‘Insane’ — UK Tech reacts to Gov moves that might hand UK startups contract to Barclays Bank

Tech Nation is trailing in second place in the race to remain the UK’s government-backed ‘startup champion’ after the latter put the £12 million contract out to tender, according to TechCrunch’s sources. First in line at this point in time – in a decision which is due in December – is banking giant Barclays. Tech…

Here’s why Mikayla Nogueira’s ‘Sticky Method’ went viral on TikTok

If makeup artists and beauty trends occupy your TikTok FYP, then you’ve liked come across “the Sticky Method”. The makeup routine, shared by beauty influencer Mikayla Nogueira, is a technique aimed at covering acne or skin spots. And it’s gone wildly viral. Nogueira shared the Sticky Method video in late August, garnering over 5.3 million…

Slack and Microsoft Teams have some rather worrying security flaws

Slack and Microsoft Teams, arguably the two biggest communications and online collaboration platforms around today, allow for the inclusion of hundreds of third-party apps, and that’s a security nightmare, experts have said. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison argue that third-party apps rarely have their code reviewed by programmers at Slack and Microsoft. Even those…

The Last Of Us: The apocalypse is here in the first trailer HBO’s mega-budget adaptation

The first trailer for The Last Of Us, the long-awaited and much-anticipated adaptation of Naughty Dog’s hugely successful videogame, has arrived. Click below to watch it: The series, which was first announced in March 2020, stars The Mandalorian‘s Pedro Pascal and British rising star Bella Ramsey. It takes place 20 years after modern civilization has…

Putin ally Iran sees oil exports fall amid steeper competition from Russia for Asian buyers

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mustafa Kamaci/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Iran’s oil exports have been steadily declining, according to a report from Bloomberg.  Tehran is seeing increased competition from Russia in the Asian market for oil.  Iran’s exports have fallen to 775,000 barrels a day from a peak of 1 million.  Iran’s…