Snapchat postpones annual summit and asks most employees to work from home amid coronavirus pandemic

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 5,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 140,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

Just Salad suspends its reusable bowls scheme ‘to ensure peace of mind’ over coronavirus fears

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 5,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 140,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

UK broadband providers insist they are ready for widespread home-working during coronavirus pandemic

UK broadband providers including BT and Sky insist they will be able to support millions of people working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, despite experts previously warning that the networks ‘won’t cope’ with the extra traffic. The UK government has predicted up to a fifth of the UK’s workforce could be sick during the … Read more

Prehistoric humans share migration patterns with HYENAS that left Africa two million years ago

Prehistoric humans share migration patterns with HYENAS that left Africa two million years ago due to climate change Researchers from Denmark found that hyenas underwent complex migrations The team said that humans and hyenas likely coexisted peacefully at first Yet as humans became more evolved the relationship became bad for hyenas  African and Eurasian hyenas … Read more

Apple reopens stores in China but suspends ‘Today at Apple’ sessions in the US due to coronavirus

Apple reopens stores in China but suspends ‘Today at Apple’ sessions in the US and tells employees not to offer Apple Watch or AirPods try-ons due to coronavirus concerns Apple closed its stores in mainland China back in February over health concerns The closures have reportedly had a negative impact on sales within the country However, … Read more

Hope for PTSD patients as scientists discover how fear forms in the brain

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients could receive new treatments after scientists discovered how fear forms in the brain. Biologists in the US say that ‘fear memory’ is formed as pathways between two small regions of the brain strengthen following a traumatic event.  Experiments on mice brains proved that aversive stimulus caused increased activity between these … Read more

Snapchat postpones annual summit and asks most employees to work from home amid coronavirus pandemic

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

smartphone made by Pablo Escobar’s brother is a rebranded Samsung Galaxy Fold in gold tinfoil 

A foldable phone made headlines last year that pulled inspiration from the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and the company behind the device is back with a next-generation model – the Escobar Fold 2. Designed by Roberto Escobar, Pablo’s brother, the smartphone claims to be a ‘real Samsung killer’ at a fraction of the … Read more

Hope for PTSD patients as scientists discover how fear forms in the brain

Root of all fear: Scientists discover how fear forms in the brain offering hope for the development of an ‘off switch’ for people with PTSD ‘Fear memory’ formation involves neural connections between two brain regions Activity between the two regions increased in mice faced with ‘aversive stimuli’ Weakening these could erase fear memory for people who are living … Read more