When prepping for disaster, don’t forget to pack your teddy bear

In the face of climate change and growing geopolitical instability, governments have started to advise citizens to prepare now for disaster. In 2024, the UK government launched its Prepare initiative. This was followed…

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Bolt and Lucid team up to deploy 25,000 ‘robotaxis’ across Europe

The upcoming fleet will be built around Lucid’s Midsize platform, leveraging advanced vehicle architecture designed for SAE Level 4 autonomy . This classification means the vehicles will be capable of operating entirely…

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EPA immediately sued over plans to repeal climate rules for power plants

Days after finalizing a rule that would eliminate climate rules for power plants , the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was sued by groups who say the EPA’s repeal was shockingly short-sighted and risked leaving the…

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Is England right to introduce a tourism tax?

Detractors prefer to call it a “tourist tax”. Whether you agree with it or not, an extra charge for overnight stays has become a common feature of modern travel. Recent visitors to New York, Prague, Milan and Edinburgh…

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First Impressions: Snap Specs Review

Waveguide displays Projects bright augmented reality visuals across a 51-degree field of view while keeping the real world visible. Gesture-based controls Responsive hand tracking lets you navigate menus, select apps and…

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London property manager breach may have exposed bank details and lockbox codes

Attackers may also have obtained data about property amenities and access, including the locations of stored keys and codes for lockboxes containing them. Dray Agha, senior manager of security operations at Huntress…

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There's finally an Xteink e-reader that runs your Kindle app

Were it that this was just another small e-reader from the up-and-coming Chinese brand, then we might not bother covering it. But the S4 is something a little bit special, because it's cracked the Holy Grail of tiny…

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Microsoft configuration change leaves SharePoint pages drawing a blank

Microsoft tracked the incident as SP1472983. Between 1604 and 1730 GMT on September 16, affected users were unable to load SharePoint Online sites or pages and instead received the error message: "Sorry, something went…

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London home gets UK's fastest ever internet connection, but 8.5Gbps fibre comes at a cost — exactly £300 per month

The 8.5Gbps line – which offers a speed of 8,200Mbps for both downloading and uploading – was installed yesterday (September 16) in a house in Beckton, Newham, just east of Charing Cross. Peter Rampling, who is the Chief…

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I bypassed Google's Pixel 11 lock-in by running a Rambler-style dictation tool on my old phone

It takes messy speech, removes the filler, and produces text you can send without polishing it up. I wanted to try it out, but then I read the requirements. Google's support page lists the Pixel 11 series as a…

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