Festivals pose a bit of a conundrum when it comes to charging. It’s really useful to have a phone — for checking programs, finding friends, and snapping photos — but the days are long, and there’s minimal access to power points. A power pack is your best friend, and below I’ve rounded up the best…
Rewind just a few years and the All Blacks vs Ireland was the foremost fixture in rugby. Although they’ve each won both of their Nations Championship 2026 games so far, neither side has convinced – and against lesser opponents to boot. Saturday’s clash in Auckland, therefore, feels like an opportunity to silence some doubters. New…
If you’re looking for reliable backup power for home use, travel, or emergencies, I’ve found a great deal on the Jackery HomePower 3000 for $1189 (was $1299) at Wellbots with code NEW10. The portable power station (which is the same hardware sold elsewhere as the Explorer 3000 V2), is a practical investment for home backup,…
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, July 17 (game…
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Friday, July 17 (game #1635). Quordle…
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, July 17 (game…
You could hardly say Netflix is a business in trouble, but it does have a problem: for a lot of its shows, viewing figures are declining sharply after the first season. According to Bloomberg, Beef lost more than 70% of its viewers going into its second season, while The Night Agent lost 50% of its…
Survey inds 69% of Americans support Bernie Sanders’ policy of requiring AI firms to transfer 50% of their stock to a public fund Respondents are also overwhelmingly in favor of giving the federal government the power to block new AI services deemed “risky” Support does appear to drop when Sanders’ name is mentioned AI is…
Amazon’s AWS cloud services billing system went wild on Friday Customers saw bills in the trillions AWS apologized and is working on a fix AWS, the cloud platform that serves millions who use Amazon’s servers to run websites and businesses you use every day, just freaked out many of its customers with usage bills that…
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns controls may be needed for Claude Mythos The AI model from Anthropic is highly advanced, and has been proven to detect zero-day vulnerabilities and even develop working exploits The US government has previously instructed Anthropic to block access to foreign nationals, citing security concerns Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly powerful,…