Jaguar Land Rover confirms UK-based gigafactory

Jaguar Land Rover’s owner has confirmed it will invest £4 billion to build a gigafactory in the UK, in a major boost for the British automotive sector and following months of speculation. Tata Group – the Indian conglomerate who have owned JLR since 2008 – said that its investment in the new 40GWh battery plant…

ShinyShiny snippets: Wind is main source of electricity for first time in UK

Wind turbines have generated more electricity than gas for the first time in the UK. In the first three months of this year a third of the country's electricity came from wind farms, research from Imperial College London have shown. National Grid has also confirmed that April saw a record period of solar energy generation.…

Top 10 tech gifts this Christmas

  Tech toys are at the top of everyone's Christmas lists this year - with more than six in 10 households hoping to receive a new gadget. A poll of 2,000 parents with kids aged 2-18 found mobile phones, games consoles and smart lighting systems are also on many wishlists this year, with 60 per…

ShinyShiny snippets: AI argues for and against itself at Oxford Union

The Oxford Union has heard from many great debaters over the years, but this week added an artificial intelligence engine to its distinguished speakers. The AI argued that the only way to stop such tech becoming too powerful is to have "no AI at all". But it also argued the best option could be to…

ShinyShiny tech round up: iPhone 13 to have terabyte storage option?

Apple could be about to upgrade the iPhone 13 with huge amounts of new storage, according to a last minute rumour. The company is planning to release the new phones in the same options that are offered in the iPhone 12, numerous reports have suggested. But it will add a new storage option, giving people a full…

Top 50 most re-watched box sets – Line of Duty tops list

Line of Duty, Friends and Only Fools and Horses are among the most re-watched box sets of the last 12 months. The top 50 binge-watched TV series during lockdown also included Peaky Blinders, Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey, according to a study of 2,000 adults. Breaking Bad, Killing Eve and The Crown also proved…

Top 5 Mobile Phone Companies

When it’s finally time to get a new phone you normally have to work out which provider you want to go with as well. Do you stick to your current provider or is there a network out there better suited to your needs? There is currently a multitude of networks, contracts and devices out there…

5 things we learned from Vodafone 5G launch

This week Vodafone became the latest mobile operator to launch 5G in the UK, following EE's launch in May. Here are 5 things we learned from the launch... 5G isn't going to be that expensive  It may be that Vodafone is aggressively pricing its 5G packages in order to gain greater market share against frontrunner…