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New flats, conservation projects and a mixed-use redevelopment in Lewisham planning

22 February 2025 @ 12:00 pm

Lewisham Council has revealed major planning applications, including 15 new flats at Mercia Grove, Blackheath conservation projects, and Deptford’s mixed-use redevelopment.

Man banned from entering any Co-op after Bromley thefts

22 February 2025 @ 11:11 am

A man has been banned from entering any Co-op store in England and Wales after being convicted of theft.

Lewisham-based designer creates winter wonderland at London Fashion Week

22 February 2025 @ 10:46 am

British designer Richard Quinn created a winter wonderland and brought back Dior’s ‘new look’ silhouette almost 80 years later at autumn/winter 2025 London Fashion Week.

'I thought Canary Wharf was strictly Monday-Friday business - no, it's a leisure gem'

22 February 2025 @ 5:00 am

I’ll be honest, I never expected Canary Wharf to be a great place for a night out. Like many others, I thought it was strictly a Monday-to-Friday business district filled with corporate workers who vanished after 6pm, leaving behind an empty, lifeless urban landscape.

Popular kids' theatre show by Tom Fletcher is set to be shown in Greenwich

22 February 2025 @ 5:00 am

Tom Fletcher’s ‘There’s a Monster in Your Show’ returns for a third UK tour, with performances at Greenwich Theatre on April 6, 2025.

Innovate Change: 10 Best Online Casinos for Real Money NZ

22 February 2025 @ 5:00 am

Innovate Change explores the best options for Kiwi players, ensuring a fun and rewarding experience every time you play.

Americans rip into London’s ‘best full English breakfast’ in viral TikTok

22 February 2025 @ 5:00 am

A viral TikTok has seen many Americans share their opinions of what some call London's best full English breakfast.

Bexley’s best and worst rated Wetherspoons pubs according to reviews

22 February 2025 @ 5:00 am

Wetherspoons pubs are a familiar sight across the UK, offering affordable food and drink in a no-frills setting – but which ones in the Bexley borough stand out as the best?

Sydenham mum with cervical cancer claims doctors said symptoms were 'period'

22 February 2025 @ 5:00 am

A mum from Sydenham who was diagnosed with stage four cervical cancer claims doctors said her blood clot symptoms were "just your period".

South east London restaurant named best Caribbean restaurant in the UK

22 February 2025 @ 5:00 am

Limin Southbank has been named the best Caribbean restaurant in the UK.

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Unmanned aircraft and drone news

Why High-Resolution Imagery Matters for Precision Agriculture

22 February 2025 @ 10:25 am

by Karen Nahra The integration of drone technology and advanced sensors has revolutionized modern agriculture. From

Dufour Aerospace successfully performs first functional test with RIEGL Lidar system

22 February 2025 @ 7:46 am

Swiss drone innovator Dufour Aerospace announced the first successful use of a commercial sensor application

American-Made Archer Drone Selected for Mass Production in Ukraine War Effort

22 February 2025 @ 7:34 am

Soren Monroe-Anderson Today I am excited to announce that Neros has been selected to mass-produce

CAA UK SORA Update

21 February 2025 @ 5:43 pm

Dear Stakeholder, We are writing to you as an interested UAS stakeholder to provide you

Skylark Drones – Pilots Wanted

21 February 2025 @ 3:35 pm

Are you a DGCA-certified drone pilot with the skills to command the skies? Join Skylark

Skyway and INVOLI Partner to Advance Digital Infrastructure for Air Traffic Management

21 February 2025 @ 2:43 pm

Skyway, a leader in vertiport operations and development, has integrated INVOLI as its digital infrastructure ADS-B technology

K9 Defence Systems – Open Source FPV frame

21 February 2025 @ 2:26 pm

I like to see an open source large ish frame being offered, if others contribute

Phoenix-Wings — Landmark MoU with Aerodyne Group

21 February 2025 @ 2:05 pm

Aerodyne Group (Aerodyne), a global leader in drone-based solutions, and Phoenix-Wings GmbH, a German drone manufacturer, signed

Esri Advances Secure Drone Solutions with Blue UAS Cleared, Federally Approved Drone

20 February 2025 @ 7:45 pm

Geospatial Drone Flight Planning and Data Capture Application Now Supports Freefly’s “Astro Max” In the

