Brussels sprouts will be 25% bigger this year, according to Tesco. Good growing conditions and new, hardier varieties have resulted in the “best [crop] we’ve had in recent years” of the Christmas staple, said the supermarket. The average sprout this year is 30mm in diameter, up from 24mm last year. Last year, heavy rainfall in … Read more
Techno Claus (a.k.a. correspondent David Pogue) crawls out of the fireplace, and brushes ash off his costume, slightly annoyed. A fun little factoid: Your fireplace smokes.There is such a thing as a chimney sweep, folks! In any case, hi! It is I, Techno Claus,Invading your homes, and yet breaking no laws.I come with idears for … Read more
Smart device manufacturers will be issued with new guidance on how to comply with data protection laws, a watchdog has said, after it emerged air fryers may have been listening in on families’ conversations. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said people feel their household products “collect too much information about them” and they feel “powerless … Read more
Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday denied TikTok’s bid to delay a law from taking effect that will ban the popular short-form video app next month if its Chinese parent company does not sell its stake. “The petitioners rely upon their claims under the First Amendment to justify preliminarily enjoining the Act. As … Read more
There’s a reason previous governments baulked at the net zero challenge – it’s absolutely colossal, something Labour’s new Clean Power 2030 plan lays bare. Offshore wind generating capacity, which has taken 20 years to reach 14.8GW, must more than triple to about 50GW within just six years. The plan calls for a tripling of solar … Read more