io SALLY HAMILTON: Forget Bodie and Doyle, try the pensions Professionals By Published On :: Sun, 15 Sep 2019 15:25:15 +0100 1970s series The Professionals is still great TV - and reminds Sally Hamilton of her youth, when she failed to save. Like her, the nation is facing a huge challenge over pension provisions. Full Article
io How to stop YOUR pension savings from becoming an annuity horror show By Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:10:18 +0100 Retirement is supposed to be a happy time, whether you are looking forward to filling it with a pipe-and-slippers or travel-the-world lifestyle. But in recent years it has become more complex and stressful. Full Article
io SALLY HAMILTON: Credit unions must replace the loan sharks By Published On :: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 21:49:44 +0000 These organisations are membership-based, many of which have operated for more than 50 years. They serve local communities or people who share a common bond. Full Article
io Should you remortgage now? Election worries could be alleviated by taking a five-year mortgage By Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:35:44 +0000 Mortgage borrowers anxious about the political turmoil ahead - whoever wins the General Election - should consider taking control of their biggest financial outgoing while the going is good. Full Article
io Adam Scott video: Top tips from Masters champion ahead of his return to Augusta By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 10:47:07 GMT He's about to defend his Masters title but Adam Scott took some time out from his preparation for Augusta National to share a few top tips. Full Article
io Adam Scott claims Australian PGA Championship for second time after two-shot victory By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 08:24:04 GMT Home favourite Adam Scott won the Australian PGA Championship for a second time after a brilliant burst of scoring on the back nine saw him secure a two-shot victory. Full Article
io Rory McIlroy misses Hollywood ending after Adam Scott clinched victory at Genesis Invitational By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 00:37:16 GMT DEREK LAWRENSON IN LOS ANGELES: There was no Hollywood ending on Sunday for Rory McIlroy following his first week back as world number one. Full Article
io PETER HITCHENS: How the ultra-left silent revolution took over Britain By Published On :: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 22:28:34 +0000 PETER HITCHENS: The idea that criminals are bad people who need to be punished and deterred has been abandoned. Crime is now officially a disease to be cured by 'treatment'. Full Article
io PETER HITCHENS: We're destroying the nation's wealth - and the health of millions By Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 23:08:18 +0100 PETER HITCHENS: Why do I bother? For six weeks I have been saying the Government's policy on Covid-19 is a mistake. Most people do not agree, and many are angry with me for saying so. Full Article
io Anti-virus company Avast 'winding down' subsidiary that sold millions of users' sensitive web data By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:13:26 GMT Avast announced its decision to wind won 'Jumpshot', a subsidiary that drew public scrutiny following a report by Motherboard and PCMag revealing how it tracked users data. Full Article
io Google, YouTube and Twitter send cease and desist order to facial recognition app Clearview AI By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:34:36 GMT Using Clearview AI police can upload a photo of an unknown person they would like to identify, and see a list of matches culled from a database of over three billion photos. Full Article
io What is the country's most loved sex position? Love Island's 'Eagle' comes out on top By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 02:01:02 GMT New research has shown that 11 cities in the UK, including Blackburn, Bournemouth and Bradford, named missionary as their all-time favourite as Valentine's Day approaches. Full Article
io World Health Organization holds secretive talks with tech giants over coronavirus misinformation By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:48:50 GMT The meeting, which included Twitter, Youtube and Amazon, was organised by the World Health Organization but was hosted by Facebook at its Menlo Park campus in California Full Article
io Google Cloud manager is arrested after his wife, 41, is found dead during their Hawaii vacation By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 18:34:01 GMT Harvard-educated Sonam Saxena, 43, reported his wife Smriti missing on Tuesday claiming the 41-year-old mother-of-two had vanished during a late night stroll on a secluded beach. Full Article
io Google removes nearly 600 apps for spam-like ads after they were downloaded 4.5 BILLION times By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 23:04:56 GMT Apps violated rules on ad policies, by showing ads that were 'displayed to users in unexpected ways, including impairing or interfering with the usability of device functions' Full Article
io Boy, 11, died two days after junior A&E doctor failed to spot he was suffering heart failure By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:24:20 GMT Clayton Hague-Winterbottom had an enlarged heart which was picked up on a chest X-ray - a sign of a struggling heart - but Dr Rida Fatima discharged him from Royal Oldham Hospital last year. Full Article
io 'I can really be hard on myself': Shakira's struggles with perfectionism By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:12:07 GMT Perfectionism, or obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, as it is known in the medical world, is classified as a mental health disorder. Shakira has recently spoken about it. Full Article
