Three years after the Online Safety Act, could the under-16 social media ban put VPNs back in the firing line?
Last week marked three years since the UK Government enacted the Online Safety Act (OSA). Now, the impending UK under-16s social media ban and questions over the effectiveness of current measures threaten to push VPNs back into the spotlight. Speaking to…
Global data breaches jump 13% as UK leaks more than double – and Ukraine rockets up the rankings
Surfshark recorded 121.8 million breached accounts worldwide in Q3 2026, up 13.2% on the previous quarter. The UK overtook France as Europe’s most breached country, while Ukraine jumped from 47th to 6th globally. The US still accounts for almost a…
The DEA banned a drug some opioid users called a miracle
In 2012, as the driver of deaths in the opioid crisis began moving from prescription pills to heroin, Laura Bohn was tasked with finding safer drugs to manage pain. Funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in 2017 she and other scientists revealed…
Researchers use seasonal satellite imagery to map shrub encroachment in Inner Mongolia grasslands
Researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS) used satellite images collected across the growing season to map shrub cover in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, China. By tracking seasonal…
New modeling links gaps in Earth’s geological record to rising and sinking continents
Research led by a University of Wollongong (UOW) Ph.D. candidate may have solved one of Earth’s most perplexing geological mysteries: What caused the Great Unconformity?Go to story
From ABCs to geometry: Kindergarten readiness linked to math achievement through ninth grade
Children’s developmental readiness in kindergarten can predict their math achievement as late as ninth grade, according to research from the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE).Go to story
Hailey Bieber Reveals PMDD Diagnosis and Birth Trauma
Hailey Bieber Reveals PMDD Diagnosis and Birth Trauma Hailey Bieber opens up about her severe childbirth bleeding and PMDD diagnosis, highlighting the urgent need for better research and awareness regarding women’s health conditions. Go to story
‘The goal can’t simply be AI usage’: New report finds people using AI are working up to 90 minutes extra every day
AI users end up working longer days, despite the promise of improved productivity, ActivTrak study finds Heavy AI users could end working up to 90 minutes extra every day Software engineers and operations managers found to be among the highest AI users…
