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• Trialling facial age estimation tech for buying alcohol

  By Shaun on January 19, 2022 • ( 0 )

  Five major UK supermarkets are set to trial age estimation technology to accurately guess customers’ ages when purchasing alcohol. Co-op, Tesco, Asda, Aldi and Morrisons are participating in a Government “regulatory sandbox” between January and May 2022, testing the technology’s… Read More ›

• I hate how much they hate you

  By Shaun on January 18, 2022 • ( 0 )

  Listeners have branded this James O’Brien’s best monologue yet as he explains every twist and turn of the deceit and dishonesty engulfing the government. Phew!

• Outside sponsors = privatisation

  By Shaun on January 18, 2022 • ( 0 )

  Under the re-organisation, Sajid Javid will give more freedom to well-run hospitals that manage to treat patients quickly. But he will come down hard on failing NHS trusts in an attempt to deal with the ‘huge’ variation in performance across… Read More ›

• The Garmin epix™ (Gen 2)- Apple’s battery team need to speak to Garmin

  By Shaun on January 18, 2022 • ( 0 )

  The stunning 1.3″ always-on AMOLED display brings your watch to life, even under bright sunlight. Trusted button controls that work in any environment are matched with a responsive new touchscreen interface for quick access to selections and map features. Fit… Read More ›

• Why is Fitbit charging people to view their own data?

  By Shaun on January 18, 2022 • ( 0 )

  Garmin’s project lead for the Venu 2 Plus, said the company wouldn’t lock data behind a paywall. “It’s your data,” McClendon said. “We’re not charging you the ability to access your data, and that’s something we will continue to do… Read More ›

• Which Apps Collect the Most Personal Data?

  By Shaun on January 18, 2022 • ( 0 )

  According to a study conducted by pCloud, 52% of apps share your data with third parties. It found that Instagram shares 79% of your personal data, putting it ahead of Facebook, which shares 57% of your data, by comparison. The… Read More ›

• The strange trend of apps leaving the Apple Watch

  By Shaun on January 18, 2022 • ( 0 )

  Uber has quietly shut down its Apple Watch app, with the software now showing a message that instructs people to “please switch to the Uber mobile app.” The company is “no longer supporting the Apple Watch app,” according to the… Read More ›

• Omicron is ending the pandemic

  By Shaun on January 17, 2022 • ( 0 )

  In the United Kingdom where the Omicron wave is about 2 to 3 weeks ahead of North America, the Chair in Infection and Global Health at the University of Liverpool says the UK is entering “a new Covid-era”, which he… Read More ›

• When you attack the BBC, the NHS and the Queen you are not patriotic, and you will lose

  By Shaun on January 17, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘One day, we’ll have a PM who isn’t a monstrous arse. There won’t be knighthoods for failure. The Culture Secretary won’t be a vain moron. The Home Secretary won’t be a dullwitted bully. The govt won’t need to be under… Read More ›

• The medieval habit of ‘two sleeps’

  By Shaun on January 16, 2022 • ( 0 )

  Nearly 300 years later, in the early 1990s, the historian Roger Ekirch walked through the arched entranceway to the Public Record Office in London – an imposing gothic building that housed the UK’s National Archives from 1838 until 2003. There,… Read More ›

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