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Former Bromley home of David Bowie up for sale in ‘quiet’ residential area

29 March 2025 @ 12:00 pm

You could live in the former Bromley home of David Bowie which has hit the market for £449,000.

Alterations to busy golf club among this week's Lewisham planning applications

29 March 2025 @ 12:00 pm

Planning applications for properties in Lewisham’s conservation areas include window replacements, extensions, garden alterations, and energy upgrades. Residents have 21 days to submit comments or objections.

Bromley Library to host cinema event this weekend with celebrity guest and tea party

29 March 2025 @ 10:12 am

Bromley Library is set to host a cinema event today aimed at introducing the world of film to young people and their families.

URGENT search for boy, 8, in pyjamas last seen in Forest Hill - call 999

29 March 2025 @ 9:57 am

An eight-year-old boy has gone missing in Lewisham and was last seen in Forest Hill.

Shocking pictures show state of Thamesmead flat sold at auction for £117k

29 March 2025 @ 5:00 am

The ground floor two bedroom property in Thamesmead, which requires "a full program of refurbishment", was recently listed on Auction House London for £90,000

'I tried the new takeaway bringing a taste of Barbados to south east London'

29 March 2025 @ 5:00 am

I tried Barbs, a new Bajan takeaway kitchen delivering to south east London.

Grandad left 'dripping blood' after Tube ticket barrier slammed shut on him

29 March 2025 @ 5:00 am

A grandfather was left “dripping blood all over the floor” at London Bridge station after his hand was trapped by the Tube ticket barrier.

Friend's special challenge for Sidcup mum fighting breast cancer with 32 chemo rounds

29 March 2025 @ 5:00 am

"When you're healthy, you have a million wishes, but when you're not, you just have one."

The south London-born travelling market that’s ‘a beacon for shopping small’

29 March 2025 @ 5:00 am

If you fancy shopping small and supporting independent businesses, this travelling London market is the perfect place to visit on a weekend.

Sidcup and Erith among highest wait times for driving tests in London

29 March 2025 @ 5:00 am

Sidcup and Erith are some of the London areas where people wait the longest for a driving test.

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Unmanned aircraft and drone news

Xplorate Strengthens Global RPAS Leadership with New SDO 50V3 Delivery

28 March 2025 @ 9:19 am

Ronnie Fahy Perth, Australia– Xplorate has officially taken delivery of another SDO 50 V3 Remotely

Hargrave nanoDRIVE 4LPi

28 March 2025 @ 6:17 am

Packed with advanced features, nanoDRIVE 4LPi delivers unparalleled performance and adaptability, making it the ideal

All-electric drone system set for take-off

28 March 2025 @ 4:25 am

Cutting-edge testing meets aviation’s “wild west” in a project to develop an all-electric powertrain for

NC Senate Bill 670 (2025) – Drones/Certain Vendor Purchases Prohibited.

28 March 2025 @ 4:22 am

Sponsors: Senators B. Newton, Brinson, and Daniel (Primary Sponsors).Referred to: Rules and Operations of the

Exeter Expert: DragonFire a ‘Valuable Complement’ to Royal Navy’s Arsenal

27 March 2025 @ 4:26 pm

Commenting on the use of DragonFire in the Royal Navy, Dr David Blagden, from the

O Transport Canada: New Canadian Drone Rules for BVLOS, 150kg Drones, Microdrones, and More With Full Implementation by Tuesday, November 4th, 2025

27 March 2025 @ 2:09 pm

If you’ve been following the global drone industry, you likely know that stakeholders regularly demand

Kite Aero Acquires Swoop Aero’s Assets

27 March 2025 @ 2:05 pm

● The new leader in drone based autonomous delivery and logistics● Building on strong foundations,

Inertial Labs, a VIAVI Solutions Company, Unveils Next-Generation Anti-Jamming CRPA System for Assured Navigation

