Mystery ‘sonic boom’ rocks hundreds of homes and sets off car alarms in Devon, Somerset and Dorset 

Mystery ‘sonic boom’ rocks hundreds of homes and sets off car alarms in Devon, Somerset and Dorset By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: 16:42 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 16:47 GMT, 20 March 2021 A mystery ‘sonic boom’ has been felt across Devon, Somerset and Dorset. Residents reported hearing the blast at around 3pm … Read more

‘Deepfake’ Tom Cruise takes over TikTok with some 11 million views but raises alarms with experts

Tom Cruise has gone viral on the popular video-sharing app TikTok, but the clips featuring the ‘Mission Impossible’ star are deepfakes that experts are calling the ‘most alarmingly lifelike examples’ of the technology. An account appeared on the app last week, dubbed ‘deeptomcruise,’ which shows a number of videos depicting Cruise doing a magic trick, … Read more

Second World War bomb is BLOWN UP in Exeter setting off car alarms with blast heard five miles away

Second World War bomb is BLOWN UP in Exeter setting off car alarms with blast that could be heard five miles away – meaning thousands of people can now return to their homes Device was detonated at about 5.30pm this evening by the Royal Logistics Corp  The controlled explosion was heard about five miles away by … Read more

Social housing tenants will have the legal right to carbon monoxide and smoke alarms after Grenfell

Tenants in social housing will now have the legal right to smoke and carbon monoxide alarms for the first time following the Grenfell Tower fire.  Government ministers are set to announce the plans in order to put a stop to a law which sees tenants living in council housing given less protection than those living … Read more

New Google feature for deaf users identifies fire alarms, dog barking and other ‘critical’ sounds

Google introduces new feature for deaf users that notifies them about fire alarms and dogs barking by vibrating their smartphone or flashing the camera light Sound Notifications alert users to 10 different ‘critical’ sounds  Using machine learning, it recognizes door knocks, sirens and microwave bells Users can get a vibration, push notification  or flash from … Read more