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Criminals can hack baby monitors says security service

Cyber criminals could access smart cameras and baby monitors if left unsecured, warns the National Cyber Security Centre.

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Pro-Trump hedge fund 'tries to oust Twitter CEO'

Jack Dorsey has been criticised by Donald Trump, especially after Twitter announced a ban on all political advertising.

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SpaceX and Tesla documents leaked online by hackers

Cyber extortionists hacked into of the company's suppliers, Visser Precision, and stole the commercial information.

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Secret behind dogs' cold noses revealed by scientists

Experts in Sweden and Hungary study three dogs who are able to detect very faint heat sources with just their noses.

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Life-size dinosaurs arrive at safari park to form new exhibition

Around 20 models, including velociraptors and a T-Rex with a "terrifying roar", will be installed at Blair Drummond Safari Park.

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NASA images show coronavirus shutdown has cleared China pollution

The US space agency says travel restrictions and the closure of businesses contributed to the drop in nitrogen dioxide.

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Scientists detect biggest explosion since Big Bang

The blast came from a supermassive black hole in the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster about 390 million light years from Earth.

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Bowel cancer may be linked to a common gut bacteria

A common type of bacteria found in the gut may play a role in the formation of bowel cancer, helping to identify high-risk people.

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Apple 'won't let bad guys use iPhones on screen'

Star Wars director Rian Johnson says Apple have strong opinions when it comes to who can and can't use their products on screen.

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New mini-moon discovered orbiting Earth - but it's only temporary

The 2020 CD3 asteroid, which is up to around 3.5m in diameter, is the second to have been dragged into the Earth's orbit.

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Human feet developed arches 3.5m years ago - a 'key step' in evolution

Anthropologists have long debated how the structure of the human foot creates the stiffness that is essential for upright walking.

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Twitter suspends 70 accounts promoting presidential wannabe Mike Bloomberg

The Bloomberg campaign is outspending all the other Democratic nominee candidates combined on social media.

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Celebrities turn up to protest Assange extradition

The WikiLeaks' founder has been charged with conspiring to hack US government computers alongside the sources of his leaks.

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UK politicians could see lies flagged by Twitter

The recent UK general election was marked by a series of rows over whether parties were being wholly truthful with their claims.

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Coronavirus quarantine sparks China download boom in games and apps

Digital demand rockets with people are confined to their homes in a drive to curb the spread of the deadly infection.

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Samsung users 'freaked' by accidental overnight alert

The company apologises after customers are woken by a message sent "unintentionally during internal testing".

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Justin Bieber among millions to have details leaked in MGM Resorts hack

Celebrities, company CEOs, journalists and government officials were all spotted as part of the data dump earlier in the week.