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Smartphones have had a similar user experience for many years now. It's basically a rectangular computer with a touchscreen, microphones, cameras and other sensors. There is no large improvement in day-to-day user experience. Just advertisements pretending this or that. Faster processing, slightly ...

Russia using chemical choking agents in Ukraine, US says 2 hours ago The US has accused Russia of deploying chemical weapons as a "method of warfare" in Ukraine, in violation of international laws banning their use. State department officials said Russia used the choking agent chloropicri...

Totally insane thunderstorms last night.

I was woken up at 4.30am. It sounded like atomic bombs going off!

Local elections in the UK today. Should be an interesting bellwether for the General Election later this year (we still don't know when that is, but seems likely it'll be October/November. By law, the latest it can be held is January 2025). Mayoral elections are also being held today. Sadiq Khan (La...

Face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman revealed 9 hours ago What would it be like to meet one of our closest human relatives from 75,000 years ago in the flesh? Scientists have produced a remarkable reconstruction of what a Neanderthal woman would have looked like when she was alive. It is based...

Trump says ‘a lot of people like it’ when he floats the idea of being a dictator April 30, 2024 at 7:01 p.m. People don’t seem to mind the idea of former President Donald Trump acting as a dictator, he told Time magazine in an interview that drew swift rebuke from the Biden-Harris campaign. In a wi...