Bionic suit helps dad fulfil dream of walking daughter down the aisle

Four years ago Chris Palmer was left paralysed after a long battle with cancer, leaving him fearful he wouldn’t be able to walk his daughter, Heather, down the aisle on her wedding day. However his dream to get her down aisle became a reality on May 21 when Palmer used a £90,000 ($131,000) robotic suit made […]

Kite wants to be every developer’s pair-programming buddy

 Most integrated development environments (IDEs) and text editors are full of useful features, but, for the most part, they aren’t connected to the Internet. Because of this, developers often have to switch context to Google the solution to a problem or look at a language’s manual. Kite wants to change this by connecting text editors to […]

Paint-filled balloons crashing into each other in extreme slow motion is mesmerising

The Slow Mo Guys are at it again. They’ve burst out of giant water balloons, played around with tasers and blasted flamethrowers into the air — and while their latest experiment is more low key, it’s just as cool to look at. SEE ALSO: Slow Mo Guys remind us we’re never too old to play with Hot […]

Google Chrome will protect you from fake download buttons

It’s happened to all of us: You’re trying to find a download link for some freeware app, and the three largest buttons on the site that say “download” are all fake. Click on any of those, and your computer will probably get infested with malware Now Google is trying to put an end to this […]

The Daily Mail asks #WhoWillSpeakForEngland: Here are plenty of ideas

LONDON — The Daily Mail posed an important question on Thursday: Who WILL speak for England? The front-page editorial follows Prime Minister David Cameron’s widely criticised attempts to negotiate the terms of the UK’s relationship with the European Union ahead of a forthcoming referendum. “Today the Mail asks a question of profound significance to our […]

First black students to integrate Virginia public school reunite 57 years later

Gloria Thompson, Ronald Deskins, Lance Newman and Michael Jones were 12 years old in 1959 when they became the first black students to integrate a school in Virginia Deskins, Newman and Jones reunited on Tuesday at their old school at a Black History Month celebration, where they spoke to current students there See also: 8 […]