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eBay listing reveals how man thinks having kids has ruined his life
This normal looking eBay listing, for a pushchair (or stroller, or buggy, depending on where you're from) seems to have become an outlet for one Southampton man, who in writing the description has given a horrifying insight into what has happened to him since he had kids. Here's the description as it appeared: Here we…
Google doubles the size of its new London office
For a few years now Google has been planning a move to new offices near King's Cross - but now the company has kicked out the other tenant, and will be keeping the massive new building all for itself. According to The Register, Google had previously committed to taking 45% of 6 Pancras Square, once…
Facebook at Work is official – pokes from your boss to do some damn work coming soon?
Back in November, we heard rumours that Facebook was working on a new product that will let companies essentially build their own internal Facebook, for work usage. It turns out the rumours were correct - and today Facebook has confirmed the existence of what it is simply calling "Work". TechCrunch got hold of the details…
WATCH: Strangely prescient Tomorrow’s World clip from 1994 on “the internet”
Check out this astonishing clip from what used to be the BBC's flagship technology programme. In it, the presenter talks about the "information super highway" and makes a number of startlingly accurate predictions about how it, web browsers and broadband will change the way we live. Perhaps we should start paying more attention to what…
Google’s share of search traffic falls slightly
Has Google taken its eye off the ball? The dominant search providers numbers have fallen slightly in the US, in December. According to
Google is donating €250,000 to Charlie Hebdo
In a gesture of support following yesterday's attack, Google is said to be donating a hefty amount to the satirical French magazine. According to Business Insider, the company will be donating €250,000 out of its "press innovation fund" to support the magazine - which is still planning publication next week, despite the tragedy. The fund…
Could “Books” be the new Facebook?
You know when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg endorses a technology then it is time to sit up and pay attention. Media reports suggest that Zuck has gone on the record talking about his enthusiasm for "Books". Books are essentially a medium through which ideas can be stored and shared. Each individual book, which is usually…
Could Twitter cause a recession? The Bank of England turn to social media monitoring.
The Bank of England's chief economist has announced that the bank will be monitoring social networks, to better understand the state of the economy. According to Sky News, Andy Haldane has been tasked with using "unconventional sources" of data to make economic predications. The thinking is that by monitoring, say, how many people are searching…
Twitter is getting native video functionality
Okay, so maybe we got ahead of ourselves last October, but it really does seem now that Twitter's video product should be launching soon. According to The Drum, users will be able to upload videos of up to ten minutes in length - and it will support MP4 and MOV uploads. Only paid up Twitter…
Here’s why web pages still load so slowly even though our connections are getting faster
Ever wondered why sometimes it feels like the web is stuck in 1998? Even though we have super-fast fibre optic broadband, pages still don't load instantly and we still have to watch stuff gradually appear... so why? It turns out that websites are getting bloated. According to some fascinating research by The Whir, in only…