Swedish DJ Avicii dies at 28
On April 20, 2018 by MaybellImage copyright Getty Images Image caption DJ Avicii – real name Tim Bergling – died on Friday, his representative announced Swedish DJ Avicii, who has collaborated with the likes of Madonna and Coldplay, has died in Oman at the age of 28. Avicii’s hit singles include Wake Me Up, Hey Brother, and recently, Lonely Together
TalkTalk and Vodafone top complaints chart again
On April 20, 2018 by MaybellTalkTalk has again been named the most complained-about broadband company in the UK, in the latest report from the telecoms regulator Ofcom. For every 100,000 TalkTalk customers, about 31 made a complaint to Ofcom about the company’s broadband services between October and December 2017. Technical faults were the main reason for complaints, according to the
Facebook to exclude billions from European privacy laws
On April 20, 2018 by MaybellImage copyright Getty Images Image caption A total of 1.5 billion users who had previously been under the jurisdiction of Facebook Ireland will have that moved to US headquarters Facebook has changed its terms of service, meaning 1.5 billion members will not be protected under tough new privacy protections coming to Europe. The move comes
Apple’s new ‘Daisy’ robot is here to eat all your old iPhones
On April 20, 2018 by MaybellRecycling iPhones is a messy business. The handsets are notoriously difficult to take apart, which means recycling them for parts can easily turn into a time-consuming headache. But Apple thinks its new robot can help. Today the company introduced “Daisy,” its new iPhone-recycling robot, which the company says can tear apart unwanted iPhones much more
Pepsico launches a K-Cup for juice
On April 20, 2018 by Maybell[embedded content] Pepsico is the low-key — some might say deliberately hidden — backer of the Drinkfinity system. As Jaiksmith says, “it’s a proprietary bottle that uses proprietary “pods” that are a mix of dry and liquid ingredients, no artificial sweeteners. For $35 you can get a bottle and 16 pods…about twice the cost
Giuliani to join Trump’s legal team
On April 20, 2018 by MaybellRudolph W. Giuliani, the once moderate former New York mayor who morphed into an angry spittle-flecked screamer, says he is joining Trump’s legal team with the goal of getting Special Counsel Robert Mueller to cease his investigation. Good luck with that. From The Washington Post: “I’m doing it because I hope we can
Brexit: Senior MPs to force customs union vote
On April 20, 2018 by MaybellImage caption Peers defeated the government on Wednesday A powerful cross-party group of MPs is to force a vote on a customs union next week in the House of Commons. The Liaison Committee, made up of Labour, Conservative and SNP committee chairmen, has tabled a debate calling for “an effective customs union”. Theresa May has
Plastic straw and cotton bud ban proposed
On April 20, 2018 by MaybellMedia playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFive ways to break up with plastic Plastic straws and cotton buds could be banned in England as part of the government’s bid to cut plastic waste. Ministers pointed to one estimate that 8.5bn plastic straws were thrown away in the UK every year. The prime minister
Prince death: No criminal charges to be filed
On April 19, 2018 by MaybellImage copyright Reuters Image caption Prince was found dead at his Minneapolis-area estate in April 2016 No criminal charges will be brought over the death of US musician Prince in April 2016, prosecutors say. The singer, 57, died from an accidental overdose of the painkiller fentanyl, an opioid many times more powerful than heroin. Prosecutors
‘I was a contestant on Dale Winton’s Supermarket Sweep’
On April 19, 2018 by MaybellImage copyright Shutterstock Image caption Supermarket Sweep saw contestants answer quiz questions before filling their trolley with as much valuable shopping as possible Supermarket Sweep was the ultimate mid-morning TV show with its contestants envied by uni students everywhere. It saw three teams battle it out to fill a shopping trolley with the highest-valued goods
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