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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

Government app will scan barcodes in push to get families buying healthier food

An updated Government app will use barcodes to encourage families to switch to healthier food as part of heightened efforts to tackle Britain’s child obesity crisis. The new feature, announced on Monday as part of the Better Health campaign, will ...

10 Jan 2022 at 08:25

Mobile users warned of extra fees as roaming charges return

Mobile phone users are being urged to check if they face extra fees in the new year as roaming charges return to some networks in January. Two of the UK’s four biggest networks – EE and Vodafone – are reintroducing roaming charges for customers ...

31 Dec 2021 at 13:25

Twitter suspends account which mocked death of DUP MLA’s disabled son

A DUP MLA has welcomed the suspension of a Twitter account which mocked the death of her disabled son. However, Diane Dodds said Twitter must now take “swift and decisive action” to protect users from online abuse. Mrs Dodds was targeted on ...

06 Jan 2022 at 18:25

Tech firms which fail to protect users could be fined up to £18bn, says Dorries

Social media companies could be fined as much as £18 billion under the Government’s new online safety reforms, according to the Culture Secretary. Nadine Dorries outlined the possible scale of the punishments available as part of the ...

06 Jan 2022 at 13:25

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 ...

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 ...

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”,...

05 Jan 2022 at 16:25

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 Trent University ...

06 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Vehicle tech takes centre stage at CES

BMW has unveiled a new feature that can change the exterior colour of a car with the press of a button, using the E Ink technology best known for being used in the Kindle e-reader. Shown during the CES technology convention ...

06 Jan 2022 at 17:25

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 that coronavirus ...

02 Jan 2022 at 09:25

Six-fold increase in traffic 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” ...

03 Jan 2022 at 13:55

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