Quality wifi bookshelf speaker can go mobile with Bluetooth, long battery life and water resistance, in return to form The Play is a new portable wifi and Bluetooth home speaker that packs the best of Sonos into a jack of all trades that is intended to be a reset point in the company’s recovery from its app debacle that lost it faith, favour and a chief executive. It is the first truly new music s...
Quality wifi bookshelf speaker can go mobile with Bluetooth, long battery life and water resistance, in return to form The Play is a new portable wifi and Bluetooth home speaker that packs the best of Sonos into a jack of all trades that is intended to be a reset point in the company’s recovery from its app debacle that lost it faith, favour and a chief executive. It is the first truly new music speaker since Sonos launched its new app in May 2024, which junked fan-favourite features while causing stability and usage problems for new and old customers alike. The company has spent the best part of two years fixing mistakes, bringing back core features and ensuring the system actually works. Continue reading...
The Highlands and Islands are rightly lauded for their superb seafood – but these days it’s not reserved for fine dining and can be found at the simplest waterside shacks and inns The best oysters of my life arrive on a polystyrene tray, eaten elbow-to-elbow with strangers at a table littered with empty shells and damp paper napkins. We huddle beneath a tarpaulin, sheltering from the fine spray of...
The Highlands and Islands are rightly lauded for their superb seafood – but these days it’s not reserved for fine dining and can be found at the simplest waterside shacks and inns The best oysters of my life arrive on a polystyrene tray, eaten elbow-to-elbow with strangers at a table littered with empty shells and damp paper napkins. We huddle beneath a tarpaulin, sheltering from the fine spray of rain rattling on the roof, the wind whipping around the hulking CalMac ferry moored metres away, and the beady-eyed scavenging gulls. “Have you tried this? You have to,” says a woman who has driven from Glasgow just to eat here, pressing a rollmop herring into my hand. I take a bite, the thick skin giving way to sweet and salty flesh, juices running down my chin. Elegant dining this is not, but all the better for it. This is Oban Seafood Hut , tucked beside the ferry terminal for boats heading into the Sound of Mull. Diners shuffle around a shared table, listening for order numbers, with plates piled high with langoustines, crab and oysters. It’s cash only. In the back room, a team of women butter thick slices of soft white bread for crab sandwiches, wrapping them in clingfilm without ceremony, to be sold within minutes. Continue reading...
In Poland, 80,000 people still work in coalmines – the last in the European Union that is fully committed to the energy transition. Once active mines are being converted to other uses, and yet coal is being extracted at record rates worldwide, and with the Iran war pushing up oil and gas prices, some in Poland are asking whether it is worth completely phasing out this fossil fuel Coal dust is fine...
In Poland, 80,000 people still work in coalmines – the last in the European Union that is fully committed to the energy transition. Once active mines are being converted to other uses, and yet coal is being extracted at record rates worldwide, and with the Iran war pushing up oil and gas prices, some in Poland are asking whether it is worth completely phasing out this fossil fuel Coal dust is fine; it seeps into the pores of the skin. That is why a thin black line permanently traces the outline of Rafal Dzuman’s eyes, as if he were wearing makeup. Team leader of the G-2 mining crew, 49-year-old Rafal Dzuman has been descending every day to 700 metres below ground for at least 20 years, at the Murcki-Staszic coalmine in southern Poland. Opened in the mid-17th century and today owned by the Polish giant PGG, the mine sits on the southern outskirts of Katowice, and still extracts about 23,000 tonnes of coal a day. Katowice, Poland: Miners exit the lift after working in the coal-mining tunnels at the Murcki-Staszic Mine (PGG Group), located on the southern outskirts of the city. Coal mining began here in 1657; today, the mine’s daily production stands at about 23,000 tonnes Continue reading...
The comedians are back with a fifth series of their Weirdo’s Book Club. Plus, a fascinating look into some stories filed away in America’s National Archives If IRL book clubs can feel a little twee (why is there always someone who hasn’t finished the book?!) Sara Pascoe and Cariad Lloyd’s podcast might be a better way to get your lit fix. Season five kicks off with a recommendation for Emily Wilso...
The comedians are back with a fifth series of their Weirdo’s Book Club. Plus, a fascinating look into some stories filed away in America’s National Archives If IRL book clubs can feel a little twee (why is there always someone who hasn’t finished the book?!) Sara Pascoe and Cariad Lloyd’s podcast might be a better way to get your lit fix. Season five kicks off with a recommendation for Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey, which gave new life to its women, and Pascoe “butchering” the plot of Ulysses, while guests this time round include author Maggie O’Farrell and musician/writer Kae Tempest. Hannah J Davies Widely available, episodes weekly Continue reading...
QNX OS for Safety 8.0 and NVIDIA IGX Thor deliver a unified platform for real‑time control, functional safety, and AI at the industrial edge HANNOVER, DE / ACCESS Newswire / April 20, 2026 / At Hannover Messe, QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited ...
QNX OS for Safety 8.0 and NVIDIA IGX Thor deliver a unified platform for real‑time control, functional safety, and AI at the industrial edge HANNOVER, DE / ACCESS Newswire / April 20, 2026 / At Hannover Messe, QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited ...