27 March 2025 @ 1:51 pm

Inertial Labs, a VIAVI Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) Company, today launched its M-AJ-QUATRO anti-jamming antenna system. Equipped with

Andhra Pradesh Drone City is Set to Transform India’s Drone Industry with Garuda Aerospace

27 March 2025 @ 1:47 pm

Garuda Aerospace CEO Agnishwar Jayaprakash met the Chief Minister Shri Chandrababu Naidu to accelerate the

Sentera Joins Thermal by FLIR Program, Elevates 6X Thermal Sensor Series for Precision UAS Applications

25 March 2025 @ 3:54 pm

  Teledyne FLIR OEM, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced today that Sentera Sensors and

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Group chats rule the world

28 March 2025 @ 7:56 pm

How many group chats are you involved in? For me, it varies. Right now, there are only two — and both are of a more private nature. Group chats are something that’s not really discussed much; they represent a newer technical form of communication that perhaps is better understood as a way of organizing oneself socially. As such, it has emerged sort of organically. It has never been a “trend” to start group chats and there is really no major innovation behind it. Despite that, almost everyone now participates in various forms of group chats. It can be with family or friends, for parents in a school class, the football team, different groups or project teams at work, an

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

28 March 2025 @ 5:38 pm

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

This may be the most private and secure cloud-based AI solution around

28 March 2025 @ 5:33 pm

What if you could build a business-specific generative AI (genAI) solution that was hosted in the cloud? What if that cloud used the most energy-efficient systems in the world? And what if those services were also all running on the world’s most secure computing platform, the Mac? Wonder no more, because MacStadium and webAI just made this real. We’ve talked about both companies before. 

OpenAI, Google AI data centers are under stress after new genAI model launches

28 March 2025 @ 4:20 pm

New generative AI (genAI) models introduced this week by Google and OpenAI have put the companies’ data centers under stress — and both companies are trying to catch up to demand. OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman on Thursday tweeted that his company was temporarily restricting the use of GPUs after overwhelming demand for its image generation service on ChatGPT. The move came one day after OpenAI introduced the 4o image-generation tool. “It’s super fun seeing people love images in ChatGPT. But our GPUs are melting,” Altman 

Inside the war between genAI and the internet

28 March 2025 @ 10:00 am

Generative AI (genAI) companies are starting to do real damage to the internet.  One of the internet’s main purposes is to serve as a global network for free and open communication and information exchange between scientists, academics, and the public and to be an uncensorable place for the expression of free speech. (One of the most dangerous threats to the internet is recent bipartisan support for repealing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which, if actually repealed, would seriously harm free speech online. That’s an issue you can rea

6 advanced Gboard tricks for smarter Android typing

28 March 2025 @ 9:45 am

QWERTY, QWERTY, QWERTY. QWERTY. Oh — hi there! Sorry for the slightly nonsensical greeting. I’ve been thinking a lot about keyboards this week, y’see, and how that trusty ol’ QWERTY surface has evolved in our lives. Also, saying “QWERTY” over and over again is surprisingly fun to do. Go ahead and try it. I’ll wait. Back? Cool. So, about that QWERTY contemplation: ‘Twas a time not so long ago that our QWERTY interactions on the mobile-tech front revolved almost entirely around actual physical keys. (Drooooooid, anyone?) Then, even when we starte

Researchers claim their protocol can create truly random numbers on a current quantum computer

28 March 2025 @ 1:51 am

A team that included researchers at a US bank says it has created a protocol that can generate certified truly random numbers, opening the possibility that current generation quantum computers can be used for secure applications in finance, cryptography, cybersecurity, and privacy. However, an industry analyst is cautious. “The JPMorgan team’s findings are interesting, but won’t be applicable in the near term for most CSOs, unless they are responsible for high security environments,” said Sandy Carielli, a principal analyst at Forrester Research. “Quantum random number generation has been around for a while,” she pointed out, “and some CSOs may already

