London weather: Temperatures cool after hottest day but warm sunshine to last into next week The temperature reached 34.8C in Cambridge on Monday Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2024
Raspberry Pi launches new Pico 2 computer in latest growth push Raspberry Pi has launched a new computer model as the Cambridge-based business eyes further growth opportunities. Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2024
Time to celebrate all our wonderful folk music festivals Letters: Ian A Anderson laments the lack of media coverage of folk festivals across England in favour of one in Cambridge. Plus a letter from Joel Griffiths The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2024
Cambridge folk festival review – Robert Plant thrills, Peggy Seeger inspires and Oysterband rock The Led Zeppelin frontman’s latest band, Saving Grace, riffs on country, folk, rock and blues, but the weekend belongs to female American singer-songwriters The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024
Broad beans could be the cure to Britain’s blues, says Cambridge research scientist Sustainable and nutritious, fava beans are being hailed by Nadia Mohd-Radzman as vital for the UK’s mental health The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2024
British Library wanted to buy archive of double agent Kim Philby from his widow National Archives files show officials were troubled by idea of institution enriching widow of Cambridge Five agent The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024
‘My God, how courageous’: the British choirboys taking on an Indigenous family’s painful story Bpangerang poet Judith Nangala Crispin initially felt conflicted about the 583-year-old Choir of King’s College, Cambridge singing her verse – but she had a radical change of heart The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2024
Troubled AI Processor Developer Graphcore Finds a Buyer: SoftBank After months of searching for a buyer, troubled U.K.-based AI processor designer Graphcore said on Friday that it has been acquired by SoftBank. The company will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank and will possibly collaborate with Arm, but what remains to be seen what happens to the… AnandTech · Jul 12, 2024
Pauline Davison obituary Other lives: Social worker and volunteer dedicated to the community, and the celebration of literature, in Cambridge The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024
Four-day working week for council staff leads to improved services, report finds South Cambridgeshire District Council rolled out a four-day working week for hundreds of staff under a trial introduced in January 2023 The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2024
Largest UK public sector trial of four-day week sees huge benefits, research finds Exclusive: South Cambridgeshire experiment led to fewer refuse collectors quitting and faster planning decisions The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024
“Syd was always experimenting. He had a very open sort of mind, to an almost dangerous degree”: the truth behind the myth of Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd’s original singer and psychedelic icon Original Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett died on July 7, 2006. This is the story of the rise and decline of a psychedelic icon Louder · Jul 7, 2024
Labour’s Sam Carling, 22, is first MP to be born in 21st century Commons youngest member ousted veteran Conservative MP Shailesh Vara by just 39 votes to win North West Cambridgeshire The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024
Don’t call me a job blocker. We can’t all afford to retire Letters: Readers respond to Mary Beard’s defence of Cambridge University’s mandatory retirement age The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024
Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2024 Cambridge-based CuspAI taps 'godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton as it raises $30 million seed funding The round was led by Hoxton Ventures alongside funding from Basis Set Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners
Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024 OPINION - Why is Trinity College Cambridge so silent about one of its portraits being destroyed by Palestine Action? On March 8, an unnamed woman, part of a group called Palestine Action, attacked a painting of Lord Balfour at Trinity College, Cambridge. (Balfour studied there from 1866-69: this must be the connection). She cut it seven times with a knife and sprayed red paint over Balfour’s face. All this…
LiveScience · Jun 11, 2024 'Physics itself disappears': How theoretical physicist Thomas Hertog helped Stephen Hawking produce his final, most radical theory of everything Thomas Hertog tells us how he collaborated with Stephen Hawking on his final theorem — a Darwinian revolution in physics that explains the origin of time.
Fortune · Jun 11, 2024 Raspberry Pi’s tiny, non-flashy $15 computers could usher in new tech IPO hope for London Raspberry Pi had a humble start to life as a charity in Cambridge. Sixteen years later, it's sold over 60 million personal computers and is on track for an IPO.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024 Wooden bowling arm that bested Australian cricketer in 1909 rebuilt Cambridge engineers recreate mathematician John Venn’s machine that can launch balls at 33mph
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024 Baillie Gifford cancels all remaining sponsorships of literary festivals Cambridge, Stratford, Wigtown and Henley festivals say firm ended deals after protests over its links to Israel and fossil fuels
The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024 Imperial College beats Oxford and Cambridge in global university rankings for first time London university jumps four places from last year to take second spot behind MIT
Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2024 London university beats Oxford and Cambridge to be named second best in the world Imperial College London soars up the university rankings
The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024 Janet Slade obituary Other lives: Art teacher who turned to pottery and became a road safety campaigner in Cambridge
The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024 Stirling prize 2024: a two-horse race? The big beasts of the Elizabeth line and King’s Cross loom large, but newly announced regional contenders should include a classy Cambridge dining hall, a life-enhancing Shoreditch office block and a converted Dorset dairy
Louder · May 29, 2024 Black Country, New Road to play London benefit show for Palestine Cambridge alt.rock band Black Country, New Road announce London gig to raise funds for Medical Aid For Palestinians and the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.