Will Ukraine End Up Forcibly Conscripting Women To Fight On The Frontline? Via Remix News, Since Ukraine’s population has shrunk dramatically, the army’s number one problem is no longer the lack of weapons, such as ballistic missiles and air defense systems, but the lack of soldiers to operate them, writes Világgazdaság . The authorities in Kyiv, however, must bring the army size required by Comma...
Will Ukraine End Up Forcibly Conscripting Women To Fight On The Frontline? Via Remix News, Since Ukraine’s population has shrunk dramatically, the army’s number one problem is no longer the lack of weapons, such as ballistic missiles and air defense systems, but the lack of soldiers to operate them, writes Világgazdaság . The authorities in Kyiv, however, must bring the army size required by Commander-in-Chief Zelensky (800,000 active soldiers), and since the number of men eligible for military service (between the ages of 18 and 60) is slowly running out, the Ukrainian leadership is now trying to fill the gaps by conscripting women. As of early 2024, approximately 5 million men are considered to be of conscription age in Ukraine, reduced from about 8.7 million before the February 2022 invasion due to death and emigration. And yet, many of these 5 million are exempt, unfit for service, or already serving. Ukraine has long been shown to use forced conscription methods, with increasing violence, leading men to attempt to leave the country , often at the risk of their lives. Last year, Hungarian channel M1-Hirado recently ran a special compiling some of the latest footage of Ukrainians being beaten and shoved into vans in forced mobilization operations. Citizens across the country have fought back since the war began, especially in areas populated by ethnic Hungarians, who feel they have been targeted . As of now, there is no full mobilization of women. According to lawyer Rostislav Kravec, the fact that women can also be included in the list of those who refuse military service or deserters could be a kind of “test” by the authorities. This way, they can gauge how public opinion would react to the general, mandatory mobilization of women. Meanwhile, although both sides have contended claims of territorial gains or losses, Russian armed forces are slowly pushing Ukrainians out of the fortified towns in Donbas . Read more here... Tyler Durden Mon, 04/20/2026 - 02:00
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boggy22 UniCredit ( UNCFF ) on Monday said it will outline the details of "an approach to value creation" for Germany's Commerzbank ( CRZBF ) ( CRZBY ) , adding it believed the German lender is insufficiently prepared for future challenges and is overly focused on short-term delivery. UniCredit said in a statement CEO Andrea Orcel would hold a conference call at 0900 CET (0700 GMT) on Mond...
boggy22 UniCredit ( UNCFF ) on Monday said it will outline the details of "an approach to value creation" for Germany's Commerzbank ( CRZBF ) ( CRZBY ) , adding it believed the German lender is insufficiently prepared for future challenges and is overly focused on short-term delivery. UniCredit said in a statement CEO Andrea Orcel would hold a conference call at 0900 CET (0700 GMT) on Monday. The Italian lender, which has accumulated a near-30% stake in the German group, "believes that Commerzbank should reposition to be future-ready by accelerating top line growth and focusing on investing and transforming", the statement added . Last month, UniCredit ( UNCFF ) ( UNCRY ) disclosed a €35B offer to increase the Italian bank's stake in Commerzbank to over 30%. More on UniCredit S.p.A., Commerzbank AG Commerzbank AG (CRZBY) M&A Call Transcript UniCredit S.p.A. (UNCRY) Presents at European Financials Conference 2026 Transcript Commerzbank AG (CRZBY) Presents at European Financials Conference 2026 Transcript Commerzbank, Unicredit clash on value of Commerzbank, CEO says Commerzbank sees no basis for a value-accretive transaction with UniCredit
In this article @CL.1 @LCO.1 Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A person points at a page on the Marinetraffic website that shows commercial boats traffic on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz near the Iranian coast, in Paris on March 4, 2026. Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty Images Fifty days into the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, tensions escalated again after clashes in the Gulf prolonged s...
In this article @CL.1 @LCO.1 Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A person points at a page on the Marinetraffic website that shows commercial boats traffic on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz near the Iranian coast, in Paris on March 4, 2026. Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty Images Fifty days into the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, tensions escalated again after clashes in the Gulf prolonged shipping disruptions and cast doubt on a fragile ceasefire set to expire this week. On Friday, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz fully open to commercial traffic, sending crude prices tumbling more than 10% . By Saturday, hopes for a fully opened artery quickly unraveled as Tehran reimposed closure of the chokepoint, after President Donald Trump refused to end the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. After a brief pickup in transit attempts on Saturday, shipping traffic in the Gulf stalled once again, with vessels coming under fire mid-passage and being forced to withdraw. On Sunday, the U.S. Navy fired on and seized an Iranian container ship in the Gulf of Oman. Trump called Iran's actions over the weekend a "total violation" of the truce and renewed threats to strike Iranian power plants and bridges if Tehran refuses a deal. For markets, it was a reminder of the fragility of the two-week ceasefire, and a deal that could bring a lasting end to the war is still far from done. U.S. stock futures fell while crude oil prices surged as the U.S. and Iran teetered on the brink of a renewed conflict. West Texas Intermediate futures jumped more than 6% to $89 per barrel shortly after midnight on Monday while and the international benchmark Brent climbed 5.6% to $95.50 a barrel. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards CNBC Europe "We had the most violent day in the strait on Saturday that we've had since the beginning of this crisis, and things don't seem to be getting any better," said Rory Johnston, founder of Commodity Context. "While we keep getting these sell-offs and it keeps s...