With the rise of genAI, it’s time to follow Apple’s Security Recommendations

27 March 2025 @ 9:21 pm

Apple’s Safari browser has a really useful password management feature, which is now also available as a standalone app called Passwords. If you’ve ever taken a look at it, you may have seen a section called Security Recommendations where you’ll find a collection of all the accounts and passwords that might have been compromised.  If you haven’t already, it’s time to take those collections seriously, because generative AI (genAI) adoption means the scale and nature of the threats posed by purloined passwords and broken IDs is about to grow far greater. That’

As big tech circles, UK government struggles to reap promised AI benefits

27 March 2025 @ 8:27 pm

The UK government’s grand plan for AI in the public sector is struggling in the face of growing technological challenges, a report by the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC), a bipartisan group of elected members of parliament, has found. Many of these problems will be familiar to anyone who has tried to make AI work inside an organization: the dead hand of obsolete systems, poor quality data, and a chronic lack of skilled people to implement the technology. But beyond these issues lies another problem that could prove just as difficult: the monopolistic power of tech vendors that control the AI technology the government so badly desires. Coming only week

US, other G7 nations, fall behind in global tech race, study finds

27 March 2025 @ 6:06 pm

The “Group of 7” (G7) nations are falling behind in key tech economic indicators such as high-tech exports, the number of software developers, and AI-related patent filings, endangering their future competitiveness, according to new study by London-based workforce consultancy SThree and the Center for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). In fact, not one G7 nation made it into the top 10 — a “

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Lava will celebrate its 16th anniversary by offering the Agni 3 and Prowatch V1 for under $1 on March 30

29 March 2025 @ 12:00 pm

Indian handset maker Lava recently turned 16, and to celebrate the occasion, Lava has announced its 16th Anniversary Sale, allowing customers to buy its products at discounted prices through its official website, Amazon.in, and Flipkart on March 30. However, the most interesting deal about this sale is that Lava will sell the Agni 3 smartphone and the Prowatch V1 smartwatch to the first 100 buyers for just INR 16 ($0.20/€0.17) as a part of the flash offer. The Lava Agni 3's sale will begin at 12 PM IST, while the Prowatch V1's sale will kick off at 7 PM IST. Use coupon code "AGNI3"...

Deals: Amazon's Spring Deal Days offers on Poco F7 series, Redmis, OnePlus, iPhone and more

29 March 2025 @ 9:02 am

Amazon is having a spring shopping event around the world and we picked out the best smartphone offers for the UK. The Poco F7 series launched just in time for the Spring Deal Days and they come with a £100 discount instead of the usual £50 early bird discount. The Poco F7 Ultra starts at £550 and brings flagship performance with a Snapdragon 8 Elite and a 5,300mAh battery with 120W wired and 50W wireless charging. It is rated IP68 and it has a 6.67” display with Poco Shield Glass – it’s a good quality 120Hz panel with 1440p+ resolution, 12-bit colors with Dolby Vision and 3,200 nits...

Samsung patent reveals 360-degree foldable device

28 March 2025 @ 10:07 pm

Most of the foldable smartphones today are inward folding devices – the main screen is protected by the outer shell, and you have a smaller outer screen for notifications and basic tasks. Some makers like Huawei also have outward folding devices, which wrap the folding screen around the back of the device. While sleeker and more futuristic, these types of foldables are seriously compromised in terms of durability, as part of the display is always exposed. What if you could have a foldable that folds both inward and outward? Well, Samsung has patented such a device which was brought to...

The Pixel 9a finally has an availability date

28 March 2025 @ 8:31 pm

After a period of delay, silence, and technical difficulties, Google finally has an availability date for the new Pixel 9a. The phone will first go on sale on April 10 in the US, Canada, and the UK. Following those countries, the Pixel 9a will be available on April 14 in Germany, Spain, Italy, Ireland, France, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Poland, Czechia, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, and Finland. Finally, on April 16, the Pixel 9a will go on sale in Australia, India, Singapore, Taiwan, and...

