Time's up for the leap second
Oct 24, 2026
Trade-only tour operator USAirtours has launched a new online platform, enabling travel agents to search, quote and book holidays. The platform, USAirtours Online Look & Book, is designed to make the booking process ‘faster and more flexible’, with features including price drop notifications, adjustable commission, interactive hotel maps and instant access to booking documents. Agents can access the platform via desktop, mobile or tablet.
The Welsh government says it is consulting on an "undergrounding-first approach" to electricity lines.
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has set October 23, 2028, as the target for India to develop its own smartphones with domestic design, manufacturing and intellectual property.
Heavy rain and strong winds are expected during the second named storm to hit in two days, with gusts of up to 80mph forecast.
Scientists develop technology to send smells through phonesWhat if someone tells you that it is now possible to smell things remotely even through your phone, sounds absurd right!! To one’s wonder this is possible now through technology. Researchers have developed technology featuring an...
For a century, amateur telescope makers have gathered at the Stellafane convention to celebrate their craft. Will the event last another 100 years?
Earth’s close encounter with giant asteroid Apophis is less than 3 years away A giant asteroid named Apophis is set to make its unusual close encounter to Earth in exactly 900 days. On Friday, April 13, 2029 asteroid Apophis will fly just 19,400 miles above Earth’s surface, closer...
NUS researchers have developed a washable touchscreen sleeve that displays photos and videos, responds to touch, and measures body temperature. Made from electronic fibres, it retained its brightness and touch response after 50 machine washes.
The amber Met Office alert for counties Antrim and Londonderry lasts from 21:00 BST on Saturday until 21:00 GMT on Sunday.
Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are claiming that we can expect big cities with millions of people on the moon, but a new study found that that may not be possible, so don’t start packing just yet.
Tickitto, the API platform that powers live-event sales for travel and technology companies, today announced they have teamed up with Google to place Tickitto’s live-event inventory in the Events section of relevant Google listings, putting concerts, sports, theatre and local experiences in front of people the moment they search.
Hotel technology provider dailypoint has launched a free and anonymous AI Readiness Check for hotels. The initiative comes as an analysis of the h2c Global Study 2026 by dailypoint reveals a significant gap between AI adoption in hospitality and the industry’s ability to generate measurable business value from this technology.
An amber weather warning has been issued for much of Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland and northern England, as Storm Boelo approaches.
