Month: October 2025
Nobel Laureate backs Cambridge-based crowdfunding effort to digitize 100,000 hours of recordings from some of the brightest minds in human history
Thousands of hours of groundbreaking lectures remain trapped on fragile tapes The collection spans mathematics, physics, philosophy, and the history of science Copyright limits access, yet thousands of recordings are already available A crowdfunding effort led by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose is underway to safeguard one of the largest…
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Jane Goodall’s death triggered the premiere of Netflix’s new show
For the last several years Netflix has been quietly banking episodes of a new show called Famous Last Words, interviews with famous people entering their twilight years. The catch is that episodes will only air after the subject passes away. The full list of interviewees is a closely guarded secret,…
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Microsoft’s new Photos app update is so good that it could well become my favorite photo organizing tool – but you will need a Copilot+ PC to experience it
The app sorts receipts, screenshots, and handwritten notes automatically Copilot+ PCs are required for Microsoft’s newest Photos app functions Automatic classification works even across different languages and scripts Microsoft has released a new version of its Photos app, now presented as a more advanced tool for organizing and enhancing digital…
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Drop what you’re doing – LG’s C5 OLED TV crashes to its lowest price ever ahead of Prime Day
It’s the Sunday before Amazon‘s October Prime Day sale, and I’ve just spotted what might be the best early deal so far. Amazon has just dropped LG’s highly-rated 65-inch C5 OLED TV to an unbelievable price of $1,446.99 (originally $2,696.99). That’s a whopping $1,250 discount and the lowest price we’ve…
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I’ve covered Prime Day for 8 years – here are 25 Amazon device deals that are actually worth buying
While Amazon‘s October Prime Day sale (annoyingly named Prime Big Deals Days) doesn’t officially start until next week on Tuesday and Wednesday, the retailer’s best deals are already live, and yes, you read that right. • Shop Amazon’s full early sale Amazon’s best and top-selling deals during Prime Day are…
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I was blown away by this robot vacuum’s mopping performance, but it’s let down by frustrating software quirks
Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Narwal Flow: two-minute review The Narwal Flow is a high-end, self-emptying hybrid robotic vacuum with an especially unusual and…
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