The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a £400,000 fund to fuel ambition for the security of internet-connected products. The ultimate hope will be to kick-start the development of an assurance market for consumer internet-connected products such as wearable devices or smart doorbells. Such assurance schemes could offer accreditation for products
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On Friday, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced charges against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, a 46-year old black man, earlier this week by kneeling on his neck. Floyd’s death—and Freeman’s initial tepid-sounding response—sparked massive protests in Minneapolis and across the country, culminating in arrests of reporters, tear gas attacks
Runway images courtesy of Imaxtree. Design by Danielle Campbell.Pro-recommended products to give your curls and coils some TLC while in lockdown. By Natasha Bruno Date May 29, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter Welcome to Texture Talk, a new weekly column that celebrates and deep dives into the dynamic world of curls, from springy S-patterns to densely-packed coils
Sonya Carp and her husband own two short-term rental properties in Florida, and they have decided to list one for sale as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Courtesy of Sonya Carp Consolidation is hitting the market for short-term home rentals as the coronavirus pandemic has curtailed travel dramatically this year. Small landlords and venture-backed
Now, more than ever, we need to escape through film, and today’s movies aren’t so effective at tuning out harsh reality. Everything is, for the most part, heavy, raw, dark, and overly based in very real trauma. No decade or genre of film encapsulated lighthearted escapism quite like 80s comedies. They had a sort of
In the 40-plus years since their 1975 formation, Iron Maiden have served as the embodiment of all that defines heavy metal. In this fan-validated genre, they’ve done everything on their own terms, even back in their earliest days where they refused to conform to punk standards in order to secure a record deal. The unwavering
In this week’s Dispatches from The Secret Library, Dr Oliver Tearle examines a famous phrase derived from Shakespeare The old line about Hamlet, that it’s ‘too full of quotations’, wittily sums up the play’s influence on not just English literature but on the everyday language we use. Many of us know, and some may use,
Sunset Music Festival will not be happening as planned this summer. Instead, organizers are pushing back Tampa’s signature event until this holiday season. A statement is provided via the fest’s official website: We knew it was a longshot AND we really wanted us all to be together – but the window has closed on the ability
Virgin Media has made the decision to remove itself from the high street, permanently closing its 53 retail stores which have been shut during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Trends have been shifting away from in-store purchases for years, and it appears the pendulum has swung far enough for Virgin Media. None of its 53 retail
This week, after the needless death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police, protesters have taken to the streets during a pandemic to demand justice. (According to the New York Times, Derek Chauvin, the white police officer who killed Floyd by kneeling on his neck, was brought into custody
Photograph courtesy of Hudson’s BayThe game has taken off in the fashion industry in recent moths. By Maddison Glendinning Date May 29, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter Much like Tiger King, baking banana bread and sharing your workout online, Nintendo’s Animal Crossing has become synonymous with our new socially distanced lives. The game has existed for more than 20 years,
We yearn for positive travel news these days. And in a day and age when headlines dominate, who has time to read the fine print? Here are four popular travel stories from the past two months where details were later clarified that made the original headlines substantially less impressive than they originally seemed. 1. Japan
Some newly revealed Jurassic World concept art shows us another hybrid dinosaur that nearly made it into the movie. The art in question was shared by Ian Joyner, who did some work design work for the 2015 blockbuster. While it was being developed, there was a proposal to have a stegosaurus and triceratops hybrid known
Emmure have just laid out plans for their eighth album, Hindsight, and debuted a music video for the floor-punching new single, “Uncontrollable Descent,” which follows the release of “Gypsy Disco” and “Pig’s Ear.” Loaded with heart-palpitating chugs, squawking scrapes and the fired up delivery from vocalist Frankie Palmeri, “Uncontrollable Descent” is a confrontational, sub-three-minute dose of confrontation and
MGM Resorts MGM Resorts International has scheduled June 4, 2020, to reopen Bellagio, MGM Grand Las Vegas, The Signature in Las Vegas, and New York-New York. “Our hearts go out to everyone in the communities where we operate, and around the world, who has been personally impacted during this time of crisis,” said Bill Hornbuckle, MGM
iQoo 3, the first smartphone in India from iQoo is now available at a lower effective price thanks to an offer with ICICI Credit cards. It is recently got a price cut which brought its price down to Rs. 34,990, a price reduction of Rs 2,000 from Rs. 36,990. iQoo is now offering the phone
Justin Hartley‘s got a new bae by his side … or so it seems. The “This Is Us” star planted a wet one on a mystery woman Thursday as she dropped him off at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute in the L.A. area. It’s unclear who she is at the moment … but they must
Daniel Espinosa to helm Jamal Khashoggi murder biopic Good Films Collective has begun putting together a number of projects with big names attached to them, including a biopic focused on the murder of Saudi Arabian-born dissident Jamal Khashoggi with Daniel Espinosa (Morbius) attached to direct, according to Deadline. RELATED: Almythea Film Series in Development With Bruce