Tech

Lidl To Sell Misshapen Drought-affected Vegetables

The supermarket says produce such as potatoes, onions and apples will "look and feel different". Read more

Xiaomi Could Be 'adversely Affected' By Tax Allegations In India

India wants low-end Chinese smartphones out – and its efforts may be working Chinese gadget giant Xiaomi has warned i... Read more

Covid: Qantas Says Pandemic 'existential Crisis' Is Over

At the same time Air New Zealand's boss says his firm is in the "revive" phase of its Covid turnaround. Read more

Bankrupt Cryptocurrency Exchange Voyager To Pay $1.6m Bonus To Key Staff

Frozen firm has yet to return all funds to netizens More than 30 employees at the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange Voya... Read more

Flexible Firms Take Break From Fixed Bank Holidays

Letting staff choose when to take bank holidays boosts work-life balance and productivity, some firms say. Read more

Intel Aims Flex Datacenter GPUs At Video, Game Streaming

Chipzilla's story Arc continues Hot Chips  Intel says its datacenter-focused Flex-series GPUs, codenamed Arctic Sound,... Read more

Germany Approves Energy-saving Measures For Winter

The measures include turning down heating in public buildings as Germany tries to wean itself of Russian gas. Read more

Intel Shows How Chiplets Will Form Meteor Lake CPUs

Different core counts, different cache sizes, and various cores possible in mix and match design, it says Hot Chips  I... Read more

Train Commuter Rewards Scheme To End This Month

An industry rewards scheme to revive train passenger numbers after the pandemic will stop next month. Read more

Facebook Feeds Flooded With Celebrity Spam

Thousands of users reported issues on Wednesday as a glitch hit the social media site's homepage. Read more

Peru To Sue Repsol For $4.5bn Over Oil Spill

The spill has been described by Peru as the worst ecological disaster around Lima in recent memory. Read more

How Google Uses Mirrors To Dynamically Reconfigure Its Networks

Tiny electromechanical units bounce traffic down different fibers Google has scaled its network capacity from over one ... Read more

Ukraine War: UK Imports No Fuel From Russia For First Time On Record

Imports of goods from Russia fell to £33m in June, the lowest level since 1997, official figures show. Read more

UK's Largest Water Company Investigates Datacenters' Use As Drought Hits

Utility says there's no reason facilities should be using drinking water, but also wastes a lot itself Thames Water has... Read more

Amazon Has Repackaged Surveillance Capitalism As Reality TV

Smile! You're on Candid Doorbell – and the joke's on us all Column  It's hard to understand why anyone expressed sur... Read more