Human-like faces at self-service checkouts may reduce shoplifting risk, according to Abertay University study
Digitised human-like faces at self-service checkouts could reduce the risk of shoplifting at supermarkets, a new study suggests.
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Twitter working on fix for worldwide outages across main service and TweetDeck
An outage has hit Twitter, preventing some users from tweeting, receiving notifications and viewing direct messages.
Scientists reveal the best way to stop seagulls stealing your chips
Worried about how to protect your seaside chips from pesky seagulls? Scientists believe the answer lies in an old-fashioned stare down.
Miracle twins’ super-surgeon reveals how his landmark, life-saving career almost never got off the ground
The landmark series of operations to separate the conjoined twins took 55 hours, involved more than 100 medical staff and made headlines around the world.
Scots scientists hope their super-spud will help end crop devastation after unearthing Mexican potato’s disease-beating genes
The tatties are small, knobbly and tasteless but a rare breed of potato has been revealed as a super-spud.
UK heatwave: Why the hot weather causes rail disruption
Soaring temperatures in the UK have led rail operators to warn of possible speed restrictions due to the risk of tracks buckling.
Teenager is shooting for the stars and then for Mars as she eyes becoming the youngest person to ever go to space
Most teenagers have ambitions to travel the world, but few can realistically hope to travel the stars.
One giant leap for dramkind: Scots engineers use whisky-box satellites in fight against climate change
Satellites the size of whisky boxes and produced in Scotland are the latest secret weapon in the fight against climate change.
Virgin Media down: Hundreds of complaints of internet and TV outages across Scotland
Virgin Media customers across Scotland have experienced outages in their internet, phone and TV services this afternoon.
Consumer watchdog questions claimed battery life of some iPhone handsets
Apple has been accused of “significantly overstating” the battery life of a number of its iPhone handsets following testing carried out by consumer watchdog Which?.
Self-driving dumper truck trialled in bid to speed up roadworks
A self-driving 25-tonne dumper truck is being trialled in a bid to speed up UK roadworks.