The festive season is officially underway in the South West, with Christmas lights switch-on events scheduled across the region over the coming weeks. Kicking off the festivities in Plymouth, the city centre lights will be illuminated on Thursday 14th November at 6:30pm. The event, taking place in the Piazza,…
Vodacom, South Africa's leading mobile network operator, is expanding its affordable cloud-based phone offering to other African markets in a bid to revolutionise mobile internet access across the continent. The initiative, backed by Vodacom's parent company Vodafone, seeks to address the challenges of low mobile internet…
An asteroid, measuring just one metre in diameter, struck Earth's atmosphere in October, mere hours after being detected. This unexpected event highlights the challenges of tracking near-Earth objects, even those posing minimal threat. The asteroid, designated 2024 UQ, was first spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System…
Ten budding entrepreneurs have been chosen to participate in the second cohort of Vulcan Creatives, a free six-month business incubation programme based in Northampton's Vulcan Works. Launched last year with its inaugural group, Vulcan Creatives is an initiative spearheaded by the award-winning team at Vulcan Works, a serviced…
The global granular urea market has been steadily growing in recent years, fuelled by a number of factors. A rising global population, increasing food demand, and limited arable land are all contributing to a greater need for nitrogen fertilisers, of which granular urea is a key component. The agricultural sector&…
IP68 water and dust resistance has become commonplace on smartphones, but now some Chinese manufacturers are taking things to the next level with IP69. This new rating offers enhanced protection against high-pressure water jets and higher temperatures, raising the bar for durability. But is this advancement truly necessary? IP68 has…
It's that time of year again â the season for festive feasts, and Aldi is ready to help you create a Christmas dinner to remember. The German supermarket's famous 'Specialbuys' aisle is overflowing with affordable goodies, and this week's highlight is a…
An AI program designed to mimic a sweet, elderly woman has become the bane of phone scammers' existence. Dubbed "Daisy," this digital "granny" is deployed by O2, the mobile phone network, to tie up fraudsters and expose the scourge of phone scams. Daisy is programmed…