CubePilot Global’s Attempt to Open Source Nordic Unmanned’s Coaxial Drone Patent Falls Short, But Hope Remains

20 February 2025 @ 10:45 am

CubePilot Global recently participated in the bidding process for the assets of Nordic Unmanned, including

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SEC, DOJ investigate CrowdStrike deal with reseller Carahsoft

22 February 2025 @ 2:02 am

US feds are reportedly investigating a $32 million deal inked by CrowdStrike with a government reseller to provide cybersecurity tools for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — products the agency never used and said it didn’t even purchase. On the last day of Q3 2023, the security giant signed a contract with top government software reseller Carahsoft Technology Corp. for use of its identity threat detection software by the IRS, according to a Bloomberg report. The timing seems to be a critical component of the investigation, as the transaction was large enough for CrowdStrike to meet Wall Street expectations for the quarter. Given that IRS usage hasn’t materialized, som

Amazon concedes that Chime SDK makes far more sense than the Chime application itself

21 February 2025 @ 10:18 pm

Amazon’s announcement on Wednesday that it is abandoning its Chime collaboration app, while stressing that it will double down on the far more successful Chime software development kit (SDK), was an example of Amazon being Amazon. It knows what it does well, and where to focus. Analysts said that the Chime app made some sense when it was introduced in February 2017, but that sharply changed in 2000 when the pandemic hit. Microsoft and Zoom added lots of new functionality to their colla

Apple terminates UK data protection after government overreach

21 February 2025 @ 4:05 pm

As of 10 a.m. (ET) today, Apple is no longer offering new users in the UK the chance to enable Advanced Data Protection. Essentially, anyone who now wants to enable the feature to protect their data against criminal or state surveillance or exfiltration will no longer be able to do so. The move appears to be a direct response to the foolish and supremely dangerous demand by the UK government to undermine personal data security on an international scale

Microsoft releases a new genAI model that can control robots

21 February 2025 @ 3:04 pm

Microsoft has launched Magma, a new generative AI (genAI) model that can be used to control everything from software to robots. The company says Magma is the first such model that can act on its own based on multimodal data such as texts, images, and video. It can, for example, use an interface or handle physical objects,

No, Apple and Meta aren’t making humanoid robots

21 February 2025 @ 11:00 am

Tech press-landi and the tech blogosphere were abuzz last week with news that both Apple, the company that makes the iPhone, and Meta, the company that makes everybody on Facebook confront a daily flood of horrible AI-generated slop, are making full-size, humanoid robots. The trouble is, they’re not doing that. Here’s what’s really happening.  Don’t call Apple’s robot the “iRobot” TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote on the X social network on Feb. 12 that “Apple is explori

Windows 11 Insider Previews: What’s in the latest build?

21 February 2025 @ 10:58 am

Windows 11 24H2 has been released, but behind the scenes, Microsoft is constantly working to improve the newest version of Windows. The company frequently rolls out public preview builds to members of its Windows Insider Program, allowing them to test out — and even help shape — upcoming features. Skip to the builds The Windows Insider program is divided into four channels: The Canary Channel is where platform changes (such as major updates to the Windows kernel and new APIs) are previewed. These changes are not tied to a particular Windows release and may never ship at all. Little

Perplexity releases a censorship-free variant of Deepseek R1

20 February 2025 @ 9:17 pm

Perplexity is releasing its model R1 1776, a version of Deepseek R1 with open model weights that has been post-trained to remove China’s censorship and provide more unbiased, accurate answers, according to Perplexity co-founder and CEO Aravind Srinivas. He

Zoom, Google step up their AI game with new videoconferencing features

20 February 2025 @ 8:44 pm

Google and Zoom this week announced new AI features in their videoconferencing apps  that the companies said are aimed at improving employee productivity. The updates focus on automating tasks during and after a videoconference.  Google Meet now has a feature that advises users on possible next steps to take after a videoconferencing call ends. And Zoom added a new set of AI tools called Workplace Automation that automates common tasks after a mee

