Planes have been grounded and train services have warned of cancellations Major banks, airlines and media outlets across the globe have been hit by a huge IT outage. American Airlines, United and Delta have all issued a global ground stop on all their flights. This means no further flights from these airlines will take off. […]

1 year ago

It dates back 2,200 years. The next time you scoff at pictures of your Dad sat at his Windows 95 PC back in the nineties, spare a thought for the people trying to log in to the oldest analog computer ever over 2000 years ago. The Antikythera mechanism was discovered by sponge divers in the […]

1 year ago

Tbf, this prediction is a waste of a supercomputer’s resources…  England will crash out in the quarter finals of the World Cup, according to a supercomputer. The algorithm ranks The Three Lions’ chances of bringing home the trophy at just seven per cent. It predicts an all South American final – with Brazil beating their […]

3 years ago

More and more companies are pulling out of Russia Microsoft has announced that is it “suspending all sales” of products and services in Russia amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Speaking in a statement on the official company blog, president and vice-chair Brad Smith said, “Like the rest of the world, we are horrified, angered […]

4 years ago

They asked for 20,000 likes on a tweet to make it happen Microsoft look set to bring back one of the most recognisable and irritating figures of the late 90s: Clippy. Officially called Microsoft’s ‘Office Assistant’ but more commonly known as Clippy, the animated talking paperclip is synonymous with a simpler time around the turn […]

5 years ago

A legend gets the respect he deserves Paper money vs plastic money is a debate that has raged since the first introduction of the new notes back in 2016. But now, the £50 has had its own makeover finally arrive. As of today, £50 notes with the face of Alan Turing have entered circulation. With […]

5 years ago