Google finally allows third-party billing on Google Play in the UK

28 March 2025 @ 7:03 pm

Google announced that it's finally allowing developers to choose the billing system they would like to use in apps distributed over Google Play. The change affects UK consumers, but it has also been implemented in other markets. For now, the new billing option is available only to non-game developers and will launch on March 29. Developers who opt in can offer their users a separate billing method, but cannot replace Google Play's billing system altogether. However, if users decide to use the alternative billing system, developers will avoid up to 30% fees on transactions, which...

Poco F7 Pro review

28 March 2025 @ 6:05 pm

Samsung Galaxy A56, A36 and A26 are now available globally

28 March 2025 @ 5:51 pm

Samsung announced that as of today, the Galaxy A56, A36 and A26 are available worldwide. Of course, they have been available for a while in some regions, but not others. The big new market to join the A-series fun this week is the US. The Galaxy A36 is available with a $50 gift card either from Amazon or from Best Buy. Both the Galaxy A36 and Galaxy A26 are also available from Samsung.com, of course. Note that only the 128GB configuration made it to the States. If you are looking for the Galaxy A56, it is coming later this year. ...

The Best Phone App for a Saudi Arabia eSIM

28 March 2025 @ 4:42 pm

Traveling to Saudi Arabia, or perhaps another destination in the Middle East? Whether you're visiting for business, leisure, or the Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca this June, staying connected is essential. Thankfully, via the use of eSIMs, companies like aloSIM are making it easier for travelers to use their mobile devices abroad—all without incurring any roaming fees! Have you tried aloSIM? Referred to by many as “a game changer” for travel, aloSIM is an easy-to-use app that provides prepaid mobile data plans without the need for a physical SIM card. With eSIMs available in over 200...

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 has its AnTuTu score leaked

28 March 2025 @ 3:42 pm

Qualcomm's successor to the Snapdragon 8 Elite launched last October is probably coming in October, and while we don't yet know exactly what the company will choose to call it, we'll just refer to it as the Elite 2. This chipset will allegedly score around 3.8 million points in the AnTuTu benchmark, according to a new leak from China. For comparison's sake, note that the best scoring device in AnTuTu's charts at the moment is the iQOO 13, which is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite. This manages a score of about 2.69 million. So the next-gen chip should bring about a 41% improvement...

Honor's new mid-range smartphone to have a mind-bogglingly huge battery

28 March 2025 @ 2:43 pm

Chinese phone batteries have grown significantly in the past few months with the use of Silicon Carbon tech, and this is only set to continue according to a lot of recent rumors. Today we have a rumor talking about an Honor mid-ranger that is coming soon with a whopping 8,000 mAh battery. That would have been unthinkable only a couple of years ago. The unnamed phone will also have very good speakers, apparently with 300% the volume of a normal mid-ranger. Honor Magic7 Lite The device is said to be powered by a Snapdragon 7 series chipset, though it's unclear exactly which one....

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The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations

29 March 2025 @ 10:50 am

The move is a sign that the public health agency may be falling in line under RFK Jr.

Elon Musk’s X has a new owner—Elon Musk’s xAI

28 March 2025 @ 11:59 pm

xAI buys X; deal values social network at $33 billion, $11B less than Musk paid.

New Windows 11 build makes mandatory Microsoft Account sign-in even more mandatory

28 March 2025 @ 11:28 pm

"Bypassnro" is an easy MS Account workaround for Home and Pro Windows editions.

Why do LLMs make stuff up? New research peers under the hood.

28 March 2025 @ 10:33 pm

Claude's faulty "known entity" neurons sometime override its "don't answer" circuitry.

Beyond RGB: A new image file format efficiently stores invisible light data

28 March 2025 @ 10:11 pm

New Spectral JPEG XL compression reduces file sizes, making spectral imaging more practical.

