Actor Idris Elba Suggests ‘Blunting’ Knives To Reduce Stabbings In UK. Social Media Reacts

Amid the uptick in knife crimes in the UK, actor Idris Elba has come up with a solution that has divided the public. The British actor said the government must consider “innovative” prevention methods, including blunting or banning knives. Mr Elba has spent the last year developing a documentary about solutions to knife crime during … Read more

Samsung May Launch Earphones With UWB Support, Latest Patent Filing Suggests

Samsung is expected to include ultra-wideband (UWB) support in upcoming audio wearable devices. This is said to improve data transmission speed and offer lossless audio delivery while being more energy efficient. The paired devices will require UWB support as well for these features to work. UWB is said to support more bandwidth than Bluetooth and … Read more

Sahara and Amazon May Hold Clues to Dinosaurs’ Earliest Origins, New Study Suggests

The origins of the earliest dinosaurs could lie beneath the sands of the Sahara Desert and the dense foliage of the Amazon rainforest, as suggested by recent findings. Fossils from these regions, if discovered, might trace the evolutionary roots of dinosaurs back beyond 230 million years—the age of the oldest known remains. Such discoveries have … Read more

Xbox Chief Phil Spencer Suggests Starfield Could Release on Rival Consoles

Microsoft has pivoted to releasing its first party games on rival consoles from Sony and Nintendo over the past year and intends to continue with its multiplatform launch strategy. The company has sought to de-emphasise its gaming hardware — the Xbox console — and instead focussed on pushing its titles to as many platforms as … Read more

Brain Ageing Could Be Fault Of Mothers, Study Suggests

A new study has found that the X chromosome passed down to the child from the mother might be responsible for accelerated brain ageing, potentially increasing the risk of conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. Only females have two X chromosomes (XX) while males have one X and one Y (XY). Given the natural order, the X … Read more