Amazon’s Ring saves user data for every single time the smart doorbell is activated

Amazon’s Ring keeps a log of every time a smart doorbell is rung, a motion-sensing camera is activated or the app is used on a smartphone – but claims NO video is saved Investigation found Amazon’s Ring has databases logging user interactions   Records almost every instance the camera is activated or a feature is used   … Read more

Facebook gives WHO free ads in battle with coronavirus

Facebook gives World Health Organisation free ads and removes ‘false claims and conspiracy theories’ as it continues to battle coronavirus misinformation Mark Zuckerberg has announced new measures in response to the virus The network is providing WHO with support and ‘as many free ads as it needs’  A Facebook search for ‘coronavirus’ will also prioritise local … Read more

Heart-wrenching footage shows the moment a baby sloth DANGLES from its umbilical cord

Heart-wrenching footage shows the moment a baby sloth DANGLES from its umbilical cord after its mother gives birth in a tree Pregnant sloth was on camera in Costa Rica giving birth while in the trees   The baby dropped towards the ground but was saved by its umbilical cord  It was left dangling below its mother until … Read more

Baby bumblebees are being brain damaged by pesticides brought to the nest in food

Baby bumblebees are being BRAIN DAMAGED by pesticides that are carried into the nests by worker bees leading to ‘significantly impaired’ learning ability Worker bees are collecting from plants and flowers that have pesticide residues They then take that ‘food’ back to the nest where it is shared amongst the bees Insecticide imidacloprid is particularly … Read more

Gazoontite! Time-lapse video reveals a glass sponge sneezing more than 12,000 feet below the surface

Gazoontite! Time-lapse video reveals a glass sponge sneezing more than 12,000 feet below the surface in order to expel sea particles from its inner canals Time-lapse was used to study sponges more than 12,000 feet below the surface It captured a glass sponge sneezing, which has never been witnessed  The creature expands and contracts a … Read more

Google CANCELS one if its biggest annual events amid fears over the spread of coronavirus

Google CANCELS one if its biggest annual events amid fears over the spread of coronavirus Google cancelled an in-person event for its annual developers conference  The I/O Conference is one of Google’s biggest annual events It will still search for an alternative format for the conference By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 23:02 GMT, 3 … Read more

Asteroid the size of Mount Everest set to fly by Earth next month – but is not expected to hit us

An asteroid the size of Mount Everest is heading towards Earth next month, but scientists say it is not expected to collide with us. The object, called 52768 (1998 OR2), is one to 2.5 miles wide and will pass within 3,908,791 miles, moving at 19,461 miles per hour. The asteroid was first discovered by NASA … Read more

Dark Mode has arrived on WhatsApp

Hello darkness: WhatsApp’s highly-anticipated Dark Mode is finally released on iOS and Android promising to reduce eye strain and ‘prevent awkward moments where your phone lights up the room’ Dark Mode rolls out to Android and iPhones devices worldwide from Tuesday  The feature is meant to reduce eye strain in low light  and minimise eye fatigue … Read more

Children are having NIGHTMARES about climate change with one in five saying they lose sleep over it

Gone are the days when children worried about monsters under their bed at night, now it is the climate crisis outside that is giving them nightmares. A new survey reveals one in five children are having bad dreams about the environmental changes, with 17 percent reporting their concerns are affecting their sleeping and eating habits. … Read more

Millions of millennials are so bad at DIY they admit they can’t change a light bulb

Millenials Born: 1977-1994 Coming of Age: 1998-2006 Age in 2017: 23 to 40 Product of change: Millennials came of age during a time of significant technological change, globalisation and economic disruption – giving them a different set of behaviors and experiences than their parents. Digital natives: Exposure to technology since early childhood has led to … Read more