{"id":10189,"date":"2026-04-09T11:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/10189\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T11:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:04:09","slug":"britain-breaks-solar-energy-record-dyson-launches-99-handheld-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/10189\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain breaks solar energy record, Dyson launches \u00a399 handheld fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techdigest.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/solarpower.jpeg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-232155 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/solarpower.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"460\"  \/><\/a><br \/>Britain\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2026\/apr\/08\/uk-weather-one-of-hottest-april-days-past-80-years\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sunny spring weather<\/a> powered the grid to new solar energy records on two consecutive days this week. Solar farms in England, Wales and Scotland generated 14.1GW of low-carbon electricity at lunchtime on Monday, surpassing the previous high of 14GW in July last year. And that record was toppled a day later when power generation from the sun\u2019s energy climbed to another new high of 14.4GW on Tuesday afternoon. The electricity system operator confirmed the new high as the government approved plans for the UK\u2019s biggest solar farm to go ahead in Lincolnshire. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2026\/apr\/08\/britain-breaks-solar-energy-record-twice-uk-biggest-solar-farm-springwell-approval\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">If you own a MacBook Neo (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Apple-2026-MacBook-13-inch-Laptop\/dp\/B0GR6F79MT\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=6HRIKQ2JK3V4&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ttRlsqYLYiNuzE7viuKxqtQaKqow45OxUUHJaH9iwfyxQg0g8E7Oqbm48m7vGQ4hcUXdo1wRKcBQO-5SXy0ygl2d1Br1xVWPxBztYey5HIpy0LISYXXlu6Y2iBRu5H52vi_CeEpsvF3Vw56QmRU2BSkfZZDd54bwmHyVBKzZ9xqHFNa4NNDw1S3fyQdl4DbtXa0bZBRjalfAeKmCMFDs2j9Vvtw77MUNP9NuvUM5EQk.P_Bvurx-6X9SnBH0sxLTH0nVWxc1JS3ULhuNko2Gsgk&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=macbook%2Bneo&amp;qid=1775676454&amp;sprefix=macbook%2Bn%2Caps%2C246&amp;sr=8-4&amp;th=1&amp;tag=nbcnewsnet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow\">$599 on Amazon<\/a>), a MacBook Pro or even an iMac and rarely restart this computer, you will often notice the device slows down after a few weeks while some apps no longer work as expected.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/photon.codes\/blog\/we-found-a-ticking-time-bomb-in-macos-tcp-networking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Photon<\/a> has now identified a bug that effectively acts like a time bomb and is likely to be responsible for some of these problems. This bug means that after exactly 49 days, 17 hours, 2 minutes and 47.296 seconds from the moment a Mac is switched on, network connections are no longer terminated correctly. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Apple-MacBooks-slow-down-after-49-days-due-to-macOS-time-bomb.1269349.0.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Notebook Check\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techdigest.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dyson-handheld-fan.avif\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-289037 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdigest.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dyson-handheld-fan-1024x682.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"715\" height=\"476\"  \/><\/a><br \/>We\u2019re finally getting our first spritz of warmer weather, and if you\u2019re already feeling the heat,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/deals\/dyson-discount-code-b2700880.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dyson<\/a>\u00a0is launching its first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/extras\/indybest\/house-garden\/household-appliances\/best-portable-fans-b2781240.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">handheld fan<\/a> just in time for the summer. Handheld fans were absolutely everywhere last year, and it doesn\u2019t look like the trend is slowing down anytime soon. King of air treatment Dyson has launched the hushjet mini cool, a handheld fan that can be worn around your neck or placed on a desk. Boasting multiple airflow settings, quiet performance and up to six hours of battery life, the hushjet mini cool launches in May for \u00a399. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/extras\/indybest\/house-garden\/household-appliances\/dyson-hushjet-mini-cool-handheld-fan-b2953729.