Lake District campaigners hopes for rare rainforest

Millions of households in England will have to pay even higher water bills than had previously been announced, after five water companies appealed to the UK’s competition regulator. The companies – Anglian, Northumbrian, Southern, Wessex and South East – had appeals to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) accepted, giving them permission to raise bills…

Back in September during Meta Connect, the company previewed a new ability for its smart glasses lineup called Conversation Focus. The feature, which is able to amplify the voices of people around you, is now starting to roll out in the company’s latest batch of software updates. When enabled, the feature is meant to make…

I’ve often joked that I would love to have a pet if only animals did not need to poop and eat smelly, wet mush from a can. I want a fuzzy pal to hang out with all day, but then I’ll hear that my friend spent $500 at the vet because their cat nibbled on…

On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker joined leaders from partner agencies in Manhattan to discuss the effectiveness of existing drone options, according to a news release. The FDNY and the NYPD, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL), held a weeklong comprehensive…

Facebook announced on Wednesday that it’s launching “Creator Fast Track,” a new program designed to help creators grow on Facebook with guaranteed pay and increased content reach. The social network also shared that it paid creators nearly $3 billion through its monetization programs in 2025, a 35% increase from the previous year and its highest…

Many of us remember the halcyon days of being a kid in the ‘90s, spending a weekend afternoon with remote control in hand and a seemingly endless well of stuff to watch on TV. Now you can relive the experience thanks to the appropriately named Channel Surfer web app. It’s essentially a YouTube discovery tool…