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Alexa, take a shower with me! Kohler debuts new showerhead speaker powered by Amazon’s smart assistant that will allow users to listen to music, the news or even shop The furniture company will release a new showerhead with Amazon’s smart assistant built into it Users will be able to listen to music, hear Alexa read … Read more

Now anyone can be a chocolatier! Student develops 3D printer that creates custom artisanal chocolates on demand Engineering student has developed a 3D printer for making artisanal chocolates  The machine uses chocolate filled syringes to create the tasty designs  The 3D printer can make figurines, designs and even a full-sized chocolate head By Stacy Liberatore … Read more

The uninhabited Caribbean island of Redonda has a thriving ‘miraculous’ ecology but it wasn’t always this way – for decades it was ravaged by goats and rats. The island was a hive of human activity in the 19th and early 20th centuries, as miners worked to extract guano and phosphates for use in fertilizer. It … Read more

How hackers can steal your PHONE NUMBER: ‘SIM-jacking’ allows criminals to take control of SIM cards to raid bank accounts – and it is on the rise in the UK Fraudsters obtain codes from operators to switch numbers to another device There has been more than 300 fraudulent code-gaining attempts since last April In the … Read more

Fires in Australia have grown so big they’re generating new weather patterns and breaking the computer models used to predict where they’ll spread next Computer programs used to predict the path of bushfires aren’t working Local officials describe the situation as ‘an absolute worst case scenario’ Locals are encouraged to evacuate until conditions improve By … Read more

The moon’s once-strong protective magnetic field disappeared around a billion years ago when its internal dynamo ceased working, a study has found. To determine the past strength of the field, researchers studied rocks from the moon’s surface that were formed out of melt generated by a large impact. As this rock cooled, tiny grains inside … Read more

Segway unveils a Jurassic World inspired electric ‘Pod’ that is controlled by a joystick on the seat and tops speeds of 25 miles per hours Segway’s new all-electric vehicle is similar to the gyrosphere in Jurassic World Called ‘S-Pod’ this two-wheeled vehicle is powered by a joystick on the seat  It can top speeds of 25 miles … Read more

Samsung unveils budget versions of its Galaxy S10 and Note 10 but keeps starting price a mystery Samsung announced budget versions of two of its flagship phones The Galaxy S10 and Note 10 Lite will be cheaper than their predecessors Samsung has yet to reveal a solid price or release date on the phones Devices … Read more

Samsung shipped more than 6.7 million of its 5G smartphones in 2019 – making up more than half of the global market for 5G phones. The 6.7 million total exceeds the expectations of the company, which originally predicted its 5G smartphones sales to reach 4 million by the end of the year.  Samsung accounted for around 54 … Read more

Astronaut with the ‘first blood clot in space’ is treated remotely by a doctor in the USA – all while orbiting 200 miles above the Earth on the ISS An unnamed astronaut on the space station developed deep vein thrombosis  An expert in blood clots on Earth had to treat the space explorer remotely The … Read more