DJI Osmo 360 II review: A little more video power, a lot more repairability
It allows DJI to use 25 percent more of the sensor than some rival models, though Insta360's X6 now uses the same-sized sensor. DJI also updated the Osmo 360 II's processor to increase video speeds, improve low light…
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Southern Water taps fiber network to sniff out leaky pipes
The privatized biz is trialing tech from Lightsonic that uses Openreach's fiber network to detect leaking pipes. Openreach - BT's infrastructure arm - and Affinity Water, which supplies parts of southern England, tested…
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Cambridge Tech Week attendance rises 15% as deep tech takes centre stage
The five-day event, held from 14 to 18 September, brought together founders, investors, researchers, policymakers and technology companies for discussions spanning artificial intelligence, quantum computing, healthtech…
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UK competition watchdog wants to give Android and Chrome users more search engine choices
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is trying to introduce more search choices where Google has the tightest control: Android smartphones and the Chrome browser. The regulator has proposed allowing users to…
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Meta expected to show camera-free smart glasses at Connect as privacy backlash grows
At its Connect conference on Wednesday, it is expected to show a pair without one. The company will unveil new glasses, including a camera-free model, amid growing concern about devices that can record people without…
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Nine political books to inspire young people – chosen by experts
Our experts have recommended nine books to strike teenagers and young adults’ interest in thinking politically. 1. Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman (2001) Bookshop/Oxford University Press Noughts and Crosses makes…
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Small undersea volcanoes may unleash outsized tsunamis
The Hunga volcano during a 2009 eruption. Credit: TELUSA FOTU Krakatau, a volcanic island in Indonesia, killed more than 30,000 people when it erupted in 1883. One might assume that volcanic debris posed the major…
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Saddam Hussein used Oliver Reed and a James Bond director to tell Iraq’s story – but who tells it now?
After Saddam became president in 1979, his cousin played him in The Long Days. The film dramatised his role in a failed 1959 attempt to assassinate Iraq’s then-prime minister, Abdul-Karim Qasim. The film presented the…
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Five intimidating houseplants that are surprisingly easy to care for
Studies have shown the biophilic connection we experience being surrounded by plants improves our mental state and may even slightly shorten hospital recovery rates. This connection has driven the desire for greenery…
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AI is finding chart success in Christian, gospel and country music
What’s surprising, though, is where these tracks are succeeding. My research into YouTube discussions of AI music, explored in a chapter of a new book called Media Imaginaries , found a recurring view that AI was seen as…
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