Chaos ahead: emerging technologies will test data privacy, says Britain’s ICO

20 February 2025 @ 7:22 pm

Emerging technologies such as connected transport, quantum sensing, healthcare diagnostics, and synthetic AI-driven content are creating huge gaps in data protection and privacy that could quickly outpace the ability of regulators and enterprises to contain them. It’s a possibility that emerges from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO’s) latest Tech Horizons report 2025, which examines how these

Everything we know about Apple’s C1 5G modem in iPhone 16e

20 February 2025 @ 2:29 pm

There’s a lot to like about Apple’s newest $599 iPhone 16e, but one of the more interesting features in the device is the Apple-designed 5G modem. Apple has spent at least seven years developing the chip, but gave it just a few short seconds of time when it announced the smartphone this week. (That’s not a great deal of time for a component that represents such a design challenge.) Here is what we know so far about Apple’s all-new C1 subsystem. Introducing the C1 chip At the heart of the syst

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Deals: iPhone 16e pre-orders start while we look at some alternatives

22 February 2025 @ 7:18 am

The iPhone SE is dead, long live the iPhone e! Okay, this may be an unfortunate development for some of you as the SE was the smallest iPhone and it was by far the cheapest. What now? The Apple iPhone 16e is the same size as the 16 and it is almost as expensive – it starts at €700/£600/$600/₹60,000 for a 128GB model. There are 256GB and 512GB options too, but those storage upgrades follow the same pattern as upgrades on Apple’s more premium phones. Pre-orders for the 16e started this Friday, sales will commence on Friday next week. Long story short, the 16e has a binned A18 chipset...

Foldable smartphone market in China grows 27% in 2024, Huawei dominates

22 February 2025 @ 4:51 am

Counterpoint conducted a market analysis of the Chinese foldable smartphone market and recorded steady growth in 2024. Even though foldables represent only 3% of all smartphone sales in the country, the 27% growth compared to 2023 is pretty impressive. China is also the most competitive foldable market, as many manufacturers sell their foldables only there. Even so, Huawei solidified its first place as more than half of sales in China were Huawei phones. The Huawei Mate X5 and Mate X6 are the best-sellers in the book-type foldables category while the Pocket 2 and Nova Flip are the most...

Apple Intelligence arrives in the EU in April, will support more languages in more places too

22 February 2025 @ 2:46 am

Today Apple has officially announced the next phase of its rollout of AI features under the Apple Intelligence umbrella. In April, the company will release iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, just as rumored. With these versions, the EU will finally get access to Apple Intelligence features for the first time. It's been a long time coming, but there isn't so much left to wait now. Apple Intelligence will also be available in more languages, including French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (simplified), and localized English for Singapore and...

Infinix Note 50 series is coming in early March

22 February 2025 @ 12:38 am

It's been almost a year since Infinix launched the Note 40 series, and you know what that means, right? The Note 50 series is right around the corner. And we do mean that - there really isn't much waiting left to do for the devices. Infinix has officially started teasing the Note 50 series in Indonesia, and revealed that the devices will become official on March 3. We also get a shot of one of the handsets' camera island. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Infinix Indonesia (@infinixid) Other than the date and the fact that they will be infused with...

Oppo Find X8 Mini will be very thin, new rumor tells us what to expect

21 February 2025 @ 10:59 pm

The Oppo Find X8 Mini, clearly inspired by the success of the vivo X200 Pro mini, is allegedly launching alongside the Find X8 Ultra in March or April, and so far the smaller device has been rumored to weigh between 180g and 189g. It's also repeatedly been said to be very thin, and today a new rumor out of China narrows down the range we can expect. Its thickness will start with a 7, apparently, so it will be between 7 mm and 7.99 mm thick. That's in the range of Samsung's Galaxy S25, which boasts 7.2 mm thickness, and makes the Find X8 Mini about 1 mm thinner than the aforementioned vivo...

Oppo Find N5 promo videos show off the phone's advanced features and construction

21 February 2025 @ 8:44 pm

The Oppo Find N5 is the thinnest foldable yet, measuring just 8.93mm when closed, but it is also one of the most capable foldables. The company has released a series of promo videos that show off the capabilities and explain how Oppo managed to build a phone this thin and durable. The latest video shows off a couple of AI features – AI Summary for documents and AI Call Summary, both of which will help you stay on top of things even during a busy day. And yes, the Find N5 supports a stylus on its inner display. The next video is a quick overview of the phone with the key...

