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The Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 is an affordable business laptop with the best battery life in the world https://www.itpro.com/hardware/laptops/the-lenovo-thinkbook-16-gen-7-is-an-affordable-business-laptop-with-the-best-battery-life-in-the-world
The Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 is an affordable business laptop with the best battery life in the world
The combination of a high-capacity battery, an efficient Snapdragon chipset, and a low price makes the ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 an easy recommendation
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November 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 is an affordable business laptop with the best battery life in the world https://www.itpro.com/hardware/laptops/the-lenovo-thinkbook-16-gen-7-is-an-affordable-business-laptop-with-the-best-battery-life-in-the-world
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A powerful, high-capacity rack NAS with heaps of room to grow, plenty of data protection services, and fast 10GbE performance https://www.itpro.com/hardware/storage/qnap-ts-h2477axu-rp-review-a-big-nas-appliance-to-satisfy-storage-hungry-businesses
Qnap TS-h2477AXU-RP review: A big NAS appliance to satisfy storage-hungry businesses
A powerful, high-capacity rack NAS with heaps of room to grow, plenty of data protection services, and fast 10GbE performance
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November 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
A powerful, high-capacity rack NAS with heaps of room to grow, plenty of data protection services, and fast 10GbE performance https://www.itpro.com/hardware/storage/qnap-ts-h2477axu-rp-review-a-big-nas-appliance-to-satisfy-storage-hungry-businesses
It's not a proper Glastonbury unless you lose a welly in the mud
Glastonbury festival unlikely to see major downpours or heatwaves – Met Office
Glastonbury festival unlikely to see major downpours or heatwaves – Met Office
Forecaster warns of some showers and risk of isolated thunderstorms but mainly dry and warm weather expected
Music fans are likely to avoid any major downpours or stifling heatwaves at this year’s Glastonbury festival, forecasters have said.
The festival in Somerset will see some scattered showers, sunshine, clouds, and temperature highs between 22C and 25C – but revellers can be fairly confident that they will avoid any heavy rainfall. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
It's not a proper Glastonbury unless you lose a welly in the mud
This is spot on. I'll add, the original band, and the first producers that rein Noel is why they had amazing songs up until 95.
Excellent by @fergalkinney.bsky.social on how nobody likes to talk about how late-period Oasis were appalling (also for anyone paying £100s in price-gouged tickets to see them this summer, how as a 15yo fan he went to see them and ended up drenched in bloke piss)
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
Some Might Not Say: What a Glut of New Oasis Books is Leaving Unwritten | The Quietus
There are a glut of new Oasis books out due to the reunion, but, asks Fergal Kinney, how is the band's shocking decline in quality dealt with?
thequietus.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This is spot on. I'll add, the original band, and the first producers that rein Noel is why they had amazing songs up until 95.
I wanna go back to last week with all the waves
June 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I wanna go back to last week with all the waves
Leaving the Co-op with a pack of digestives and a loaf bread
May 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Leaving the Co-op with a pack of digestives and a loaf bread
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On the one hand, it's hard to think what else could cause an outage this massive, but on the other it's hard to think who is targeting just Portugal and Spain. #powercut
Blackouts in Spain and Portugal could be a cyber attack
Both countries are "paralyzed" by nationwide power outages
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April 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
On the one hand, it's hard to think what else could cause an outage this massive, but on the other it's hard to think who is targeting just Portugal and Spain. #powercut
The BBC snooker theme is just perfect. Twangy electric guitar and nothing else. Feels too cool to be made just for the snooker
April 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The BBC snooker theme is just perfect. Twangy electric guitar and nothing else. Feels too cool to be made just for the snooker
Berlin has nothing to be proud of. Its most famous bit of architecture is a dismantled wall of shame. The metro is filthy. There's graffiti everywhere. And its street food is utterly disgusting; rubbery sausages topped with ketchup and curry powder is the wurst. Brandenberg Airport also boring.
April 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Berlin has nothing to be proud of. Its most famous bit of architecture is a dismantled wall of shame. The metro is filthy. There's graffiti everywhere. And its street food is utterly disgusting; rubbery sausages topped with ketchup and curry powder is the wurst. Brandenberg Airport also boring.
At this point, I am so exhausted of seeing his name and face, I would pay so much for news that went out of its way to avoid reporting on Trump
a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a crowd
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a crowd
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April 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
At this point, I am so exhausted of seeing his name and face, I would pay so much for news that went out of its way to avoid reporting on Trump
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A great episode from @rorybathgate.bsky.social on the latest tech hotness, AI agents
How effective are AI agents?
AI agents have been sold with the promise of fully automating tasks without the need for step-by-step instructions
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April 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A great episode from @rorybathgate.bsky.social on the latest tech hotness, AI agents
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"On-device AI assistants are meant to be helpful – why do I find them so annoying?" an insight into life consumed by AI add-ons, by @bobbyhellard.bsky.social
On-device AI assistants are meant to be helpful – why do I find them so annoying?
