Monthly Archives: April 2019

US charges 10 Chinese spies with hacking aerospace firms to steal engineering secrets

Ten Chinese spies have been charged in the US with hacking in to aviation firms in the UK, US, France, and Australia to steal trade secrets. The US Justice Department unsealed an indictment accusing intelligence officers of taking sensitive data “to build the same or similar engine without incurring substantial research and development expenses".   It was the […]

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Assassin’s Creed Origins has a new $500 figurine

One of the coolest things in Assassin’s Creed Origins is the ability to fight against three of Ancient Egypt’s immortal deities in spectacular boss battles. Now, for the low, low price of $499.99 (about £350), you can get an official figurine featuring all three. That’s the crocodile-headed god Sobek on the left, accompanied by god […]

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Jared Kushner ‘paid no income tax for years’

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and a senior White House adviser, likely paid little or no federal income taxes between 2009 and 2016, the New York Times reported on Saturday, citing confidential financial documents. The documents were created with Mr Kushner’s cooperation as part of a review of his finances by an institution that was […]

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Call of Duty: WW2’s first DLC pack is just what the game needs – and that’s why it should be free

This week Call of Duty: WW2 saw the release of its first DLC pack, dubbed, The Resistance, for the PlayStation 4 version of the game. I’ve put time into the three new multiplayer maps, the new War map and the new Zombies chapter, and can happily report that they’re all pretty great, and I had […]

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Missing Canadian pianist ‘buried by wrong family’

A Canadian musician known as "Professor Piano" is believed to have been buried by the wrong family in a tragic case of mistaken identity. Scott Cushnie, who played with bands including Aerosmith, went missing in August from his apartment in Toronto. The 80-year-old, who was legally blind, suffered an accidental fall and died after being […]

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India’s Zika outbreak gathers pace as virus spreads from west to the south

The Zika virus has spread from the western state of Rajasthan to other parts of India as doctors struggle to contain the outbreak that has affected more than 100 victims in the country. While most of the cases of Zika virus have been found in the city of Jaipur, in Rajasthan, scientists have found strains […]

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A single winner in South Carolina has won the $1.6 billion Mega Millions prize

One ticket sold in South Carolina matched all six numbers in the Mega Millions lottery draw on Tuesday for a record setting $1.6 billion jackpot, the state’s lottery said on its website early on Wednesday. The ticket matched the five numbers 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and the Mega Ball 5 that were drawn on […]

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Sphero app-controlled Star Wars droid is £54 off today

UPDATE 19/03/2018: As part of Amazon UK’s current ‘countdown to Easter’ sale, not only is the R2-D2 version of the Sphero droid back in stock but it’s currently discounted to its cheapest ever price of £69.99. That deal is live for one day and while stock lasts. Grab it while you can. Original Story: Sphero […]

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Urgent appeal to save huge photo archive depicting Venice in its post-war heyday

An urgent appeal has been launched to save a huge archive of photographs depicting Venice in its post-war, Dolce Vita heyday, when the Grand Canal and St Mark’s Square were frequented by the likes of Paul Newman, Sean Connery, Ernest Hemingway and Sophia Loren. The archive of more than 320,000 photographs, amassed by a now […]

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US midterm results and maps: Find out how each state voted and what losing the House means for Donald Trump

The Democrats have secured a majority in the House of Representatives in a blow to Donald Trump, but the Republicans have held the Senate with voter turnout surging. The Democrats have surpassed the 218 seats required for a House majority by gaining the 23 they required and are on course to take more, allowing them to frustrate legislation that the Republicans try to pass […]

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