GPs, police and pharmacies among UK services affected by Microsoft outage
Major airports and intelligence services are unaffected while the government is assessing the impact on its services.BBC News
What we know about the global Microsoft outage
Microsoft has said the outage was not caused by a cyber-security incident, but efforts to fix the issues have so far been largely unsuccessful.BBC News
Heat pumps: How much heat does your home really need?
Knowing how much heat your home loses is important before installing a new heating system.BBC News
Skip the novelty junk: genius kitchen gadget gifts under $50 they’ll actually use
Kitchen gadgets can take the hassle and mess out of dinner, provided you choose the right ones. Love cooking curries? An electric grinder will make preparing spice blends a breeze. Enjoy salads? A vegetable chopper will let you dice vegetables far more quickly than using a knife. Have a tiny kitchen? A mini food processor […]
‘I get inspired by the visuals and honestly those visuals feel like an embarrassment of riches that inform how I write’ — Original Mass Effect composer reveals the ‘groundbreaking stuff’ BioWare used for the soundtrack
Original Mass Effect composer Jack Wall says his inspiration comes mostly from “visuals” that “feel like an embarrassment of riches that inform how I write” Wall also shares the specific characteristics that helped shape Mass Effect 1 and 2‘s soundtrack and the “groundbreaking” tools he used He says that for Mass Effect 2, he used […]
Suunto Race 3S review: Competent and stylish, but overpriced
Suunto Race 3S: One-minute review Suunto has been pretty great over the last few years at delivering mid-to-premium smartwatch options, but if there was one miss, it was the Suunto Race series. As we pointed out in 2024, the Suunto Race S felt premium in terms of its design despite being cheaper than many of […]
The Polar Vortex Is About to Make Weather Weird From the UK to the US
These Arctic currents have never broken down so early in the season. Combined with an unprecedented El Niño, the outcomes aren’t easy to predict.WIRED
A third of UK businesses on Google Maps have no working website — and many of those that do are struggling to keep them up to date
Digital Royalty study finds 33% of 6,266 owner-claimed Google listings across 12 UK towns and cities had no working website Health and beauty fared worst at 53%, and large cities interestingly did worse than small towns Follow-up data shows 18.9% of working sites with a readable footer year still display 2024 or earlier Roughly a […]
Vitamix Promo Codes and Deals: $25 Off + Free Shipping
Score discounts on blenders, food processors, immersion blenders, and more with our selection of Vitamix coupons and deals.WIRED
Running your own Amnezia VPN server? You need to patch this critical Linux flaw now
Amnezia VPN has published a three-step guide to protect self-hosted servers from a critical Linux kernel flaw Servers running the Xray protocol face the highest risk Amnezia Premium, Free, and Business users don’t need to do anything Amnezia VPN has warned people who run their own servers through its app that a critical Linux kernel […]