The seasonal clock change turns out to be a problem for, of all things, gravity detectors. CC-licensed photo by Denise Mattox on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click … Continue reading →| The Overspill: when there's more that I want to say
A growing number of retail investors are using chatbots to pick stocks – a move that could prove costly for the unwary. CC-licensed photo by Forextime.com on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by … Continue reading →| The Overspill: when there's more that I want to say
Ransomware attacks that disabled airport check-in systems are just the most visible effect of a growing problem. CC-licensed photo by Mark Hodson Photos on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need … Continue reading →| The Overspill: when there's more that I want to say
Residents of San Francisco can now find out where parking tickets are being issued from a constantly updated map. CC-licensed photo by davitydave on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need … Continue reading →| The Overspill: when there's more that I want to say
Tests show that ChatGPT is a lot worse than human journalists at summarising science papers. CC-licensed photo by Nic McPhee on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a … Continue reading →| The Overspill: when there's more that I want to say
Future recruits for MI6 are being sought on the dark web rather than through newspaper crosswords. CC-licensed photo by Mike Mozart on Flickr. A selection of 9 links for you. Undercover. I’m @charlesarthur on Twitter. On Threads: charles_arthur. On Mastodon: … Continue reading →| The Overspill: when there's more that I want to say
Two British teenagers have been charged with an August 2024 cyber attack on Transport for London that disrupted services for three months. CC-licensed photo by Photo Monkey on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post … Continue reading →| The Overspill: when there's more that I want to say
A new study suggesting that magic mushrooms can lengthen lifespans should be taken with, well, a pinch of salt. CC-licensed photo by afgooey74 on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need … Continue reading →| The Overspill: when there's more that I want to say
A ransomware attack has shut down production at Jaguar Landrover – and nobody knows when it will restart. CC-licensed photo by Jason Lawrence on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need … Continue reading →| The Overspill: when there's more that I want to say
Don’t throw away that disposable vape – you could use its internals to power a web server. CC-licensed photo by Vaping360 on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post …| The Overspill: when there's more that I want to say
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The original idea of Disney World – a place where everyone is equal – has been gradually subverted by financial targeting of customers. CC-licensed photo by Haydn Blackey on Flickr. You…| The Overspill: when there's more that I want to say
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Like all modern flip phones, the Samsung Z Flip has a deadly enemy: dust. CC-licensed photo by HS You on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a…| The Overspill: when there's more that I want to say
The first David Bowie websites – recently restored – were odd even by the standards of the mid-1990s. CC-licensed photo by Lutz Teutloff on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s…| The Overspill: when there's more that I want to say
Gene editing techniques can produce mosquitoes which cannot pass on the parasite that causes malaria – a potentially huge lifesaver. CC-licensed photo by Global Panorama on Flickr. You can si…| The Overspill: when there's more that I want to say
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Influencers on Instagram will tell you that taking huge amounts of turmeric is good for you. Your liver thinks otherwise. CC-licensed photo by Ivan Radic on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each …| The Overspill: when there's more that I want to say