io Google asks US government for permission to continue working with Huawei By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:40:05 GMT Google has applied to the US government for permission to continue to provide the Chinese smartphone provider Huawei with its services, along with 'hundreds of other companies'. Full Article
io ROB WAUGH: The Pixelbook Go is deliciously slim and worth the money By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 23:54:56 GMT Google's Pixelbook Go is a Chromebook (basically running a browser, but with a few additional apps). I realised that it can actually do pretty much anything from word processing to website editing Full Article
io Workers avoid traditional greeting amid virus fears By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:13:34 GMT Motivational speaker Richard McCann hosted an event in Leeds. He refused to shake hands with attendees due to the coronavirus. #StopShakingHands is now being used on Twitter. Full Article
io Alphabet unveils AI camera system that monitors fish populations with the goal of feeding humanity By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 18:02:25 GMT A blog post describes project Tidal, which is a part of Alphabet's 'X' division that develops 'moonshot' projects. Tidal is creating a computer vision system that uses AI to monitor fish health. Full Article
io Millions of millennials are so bad at DIY they admit they can't change a light bulb By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 12:00:46 GMT Millennials - people born between the early 1980s and the mid 1990s - can't hang a picture or change a lightbulb without help from a search engine or a family member, a study finds. Full Article
io More than one billion Android devices are vulnerable to hackers By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 12:25:39 GMT More than one billion Android devices around the world are vulnerable to attack by hackers because they aren't supported by security updates, new research by Which? has found. Full Article
io Working from home as a precaution against coronavirus could 'strain the internet' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:12:01 GMT Some experts fear remote access, video conferencing and the use of VPNs may cause a data bottleneck but Openreach in the UK says it believes it could handle home-working on a mass scale. Full Article
io Coronavirus: the most Googled questions (with answers) By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:16:01 GMT As coronavirus continues to spread across the U.S. here are some answers to a handful of common - and not-so-common - questions about the virus which come up in Google's search engine. Full Article
io Apple and Google crackdown on misinformation on coronavirus by rejecting apps and blocking searches By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:42:10 GMT Apple is rejecting apps related to coronavirus not developed by health officials and Google has blocked searches for the virus in Google Play to stop the spread of misinformation. Full Article
io Facebook and Google may face huge competition probe that could end with them being broken up By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 07 Mar 2020 23:18:00 GMT The Mail on Sunday can reveal that senior staff at Britain's competition watchdog are pushing for an investigation over concerns that the two American firms have become too dominant. Full Article
io Police issue warrant for innocent man's Google information By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 08 Mar 2020 13:42:33 GMT Zachary McCoy, 30, learned that he was a suspect in a burglary case when authorities in Gainesville, Florida, requested all his Google account information in March 2019. Full Article
io UK's broadband network 'won't cope' with millions working from home during coronavirus crisis By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:29:19 GMT The added strain of remote access, video conferencing and the use of VPNs may cause some difficulties for the country's broadband infrastructure. Full Article
io Exotic flowers and luscious fruits by luxury label Ortiz have made their way onto the High Street By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 15 Mar 2020 22:56:46 GMT Exotic prints including palm fronds, and luscious fruits have made their way onto dresses, skirts, summer suits and swimwear in UK stores this season. Full Article
io Social media giants team up to combat coronavirus misinformation By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:29:17 GMT Major tech companies including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter have issued a joint statement on their efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, which has killed over 7,100 people. Full Article
io Couples share self-isolation horror stories as they are forced to work from home amid coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:22:22 GMT Couples have shared their self-isolation horror stories, as they've been forced to work together from home in a bid to slow the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
io Google alerts users to call a doctor if they search for medical-related locations for coronavius By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:37:30 GMT Google has added an alert that encourages users to call a doctor when the search for medical locations or search topics about coronavirus in order to help limit the spread of the virus. Full Article