Samsung US brings back free storage upgrades for the Galaxy S25 series

21 February 2025 @ 7:01 pm

Free storage upgrades are the usual perk that Samsung offers during pre-orders. Those are long behind the S25 series, but Samsung US decided to bring them back. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with 512GB storage costs $1,300 – that’s the MSRP of the 256GB model. Similarly, the 1TB model is $1,420, which is how much the 512GB normally costs. You can reduce those prices by up to $900 with a trade-in. You can get that much for a Galaxy S24 Ultra, a Z Fold6 and even a Z Fold5. An S23 Ultra is valued at $750. Note that Samsung will include a bit of store credit ($80 for the 512GB model and $60...

Huawei Mate XT Ultimate in for review

21 February 2025 @ 5:23 pm

We've had a few run-ins with the tri-folding Huawei Mate XT Ultimate but finally arrived at the office and we can now do a proper review on it. The unit's here just a few days after it became a globally available phone - yes, you can buy one, in theory, but it's expensive at €3,500 and it's also harder to find than you'd expect. In the box, you'll find the Mate XT itself, a case for the main rear panel (it also slightly covers the exposed part of the curved display), a USB cable, and Huawei's 66W charger. Unboxing the Mate XT When folded, the Mate XT can fool you into...

iPhone 16e appears on Geekbench with 8GB RAM

21 February 2025 @ 4:01 pm

Apple kicked off pre-orders for its brand-new iPhone 16e today and the device was coincidentally spotted in a pair of certifications. The 16e appeared on Geekbench with the iPhone 17,5 alias, managing 2,706 single-core and 7,942 multi-core scores. The binned A18 chip inside the 16e delivers a 17% drop in single-core performance compared to the iPhone 16, while the multi-core scores are almost equal. iPhone 16e on Geekbench The Geekbench listing also confirms that the device is indeed packing 8GB RAM, which seems to be the system requirement for Apple Intelligence. In...

Honor brings old Manchester United photos back to life with AI upscaling

21 February 2025 @ 2:47 pm

The Honor Magic7 Pro comes with a suite of AI features, including Photo Upscale, which brings older photos back to life. In partnership with Qualcomm, the company demoed the feat in a promo celebrating the 115th anniversary of Old Trafford, the home of English football club Manchester United. The Before and After difference was revealed by Jason Leach, a Man United club historian, who explained the significance of some pictures, including the Mark Hughes goal against Norwich City from the season when United won its first Premier League trophy. Honor Magic7 Pro is powered by...

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German startup to attempt the first orbital launch from Western Europe

21 February 2025 @ 11:38 pm

“We are almost ready for the test flight. All we need is the license."

Texas measles outbreak reaches 90 cases; 9 cases in New Mexico

21 February 2025 @ 10:26 pm

The Texas cases are largely in children. Sixteen cases have been hospitalized.

Under new bill, Bigfoot could become California’s “official cryptid”

21 February 2025 @ 10:01 pm

California has a lot of official symbols. But none are cryptids.

Leaked chat logs expose inner workings of secretive ransomware group

21 February 2025 @ 9:47 pm

Researchers are poring over the data and feeding it into ChatGPT.

Researchers figure out how to get fresh lithium into batteries

21 February 2025 @ 9:33 pm

Regular doses of lithium let a battery survive nearly 12K cycles (and counting).

Robot with 1,000 muscles twitches like human while dangling from ceiling

21 February 2025 @ 9:17 pm

A new humanoid robot prototype uses fluid-filled muscles to kick its legs while hanging.

Asus’ new “Fragrance Mouse” is a wireless mouse that also smells

21 February 2025 @ 8:42 pm

Does your PC's mouse smell like anything? The answer could soon be "yes."

“Bouncing” winds damaged Houston skyscrapers in 2024

21 February 2025 @ 8:32 pm

Strong localized winds can bounce due to interference between tall buildings, increasing pressure on walls and windows.

Elon Musk to “fix” Community Notes after they contradict Trump

21 February 2025 @ 8:22 pm

X owner backpedals on claim that Community Notes can’t be manipulated.

