[ad_1] Graham FraserTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesThe way people in the UK access websites with pornographic material is about to undergo a significant change.The Online Safety Act says sites must make it harder for under-18s to see explicit material - and Pornhub and other major adult websites have confirmed they will introduce advanced age checks by 25 July.Media regulator Ofcom estimates 14 million people watch online pornography - and concerns have been
[ad_1] Chris BaraniukTechnology ReporterIXI"People don't want to look like cyborgs," says Niko EidenThey look like an ordinary pair of glasses – but these are tech-packed specs.On a Zoom call, Niko Eiden, chief executive and co-founder of Finnish eyewear firm IXI, holds up the frames with lenses containing liquid crystals, meaning their vision-correcting properties can change on the fly.This one pair could correct the vision of someone who normally uses totally
[ad_1] MaryLou CostaTechnology Reporter, Vilnius, LithuaniaAstrolightAstrolight is developing a laser-based communications systemI'm led through a series of concrete corridors at Vilnius Tech University, Lithuania; the murals give a Soviet-era vibe, and it seems an unlikely location for a high-tech lab working on a laser communication system.But that's where you'll find the headquarters of Astrolight, a six-year-old Lithuanian space-tech start-up that has just raised €2.8m ($3.3m; £2.4m) to build what it
[ad_1] MaryLou CostaTechnology Reporter, Vilnius, LithuaniaEnergesmanFly larvae are excellent at converting food waste into proteinMost people are inclined to shoo flies away from food, and the thought of maggots in your bins is enough to make anyone's stomach turn.But a handful of city councils have embraced maggots - more formally known as fly larvae - and their taste for rotting food.In Vilnius, capital of the Baltic state of Lithuania, fly
[ad_1] Ben MorrisTechnology of Business EditorSupercellIlkka Paananen wants new kinds of "game experiences"For someone pushing his company to break new ground, Ilkka Paananen appears relaxed.Not wearing shoes, like everyone else in the office - it's a Finnish thing I'm told - he tells me the mobile gaming industry needs shaking up."We need to take bigger risks," says Mr Paananen the chief executive of Finland's Supercell - a giant in the
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[ad_1] Ben MorrisTechnology of Business EditorGetty ImagesUkrainians can access 130 services from the Diia portalRounding a corner in Kyiv on 24 Feb 2022, Oleksandr Bornyakov remembers driving into a gun battle. It was day one of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and Russian saboteurs were fighting with Ukrainian security forces in the centre of the Ukrainian capital."There is shooting, cars are burning, armoured vehicles are burning... when we eventually passed...
[ad_1] Chris BaraniukTechnology ReporterDrone show opens Glastonbury Festival in 2024The wedding ceremony was almost over when newlywed Bobby Underwood stepped on a napkin-covered glass to break it, as is Jewish tradition, and everyone shouted "Mazel Tov!".But as he and his new wife Siobhan turned to walk back down the aisle, their wedding officiants said, "Wait." There was a surprise."All of these drones started rising up," recalls Mrs Underwood. "It was
[ad_1] Sam GruetBusiness reporter, TorontoGetty ImagesAirlines in the US alone made $7.27bn from check-in luggage fees last yearWith Air Canada and Southwest the latest airlines to charge passengers for check-in luggage, the ballooning cost of such ancillary or "junk fees" is provoking anger among politicians and consumer groups. At the same time, sales of suitcases small enough for passengers to take on the plane as hand luggage are booming.Standing outside
