Bitcoin’s energy consumption ‘equals that of Switzerland’
Bitcoin uses as much energy as the whole of Switzerland, a new online tool from the University of Cambridge shows.
The world.edu network focuses on education, science, innovation and the environment.
Here you can submit and vote on the best content from the world’s leading organisations and websites.
The day the e-books stopped working
Consumers who bought ebooks via Microsoft's online store are losing access to their libraries.
Guangzhou fixes 90% of first round of improper place names
Authorities in Guangzhou, South China, have fixed over 90 percent of improper names of residential areas and major projects, local newspaper Southern Metropolitan Daily reported on Tuesday.
Second US town pays up to ransomware hackers
A town in Florida has paid $500,000 (£394,000) to hackers after a ransomware attack.
Google city sparks fresh controversy
Sidewalk Labs, a sister company of Google, has published its plans to build a smart city in Toronto, sparking fresh controversy.
Presidential warnings ‘easy’ to spoof
America's messaging system that sends presidential warnings about impending emergencies is "easy" to spoof, warn researchers.
Walmart uses AI cameras to spot thieves
US supermarket giant Walmart has confirmed it uses image recognition cameras at checkouts to detect theft.
Facebook’s Libra pitches to be the future of money
It is a hugely ambitious - some might say megalomaniacal - project to create a new global currency.
Amazon sued over Alexa child recordings in US
Amazon is being sued over its smart assistant's recordings of children.
Nancy Pelosi clip shows misinformation still has a home on Facebook
Facebook has said it won’t remove a doctored video that makes Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi appear incoherent. One upload of the clip has been viewed more than 2.5 million times - and remains visible.
