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Cuba prepares to launch mobile InternetCubans have suffered from poor connectivity, with very minimal broadband internet access across the country and limited mobile network coverage not suitable for Internet applications, in part due to a decades-long US trade embargo. The country introduced its state-run Internet cafes in 2013 and its first public Wi-Fi hotspots in […]

BT disables next-gen phones to counter London drugs gangs crisisThe telco will disable free calls to mobile phones from its kiosks in London’s most deprived borough, Tower Hamlets, where the Metropolitan Police has concentrated efforts against gangs who were using InLinks to sell crack and heroin. InLink UK, the phone business unit, capitulated to pressure […]

How to build a gingerbread house – or an entire gingerbread cityBehind the beautiful glazed facades of today’s shiniest sky scrapers stand skeletons of columns and beams. The higher you build, the stronger the materials you require, says Diego Philipps, a senior engineer who’s worked on many a high-rise building in London, New York and […]

Google personalises search results even when logged out or incognito, says studyPreviously, DuckDuckGo had conducted a study which suggested that Google’s filter bubble (referring to web content being personalised to suit the worldview of the user) could have influenced the 2012 presidential election. The debate over the growth of politically polarised areas of the internet has […]

AI and the great Christmas getaway!At a time when we’re all trying to get away for a Christmas break, the very last thing we need is a train out of service or a bottleneck on a motorway. Changes in expectations – what is deemed acceptable and not acceptable – mean that reliability and a smooth […]

UK government injects £60m into sustainable packaging schemeThe funding for the scheme is part of the government’s new Industrial Strategy, which aims to boost productivity and build a strong economy following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, including by investing in science and research for the development of new technologies, such as new batteries, 5G […]

Book interview: Michael Palin’s ‘HMS Erebus – The Story of a Ship’When in 2014 the news broke that HMS Erebus had been found at the bottom of the sea in the Canadian Arctic, Michael Palin’s first thoughts were: “I knew that there was a story to be told. Not just of life and death, but […]