by andrew griffin | Oct 21, 2020 | The Independent
An asteroid is heading towards Earth ahead of election day – but is almost certain to skip actually paying a visit, let alone posing any danger.Excitement has increased over the object known as 2018VP1 in recent days. The asteroid will pass by on 2 November, the day...
by andrew griffin | Oct 21, 2020 | The Independent
Earth could be visible to alien civilisations on planets outside our solar system, scientists have found.One of the major projects of astronomers in recent years is looking for exoplanets, or other worlds beyond our solar system. When they are found, the key question...
by andrew griffin | Oct 21, 2020 | The Independent
Netflix will give away two days of free subscriptions to everyone in India as it experiments with new ways to encourage people to sign up.The promotion comes after it stopped offering free trial periods and instead committed to try a number of different ways of...
by andrew griffin | Oct 20, 2020 | The Independent
A new lawsuit – the biggest antitrust case since a crackdown on Microsoft more than 20 years ago – says that the company has used its dominance over online search and advertising to stifle competition and harm consumers.The case was hailed by lawmakers, who desired...
by andrew griffin | Oct 20, 2020 | The Independent
The US Justice Department is filing a lawsuit against Google, accusing it of abusing its size to harm consumers.The company is accused of abusing its dominance of search and online services to stop competition to help itself.The landmark case – likely to be the...
