Tech

It's 2023, Let's Check In With The Metaverse... Nope, Still Doesn't Exist

You might catch a whiff of it in Slack or Teams next year, but otherwise normal human life goes on Mark Zuckerberg's me... Read more

Insulating Against Energy Shocks

Can the cloud soften the impact of spiralling electricity bills? Webinar  One million pounds sterling! That's how much... Read more

Your Next PC Should Be A Desktop – Maybe Even This Chinese Mini Machine

They're tidy, speedy, small – and wall off your working life Desktop Tourism  I was recently given a desktop compute... Read more

Meta Wants To Sweat Its Servers For Longer – At A Cost Of $60b

Even as the ad market chills and share price slumps Meta's share price has taken a twenty percent dive after investors ... Read more

California's Cannabis-growing Nuns Pray For Profits

The income the Sisters of the Valley make from growing cannabis is at half its pre-pandemic level. Read more

Crunch Time As Crisp Makers Adopt Plastic-free Packets

While the big producers ask for more time, smaller businesses are going biodegradable. Read more

Seagate Denies It Illegally Sold Hard Drives To Huawei

While shedding 1 in 12 staff as demand for storage nosedives Seagate intends to cut its global headcount by roughly 3,0... Read more

Google Settles With Uncle Sam Over Data That Vanished During Cryptocurrency Biz Probe

Search giant says changes already made since prosecutors showed up with a warrant years ago After six years of wranglin... Read more

Foxconn's Largest IPhone Factory Back Under COVID Lockdown

Bad news for Apple maybe; bad news for China's tech sector definitely Foxconn's Zhengzhou campus, the Chinese company's... Read more

Chip Shortages Still Plague Carmakers Despite Weaker Semiconductor Demand

Volvo temporarily shuts one factory while Toyota downgrades production forecast Demand for semiconductors may be fallin... Read more

Cost Of Living: Young Professionals Targeted By Investment Scams

Young professionals hit by the cost of living are being targeted by scams suggesting money-making schemes. Read more

Heathrow Passenger Limit May Return For Christmas

The airport says it could bring back its daily limit on passengers to avoid flight cancellations. Read more

UK Tax And Spending Plan Pushed Back By Two Weeks, Says Hunt

The much-anticipated statement will now take place on 17 November, the chancellor says. Read more

Rambus Offers Chip Designers A Drop-in PCIe 6.0 Subsystem

Physical layer brings full CXL 3.0 support for you early birds out there While PCIe 5.0 continues to gain traction, Ram... Read more

Rishi Sunak: What Will The New PM And The Autumn Statement Mean For My Money?

Big decisions affecting your money will be announced in next month's autumn statement. Read more