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The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a pretty serious warning for North East Victoria this afternoon. We are looking at a few rounds of wild weather, with severe storms and scorching heat set to slam the east coast. When we get alerts like this, most of us think about the garden furniture, and while securing the trampoline is a great move, as tech enthusiasts, we really need to be thinking about our digital lifeblood. Power outages are a classic side effect of Victorian storms, often caused by falling limbs or lightning strikes on infrastructure. If you are reading this from…

Written by Joy Chakravarty Sat 20 Dec 2025Sat 20 Dec 2025 More of this topic UAE’s HRE Development will bring Japanese innovation to their future projects after signing a partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation, one of the global engineering and technology leaders. The partnership will aim to create sustainable, future-ready communities that seamlessly blend Japanese innovation with nature-inspired design. The agreement was signed at Mitsubishi’s headquarters in Tokyo in the presence of senior representatives from both organisations, and the collaboration will be brought to life through Sakura Garden, HRE Development’s upcoming project. Wissam Breidy, CEO of HRE Development, said: “This partnership…

Ministerul Energiei, Bogdan Ivan, isi reafirma sprijinul pentru continuarea proiectului SMR de la Doicesti, aflat in Faza 2 a Studiilor de Design si Fezabilitate. Dupa discutii aplicate cu actionarii companiei de proiect, a fost identificata o solutie pentru finantarea integrala a etapei actuale de dezvoltare, iar parcursul descris de autoritati indica o tinta clara: decizia finala de investitie urmeaza sa fie luata in anul viitor, cu un reper explicit in 2026. Ministerul Energiei transmite, totodata, ca priveste dincolo de Doicesti si exploreaza dezvoltarea unor noi proiecte de tip SMR in Romania. Obiectivul declarat este ca tara noastra sa ajunga lider…

Raiffeisen Bank continua sa impinga digitalizarea dincolo de plati si transferuri, adaugand in Smart Mobile o optiune pe care multi soferi o resimt ca pe o corvoada recurenta, incheierea asigurarii RCA. Din decembrie, procesul devine complet digital, accesibil direct din aplicatie, fara drumuri suplimentare si fara documente fizice. Raiffeisen Bank pozitioneaza aceasta lansare ca raspuns la o nevoie uzuala: obtinerea rapida a unei polite obligatorii intr-un cadru transparent, cu posibilitatea de comparare a ofertelor din piata. In aplicatia Smart Mobile, utilizatorii pot vedea variantele disponibile, pot alege solutia potrivita si pot finaliza plata in siguranta, in doar cateva minute, intr-un…

Ministrul Mediului, Diana Buzoianu, pune pe masa o radiografie dura a ceea ce numeste “munca reala” in administratie: mai putine vorbe, mai multe controale, amenzi si sesizari penale. Intr-un mesaj centrat pe rezultate “concrete pentru zeci de mii de romani”, Ministrul Mediului leaga schimbarea de un raport al corpului de control din octombrie si de impunerea unor criterii de performanta, care au declansat, in noiembrie, un val de verificari la balastiere. Ministrul Mediului spune ca raportul din octombrie a aratat ca “se faceau foarte putine controale” cu inspectorii din Apele Romane, iar raspunsul a fost clar: cerinte de performanta si…

Healthy fast-food franchise accelerates nationwide growth following breakout year Coeur d’Alene, ID  (RestaurantNews.com)  Konala, the healthy fast-food franchise serving high-protein bowls, has signed a new 25-unit development agreement covering 10 locations in Northern Utah and 15 in the greater Boise, Idaho market. The deal is led by Speedy Foods LLC, a franchise group with extensive franchising experience. “This concept checks every box for where the industry is heading,” said a spokesperson for Speedy Foods LLC. “Konala’s model is simple to operate, scalable, and delivers the kind of healthy, high-protein meals customers are actively seeking. We believe Konala has the potential…

Taste of Home,Getty Images Taste of Home,Getty Images The British actor recently called American fast food “his biggest passion” and revealed two unexpected favorites. It seems like Josh O’Connor is everywhere you look right now. He recently hosted Saturday Night Live, and he’s also starring in Wake Up Dead Man, the newest Knives Out movie that’s available on Netflix now. Earlier this year, he starred opposite Paul Mescal in The History of Sound, and in 2026, he’ll be in Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day. For an actor who keeps this busy, it’s no wonder he’s also been doing a lot of…

Skip to main content Taste Of Home, Getty Images Taste Of Home, Getty Images The KPop Demon Hunters and Loot star shared his hot takes on some of the year’s biggest food trends with Taste of Home. Comedian Joel Kim Booster wasn’t always the type of actor to have strong opinions on food. In fact, in a recent interview, Joel told me it wasn’t until the 2023 Hollywood writers’ strike that he really got into cooking in the first place. “I realized I had no hobbies other than media consumption, and I needed to learn how to do something else,”…

hands on Infinite Machine, a New York-based electric vehicle startup, began with a stolen Vespa.  Eddie Cohen, president and co-founder of the company, told The Register that he and his brother Joseph were living together during the COVID outbreak. “His Vespa had gotten stolen and we just kinda had this crazy idea … if we were to design one for the future that was all-electric, had the best technology, what would it look like? What would it feel like?” Cohen explained. As I stood beside P1, a $10,000 electric seated scooter, and Olto, a $3,495 bike-lane legal class 2 e-bike,…

Netflix is acquiring Estonian startup Ready Player Me, a company creating “cross-game avatar tech” that allows players to bring their digital personas with them to different games, the company’s CEO Timmu Tõke shared in a LinkedIn post. The acquisition is part of Netflix’s new games strategy, which puts an emphasis on approachable multiplayer titles and adaptations of the streaming service’s IP.Ready Player Me’s team of around 20 employees will be incorporated into Netflix’s staff, TechCrunch writes, though Tõke is the only one of the startup’s four founders who will continue on after the acquisition. Neither company has shared when the…