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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Join us at EmTech Digital Europe in London For over ten years, academics, policymakers, and business and technology leaders have gathered at our EmTech Digital event in Silicon Valley and on the MIT campus. Now, for the first time ever, we are bringing EmTech Digital to London on 16-17 April for an exclusive gathering where we’ll hear about the most…

Printworks London, the 6,000-capacity post-industrial superclub, could reopen by 2026 after property developers that own the site filed their plans to Southwark council.British Land and its partner AustralianSuper, one of the country’s largest pension funds, submitted a detailed proposal to the council on Monday to redevelop the site in Rotherhithe into a permanent cultural venue just over a year after the cavernous club shut its doors.The pair are in exclusive talks with Broadwick, the electronic music and arts operator…

Staff at the transportation body ran “extensive simulations” at Willesden Green station during the trial to gather more training data, the documents say. These included members of staff falling on the floor, and some of these tests happened when the station was closed. “You will see the BTP officer holding a machete and handgun in different locations within the station,” one caption in the documents state, although the images are redacted. During the trial, the files say, there were no alerts for weapons incidents at the…

Last updated: February 5th, 2024 at 14:37 UTC+01:00 Samsung has found a clever way to advertise the Galaxy S24 series and its new Circle to Search AI-powered feature to potential customers in the UK. Circle to Search has been one of the most heavily promoted AI features for the Galaxy S24, and now, it's about to become the talk of the town. Samsung partnered with Transport for London to temporarily redesign the iconic Tube map for the London subway system. The standard Tube map, designed by Harry Beck, has been an…

Homegrown experimentalism reigned supreme at the London Critics’ Circle awards, which gave its top honours to Jonathan Glazer’s radical Holocaust film, The Zone of Interest – and an equal number to Andrew Haigh’s devastating ghost romance, All of Us Strangers.The Zone of Interest, about the domestic idyll constructed by Helga and Rudolph Höss next door to Auschwitz, where he was camp commandant, won best picture and best director.Glazer thanked critics, audiences, his colleagues, “and most of all my wife, as it’s all…

Posted in: Comics, Current News | Tagged: forbidden planet, gosh comics, londonThe new edition of Things To Do In London If You Like Comics for February 2024. It's half term week coming so lots of stuff for the kiddies.Article Summary Explore London's comic scene in Feb 2024 with events for all ages during half term. Don't miss the 2000AD Walking Tour and various artist signings at Gosh Comics. Attend the International Black Speculative Writing Festival and Cartoon Art Conference. Join gaming…

Chaka Khan has been named as the latest music star to curate the Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre, following in the footsteps of David Bowie, Grace Jones, Yoko Ono and more.The festival will take place from 14 to 23 June, with the artist programme still to be announced. Khan said the festival would be “where magic of music meets the warmth of community … We’re going to funk it up, rock every crowd, and touch every soul.”The Southbank Centre’s head of contemporary music, Adem Holness, said: “I’ve learned how…

FanDuel-parent Flutter lists on the New York Stock Exchange Monday, offering U.S. investors an alternative to the biggest pure play in sports betting, DraftKings.It's a secondary listing for the international sportsbook, which will retain its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and included in the FTSE 100 index.But Flutter's most important market for revenue and growth is the United States, where FanDuel is the market share leader. In the fourth quarter, FanDuel had 43% market share based on gross revenue and…

Singer-actor Harry Styles and Taylor Russell bundled up to brave the London cold together. The couple was spotted walking side-by-side in the U.K. capital`s Hampstead neighbourhood. The ‘As It Was’ singer, 29, and the ‘Bones and All’ star, also 29, sported black coats, caps and sneakers for the low-key day out, reports People magazine. Though they have yet to publicly confirm their relationship, Styles and Russell have been romantically linked since last June, when a fan of the musician shared a…

Singer-songwriter Adele refused to use the London Underground Tube for almost 20 years. The 35-year-old pop superstar who was born and raised in the UK capital, stopped using the public transport service in 2005. She made the decision after the city`s public transport network was hit by a series of suicide bombings which targeted underground trains and a bus and killed more than 50 people, reports Female First UK. According to the Mail Online, the singer explained her fears while she was onstage for her Weekends With…