Boy Scouts vs. Girl Scouts in business crypto
Five years ago, after decades of resistance, the Boy Scouts of America made a momentous change, allowing girls to participate. Since then,...Read More
NHS IT services held hostage by ransomware hackers
Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack. Read More
Pregnant at 16
This episode contains strong language and descriptions of an abortion. With the end of Roe v. Wade, Louisiana has become one of the most di...Read More
Commonwealth Games takes big step towards esports
Competitive gaming may soon be added to the Commonwealth Games programme, after a successful test event in Birmingham. Read More
Meta's chatbot says the company 'exploits people'
The new prototype doesn't think much of the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, either. Read More
Disney plans ad-funded streaming and overtakes Netflix
The media giant is gaining subscribers as it details plans to launch an ad-supported service in December. Read More
The F.B.I. Search of Trump’s Home
On Monday, federal agents descended on Mar-a-Lago, the private club and Florida home of former President Donald J. Trump, reportedly looking...Read More
Multi-billionaire Elon Musk sells another $6.9bn of Tesla shares
The multi-billionaire says he needs the money in case he is forced to buy Twitter for $44bn. Read More
US invests $280bn in high tech to compete with China
US President Joe Biden said the new funding for tech would keep the US competitive. Read More
How Democrats Salvaged a History-Making Bill
This weekend, Democrats passed legislation that would make historic investments to fight climate change and lower the cost of prescription d...Read More
Mark Zuckerberg reveals new WhatsApp privacy features
The changes will let users silently leave group chats and control who sees their online status. Read More
How will humans fare against robo-footballers?
Omar Mehtab visits the home of RoboCup champions Tech United to challenge them to a match. Read More
The Alex Jones Verdict and the Fight Against Disinformation
This episode contains descriptions of distressing scenes. In a landmark ruling, a jury in Texas ordered Alex Jones, America’s most promine...Read More
The Sunday Read: 'Why Was Joshua Held for More Than Two Years for Someone Else’s Crimes?'
The more he insisted that his name was Joshua, the more delusional he came to be seen. Journalist Robert Kolker tells us the remarkable sto...Read More
Major NHS computer outage caused by cyber attack
The outage was "significant" and impacted patients being referred from 111 to out-of-hours GPs. Read More
Vacationing in the Time of Covid
Charles Falls Jr., known as Chillie, loves to take cruises. But Covid, as it has done for so many, left him marooned at home in Virginia. A...Read More
How to Interpret the Kansas Referendum on Abortion
This episode contains mention of sexual assault. Kansas this week became the first U.S. state since the fall of Roe v. Wade to put the que...Read More
How a small Hong Kong tech firm saw its shares soar
The meteoric rise of AMTD Digital's shares has been likened to the so-called "meme stock" phenomenon. Read More
UK Parliament closes TikTok account after China data warning
Senior MPs had raised data security concerns and had called for the account to be taken down. Read More
Booking.com scam: Tourists descend on north London private home
A woman says she feels vulnerable after dozens of tourists arrived at her private home throughout July. Read More
Why Are Democrats Bankrolling Far-Right Candidates?
Democrats are meddling in Republican primaries this year to an unusual degree, attempting to elevate extremist candidates who they think wil...Read More
Dating app Tinder swipes left on chief executive
Renate Nyborg's exit is part of a major shake-up of the dating app's management and strategy. Read More
Evergrande: Unit ordered to pay $1.1bn over unpaid debt
It came just two days after the crisis-hit firm outlined plans to restructure its overseas liabilities. Read More
Airbnb bookings hit record high as travel recovers
Rising prices did not deter travellers, the lodging website said. Read More
Uber attracts record number of drivers as cost of living bites
The ride-hailing app had been facing a driver shortage, leading to long waiting times for customers. Read More
Cristiano Ronaldo & Harry Maguire most abused players on Twitter - report
Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire receive the most Twitter abuse of any Premier League players, a report finds. Read More
Pornhub: Judge rules Visa can be sued in abuse claim
A woman who was thirteen when an explicit video of her was posted, is suing Mindgeek and Visa. Read More
The Killing of bin Laden’s Successor
On Monday, President Biden announced that the United States had killed Ayman al-Zawahri in a drone strike in Afghanistan. Al-Zawahri was t...Read More
Space debris: How do we solve the problem of dead satellites?
Space agencies and companies are looking at ways of tidying up the broken satellites orbiting Earth. Read More
Bitcoin: Missing hard drive could fund Newport crypto hub
Nearly 10 years after binning the hard drive, it is thought the Bitcoin on it could be worth £150m. Read More
Ambani and Adani: Asia's richest men battle to dominate 5G in India
Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani are set to compete in the world's second-largest internet market. Read More
Conjoined twins separated with the help of virtual reality
Surgeons say space-age technology helped doctors in separate countries to work together. Read More
How Monkeypox Went From Containable to Crisis
In mid-June, cases of monkeypox were in the double digits in the United States. There were drug treatments and vaccines against it. There di...Read More
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