F1 may ditch hybrids for V10s and sustainable fuels

21 February 2025 @ 7:54 pm

With sustainable fuels, who needs hybrids?

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News with a humourous edge

Five Guys burger chain on the verge of becoming entirely arsehole-free

22 February 2025 @ 9:40 am

Five GuysBurger restaurant Five Guys is on the verge of becoming free from the sort of blue-tick Twitter arsehole that takes advice from Laurence Fox.

Government to follow end of Apple’s advanced data encryption with move to ban ‘indecipherable’ Geordie accent

21 February 2025 @ 3:46 pm

NewcastleThe Geordie accent will be banned under new encryption laws being proposed by the home secretary, we can report today.

Government introducing new legislation to force you to cc them on all emails

21 February 2025 @ 3:29 pm

Man looking at emailsThe government has today insisted that the security of the nation relies on you voluntarily cc'ing the government on all texts and emails you send from your phone in future.

Rachel Reeves pledges third WH Smith’s at Heathrow

21 February 2025 @ 11:49 am

Rachel Reeves back third Heathrow WH SmithsThe Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a third WH Smith’s at Heathrow Airport.

Winston Churchill was a ‘despised dictator’ for cancelling wartime elections, insists Elon Musk

21 February 2025 @ 8:42 am

Elon Musk giving thumb upSpace Karen has today declared that Winston Churchill was a despised dictator for cancelling British elections during the Second World War. The 1940 UK General Election was postponed due to WWII, as general elections involving the general public during wartime are not always a ‘wise move’. However, Musk insisted that if the British people really

Woman buys chair that no-one will ever be allowed sit on

20 February 2025 @ 2:21 pm

Vintage chairA Basingstoke woman has treated herself to a new vintage chair that no-one will ever be able to sit on.

Donald Trump to ban apples in the US after Putin tells him swallowing the pips can make trees grow out of your bum

20 February 2025 @ 1:35 pm

Donald Trump surprisedDonald Trump is continuing his trend of basing US policy on whatever Vladimir Putin tells him, by banning apples after his good friend and trusted confidant told him a story about this kid who swallowed some pips and they made a tree grow out of his bottom.

Hannibal Lector confirmed as US secretary for Not Eating People

20 February 2025 @ 11:04 am

Hannibal Lector confirmation hearingHannibal Lector has been confirmed as the Secretary for Not Eating People by the US Senate.

“You could have made a deal”, Trump blames Poland for starting World War II

19 February 2025 @ 11:08 am

Donald Trump press conferenceDonald Trump has insisted today that Poland should apologise for starting World War II.

Stagnant economy, weak pound and rising inflation were in our other manifesto, insist Labour

19 February 2025 @ 9:11 am

Starmer suspends MPsWith a stagnant economy showing no signs of growth, and inflation back upto 3% for the first time in almost a year, Labour has insisted this was all in their other manifesto.

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50 Large-Scale Portraits Of Londoners In A Church On Strand

2 October 2024 @ 10:42 am

Es Devlin's Congregation.

London's Cinema Museum Wants Your Home Movies

2 October 2024 @ 8:53 am

Bring along your 8mm, Super8, 9.5mm and 16mm.

12 Autumnal Day Trips From London: October 2024

2 October 2024 @ 8:37 am

Charming events within easy reach of London.

The Best Horror Film Screenings In London For Halloween 2024

1 October 2024 @ 9:00 am

Do you like scary movies?

Oh My Gourd! West London Has A New Pumpkin Patch

1 October 2024 @ 8:46 am

Pick your own pumpkin at Hobbledown Heath.

Where To Watch Fireworks On Bonfire Night 2024 In London

1 October 2024 @ 8:39 am

Mark Guy Fawkes Night with a bang.

Things To Do This Weekend In London: 5-6 October 2024

30 September 2024 @ 11:30 am

Pokemon, ice hockey, and a huge Japanese festival.

Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 30 September-6 October 2024

30 September 2024 @ 11:30 am

Things to do for a fiver or less.

Leadenhall Market Is Wrapped In Giant Purple Tentacles Again

30 September 2024 @ 7:11 am

And other Halloweeny fun to be had, too.

Amazing Views And Tours Of Caledonian Clock Tower

30 September 2024 @ 7:00 am

Hope you're not scared of heights...

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