Google Maps blocks Gulf of America reviews after rename criticism
Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images Google Maps has blocked reviews for the Gulf of Mexico, after criticism of its decision to label it “Gulf of America” for users in the US. The tech giant updated the name of the location on Wednesday after President Donald Trump ordered it to be changed in official government […]
Huawei 5G masts to be replaced on tower block
Chinese-owned telecommunications masts will be replaced on the roof of an 18-storey tower block. Bracknell Forest Council has approved plans for Cellnex UK to replace its 5G masts on the roof of the Point Royal tower on Rectory Lane, Easthampstead. The Grade II listed building already has equipment on the roof – but it must […]
Tony Smith’s saving the oceans plan was one big fraud
BBC Smith was responsible for the biggest fraud on the Welsh Government Tony Smith was the businessmen with a golden idea – a new type of fish feed that he said could help save the oceans, while also making Wales a global leader in the aquaculture industry. So powerful was his pitch that he had […]
Cancer scans could be revolutionised by nuclear start-up
Dave Harvey Business and Environment Correspondent, BBC West BBC Research scientists at the Bristol start-up are trying to transform the production of nuclear material for cancer scans Nuclear scientists believe they have found a way to transform the supply of vital material used for scanning cancer patients. Doctors use so-called radioisotopes to pinpoint the growth […]
Nine dead in Germany and UK braced for more floods
Reuters Nine dead in Germany Nine people are dead and several others injured after shootings at two shisha bars in Hanau, Germany. The first attack was at a bar in the city centre, while the second was in the western city’s Kesselstadt neighbourhood. Police were initially unsure how many gunmen had fled the scenes. However, […]
UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration
Zoe Kleinman & Liv McMahon Technology editor & reporter Vance: ‘American AI will not be co-opted into a tool for authoritarian censorship’ The UK and US have not signed an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) at a global summit in Paris. The statement, signed by dozens of countries including France, China and India, pledges […]
Why is it so difficult to discover new antibiotics?
Getty Images Sources being checked for new antibiotics include the blood of Komodo dragons Over-reliance on and misuse of antibiotics has led to warnings of a future without effective medicines. Why is it so difficult for scientists to discover new drugs? It’s a tale of scientific discovery taught the world over: the serendipitous find of […]
Earliest iron use found in India? Tamil Nadu digs spark debate
Department of Archaeology/Tamil Nadu An aerial view of Iron Age graves in Mayiladumparai in Tamil Nadu For over 20 years, archaeologists in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu have been unearthing clues to the region’s ancient past. Their digs have uncovered early scripts that rewrite literacy timelines, mapped maritime trade routes connecting India to the […]
Hexham auctioneer to quiz MPs over lamb imports
Robert Smith Jack Walton has concerns about the sustainability of importing huge quantities of lamb from New Zealand A livestock auctioneer is heading to Westminster to raise his concerns about “worrying” levels of lamb meat being imported from New Zealand. Jack Walton, from Northumberland, said supermarkets are stocking “a hell of a lot” of imported […]
Artists release silent album in protest against AI using their work
Paul Glynn Culture reporter Getty Images / Shutterstock (Left to right) Annie Lennox, Kate Bush and Damon Albarn have all backed the silent album protest More than 1,000 musicians – including Annie Lennox, Damon Albarn and Kate Bush – released a silent album on Tuesday in protest at the UK government’s planned changes to copyright […]