Georgia’s deputy attorney general said in court that he didn’t think police in the state used Signal to communicate about the law enforcement training center colloquially known as “Cop City” — despite saying so in a motion by lawyers had obtained evidence from The Guardian from law enforcement leadership last year directed officers to download … Read more
It’s a situation that has now become frustratingly familiar. You need to file your tax return, make a GP appointment or book a boiler service. Instead of simply picking up the phone and speaking to a human, you’re dragged through a labyrinthine series of online contact forms and AI chatbots, ultimately ending up no closer … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. People living on the Arabian Peninsula thousands of years ago went underground when they wanted to beat the heat. They may have stopped there as they traveled between oases and meadows, then plunged into vast … Read more
A group of relatives has warned that the Online Safety Act does not go far enough to protect children on social media. Relatives for Online Safety have sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer, urging both to pledge to do more for children’s online safety ahead of … Read more
Relatives who lost loved ones in the contaminated blood scandal have claimed their relatives were “used for research” after discovering historical notes in medical records. It is alleged that some patients treated for the blood clotting disorder hemophilia in the 1970s and 1980s were treated with blood plasma that doctors knew could be contaminated and … Read more
Social media platforms must take action to prevent their algorithms from recommending harmful content to children, and put in place robust age verification measures to protect them, Ofcom says. The regulator has published its draft codes of practice for child safety, which sets out how it expects online services to meet their new legal responsibilities … Read more
Black holes have long been in the spotlight as celestial bodies from which nothing, not even light, can escape. However, theoretical physicists propose a less understood but equally fascinating counterpart: the white hole. Unlike black holes, which attract matter, white holes repel matter. What are white holes? In astrophysics, a white hole represents a theoretical … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Earth’s magnetic field plays a key role in making our planet habitable. The protective bubble above the atmosphere protects the planet from solar radiation, wind, cosmic radiation and wild temperature fluctuations. However, Earth’s magnetic field … Read more
Reality shifters are a group of people who believe they can transport themselves to another reality by using techniques they have learned from posts on the Internet. Some of these techniques are ancient, such as breathwork, affirmations and visualization. But one of the most important techniques is very contemporary: an app on your phone. The … Read more