U.K. police want more hacking powers to stay ahead of criminals
This won’t go over well with privacy groups.
On Jun 12, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
The British Library crowdsourced a Magna Carta for Internet rights
Magna Carta 2.0 is long overdue.
On Jun 8, 2015 by Eric Geller
Here’s the first photo of new royal baby Princess Charlotte
According to Kensington Palace, Duchess Kate took this photo herself.
On Jun 6, 2015 by Selena Larson
The U.K. is about to force tech companies to decrypt protected user data
That’s the the software equivalent of the master keys that apartment supervisors use.
On May 28, 2015 by Eric Geller
One of the U.K.’s best comedy shows is coming back as a webseries
The Internet has saved another comedy treasure.
On May 27, 2015 by Tom Harrington
David Cameron’s plan to censor Internet porn hits an international snag
Nice try, Prime Minister Cameron.
On May 25, 2015 by Eric Geller
A bus powered by cow farts just set a land-speed record
This might be the most alternative of all alternative fuels.
On May 22, 2015 by Mike Wehner
British spies can no longer be sued for computer hacking
If you don’t have anything to hide, you shouldn’t be allowed to sue when they pry.
On May 18, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
‘Daily Show’ correspondent gets member of U.K.’s craziest party to quote Hitler
Are the U.K.’s elections more boring and sensible than America’s? As it turns out, maybe not.
On May 14, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
World’s stupidest mugger arrested after calling police about phone he lost in mugging
Paul Knight of England is not about to be a successful criminal any time soon.
On May 11, 2015 by Dylan Love
Russell Brand sinks back into despair after Conservatives win U.K. elections
‘Bloody hell, what’s happened?’
On May 8, 2015 by Andrew Couts
Can this algorithm accurately predict the U.K. election based on Twitter?
Could this be more reliable than traditional polling methods?
On May 7, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Half a million Britons waited until the last moment to register to vote
Procrastination in action: Half a million Brits registered to vote on the last day before the deadline.
On Apr 21, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Watch in horror as people lick and bite a chocolate Benedict Cumberbatch statue
This is one of the least hygienic things we’ve ever seen.
On Apr 9, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
British lawmakers ponder social media ban for anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitic remarks may soon get British trolls booted from social media.
On Feb 9, 2015 by Dell Cameron
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