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London Muzzles Its Olympic Volunteers

London may be setting up Europe’s largest Wi-Fi network ahead of the Summer Olympics but it’ll do a fat lot of good for the Games’ 70,000 volunteers as they’re effectively banned from using social media during the event. Like, at all.

December 9, 2011
Science

Even If You’re Old You Can Learn New Tricks With Really Freaking Hard Work

London is a crazy mixed-up city, navigation-wise. It’s so hard find your way around that when taxi-drivers learn to, they say they’ve Acquired The Knowledge. And now scientists say The Knowledge actually changes drivers’ brains.

November 14, 2011
Entertainment

You Can Watch The Olympics In 33-Megapixel Super HD

It’s pretty hard to conceive of a TV with 16 times the resolution of a 1080p set, but you’ll have your chance to test your eyeballs firsthand in July — for the Olympics. That is, if you’re in Washington, DC.

November 5, 2011
News

Weird Orbit Tower In London Is Now Complete

Just like the rendering from last year, the now completed ArcelorMittal Orbit looks like a brain-liquifying roller coaster. Or a metal spaghetti monster twice the size of the Eiffel Tower, stranded in the rainy city, sad and confused.

October 11, 2011
News

London’s Big Ben Is Leaning Like The Tower Of Pisa

The Big Ben is leaning! Not as much as the Tower of Pisa, but you can see it with the naked eye. Right now, it’s at an inclination of half a metre at its highest point. And it’s getting worse.

August 29, 2011
Science

The World’s Most Accurate Timepiece Resides In London

That hunk of metal to the right is the world’s most accurate clock, say people with more knowledge of time and atomic clocks than anyone else.

August 17, 2011
Mobile

MI5 Is Now On The Hunt For British BBMers

As the saga of London rioting and social media blocking continues, the British government is calling in the spooks. They’re now summoning MI5 and GCHQ to help not block but track the messages that might be the root of the trouble. Christ.

August 16, 2011
Geek Out

The View From The London Olympics’ Diving Board Looks Piss-Your-Speedos Scary

Another London 2012 Olympics venue’s been checked off the list, and Zaha Hadid’s aquatic centre is quite simply the most stunning yet. All swimming events, plus diving and water polo will be held here in front of 17,500 spectators.

Software

Police Used Facial Recognition Software To ID Suspects In UK Riots

We recently talked about how facial recognition technology was taking a turn for the scary and was being used to identify people in real life. That terrifying tech has already been used by cops and others in the London riots.

August 14, 2011
Online

UK Police Now Tweeting Names, Address, Birthday Of Looters

The Greater Manchester Police is now tweeting names, birthdays and address of looters. While this information is public in England and it gets printed in papers, this is the first time Twitter is being used to broadcast this info.

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