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I pitched Xbox to Microsoft–and got laughed off. Here’s how the hit console that revolutionized gaming came to be

During its initial conception, Xbox was not a widely supported initiative within Microsoft.

Fortune · Jun 16, 2023

Urban planning to disaster relief: how AI-generated maps are helping to improve lives

Pioneering Ordnance Survey technology is speeding up the creation of detailed maps, ensuring policymakers have accurate information when responding to challenges

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023

From transport networks to energy sources: how Ordnance Survey data keeps us connected

Robust and reliable location data supports vital everyday services as well as helping organisations to streamline processes and tackle environmental emergencies

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023

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How 999 crews find you – the life and death importance of location data

Whether you find yourself in distress on a motorway or out in the countryside, the digital mapping expertise of Ordnance Survey is helping ambulance crews pinpoint where you are

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023

More than a map-maker: how much do you know about Ordnance Survey? Take our quiz to find out

Ordnance Survey made its reputation keeping walkers on the right path, so you may be surprised by the many ways it keeps all of our lives on track thanks to its wealth of location data

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023

Sewage from space and urban heat islands: how location data can help tackle ecological crises

Using satellite imagery and AI, Ordnance Survey is pioneering new techniques to help in the fight against climate change

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2023

Microsoft just broke the best way to make Chrome your default browser

A recent Windows update just up and disabled Google Chrome's built-in default browser switching tool, further escalating the brewing browser war between the two tech giants.

TechRadar · May 2, 2023

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Ordnance Survey to consider which new map symbols to add

The national mapping agency is set to become more modern, matching society’s current interests

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2023

Signs of the times: Ordnance Survey to consult on new map symbols

Mapmaker suggests symbols could be added for bike repair shops, dog waste bins or river access points

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023

Welsh place names are being erased – and so are the stories they tell

The decision to use Eryri rather than Snowdonia, and Yr Wyddfa instead of Snowdon by the national park authority last autumn reignited a longstanding debate over the protection of place names in Wales.

The Conversation · Feb 2, 2023

These Memos Show That FDA Regulation of E-Cigarettes Is Driven by Dubious Value Judgments Rather Than Science

The agency is determined to ban the flavors that former smokers overwhelmingly prefer. For the children.

Reason · Dec 15, 2022

‘Tastes can be fickle’: how did a giant modernist sculpture end up gathering moss in a Milton Keynes field?

Keith McCarter’s 1969 mural was a beacon of postwar optimism. But efforts to find a new home for it have proven fruitless. Now it can be yours for free – but you’ll need a very big wall to exhibit it

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022

Kofi Shaw stars as Bristol Rovers do themselves proud in heartbreaking FA Youth Cup defeat

Sixteen-year-old Kofi Shaw had a night to remember but it ended in disappointment for Bristol Rovers U18s after Leyton Orient found a winner in the final minute of extra time

Bristol Post · Nov 15, 2022

‘Shocking reality’: Food banks could close this winter because of energy bills

UK likely to see some charities being ‘forced to stop feeding the hungry’, warns Gordon Brown

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2022

Rising costs could force vital community hubs to shut their doors

Faith centres, halls and other warm spaces will struggle to stay open this winter, says report

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022

Non-religious are hardline, easygoing or spiritual, says UK thinktank

Theos study comes as new census data expected to show increase in those describing themselves as non-religious

Leeds Live · Sep 16, 2022

15 more lost Leeds schools where we spent our childhoods

More of the city's schools which were demolished or transformed into something else

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 31, 2022

Gunnar Henderson homered on his first MLB at-bat and hilariously lost his helmet before rounding the bases

The home run? Great. The hair? Absolutely glorious.

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Tribune News Service · Aug 12, 2022

John Angelos: My brother has gone ‘nuclear’ with his lawsuit over control of Orioles and other assets of our father

John P. Angelos, the chairman and CEO of the Orioles, is decrying that his brother took what he calls “the nuclear option” of filing suit over a dispute in how to handle their father’s assets.

Tribune News Service · Aug 9, 2022

New lawsuit: Orioles owner Peter Angelos’ son, Louis Angelos, has sold his father’s law firm. To himself.

BALTIMORE — The wife of Orioles owner Peter Angelos claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that their younger son, Louis Angelos, has sold his father’s law firm, which over the decades has won billions of dollars for victims of asbestos and tobacco, for a price to be determined later.

Tribune News Service · Jul 1, 2022

Peter Angelos built an empire of Orioles baseball, law and Baltimore real estate. Will a family feud break up the kingdom?

BALTIMORE — It is an empire built piece by piece, but reaching expansively across the Baltimore area and beyond — through real estate that includes a downtown landmark and a renowned horse farm, to an aggressive law firm that won billions of dollars for workers harmed by asbestos and smokers…

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2022

Wife of Orioles owner Peter Angelos says she has ‘full faith’ in son John Angelos as head of the team

BALTIMORE — Peter Angelos’ wife Georgia on Wednesday became the latest and arguably most crucial voice to weigh in on the side of her son, John Angelos, as the head of the Orioles, pushing back against a lawsuit filed last week by her other son.

Daily Mirror · Jun 11, 2022

One in ten men would like to be cloned like Dolly the Sheep - but only 4% of women

New research also found men are twice as likely as women to want to live forever if science found a solution to mortality

Daily Mirror · May 21, 2022

Nearly one in three men would like a robot for a buddy - but women aren't so keen

A survey of 5,000 adults into attitudes to artificial intelligence shows 28% of men would be happy to have an AI companion

Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2022

Barry Hearn waited 40 years for Spurs legend's autograph after he told him "f*** off!"

As a master salesman who could flog sandcastles in the Sahara and ice cubes at the South Pole, legendary promoter Hearn can usually close a deal faster than most of us can shut a door - but his pursuit of Mackay's signature turned into a lifelong chase

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