A gaggle of MPs are calling for government to put together a timetable for the replacement of millions upon millions of smart meters that will be defunct when 2G and 3G mobile networks are switched off. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) comprised of cross-party MPs penned a report to update Read more…
Bitcoin has surged past $33,000 per coin on Monday, rising nearly 11% in 24 hours. According to CoinGecko, the coin is up more than 17% in the past seven days. Decrypt reports: Bulls have flooded the space as talk about a spot Bitcoin ETF has investors hopeful that the long-awaited Read more…
Apple was caught flat-footed when ChatGPT and other AI tools took the technology industry by storm. But the company is now preparing its response and plans to develop features for its full range of devices. One of the most intense and widespread endeavors at Apple right now is its effort Read more…
Volvo Cars is urging political leaders to agree a timeline at the upcoming U.N. climate summit to phase out fossil fuels. The 131 companies, which have nearly $1 trillion in global annual revenues, wrote in a letter published on Monday that attendees at the COP28 summit must commit to reach Read more…
New data suggests that what a lot of people do most often in their car is listen to AM/FM radio. Yes, it’s 2023, and you might think AM/FM radio is on the way out, but new data show that to not be the case for a lot of people… The Read more…
A Harvard professor on the history of science looks at our response to the pandemic, criticizing a report that gave the false impression that masking didn’t help. The group’s report was published by Cochrane, an organization that collects databases and periodically issues “systematic” reviews of scientific evidence relevant to health Read more…
In 1999 cybersecurity pundit Bruce Schneier answered questions from Slashdot’s readers. 24 years later on his personal blog, Schneier is still offering his insights. Last month Schneier said that warnings about millions of vacant cybersecurity positions around the world never made sense to me” — and then shared this alternate Read more…