It’s rare in 2022 for the tech world to offer a true novelty. Sure, tech has become faster, smarter and more reliable. But dare I say that it’s also become a little tedious and predictable?If there’s one company going against the grain, it’s the UK-bas…
This story is part of Choosing Earth, a series that chronicles the impact of climate change and explores what’s being done about the problem.
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As the two-week-long UN climate summit COP27 kicked off in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Sunday, climate experts and small and developing countries celebrated an early victory. After 27 years of UN-led climate negotiations and 30 years of activist camp…
This story is part of Choosing Earth, a series that chronicles the impact of climate change and explores what’s being done about the problem.
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Have you been keeping a close eye on the time? We are now only days and hours away from Taylor Swift releasing her newest album Midnights on Friday. Swift is taking a break from her rerecording and rereleasing her old albums, in a bid to gain contro…
Arriving back into Edinburgh Airport with my husba…
What’s happening
The European Parliament has adopted a law making USB-C charging mandatory on phones and other small devices by 2024.
Why it matters
The law is designed to reduce electronic waste and allow people to shop for tech more …
As the lights dim, the doors fly open and the shadow of Reuben Kaye — “actress, model and,” as he tells his audience every night, “the only horseman of the apocalypse to ride side saddle” — is thrown across the auditorium, stretching up the wall l…
Rachel Barkman’s son started accurately identifying different species of mushroom at the age of 2. Together they’d go out into the mossy woods near her home in Vancouver and forage. When it came to occasionally sharing in her TikTok videos her son’s en…
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is reportedly set to move to London later this year as part of his ongoing fight to keep the social network thriving in an increasingly competitive marketplace. The move is partly due to Mosseri’s personal desire to reloc…
Amazon’s Prime delivery and streaming subscription is considered by many households to be an essential service, usually ensuring next-day delivery of last-minute birthday presents while offering access to hit shows such as Good Omens. But that servi…
What’s happening
Julian Assange’s US extradition order has been approved by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel.
Why it matters
Assange, who’s wanted in the US on espionage charges, is one step closer to being extradited. His supporters at W…
What’s happening
The EU has overhauled its Code of Practice on disinformation to strengthen rules around how tech companies tackle problems including deepfakes, bots and fake accounts.
Why it matters
The revised code will mean that tec…
What’s happening
EU lawmakers reach an agreement to make USB-C charging mandatory on all phones and other small- and medium-sized devices by 2024.
Why it matters
The legislation could force Apple to abandon Lightning ports on iPhones i…
Cowering from the wind on the upper platform of the Sõrve Lighthouse at the westernmost point of Estonia, journalist Ronald Liive directs the camera out to sea with one hand and fiddles with his laptop with the other.”Latvia is over there, I can see it…