John Smeddle

Storm Brewing over North Atlantic Submersible Accident

The probable deadline for the depletion of oxygen has come and gone. We, meaning the whole world, have been advised that conditions will have been absolutely dire. So dire, that the adventurers on this Titanic tourist expedition might not have survived even before the oxygen ran out. It seems this story of humans trapped in […]

Enjoy Father’s Day with some 'hilarious' dad tech jokes

Please rate these dad tech jokes. And send your rating to nobody else cares dot com. Oh come on, at the very least it’ll be time well wasted! My all-time favourite: My password is ‘incorrect’ so every time I get it wrong my laptop tells me my password is incorrect. How about these: Why can’t […]

US cannot compete with China’s EVs

Bill Ford has told the media that the US can’t compete with China’s EVs. Neither on progress to date, nor technology, nor volumes, the mighty American motor industry is on the ropes – this was his summation. The current Executive Chairman of the Ford Motor Company in Detroit went on to explain that the speed […]

NHS to test advance warning cancer detection to a million people

It’s called the Galleri Test and it can detect 50 different types of cancer. This is already significant because, to date, only 5 types of cancer have a recommended screening test. These are breast, colorectal, cervical, prostate and lung. Yet over 70% of new cancer cases and cancer-related deaths are due to lacking of screening. […]

UBS Takeover of Credit Suisse a Done Deal

It’s been tagged as the biggest deal banking in the world since the dark days of 2008. The UBS takeover of Credit Suisse. But the imminent collapse of Credit Suisse which preceded it also tarnished the reputation of Switzerland’s banking credibility. The deal creates a wealth management group with a $1.6 trillion balance sheet, effectively […]

Microsoft stumbling on renewable energy pledges

In 2020, Microsoft publicly committed to zero carbon status not just for itself, but for its supply chain. The company itself is doing on track. But the emissions from most of its supply chain are not reducing, but increasing. One particular supplier in Taiwan, Chicony Electronics, recently reported a 700% increase in emissions in one […]

Sustainability in Progress: Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud

Yesterday it was announced that 22 renewable energy plants will be built in Europe, generating 2.2 gigawatts. This will serve a million households. To achieve the same wattage with legacy power generation would take 1.4 billion tonnes of burning coal. But if you have a picture in your head of a coal mountain when you […]

American Tech Companies Worried about the Great Firewall of China in Hong Kong

Google, OpenAI and Microsoft are slowing squeezing out accessibility to their AI chatbots in Hong Kong. This is in unequivocal acknowledgement that Hong Kong no longer has any special status over mainland China regarding freedom of information. None of the above-mentioned companies are confirming this as the reason. But given the 2020 National Security Law […]