Its GoElectric Overnight tariff promised drivers big savings – only problem, it couldn’t deliver EDF is inviting customers to sign up to its GoElectric Overnight tariff which promises “super cheap off-peak rates of just 8p a kWh to power your electric car and home appliances for less”. If you sign up, you receive an automated …
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Ed Miliband asks for urgent assurances about government and regulators’ actions after vulnerabilities at nuclear site are revealed Ministers are under pressure to explain the actions of the government and regulators over cyber security at Europe’s most hazardous nuclear site after a Guardian investigation revealed disturbing vulnerabilities in its networks. The shadow energy secretary, Ed …
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Foxconn and Pegatron temporarily shut factories near Chennai because of torrential rains that have claimed at least four lives Taiwan’s Foxconn and Pegatron have halted production of Apple iPhones at their factories near Chennai in southern India because of heavy rains, sources close to the matter said on Monday. In Tamil Nadu’s capital Chennai, the …
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Computer and AI giant rolls out machine using ‘Heron’ chips using subatomic particles instead of ones and zeros The computer and artifical intelligence technology giant IBM on Monday unveiled a new quantum computing chip and machine that the company says could serve as the building blocks of much larger and faster systems than traditional silicon-based …
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Joan Donovan says she was let go for criticizing Meta when university was receiving $500m from Mark Zuckerberg’s charity One of the world’s leading experts on misinformation says she was fired by Harvard University for criticising Meta at a time that the school was being pledged $500m from Mark Zuckerberg’s charity. Joan Donovan says her …
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Atlus, P Studio; Sega; PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, Nintendo SwitchThis stylish if undemanding instalment has some nice touches, but its saccharine dialogue will appeal to only the most committed Persona fans The long-running Persona series marries Famous Five-style adventuring with Jungian psychology. Typically, a group of students band together to solve the adult-confounding problems of their …
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Music streaming service axes 17% of workforce in latest round of redundancies at big tech companies Spotify is cutting almost 1,600 jobs as the music streaming service blamed a slowing economy and higher borrowing costs in the latest round of redundancies at big tech companies. Daniel Ek, Spotify’s billionaire founder and chief executive, revealed that …
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Everyone from Samsung to Victoria’s Secret is getting in on Roblox. We hunted down the very worst branded experiences in the all-ages game platform (and an unofficial Ryanair world) Gone are the days where a billboard at the side of the road and an expensive TV advert during the X Factor were enough to get …
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Machine learning used to analyse compounds in a bottle of wine and trace them back to estate Fraudsters who pass off ropey plonk as a high-end tipple may soon have artificial intelligence on their case; scientists have trained an algorithm to trace wines to their origins based on routine chemical analyses. Researchers used machine learning …
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If you are tempted to ask Santa for the latest smartwatch or phone, think again This Christmas, many Apple enthusiasts will be mulling over whether to shell out almost £800 for a new iPhone 15, while some commuters will be thinking of putting the new Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones on their list, although at £450, …
Do you really need shiny new tech for Christmas? The answer is ‘no’ Read More »
