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South Korea said today it knows Kim Jong Un’s location as it continues to play down rumours that the North’s strongman leader is seriously ill or dead. The South’s unification minister Kim Yeon-chul told lawmakers that ‘the government is aware of Kim Jong Un’s location,’ without explaining further. The minister said Kim Jong Un may be … Read more
Diabetics will be able to monitor their glucose level just by blinking thanks to new smart contact lenses that monitor liquid in the eye and share reports wirelessly. The new invention is being developed by researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea as an alternative to blood tests. The wireless and remotely … Read more
Elon Musk confirms Tesla Model 3’s in-cabin camera will be used to help owners monitor robo-taxis from afar Elon Musk confirmed one use for the Model 3’s mysterious in-cabin camera In a tweet, Musk said it could be used to monitor robo-taxi vandalism The tweet followed a video that showed what the camera sees for … Read more
The spread of fake and real coronavirus information is being tracked by scientists to see which stories are getting the most attention on social media. Researchers from the Open University will compare COVID-19 posts on Twitter, Facebook and Reddit against fact-checked articles from verified sources. It comes as the UK government announced a spike in … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
New blood test for prostate cancer could help monitor patients without invasive procedure and would reveal if they need urgent treatment Prostate cancer is most common among UK men with 50,000 diagnosed a year Study published in Journal of Clinical Investigation offers hope of a blood test At present the cancer is diagnosed through physical … Read more
Apple Watch could monitor your blood oxygen levels in future as part of new updates rumoured for the wearable smart device this year Apple Watch 6 could give blood oxygen readings with a built-in ‘pulse oximeter’ The feature could even feature on old Apple Watch devices running watchOS 6 It will work just like existing … Read more
Baby monitors and smart cameras can be hacked by criminals and used to spy on victims’ homes and families, cyber chiefs warn Home cameras, and baby monitors linked to the internet, ‘vulnerable’ to attack Advice to consumers to keep devices safe includes using stronger passwords National Cyber Security Centre said hackers can use cameras to … Read more