Porn pirating lawyer jailed for five years

John Steele co-founded a firm called Prenda Law that set up and ran the porn-trolling scheme. His Prenda partner Paul Hansmeier was jailed for 14 years in June for his role in the scam. Steele faced a sentence of more than 10 years but this was reduced because he co-operated with prosecutors.

17 Types of photography: Which niche is right for you?

The Walkie-Talkie app let two people who had accepted an invitation send and receive short audio messages. But Apple said it had been “made aware” of a flaw that “could allow somebody to listen through another customer’s iPhone without consent”. It has disabled the feature and apologised for the inconvenience. However, Apple said it was not aware of the Walkie-Talkie […]

Mobile app ‘finds anti-cancer molecules in food’

The research identified carrots, celery and oranges as having the highest number of cancer-fighting molecules. The DreamLab app, which has now been downloaded 83,000 times, works while users sleep and has so far performed more than 10 million calculations. One expert said there was a “long road ahead” to develop treatments. The app uses an algorithm to measure the properties […]

Hannah Green: Australia’s latest world-beating sportswoman

Prior to that incredibly pressure-packed five-foot putt putt on the final green at Hazeltine Golf Club, Hannah Green was a virtual unknown outside golf circles. In fact even within the golf world beyond Australian shores – she was hardly recognisable to most, a fact confirmed by the lack of even a Wikipedia page devoted to her career. That has since […]

Chinese students’ applications to UK

Applications from Chinese students to study at UK universities have gone up 30% since last year, with numbers exceeding those from Northern Ireland for the first time, according to official statistics. The Ucas university admissions agency revealed on Thursday it had received almost 20,000 undergraduate applications from students in China this year (19,760, up from 15,240 in 2018), compared with […]

Bird with unusually long toes found fossilized in amber

Meet the ancient bird that had toes longer than its lower legs. Researchers have discovered a bird foot from 99 million years ago preserved in amber that had a hyper-elongated third toe. The study, published in the journal Current Biology on July 11, suggests that this bird might have used its toes to hook food out of tree trucks. This […]

Hong Kong protests: Leader Carrie Lam apologises to public after massive protests over extradition bill

The government of Hong Kong has issued an apology over its handling of a controversial extradition bill after hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in protest on Sunday. The territory’s chief executive Carrie Lam said she apologised to the public with “utmost sincerity and humility” over the proposed legislation that would allow people to be sent to […]

Extinction Rebellion: Police to pass ‘every single one’ of 1,100 arrested protesters to prosecutors

Police aim to pass “every single one” of the 1,100 Extinction Rebellion protesters to prosecutors for potential criminal charges, a senior officer has said. Scotland Yard is in discussions with the Home Office about potential legal changes to increase powers over protests and introduce tougher punishments for offences. Metropolitan Police deputy assistant commissioner Laurence Taylor said that 70 Extinction Rebellion […]

Thousands protest for a fourth consecutive day in Iran on eve of US sanctions

“According to the Supreme Court directive, we will reach Bengaluru and meet the honourable speaker. Since the Apex court has directed us to tender resignations afresh, we are going there. There is no change (in our decision),” BA Basavaraja, Congress MLA from KR Puram in Bengaluru told reporters in Mumbai. He rubbished allegations that the saffron party was behind the […]