Monthly Archives: October 2022

Spain’s energy minister says EU leaders are nearing a consensus on a gas-pricing system

Construction Photography Avalon/Getty Images European leaders were close to a consensus on a gas-pricing system that should lead to price caps, Spain’s Energy Minister said.  Consensus may be reached around an alternative benchmark price to the Dutch Title Transfer Facility.  EU leaders may reach some agreement by the time they meet later in October.  European…

Biden signs executive order to protect personal data transfers between the US and EU

Months after reaching a deal, the White House has taken official steps to protect data transfers between the US and European Union. President Biden has signed an executive order directing the government’s efforts to implement the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. The approach mainly requires that intelligence agencies “take into consideration” privacy and civil liberties before…

Even Signal is hopping on the Stories bandwagon

Like Instagram, Facebook and so many others, Signal is hopping aboard the Stories bandwagon. The privacy-focused messaging app started beta testing an ephemeral Stories feature this week. Users can share videos, images and text-based messages with their friends. Stories will vanish after 24 hours. As with the rest of the platform, Signal’s Stories have end-to-end…

No Man’s Sky’s big 4.0 update is out now with some very lengthy patch notes

No Man’s Sky’s big new 4.0 update – now officially titled Waypoint – is finally out in the wild. But while developer Hello Games broke from tradition for this latest releases, revealing some of its additions ahead of launch, the studio has now shared some extremely lengthy patch notes, discussing its contents in considerably more…

Das Keyboard MacTigr review: a brilliant typing experience

Specifically designed mechanical boards for Macs have long been neglected, apart from little-known Matias keyboards or Apple’s own Mac keyboards in the 80s. Enter Das Keyboard to redress the balance with the amusingly named MacTigr. This keyboard offers a full Mac layout, mechanical switches, a volume knob and plenty of creature comforts – but is…