io Google to provide location data to the UK government By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 10:16:15 GMT Google is reportedly working with the UK government to provide anonymised location data to help identify the parts of the country where social distancing measures aren't being adhered to. Full Article
io Coronavirus location data could pave the way for greater public surveillance By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:39:49 GMT An increased use of phone location data by local authorities to track the spread of COVID-19 or observe social distancing could lead to greater public surveillance after the pandemic. Full Article
io Speech recognition systems from five tech companies are bias towards people of color, study reveals By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:31:58 GMT A study found AI-powered voice recognition systems from Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM and Microsoft make twice as many errors when interpreting speech from black people than words spoken by whites. Full Article
io Map shows how nitrogen dioxide levels have dropped across the US amid coronavirus pandemic By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 20:17:10 GMT A new map pulls data from European Space Agency satellite to show how nitrogen dioxide levels have dropped since many states have enforced lockdowns to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Full Article
io Fashion and grooming tips for video conferencing during COVID-19 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 01:00:37 GMT From Skype to Zoom, connecting with people via video conferencing apps is the new normal. FEMAIL rounds up easy to create outfits and hairstyles to look your best while socializing in quarantine. Full Article
io Google cancels its yearly tradition of posting an April Fools' Day joke By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:23:18 GMT Google is skipping its tradition of designing an April Fools' Day joke on its front page during the COVID-19 pandemic, out of respect for people working to help curb the spread of the disease. Full Article
io Apple buys weather app Dark Sky and will kill off Android version By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:30:57 GMT Weather predicting app Dark Sky has been bought for Apple, which is killing off the Android version of the app. Dark Sky gives 'hyperlocal' global weather forecasts as well as interactive maps. Full Article
io Why worried Australians in self-isolation are searching for bizarre 5G conspiracies By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 06:59:17 GMT Self-isolating Australians are using the extra time they have holed up indoors to research the internet about anti-5G conspiracy theories, according to analytical search trends by Google. Full Article
io Google unveils virtual braille keyboard that makes phones accessible without additional hardware By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 19:47:10 GMT Though hardware solutions allow those who are visually impaired to type on mobile devices, a virtual keyboard offers users a quick way to type without having connecting a physical keyboard. Full Article
io The clump of 33 trees on Adak Island in Alaska that forms 'America's smallest national forest' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:02:35 GMT 'Adak National Forest' - which looks like a big bush from a distance - can be found on the remote Alaskan island of Adak, part of the volcanic Aleutian archipelago. Full Article
io Google CEO Sundar Pichai donates $1million to support families struggling in the coronavirus crisis By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:47:28 GMT The donations from Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Google.org are going to GiveDirectly, a charity which provides cash to needy families in the San Francisco Bay area. Full Article
io Google maps show that Sydneysiders are flouting restrictions more than others By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 09:10:18 GMT Sydneysiders are not following social distancing measures as strictly as Melburnians, according to new data from Apple and Google. Full Article
io Google blocks more than 18 MILLION coronavirus scam emails every day By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:33:40 GMT The US tech giant has more than billion users of its Gmail platform and has revealed it is currently blocking more than 100 million phishing emails a day. Full Article
io Google and Facebook will be forced to pay media organisations for news content By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 17:28:52 GMT Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will on Monday announce a mandatory code on digital platforms to be finalised by July, bringing forward a November deadline. Full Article
io Twitter's Jack Dorsey gives nearly $400m less to charity than the $1 billion he claimed By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 07:05:23 GMT Dorsey tweeted that he would donate a billion dollars in the form of shares in Square to help coronavirus efforts but Securities Exchange Filings show he has donated less than that. Full Article
io Apple will release COVID-19 tracking technology to governments weeks before previously planned By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 22:59:36 GMT France's Les Echos also reports that Breton also pressed Apple to guarantee that the technology would be built with privacy in mind as well as being voluntary and transparent. Full Article
io Contact tracing app to be released in weeks could help prevent Covid-19 infections By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 15:38:43 GMT Professor Christophe Fraser, from Oxford University's Big Data Institute, said 60 per cent of the UK population - or 40 million - would need to download the app. Full Article