Tag: news
Tech Digest daily round up: ‘Lunar ark’ proposed to preserve earth’s species
A "lunar ark" hidden inside the moon's lava tubes could preserve the sperm, eggs and seeds of millions of Earth's species, a group of scientists has proposed. The ark, or gene bank, would be safely hidden in hollowed-out tunnels and caves sculpted by lava more than 3 billion years ago and would be powered by…
Tech Digest daily round up: Healthcare apps not fit for NHS
A firm which reviews healthcare apps for several NHS trusts says 80% of them do not meet its standards. Failings include poor information, lack of security updates and insufficient awareness of regulatory requirements, according to Orcha chief executive Liz Ashall-Payne. Orcha's reviews help determine whether an app should be recommended to patients by NHS staff.…
Tech Digest daily round up: Parler is back, Bitcoin hits $50,000
Controversial social-media app Parler is back online after a month out of service. The Twitter-like app was a favourite among supporters of former US President Donald Trump and right-wing conservatives. It was banned from Google and Apple's app stores and Amazon's web-hosting service, after an armed mob broke into the US Capitol building on 6…
Tech Digest Weekly Round-up: Gocycle e-bike, London gets smart city cash
Welcome to our weekly round-up of future tech in conjunction with Transition Earth. This week there's a new e-bike from Gocycle and London gets investment to implement a smart cities programme... 1. Smart bricks that can power your home is a thing - So we have had smart cities and smart homes, how about smart…
Facebook to pay UK publishers for news content
Facebook is to start paying UK news publishers for articles when it launches Facebook News in January, reports the BBC. Already available in the US, the feature adds a dedicated news tab to the Facebook app. Facebook said it will prioritise original, deeply reported stories and content that is not already on the network. According…
FTSE 100: Just 15% of CTOs are women
Only 15% of Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) at FTSE 100 firms are women as female tech champions continue to struggle to break into the top jobs, research by developer recruitment platform CodinGame reveals. Only two companies in the FTSE 100 have both a female CTO and CEO. They are Severn Trent, led by Liv Garfield…
Facebook begins public testing of dedicated News tab
Facebook has started testing its news tab with selected users as the social network seeks to push people towards quality journalism. The service will only be available to a subset in the US initially, as a separate section on the platform partly curated by journalists. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg first set out his ambition for…
Google to change how it prioritises news stories
Google is changing the way news stories appear on its search engine by boosting “original reporting” in the face of today’s fast-paced demand for information. News outlets that carry out investigations or exclusive interviews do not always stay in the spotlight for long as other places begin to pick it up from them, the tech…
Half of people get news from social media, Ofcom claims
Half of UK adults get their news from social media, according to research. But social media platforms tend to be rated least favourably for quality, accuracy, trustworthiness and impartiality, Ofcom found. The regulator’s annual news consumption report said that TV remains the most popular platform for accessing news, at 75%, but usage has decreased from 79%…
Tech giants need to ensure ‘quality news’, says government review
Tech giants like Google and Facebook should have a “news quality obligation” – overseen by a regulator – to improve trust in the content they host, a Government-commissioned review has found. In a wide-ranging report, the Cairncross Review into the future of the UK news industry called for ministers to look at new tax breaks…