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Why the UK census should not be replaced with alternative sources of data

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Every 10 years since 1801—save for a wartime interruption in 1941—the UK government has conducted a national census of England and Wales. This is a big event. The data collated in the last survey, in 2021, is still being published, with final reports only scheduled for 2025. Yet, doubts have emerged about whether the next one—in 2031—will actually take place.

I replaced Google Search with Opera’s Aria AI feature and I don’t miss the former one bit

I realize that's a bit heavy on the pessimism, but anyone who searches as much as I do will get what I'm throwing down. It can be exhausting. It also means I have to continue refining my search to find what I'm looking for. And, given most often what I'm querying is for research purposes (either for an article or a book), I need to be as efficient as possible. I'm too busy to spend my time on deep dives down various rabbit holes to find what I need. That's where Opera's Aria comes in. Let me give you an easy example.In

The Android phone that almost replaced my iPhone is $200 off for Black Friday

Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends I don’t think I’ll give up my iPhone 15 Pro Max anytime soon. However, as I mentioned in a recent article, the positively received Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is hard to ignore if you’re searching for a budget-friendly Android smartphone. The phone has the same features as the other Galaxy S23 models, including the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Plus, but doesn’t cost as much. And now, the Galaxy S23 FE is available for even less, thanks to Black Friday. For what will probably be a limited time,…

Elon Musk Says He Intends to Rebrand Twitter, Blue Bird Logo to Be Replaced by an X

Twitter owner Elon Musk on Sunday signalled he would do more to take the social media company in a new direction with a rebranding that will replace its well-known blue bird logo with an X after acknowledging advertisers have been slow to return.The change, which was not evident on the website on Sunday evening, followed Musk's recent admission that advertising revenue remains nearly half of what it once was. And Twitter's cash flow has been negative as a result of that and its heavy debt load.Mike Proulx, research…

I replaced my PC with the Asus ROG Ally. Here’s what happened

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Ever since Asus announced its ROG Ally, there has been a frenzy of comparisons to the Steam Deck and other handheld devices. But one area where the ROG Ally is truly unique is that you can go beyond the hardware inside the device. Asus’ XG Mobile promises more power over a single, chunky cable, and can transform the ROG Ally from a handheld into a full-fledged desktop. In theory, at least. It works; pick up the XG Mobile, plug in the ROG Ally, and you have access to desktop levels of…

These mini SSD drives replaced my expensive memory cards for filmmaking

Jack Wallen/ZDNETLast year I purchased a cinema-level camera that would allow me to dive into the world of filmmaking. The camera uses CFexpress 2.0 type B SE memory cards and hoped for the best. This is an older model drive, but it's one that was listed as fully supported by the camera. I could have gone for the newer T7 model, which can be had for a considerably cheaper price on the Samsung site (right now the T7 1TB drive sells for $70ZDNET Recommends Samsung T5 Portable SSD drive This portable SSD drive offers

I replaced my Shokz with these bone conduction headphones for one key reason

Jack Wallen/ZDNETI've been using Shokz bone-conducting headphones and they are impressive.The reason the first run outing was less than spectacular was that I had trouble with the sound. The sound was far too soft and no matter how many times I swiped up on the touchpad, it wouldn't increase. That's problematic for bone-conducting headphones because your ears are wide open and the ambient sound can easily drown out the music.Also: Best earbuds you can buy right nowFortunately, the ensuing runs didn't suffer from that

Amritsar: Diesel-Powered Autos to be Replaced by E-rickshaws

Representational image (File photo) The sole purpose of the decision is to contribute to the environment and make the state pollution free.In a move to push EV culture in Punjab, the government launched Rahi Yojana, which aims to promote electric rickshaws, starting in September in Amritsar. The sole purpose of the decision is to contribute to the environment and make the state pollution.Commenting about the same, Commissioner of Amritsar Municipal Commissioner (AMC), Sandeep Rishi said that the state has been witnessing…

Facing iPhone battery health problems? Know if it needs to be replaced

Is your iPhone battery health noticeably deteriorating? This can be due to several reasons. Maybe you have been using your iPhone for too many years, downloaded too many of those battery-degrading apps or perhaps, your gaming sessions are too long. Needless to say, poor battery performance can impact productivity and stop you from doing so many things on your smartphone because you don't want it to die on you when you are outside your home or office. Apple says that rechargeable batteries, being consumable items have a…

Universal Analytics is officially replaced by Google Analytics 4

Well, it’s finally happening – the dreaded Universal Analytics sunset has started. Here in the United States, UA is still processing data, but we were greeted by an ominous message when we logged into our account this morning: “This property is scheduled to stop processing data very soon. Once this goes into effect, you’ll need a Google Analytics 4 property to measure website performance.” This warning started appearing on UA at around 7am EST, once again reminding…