From Google Gemini to Microsoft Copilot, the in-your-face approach to AI is too distracting
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March 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"On-device AI assistants are meant to be helpful – why do I find them so annoying?" an insight into life consumed by AI add-ons, by @bobbyhellard.bsky.social
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❓ Ever felt buyer's remorse when making a business purchase? You're not alone.
🔎 Research from Capterra shows more than half of UK firms regret at least one software purchase they've made in the past 18 months.
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🔎 Research from Capterra shows more than half of UK firms regret at least one software purchase they've made in the past 18 months.
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More than half of UK enterprises regret at least one software purchase – here’s how to prevent buyer’s remorse
A new survey reveals the tactics that help software purchasers make the right decision
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February 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
❓ Ever felt buyer's remorse when making a business purchase? You're not alone.
🔎 Research from Capterra shows more than half of UK firms regret at least one software purchase they've made in the past 18 months.
www.itpro.com/software/mor...
🔎 Research from Capterra shows more than half of UK firms regret at least one software purchase they've made in the past 18 months.
www.itpro.com/software/mor...
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Arsenal FC is promoting a murderous regime - and making money from it. Time to ditch the "VISIT RWANDA" partnership, which should never have been struck to start with, and bin those shirts.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
DR Congo fighting: The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing M23 rebels
Where are rebels causing havoc in eastern DR Congo getting their funding?
www.bbc.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Arsenal FC is promoting a murderous regime - and making money from it. Time to ditch the "VISIT RWANDA" partnership, which should never have been struck to start with, and bin those shirts.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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🔒 ITPro's @itssol.bsky.social has been using magic links as an alternative to passwords for some time now, and he's convinced they're the best option in terms of efficacy, efficiency, and security.
❓ But what are magic links and what are the advantages?
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❓ But what are magic links and what are the advantages?
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I love magic links – why aren’t more services using them?
Using magic links instead of passwords is safe and easy but they’re still infuriatingly underused by businesses
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February 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🔒 ITPro's @itssol.bsky.social has been using magic links as an alternative to passwords for some time now, and he's convinced they're the best option in terms of efficacy, efficiency, and security.
❓ But what are magic links and what are the advantages?
www.itpro.com/security/i-l...
❓ But what are magic links and what are the advantages?
www.itpro.com/security/i-l...
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The press lobby is going feral—ignore it . Astute essay by @samfr.bsky.social www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/691...
The press lobby is going feral—ignore it
Given the pressures of 24-hour news, lobby journalists cannot plausibly understand policy detail. Their skillset is to nose around and cause trouble
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The press lobby is going feral—ignore it . Astute essay by @samfr.bsky.social www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/691...
"Employing more than 100 private investigators over a period of 16 years to hack, blag or otherwise obtain information on 35,000 occasions? This is not how normal newsrooms behave."
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The lies and smears from Murdoch’s news empire cannot be ignored
Rupert Murdoch has now spent around £2bn in keeping the truth about the way his news organisations operate out of the courts in the UK and US. Please ...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
"Employing more than 100 private investigators over a period of 16 years to hack, blag or otherwise obtain information on 35,000 occasions? This is not how normal newsrooms behave."
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
I do agree here, though I also quite like cliffhangers that never climax, like The Italian Job. "Hold up lads, I've got an idea" is just a great line to end on.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What do I want from a film? An ending, not a surprise cliffhanger | Joel Snape
Just when you’re braced for emotional resolution, you get the dreaded words: ‘To be continued …’ Hollywood needs to stop this now, writes Joel Snape
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I do agree here, though I also quite like cliffhangers that never climax, like The Italian Job. "Hold up lads, I've got an idea" is just a great line to end on.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“By specifically moving to give shareholder concerns greater weight, OpenAI fatally undermines its mission to make AI that “benefits all of humanity”.”
Great read here from @rorybathgate.bsky.social
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Great read here from @rorybathgate.bsky.social
www.itpro.com/business/bus...
OpenAI’s profit drive only weakens its brand
In aiming to compete with the likes of Google and Anthropic, OpenAI is steering away from its supposed goal of ethical AI development
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January 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“By specifically moving to give shareholder concerns greater weight, OpenAI fatally undermines its mission to make AI that “benefits all of humanity”.”
Great read here from @rorybathgate.bsky.social
www.itpro.com/business/bus...
Great read here from @rorybathgate.bsky.social
www.itpro.com/business/bus...
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That is OpenAI's future? Forced to chase investment and facing diminishing technological returns, its future is less than clear. @rorybathgate.bsky.social and I consider these issues and more in the latest episode of the ITPro Podcast www.itpro.com/technology/a... #AI
Is OpenAI on a downward trend?
Forced to chase profit, the pivotal AI startup is up against stiff competition and diminishing technological returns
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December 9, 2024 at 1:58 PM
That is OpenAI's future? Forced to chase investment and facing diminishing technological returns, its future is less than clear. @rorybathgate.bsky.social and I consider these issues and more in the latest episode of the ITPro Podcast www.itpro.com/technology/a... #AI
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Today Guardian and Observer journalists are on strike over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up and put its journalism behind a paywall. 🧵
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