Category Archives: Technology

Why did Greggs, Sainsburys, Tesco and McDonald’s experience IT disruptions?

A Greggs store on London’s Ludgate hill was forced to close as stores were forced to close due to an IT fault (Photo: Lucy North/PA Images via Getty Images) High street cake chain Greggs became the latest victim of an IT glitch this week that left stores unable to receive payments; Some were forced to… Read More »

I tried Apple’s powerful and portable M3 MacBook Air, and it’s a huge upgrade

Review: Apple M3 MacBook AirSimon Taps Looking at Apple’s latest refresh of the MacBook Air lineup and wondering what’s changed? I don’t blame you, there aren’t any brand new designs or new colors we’ve all seen in 2022. Although it is the same as its predecessor, Apple has powered its most popular and portable laptop… Read More »

‘England’s Pompeii’ reveals secrets about what was on the menu 3,000 years ago

Roundhouses at Must Farm site are the best-preserved Bronze Age dwellings ever found in Britain – CAMBRIDGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT A study from the University of Cambridge found that Bronze Age families dined on meat stews containing meatballs and honey-based venison. Known as the Pompeii of the British Isles, the site of Must Farm near Peterborough… Read More »

US temporarily relaxes plans for stricter auto emissions standards as electric vehicle sales slow

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to unveil new auto emissions standards this week that relax proposed tailpipe limits for three years but eventually reach the same stringent standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency. The changes come as sales of electric vehicles with the zero tailpipe emissions required to meet the standards… Read More »

Bronze Age settlement is ‘magnificent time capsule of a site’, archaeologist says

A prehistoric settlement called Peterborough Pompeii was occupied for less than a year and then burned, leaving behind scores of well-preserved artifacts, an archaeologist has said. Chris Wakefield, of the Cambridge Archaeological Unit, said 50 to 60 people potentially lived at the Bronze Age farm, which consisted of about 10 circular wooden houses on stilts… Read More »

My Airbnb didn’t have a carbon monoxide detector, so I bought this portable one; Price dropped to $18 on Amazon

For better or worse, “better safe than sorry” has become my motto as an adult. This means, among other things, carbon monoxide detectors on every floor, and they need to work! If you can’t remember the last time you replaced yours, it’s probably time to get a new one. My advice is? This #1 bestselling… Read More »

Elon Musk published the code of the artificial intelligence chatbot Grok. Here’s why it’s important

Some of the world’s biggest companies and richest people are fighting over a question that will help shape the future of artificial intelligence: Should companies disclose exactly how their products work? Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has further fueled the debate in recent days by choosing to publish the computer code behind the… Read More »