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Experts reveal what workplaces will look like in 2050 including holographic receptionists

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Holographic receptionists, robots and tea-delivering drones may be part of the workplace in just 30 years, according to new findings.  Employees may soon be spared from carrying out mundane tasks around the office as futuristic technologies blend into our daily lives. Research conducted by suppliers Furniture At Work claimed that fingerprint-accessible fridges, on-site babysitters and augmented … Read more

How does YOUR broadband provider stack up? Experts reveal the best and worst companies in the UK

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How does YOUR broadband provider stack up? Experts reveal the best and worst companies in the UK Which? has surveyed 4,000 Britons on their broadband providers  TalkTalk was rated the worst, with an overall customer score of just 51% In contrast, Zen was rated the best, with an overall customer score of 81%  By Shivali … Read more

How the giant hole on the sun could wreak HAVOC on Earth

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Despite being 93 million miles away, a hole on the sun’s surface could wreak havoc on Earth later this week.  NASA‘s Solar Dynamics Observatory has released a photo showing a triangular-shaped dark gap in the sun’s surface that’s 20 times larger than Earth.  This enormous hole, known as a coronal hole, has unleashed 1.8-million-mile-per-hour solar winds … Read more

Twitter has a secret VIP list that goes against Elon Musk’s idea of ‘treating everyone equal’

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Twitter has a secret VIP list that goes against Elon Musk’s idea of ‘treating everyone equal’ – and who is on it will shock you By Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com Published: 16:06 BST, 28 March 2023 | Updated: 18:35 BST, 28 March 2023 Elon Musk is vocal about ‘treating everyone equal’ on Twitter, but a … Read more

Take a virtual tour of Norway’s Svalbard Global Seed Vault that is safeguarding the world’s crops 

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Ever wondered what it looks like inside a Doomsday vault? Well, wonder no more! A new virtual tour grants access to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which stores ‘spare copies’ of valuable plant seeds in the event that the originals are lost. It is located on a mountainside on Spitsbergen, an island in the remote Norwegian … Read more

Computer server the size of a washing machine is being used to heat a public swimming pool

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Exploding energy costs have been blamed for the closure of more than 60 public swimming pools across Britain over the past four years. And with the bills for some expected to rise by £100,000 this year, it has left leisure centres scrabbling around for ways to keep the facilities running. Step up one unusual solution — … Read more

Now, this is glamping! Porsche reveals luxury camping trailer concept for EV towing

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Porsche is taking glamping to new levels with a luxury camping trailer to be towed by an electric vehicle. The German carmaker and travel trailer manufacturer AirStream unveiled a concept that features sleeping and cooking quarters, storage and walking space. The 16-foot-long Airstream Studio F. A. concept features seating that transforms from a dining space … Read more

WhatsApp trick lets you quietly leave group chats WITHOUT alerting everyone  

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Sneaky WhatsApp trick lets you quietly leave group chats WITHOUT alerting everyone By Milica Cosic Published: 09:15 GMT, 5 March 2023 | Updated: 12:12 GMT, 5 March 2023 Going out with friends, shared interests or a family reuniuon? If the inevitable ‘hey, let’s make a WhatsApp group’ and the impending deluge of notifications and emojis … Read more

Stunning photos show Jupiter and Venus in a rare ‘cosmic kiss’

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Stargazers around the world were treated to a spectacular celestial embrace between two of Earth’s planetary neighbours last night.  Venus and Jupiter – the two brightest planets in the sky – got so close that they appeared to nearly collide, or look as if they were ‘kissing’. Officially, the two performed a ‘conjunction’ – when … Read more