Posts Tagged ‘bbc’Beeb sends technology poster child into a spinThursday, July 23rd, 2009Today, the BBC website features an interesting piece on voice to text pioneer SpinVox, revealing the results of an investigation into the company’s privacy standards, technology and finances. How Jacko’s death affected the webFriday, June 26th, 2009Where were you when you heard Michael Jackson had died? Well, apparently millions of us were sat in front of a computer or on mobile internet devices frantically searching the web for more information on why/how/when it happened. So many people infact, that the web could not quite handle it… India sinks Somali pirate ship & Peter Swift’s propostionMonday, November 24th, 2008*News Update Some of you may be aware, that the waters off of the Somali cost are the most dangerous in the world! They account for a third of the world’s pirates… Last week giant Saudi oil tanker; Sirius Star become the largest vessel ever to be hijacked by Somali pirates off the Kenyan coast. The Sirius Star was carrying a cargo of two million barrels of oil – a quarter of Saudi Arabia’s daily output – worth more than $100m (£67m). These pirates are heavily armed with rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47s and are known to receive tip-offs from contacts at ports in the Gulf of Aden.
The damage so far: - 92 attacks this year
- 36 succe ssful hijackings - 14 ships currently held, including the MV Faina carrying tanks - 268 crew he ld hostage Source: International Maritime Bureau, 2008)
Not so serious news…Friday, November 21st, 2008Generally speaking news always tends to be very serious and dull. That is why I am glad that BBC Newsbeat has put together some rather odd yet entertaining news… http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/entertainment/newsid_7740000/7740758.stm It provides a light relief from the day to day worries…check out the sprouts festival & jumpers for chickens!! |
