2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (440+ words) A city centre siren which went off daily at lunchtime for more than 150 years has sounded for the final time. The 13:00 time signal at HL Brown jewellers and watchmakers, on the corner of Barker's Pool and Leopold Street in Sheffield,…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1731+ words) Energy grids, data networks, stock markets: how easy is it to shut down our modern world by attacking the systems that synchronise time and space? Meet the jammers finding out. Harald Hauglin is a toweringly tall man with a salt…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (430+ words) France has started imposing fees on fast fashion items which could reach almost €20 per garment by 2030, as the government tries to curb sales of cheap clothing sold by e-commerce sites. The levy, which came into force on Tuesday, follows a…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (343+ words) A small power plant has been shut down during a cyber attack. The government said that at no point was there a risk to the UK's energy system, but the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has contacted…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (538+ words) Target has revealed it has received almost $1bn (£733.9m) in tariff refunds from the US government which boosted the retailer's latest profits. The American chain said it received a $994 million pre-tax reimbursement, which resulted in its second quarter operating income doubling to…...