MetroTransportation Citymapper launches feature which will help you get home safely late at night metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill Citymapper is working on a new feature which will let you stick to brightly lit streets whilst walking home. The app drew criticism recently after …
MetroHumboldt Broncos Paralysed crash survivor takes first steps thanks to ‘spinal pacemaker’ metro.co.uk - Metro Tech Reporter A former ice hockey player paralysed after a bus crash has taken his first steps thanks to a unique spinal implant. Ryan Straschnitzki was paralysed …
MetroComets A ‘meteor hurricane’ caused civilisation to collapse and another could wipe out humanity, scientists warn metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill Scientists have blamed the demise of several ancient civilisations on a ‘meteor hurricane’ caused by a dying comet. In about 2350BC, there was a …
MetroDeepfakes Snapchat working on ‘deepfake’ feature which is not as sinister as it sounds metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill Snapchat is working on a ‘deepfake’ feature which will let users add their face to videos. The new tool is called Cameo and will allow people to …
MetroAndroid News WhatsApp ending support for millions of phones this month – check yours isn’t on the list metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons WhatsApp has announced it will soon stop working on millions of phones around the world as they reach the end of their supported lifespan. That means …
MetroEducation Nearly half of students want a voice assistant to help them study, says research metro.co.uk - Metro Tech Reporter Nearly half of students would like to be given access to a voice-activated assistant to help with their studies, new research suggests. The technology …
MetroMicrosoft Surface Pro Microsoft Surface Pro 7 review: Great Windows hybrid gets minor update metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons Microsoft is largely responsible for popularising the hybrid tablet model thanks to its line of Surface gadgets, which debuted in 2013 as a tablet …
MetroNetflix Netflix testing new download feature for finding content you will love metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill We’re now used to the idea that squillions of films or telly shows can be accessed at the press of a button. But we’re also wearily familiar with many …
MetroClimate Change New fleet of carbon-monitoring satellites ‘won’t be used to police the world’ metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons Scientific satellites in orbit around the world won’t be used for policing purposes, according to European officials. Instead, the satellites will be …
MetroWalking Doctors discovers huge spike in head injuries after release of iPhone and Pokemon Go metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill Doctors have discovered a spike in the number of head injuries since the release of iPhones in 2007 and Pokemon Go in 2016. A study has discovered …
MetroElon Musk British man Elon Musk dubbed ‘pedo guy’ refuses to apologise to the billionaire metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill The British rescue diver Elon Musk dubbed ‘pedo guy’ has refused to apologise to the billionaire. Vernon Unsworth is currently locked in a defamation …
MetroSocial Media Why does WhatsApp say WhatsApp from Facebook? metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons WhatsApp users have started to notice something different about the app – the fact that it now has Facebook’s name plastered over it. That doesn’t …
MetroGalaxies Astronomers have identified a galaxy within a galaxy within a galaxy metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons Our understanding of the universe is constantly evolving – but astronomers are still puzzling over what is known as ‘Hoag’s Object’. It was discovered …
MetroInstagram Instagram adds age verification to stop users under 13 from signing up metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons Instagram has finally added an age-verification step to its sign-up process. The social network now asks new users to provide their date of birth in …
MetroApple Apple is going to remove the last remaining port from its future iPhones, analyst claims metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill Apple is famed for ditching old features to make way for new ones – often causing massed wailing and gnashing of teeth among its fans in the …
MetroComets A ‘comet outburst’ lit up the far reaches of space in 20-day explosion metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons A Nasa satellite has captured the sudden moment ice and dust explodes from a comet into the dark void of space. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey …
MetroBlack Holes Astronomers find biggest ever black hole and it’s truly terrifying metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill Think of the fragile beauty of Earth, its lovely inhabitants and all the other wonders of our beautiful solar system Now imagine all that being …
MetroAsteroids Two gigantic ‘Christmas asteroids’ are heading for Earth, Nasa reveals metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill Christmas is a time for giving, sharing and stuffing your face like there’s no tomorrow. It’s definitely not the time to be earnestly considering our …
MetroScientific Research A cure for deafness? Scientists figure out how to regrow hairs in the ear metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill Scientists have successfully ‘reprogrammed’ ear cells to make them grow the hairs which allow humans and animals to hear sounds. The astonishing …
MetroVolcanoes Tourists gather to watch erupting volcano as explosions rock landscape metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons Tourists have been watching the recent eruptions of one of Guatemala’s most active volcanoes. The Volcan de Fuego (or Chi Q’aq volcano) is one of the …
MetroAlcohol Alcohol may have saved humanity from extinction, scientists claim metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill Humanity’s ancestors may have been saved from extinction by alcohol, scientists have suggested In a new book, called Alcohol And Humans: A Long And …
MetroPolar Bears Footage of spray-painted polar bear leaves experts baffled and furious metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons Footage circulating on Russian social media showing a polar bear with a slogan spray-painted on its side has shocked the wildlife community. The bear …
MetroYouTube YouTube reveals the UK’s most-watched videos of 2019 metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons YouTube has revealed the list of the most popular videos in the UK for 2019 and Liverpool’s match against Barca came out on top. The Reds’ Uefa …
MetroSolar Wind Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe uncovers secrets of the sun’s deadly ‘wind’ metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill A Nasa probe on a mission to ‘touch the sun’ is beginning to unlock the mysteries of the star at our solar system’s heart. Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe – …
MetroApple Apple admits some new MacBook Pro laptops are suffering ‘random’ but very serious problems metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill Apple has admitted that some of its MacBook Pro models have been hit by a very annoying bug. The news is likely to dismay people who bought the …
MetroGenetics China’s genetic modification of humans has created mutant babies, scientists claim metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill A controversial Chinese genetic experiment may have resulted in the creation of two babies with mutated genes, scientists have warned. Last year, …
MetroSergey Brin Larry Page and Sergey Brin step down as head of Google’s parent company Alphabet metro.co.uk - Metro Tech Reporter Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping aside as leaders of the Internet behemoth they founded 21 years ago, ending an …
MetroGoogle Photos Google Photos rolls out new way of sending private or intimate photos to your friends metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill There’s nothing worse than unleashing a graphic photo and having the whole world gawp at it. So praise be to Google for giving us a new superpower …
MetroGoogle Google ‘ruins Christmas for 1.1 million children every year’ claim teachers metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons Google has been blasted by education experts for ‘ruining Christmas’ because of the way it ranks search results. Research carried out by Exam Papers …
