leaked, revealing personal information for almost 800 patients and resulting in the 56 Dean Street clinic being fined £180,000. A newsletter was sent out by the sexual health clinic in Read more…
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Severe paranoia can be treated using Virtual Reality (VR), according to research conducted by Oxford University. Publishing their paper in the British Journal of Psychiatry, the researchers explained how they ran simulations using VR, such as being in a lift Read more…
The failure of WhatsApp to hand over certain information regarding a criminal investigation in Brazil has resulted in the judge ordering access to WhatsApp to be suspended for 72 hours in the South American country. Because Facebook, who owns WhatsApp, Read more…
The German city of Augsburg has put traffic lights on its pavements, to help pedestrians who are so busy looking at their smartphone stay safe. The traffic lights will enable users to see if it is unsafe or safe to Read more…
A report from Verizon has indicated that cyber criminals prefer to use email as the main way they scam unsuspecting victims, with phishing campaigns proving most popular for the thieves. More than 100,000 security incidents in 2015 (which affected thousands Read more…
British astronaut Tim Peake will be running the London Marathon – in space. The amount of technology used in marathons has come on leaps and bounds over the years, and we took a look at what tech these runners are Read more…
A virtual ‘tip jar’ may be introduced to Facebook, which would see users’ giving small amounts of money to the people and pages that they like. The Verge discovered a survey circulating which contained questions relating to ‘earning money using Read more…
A police investigation is currently underway after a pilot reported his plane being struck by a drone as it approached Heathrow Airport, with 132 passengers on board. The British Airways Airbus A320 was en route from Geneva, and thankfully landed Read more…
CEO of AMC has reportedly stated his interest in allowing mobile phones to be used in the cinema. Anyone of the younger generation who has been to the cinema has had to wrangle their minds around the alien concept of Read more…
The world’s first live stream of a Virtual Reality operation is taking place in London today, with thousands of medical students among those expected to watch it using Virtual Reality (VR) headsets. The operation stream is open to all the Read more…