Jasper Hamill

Jasper Hamill | Science and technology reporter

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Nov 18: A year of ChatGPT Credit Getty / metro.co.uk

12 months ago ChatGPT became a thing – but just how scared of AI should we be?

Tech November 19, 2023 By Jasper Hamill

‘Malevolent force’ or haven for free speech? How Elon Musk turned Twitter upside down

Tech October 27, 2023 By Jasper Hamill

Richest man in the world Elon Musk's biography tells 14 surprising tales

Tech September 14, 2023 By Jasper Hamill

Fraud, climate change and 'pig butchering' - welcome to the dark side of cryptocurrency

Tech April 17, 2022 By Jasper Hamill

Power to the People's Republic: A view from the front-line of China's tech revolution

Tech March 16, 2020 By Jasper Hamill

A Microsoft Windows 10 update is causing 'blue screen of death' crashes, users claim

Tech March 13, 2020 By Jasper Hamill

This NASA image released March 12, 2020 shows Mars with an exposed section of the north polar layered deposits (NPLD) looking much like a slice of layered tiramisu, the NPLD is made up of water-ice and dust particles stacked one on top of the other, instead of icing, layers are topped with seasonal carbon dioxide frost, as seen here as lingering frost adhering to one of the layers. - The high-resolution and color capabilities of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's HiRISE camera provides details on the variations in the layers. Scientists are also using radar data, which show us that they have continuity in the subsurface. During deposition, these complex layers might encapsulate tiny air pockets from the atmosphere which, if sampled, could be studied to understand linkages to previous climates. (Photo by Handout / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/HANDOUT " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/NASA/AFP via Getty Images)

Nasa spots bizarre alien 'tiramisu' pattern on the surface of Mars

Tech March 12, 2020 By Jasper Hamill

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Cyber-scammers are using the coronavirus to trick victims and steal their money

Tech May 16, 2020 By Jasper Hamill

A map showing the areas affected by the Lloyds outage (Image: Down Detector)

Lloyds and Halifax bank apps hit by outage that's locked people out of their accounts

Tech March 12, 2020 By Jasper Hamill

An artist's impression of a supermassive black hole (Image: Nasa)

Ancient supermassive black hole blasts powerful death beam towards Earth

Tech March 12, 2020 By Jasper Hamill

Hundreds of mysterious mini-planets found lurking in far reaches of the solar system

Tech March 12, 2020 By Jasper Hamill

Undated handout comp of photos issued by the University of St Andrews of an illustration of the skin colour at baseline (left) and at enhanced fitness (right). The right image was chosen by participants as having the healthiest facial colour. Leading a healthy lifestyle can help give people a "golden glow" by improving their skin colour, according to new research. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday March 11, 2020. The study, led by the University of St Andrews, found a balanced and healthy lifestyle, including becoming fitter, avoiding stress and sleeping longer all gave skin a more healthy looking colour. See PA story HEALTH Skin. Photo credit should read: Professor David Perrett/University of St Andrews/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Healthy living really does give your skin a ‘golden glow’, scientists say

Tech March 11, 2020 By Jasper Hamill

Beware the booby-trapped coronavirus maps designed to steal your money

Tech March 11, 2020 By Jasper Hamill

The alleged vulnerability affects Intel chips (Image: Getty)

The chip that powers your computer could have a major security flaw

Tech March 11, 2020 By Jasper Hamill

An aerial view shows a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

The Amazon rainforest could be gone within your lifetime, scientists warn

Tech March 10, 2020 By Jasper Hamill

Pic shows: Policemen with RoboCop helmet. These are the ???RoboCop??? Artificial Intelligence helmets worn by Chinese officials which record the temperatures of passersby and alert the person wearing them in real-time to anyone with a fever.

Chinese cops given Robocop-style helmets which can detect coronavirus sufferers

Tech March 10, 2020 By Jasper Hamill

EMBARGOED TO 1900 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 01 Undated handout photo issued by Scott A. Williams/Science Advances of the skull of the juvenile T. rex, "Jane" Bones belonging to two "teenage" Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs provide fresh clues as to how these predators grew up to become "plodding, crushing monsters", according to a new study. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday January 1, 2020. The fossil skeletons indicate the juvenile T. rex dinosaurs were fast, fleet-footed and had knife-like teeth for cutting food, unlike their lumbering, bone-crushing adult counterparts. See PA story SCIENCE Tyrannosaurus. Photo credit should read: Scott A. Williams/Science Advances/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

The dinosaurs enjoyed shorter days than over-worked humans

Tech March 10, 2020 By Jasper Hamill

An asteroid's-eye view of Planet Earth shining tiny and vulnerable in the bleak blackness of space (Image: ESA)

Huge two-mile-wide 'potentially hazardous' asteroid will be visible from Earth next month

Tech March 10, 2020 By Jasper Hamill

'Amoral' new cryptocurrency lets you earn money as people are killed by the coronavirus

Tech March 9, 2020 By Jasper Hamill

Your Netflix binge-watching is polluting the planet, experts warn

Tech March 9, 2020 By Jasper Hamill

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