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Study reveals fanatical fantasy football players more likely to have worse mental health

A new study suggests people who spend the most time playing, researching and thinking about their fantasy football teams may have worse mental health than other players of the online game. According to Nottingham Trent University sport psychologists,...

15 Jan 2022 at 12:33

CES technology show to open as in-person event despite Omicron concerns

One of the world’s biggest technology trade shows will open as an in-person event this week despite ongoing concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant. CES officially opens in Las Vegas on Wednesday, with organisers saying the event’s ...

04 Jan 2022 at 13:55

CES ‘risks becoming non-event’ because of reduced attendance amid Covid concerns

This year’s CES technology convention is in danger of becoming a “non-event” compared with previous years because of the reduced attendance caused by concerns over Covid, one analyst has warned. The three-day event, traditionally a key ...

05 Jan 2022 at 12:55

Sony confirms next virtual reality headset will be called PlayStation VR2

Sony has confirmed the new virtual reality headset it is building to work with the PlayStation 5 will be the second generation of its PlayStation VR device. PlayStation VR2 will take virtual reality gaming “to a whole new level”, the ...

05 Jan 2022 at 16:25

Six-fold increase to incel websites in nine months

There has been a six-fold rise in UK web traffic to websites promoting “incel” culture, new analysis has found. The Centre for Countering Digital Hate found that UK web traffic data to three of the largest “incel” sites has grown ...

03 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Virgin Media O2 phone users will not face roaming charges in Europe this year

Virgin Media O2 phone users will not face roaming charges this year after other networks announced the extra fee. Two of the UK’s four biggest networks – EE and Vodafone – are reintroducing roaming charges for customers ...

09 Jan 2022 at 16:25

Google creates special Doodle to honour Professor Stephen Hawking

Professor Stephen Hawking is to be celebrated with a Google Doodle on Saturday, to mark what would have been his 80th birthday. A two-minute animation will appear on the Google home page on January 8 to celebrate the ...

07 Jan 2022 at 16:25

CES 2022: smartglasses and smart body scanner among first gadgets announced

Smartglasses that give users a personal video display and smart scales that can measure body composition and even nerve activity are among the first gadgets unveiled ahead of the CES tech show. TCL announced a new ...

04 Jan 2022 at 19:55

Avid fantasy football players more likely to have worse mental health – study

People who spend the most time playing, researching and thinking about their fantasy football teams may have worse mental health than other players of the online game, a study suggests. According to Nottingham ...

06 Jan 2022 at 01:25

UK’s Defence Academy hit by damaging cyber attack, ex-military chief reveals

A cyber attack on the UK’s Defence Academy – possibly by Russia or China – caused “significant” damage, a retired high-ranking officer has revealed. Air Marshal Edward Stringer, who left the armed forces in ...

02 Jan 2022 at 23:55

World

Twitter bans Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene over Covid posts

Twitter has banned the personal account of far-right US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of the platform’s Covid-19 misinformation policy. The move is the latest strike against ...

02 Jan 2022 at 22:25

Experts warn Covid conspiracy groups may pivot to climate misinformation in 2022

Covid-19 conspiracy groups may pivot to pushing climate misinformation in 2022, experts have warned. Ciaran O’Connor, an analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), told the PA news agency ...

02 Jan 2022 at 09:25

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