Bobby Hellard

Acer launches new Channel Partner Portal on 50th anniversary www.itpro.com/business/bus...

Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra is a big AI-powered video powerhouse – and the world's first anti-shoulder surfing smartphone www.itpro.com/hardware/mob...

AWS re:Invent 2025: All the news, updates, and announcements live from Las Vegas ITPro is on the ground in Las Vegas for AWS re:Invent 2025, keep tabs on all the big announcements here in our rolling live coverage

AWS re:Invent 2025: All the news, updates, and announcements live from Las Vegas www.itpro.com/cloud/live/a...

Three things I expect to see at HPE Discover Barcelona 2025 (and two I don’t) With the two day conference kicking off at the Fira Barcelona next week, here are some things to look forward to

Three things I expect to see at HPE Discover Barcelona 2025 (and two I don’t) https://www.itpro.com/business/business-strategy/three-things-expect-to-see-at-hpe-discover-barcelona-2025

How can you replace 135lbs Gervonta Davis with 200+lbs Anthony Joshua in the space of a month? Jake Paul is also neither of those weight classes... 🤷‍♂️

The Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 is an affordable business laptop with the best battery life in the world The combination of a high-capacity battery, an efficient Snapdragon chipset, and a low price makes the ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 an easy recommendation

The Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 is an affordable business laptop with the best battery life in the world https://www.itpro.com/hardware/laptops/the-lenovo-thinkbook-16-gen-7-is-an-affordable-business-laptop-with-the-best-battery-life-in-the-world

Qnap TS-h2477AXU-RP review: A big NAS appliance to satisfy storage-hungry businesses A powerful, high-capacity rack NAS with heaps of room to grow, plenty of data protection services, and fast 10GbE performance

A powerful, high-capacity rack NAS with heaps of room to grow, plenty of data protection services, and fast 10GbE performance https://www.itpro.com/hardware/storage/qnap-ts-h2477axu-rp-review-a-big-nas-appliance-to-satisfy-storage-hungry-businesses

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It's not a proper Glastonbury unless you lose a welly in the mud

Why doesn't Google Maps include Southend, Grays or Tilbury in Essex? #essex

This is spot on. I'll add, the original band, and the first producers that rein Noel is why they had amazing songs up until 95.

I wanna go back to last week with all the waves

Leaving the Co-op with a pack of digestives and a loaf bread

Blackouts in Spain and Portugal could be a cyber attack Both countries are "paralyzed" by nationwide power outages

On the one hand, it's hard to think what else could cause an outage this massive, but on the other it's hard to think who is targeting just Portugal and Spain. #powercut

The BBC snooker theme is just perfect. Twangy electric guitar and nothing else. Feels too cool to be made just for the snooker

Ranting a little bit because my flight has been delayed by two hours – two more hours in this joyless square of an airport.

Berlin has nothing to be proud of. Its most famous bit of architecture is a dismantled wall of shame. The metro is filthy. There's graffiti everywhere. And its street food is utterly disgusting; rubbery sausages topped with ketchup and curry powder is the wurst. Brandenberg Airport also boring.

a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a crowd ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a crowd

At this point, I am so exhausted of seeing his name and face, I would pay so much for news that went out of its way to avoid reporting on Trump

How effective are AI agents? AI agents have been sold with the promise of fully automating tasks without the need for step-by-step instructions

A great episode from @rorybathgate.bsky.social on the latest tech hotness, AI agents

On-device AI assistants are meant to be helpful – why do I find them so annoying? From Google Gemini to Microsoft Copilot, the in-your-face approach to AI is too distracting

"On-device AI assistants are meant to be helpful – why do I find them so annoying?" an insight into life consumed by AI add-ons, by @bobbyhellard.bsky.social

also, surely, with only one arm...

How The Beach nearly sank Leonardo DiCaprio (and upset Ewan McGregor) The adaptation of Alex Garland’s Gen-X counterculture bible was beset by problems from the off – protesting locals, near-fatal accidents and a behind-the-scenes fallout that would rage for a decade. B...

For me, the worst part of the movie is the lack of Jed.

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More than half of UK enterprises regret at least one software purchase – here’s how to prevent buyer’s remorse A new survey reveals the tactics that help software purchasers make the right decision

❓ Ever felt buyer's remorse when making a business purchase? You're not alone.

🔎 Research from Capterra shows more than half of UK firms regret at least one software purchase they've made in the past 18 months.

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DR Congo fighting: The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing M23 rebels Where are rebels causing havoc in eastern DR Congo getting their funding?

Arsenal FC is promoting a murderous regime - and making money from it. Time to ditch the "VISIT RWANDA" partnership, which should never have been struck to start with, and bin those shirts.

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David Squires on … karmic realignment for Arsenal against Manchester City Our cartoonist on the Gunners achieving a higher state of zen in their 5-1 humbling of the Premier League champions

Here’s this week’s cartoon for @theguardian.com

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I love magic links – why aren’t more services using them? Using magic links instead of passwords is safe and easy but they’re still infuriatingly underused by businesses

🔒 ITPro's @itssol.bsky.social has been using magic links as an alternative to passwords for some time now, and he's convinced they're the best option in terms of efficacy, efficiency, and security.

❓ But what are magic links and what are the advantages?

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The press lobby is going feral—ignore it Given the pressures of 24-hour news, lobby journalists cannot plausibly understand policy detail. Their skillset is to nose around and cause trouble

The press lobby is going feral—ignore it . Astute essay by @samfr.bsky.social www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/691...

The lies and smears from Murdoch’s news empire cannot be ignored Rupert Murdoch has now spent around £2bn in keeping the truth about the way his news organisations operate out of the courts in the UK and US. Please ...

"Employing more than 100 private investigators over a period of 16 years to hack, blag or otherwise obtain information on 35,000 occasions? This is not how normal newsrooms behave."
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What do I want from a film? An ending, not a surprise cliffhanger | Joel Snape Just when you’re braced for emotional resolution, you get the dreaded words: ‘To be continued …’ Hollywood needs to stop this now, writes Joel Snape

I do agree here, though I also quite like cliffhangers that never climax, like The Italian Job. "Hold up lads, I've got an idea" is just a great line to end on.

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