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German optics giant ditches greenfield SAP migration
Zeiss Group has abandoned its “greenfield” migration to SAP’s S/4HANA platform, opting instead for a “brownfield” approach that moves its existing R/3-based ERP landscape onto the new system rather than rebuilding processes from scratch. The industrial optics company, which posted revenue of around €11.9 billion, had pursued the more radical clean-core rebuild since around 2020…
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The Trump phone just got a $250 price hike
The price of the “Trump phone”, sold by Trump Mobile as the T1 Phone, has risen from its $499 launch price to $749, a $250 increase implemented quietly by changing the company’s website rather than through any formal announcement. The device itself is unchanged, and the rise removes any remaining value proposition, since the phone…
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Iceland to become first UK high street retailer to open shop in Falkland Islands
The supermarket chain Iceland is to open a store in Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands, becoming the first UK high street retailer to have a presence in the British territory. The move, announced by executive chair Richard Walker, comes as tensions over the islands’ sovereignty have resurfaced, with Argentina’s president Javier Milei renewing…
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Digital sovereignty sounds great until you try ditching your suppliers
New research from Capgemini finds that most large organisations have given up on the idea of achieving full digital sovereignty, concluding that true technological independence from outside suppliers is unrealistic. Instead, two-thirds now favour what the consultancy terms “resilient interdependence” — accepting ongoing reliance on external technology providers while trying to limit the risk this…
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Stage a Visual Joke With an AI Video Generator
This piece from Exposed Magazine offers guidance on using AI video generation tools, specifically MakeShot, to construct a simple visual comedy scene: a grand silver serving dome being lifted to reveal just a single pea. It argues that the humour relies entirely on setting up a convincing sense of expectation before the anticlimactic reveal, meaning…
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Tourists in England face nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb stays under new plans
Ministers are set to give mayors in England the power to impose a nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb-style stays, dubbed a “tourist tax”, as part of a wider devolution push. Housing secretary Angela Rayner is meeting mayors on Thursday to outline plans that would let local leaders charge visitors a percentage of their accommodation…
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Volvo drops electric EX40 from US market, updates XC40 hybrid
Volvo has confirmed that, from the 2028 model year, it will sell the plug-in hybrid XC40 in the United States without its all-electric sibling, the EX40, which is being withdrawn from that market. The change accompanies a broader refresh of the compact SUV pairing, covering exterior styling, cabin technology and safety systems, and represents a…
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Nats system fault forces cancellation of over two thousand flights
UK flight disruption caused by a fault in National Air Traffic Services (Nats) systems ran its course over two days before schedules returned to normal on Thursday, with no cancellations forecast for the day, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. The episode, which began with a technical failure on Tuesday, ultimately led to more than…
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Flight chaos, Iran referral, Zelensky drone scare and Apple’s foldable debut
Nats fault grounds thousands of UK flights while Iran faces UN Security Council referral; Zelensky’s plane reportedly targeted near Moldova; Britain bans West Bank settlement imports; Tate brothers held in Miami; Apple launches £1,600 iPhone Duo.
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How to build your Orbital Base in deep space in No Man’s Sky
No Man’s Sky’s new Cosmos update introduces Orbital Bases, letting players construct settlements on habitable asteroids in deep space rather than being restricted to planetary surfaces. This expands the game’s long-standing base-building system into a new environment, giving players fresh options for where and how they establish outposts, and ties into the update’s broader overhaul…