A trial version of the GOV.UK App has now been made available for download through the App Store and Google marketplace, allowing people to interact with government services through their smartphones. There are currently a reported 88 million visits to the GOV.UK website each month, made up of people trying to access a range of…
Primary Care Region Series: East of England Welcome to our primary care region series, where we explore the latest on digital and data in primary care from each of the seven NHS regions in turn. In this instalment, we turn our attention to the East of England region, where we cover digital strategy from integrated…
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Tens of millions of tourists visit Turkey each year, most of whom are there to see the convergence of East and West. It’s a place where Europe meets Asia, where history collides with modernism, where you can find a dazzling combination of culture and cool unlike anywhere else on planet Earth. But among those millions…
Vox reader Jen Hawse asks: Why do hotels pump in very strongly smelling perfume into their lobbies and sometimes their guest rooms? What we think of as a “nice” hotel often comes down to a certain je ne sais quoi. Sure, it has all the amenities — a luxe restaurant and bar on the premises,…
No one likes it when their flight is delayed. For flight attendants, though, a delay isn’t just a hassle – it’s a lot of unpaid work. You’re at the airport, in your uniform, yet the pay clock doesn’t start until the plane is pulling out of the gate. “I don’t know another job in the…
The aftermath of an earthquake on April 4, 2024, in Hualien, Taiwan. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Taiwan, triggering a tsunami warning for coastlines in Taiwan, the Philippines and Japan. | Annabelle Chih/Getty Images Earlier this year, projections from UN Tourism put international travel on track to recover to pre-pandemic levels — putting a…
The results of Meta’s full-throttle hiring push to achieve advanced forms of A.I. is finally beginning to materialize. A new team at the Mark Zuckerberg-led company will be known as Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), according to an internal memo first reported by Bloomberg. Much to the frustration of Meta’s rivals, the team is stacked with…
Netflix’s catalog includes everything from films and original series to reality shows. Soon, it will also offer a look at life beyond Earth. The streaming giant is teaming up with NASA to launch live space programming on its platform. Starting later this year, Netflix users will be able to watch rocket launches, astronaut spacewalks, real-time…
After a busy start to summer, the space industry is likely to hit a lull in July. Only two missions have confirmed launch dates so far, though several more could take flight if tentative timelines hold. SpaceX, coming off a packed June that included multiple Falcon 9 launches and continued Starlink expansion, is slated for…