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Independent\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-85bcd5e7-0b7c-4fee-af36-1bc0e0c65c48\">For years now,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/think-ai-hallucinations-are-bad-heres-why-youre-wrong\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/think-ai-hallucinations-are-bad-heres-why-youre-wrong\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/think-ai-hallucinations-are-bad-heres-why-youre-wrong\" data-hawk-tracked=\"hawklinks\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/think-ai-hallucinations-are-bad-heres-why-youre-wrong\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hallucinations<\/a>\u00a0have been the big concern with AI models. Their capacity for simply making things up means that you can never 100% rely on them for an answer without checking it. Now, new research from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/security\/anthropic-confirms-it-leaked-512-000-lines-of-claude-code-source-code-spilling-some-of-its-biggest-secrets\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/security\/anthropic-confirms-it-leaked-512-000-lines-of-claude-code-source-code-spilling-some-of-its-biggest-secrets\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/security\/anthropic-confirms-it-leaked-512-000-lines-of-claude-code-source-code-spilling-some-of-its-biggest-secrets\" data-hawk-tracked=\"hawklinks\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/security\/anthropic-confirms-it-leaked-512-000-lines-of-claude-code-source-code-spilling-some-of-its-biggest-secrets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anthropic<\/a> suggests that we\u2019ve reached the point where we\u2019re going to have to learn to also deal with AI\u2019s ability to conceal what it has done as well. In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jack_W_Lindsey\/status\/2041588505701388648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jack_W_Lindsey\/status\/2041588505701388648\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-hawk-tracked=\"hawklinks\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jack_W_Lindsey\/status\/2041588505701388648\">thread outlining findings<\/a> from its Claude Mythos Preview model, Anthropic researcher Jack Lindsay described detecting internal signals linked to \u201cstrategic manipulation,\u201d \u201cconcealment,\u201d and other behaviors that didn\u2019t always surface in the model\u2019s responses. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/ai-platforms-assistants\/anthropic-detects-strategic-manipulation-features-in-claude-mythos-including-exploit-attempts-and-hidden-evaluation-awareness-prompting-concern-over-model-behavior\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tech Radar\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"pw-incontent-excluded article-paragraph skip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.techdigest.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/insta360_snap1_d982fb.webp?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-289040 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/insta360_snap1_d982fb.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"400\"  \/><\/a><br \/>Insta360 just announced the Snap, a new smartphone accessory designed to improve the quality of your selfies. It works like a digital mirror magnetically attached to the back of your Android or iOS smartphone so you can preview and properly frame shots using its more capable rear cameras, while touchscreen functionality lets you control camera apps without having to constantly flip your phone around. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/907670\/insta360-snap-usb-c-magsafe-screen-selfies-smartphone-rear-camera\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Verge\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"pw-incontent-excluded article-paragraph skip\">Sam Altman, OpenAI\u2019s CEO and the public face of ChatGPT, has carved out an image for himself as one of the preeminent AI whisperers of our age, whose influence supposedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/sam-altman-blasts-elon-musk-donald-trump-ai-deal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">extends to the White House<\/a> on the strength of his ideas alone. Or at least that\u2019s the image he\u2019s managed to cultivate. A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2026\/04\/13\/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">new expos\u00e9 in the\u00a0New Yorker<\/a>\u00a0paints a different portrait, and it\u2019s substantially more vexing. Drawing on interviews with numerous OpenAI insiders who worked with Altman, the article portrays the CEO not as a technical wiz, but as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/artificial-intelligence\/sources-sam-altman-sociopath\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">skilled manipulator<\/a> \u2014 and one with a surprisingly shallow grasp of the AI systems his company is building. <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/artificial-intelligence\/sam-altman-technical-coding\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Futurism\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p> For latest tech stories go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techdigest.tv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TechDigest.tv<\/a>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated Posts\n<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from Tech Digest<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Share Britain\u2019s\u00a0sunny spring weather powered the grid to new solar energy records on two consecutive days this week.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10190,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[13,4939,4940,4941,1187,4942],"class_list":{"0":"post-10189","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-chatgpt","10":"tag-dyson","11":"tag-insta360","12":"tag-openai","13":"tag-sam-altman"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116374422413297319","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}