Report: US scientists lost $3 billion in NIH grants since Trump took office

28 March 2025 @ 9:21 pm

Scientist warn pipeline of lifesaving discoveries and younger scientists is drying up.

Oracle has reportedly suffered 2 separate breaches exposing thousands of customers‘ PII

28 March 2025 @ 7:41 pm

Alleged breaches affect Oracle Cloud and Oracle Health.

Google discontinues Nest Protect smoke alarm and Nest x Yale lock

28 March 2025 @ 7:29 pm

Google continues backing away from smart home hardware.

Ex-FCC chairs from both parties say CBS news distortion investigation is bogus

28 March 2025 @ 6:58 pm

CBS probe "unprecedented," say chairs who served under George H.W. Bush and Obama.

NASA to put Starliner’s thrusters through an extensive workout before next launch

28 March 2025 @ 6:47 pm

"We’ll continue to work through certification toward the end of this year."

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New WH Smith owner asked at checkout if it wants to buy a discounted Chocolate Orange

28 March 2025 @ 2:39 pm

The new owner of WH Smith has been asked if its sure it wouldn’t also like to buy a Terry’s Chocolate Orange at the discounted price for £1.50, before it completes its purchase of the ailing retailer. 

Michael Waltz to make Greenlanders feel like ‘real Americans’ by pushing classified intelligence through their letterboxes

28 March 2025 @ 11:34 am

National Security Advisor Michael Waltz is to use his visit to Greenland to make the local residents feel like real Americans by freely sharing entirely inappropriate classified military intelligence with them.

Parents who want LGBT rights classes banned because they are “confusing” somehow fine with algebra

28 March 2025 @ 8:47 am

Confused parents with their childrenParents who want classes around LGBT rights stopped on the grounds that they are "confusing" are somehow fine with all of the other confusing shite their children will have hammered into their ears at school.

Man paralysed after being crushed under the weight of single perfectly manageable task

27 March 2025 @ 11:49 am

Man paralysed by weight of single manageable taskA man has been left utterly paralysed after being crushed under the immense weight of the single perfectly manageable task he has ahead of him today.

Man ‘secretly’ vaping on the bus definitely getting away with it

27 March 2025 @ 11:29 am

man vaping on the busA man discreetly vaping on a bus has definitely got away without anybody noticing, by only blowing out gently downwards towards his legs.

Rachel Reeves caught taking candy from a baby

27 March 2025 @ 10:22 am

Rachel Reeves taking candy from a babyAfter delivering her Spring Statement speech yesterday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has become even more unpopular after a number of witnesses saw her taking candy from a baby.

This is not a ‘return to austerity’ because we’re also spending more money on guns, insists government

26 March 2025 @ 3:09 pm

Keir StarmerThe government has defended the welfare cuts announced in today's Spring Statement, insisting it does not signal a return to austerity because we are spending more money on guns.

Republicans losing their collective minds in alternate universe where Biden’s White House included reporter in group chat about classified military operation

26 March 2025 @ 12:22 pm

Donald Trump giving an angry speechIn an alternate universe where Joe Biden narrowly won the 2024 election, Republicans are reportedly completely losing their shit over a White House security breach that saw a journalist accidentally included in a group chat for top government officials discussing a classified military operation in Yemen.

Laurence Fox and Joey Barton share a mugshot

26 March 2025 @ 11:53 am

Laurence fox and joey bartonThe police have decided to kill two birds with one stone by having Laurence Fox and Joey Barton share a mugshot.

Rachel Reeves expected to announce cuts to happiness, empathy and kindness

26 March 2025 @ 9:01 am

Rachel Reeves spring budgetSlower than expected economic growth and poor tax receipts have put Rachel Reeves on course to announce scathing cuts to happiness, empathy and kindness when she delivers the Spring Budget today.

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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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