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From the simplicity of matcha to the lavishness of blue sapphires, here are the items you can save on if you buy them abroad.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: Vanguard feels and smells like a new RV. It has long, gray banquettes that convert into bunks, a microwave cleverly hidden under a counter, a functional steel sink with a French press and crockery above. A weird little toilet hides behind a curtain. But some clues hint that you can't just fire up Vanguard's engine and roll off the lot. The least subtle is its door, a massive disc of steel complete with a wheel that spins to lock. Once it is sealed and moved to its permanent home beneath the waves of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary early next year, Vanguard will be the world's first new subsea habitat in nearly four decades. Teams of four scientists will live and work on the seabed for a week at a time, entering and leaving the habitat as scuba divers. Their missions could include reef restoration, species surveys, underwater archaeology, or even astronaut training. One of Vanguard's modules, unappetizingly named the "wet porch," has a permanent opening in the floor (a.k.a. a "moon pool") that doesn't flood because Vanguard's air pressure is matched to the water around it.It is this pressurization that makes the habitat so useful. Scuba divers working at its maximum operational depth of 50 meters would typically need to make a lengthy stop on their way back to the surface to avoid decompression sickness. This painful and potentially fatal condition, better known as the bends, develops if divers surface too quickly. A traditional 50-meter dive gives scuba divers only a handful of minutes on the seafloor, and they can make only a couple of such dives a day. With Vanguard's atmosphere at the same pressure as the water, its aquanauts need to decompress only once, at the end of their stay. They can potentially dive for many hours every day. That could unlock all kinds of new science and exploration.

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If there is one thing that the AI model builders and the neoclouds both agree on, it is that they do not want to worry about storage. …

VAST Data’s $1.17 Billion Deal With CoreWeave Is A Leading Indicator was written by Timothy Prickett Morgan at The Next Platform.

Andrew will move out of the residence to a property on the Sandringham estate as soon as practically possible but the specifics regarding the relocation are unknown.

She was forced to apologise to the Prime Minister for failing to declare £2,900 from David Kogan after claiming she wasn't aware of the funding.

This is absolutely delicious. Cheeky, jammy, flinty and surprising on the nose, with top notes of bitterness and just a hint of tart.

Collins Dictionary has named "vibe coding" its 2025 word of the year -- a term coined by Andrej Karpathy for when a user makes an app or website by describing it to AI rather than writing programming code manually. The term, which is confusingly made up of two words, was "one of 10 words on a shortlist to reflect the mood, language and preoccupations of 2025," reports the BBC. From the report: By giving an AI tool a simple description such as "make me a program that schedules my weekly meals", people can use "vibe coding" to make basic apps without any previous programming knowledge. More complicated tools still require skill, but the practice has opened up creating digital platforms to non-coders. As many have discovered, it isn't perfect - with no guarantee the code will actually work or be free of bugs. Alex Beecroft, the Managing Director of Collins, said the term "perfectly captures how language is evolving alongside technology." Other words that made the list include "clanker," "aura farming," "broligarchy," "biohacking," and "coolcation." You can view the full list here.

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Twenty-four soldiers are facing prosecution after the Government caved into Republicans over the possibility of a new inquest and inquiry into the 1987 IRA attack in Loughgall.

The director-general is yet to speak out after an internal report on Monday accused him of 'inaction' against alleged breaches of impartiality - despite calls from critics for him to face the music.

Julia Wandelt, 24, gasped as a jury convicted her of tormenting Kate and Gerry McCann in a campaign that began on the internet but resulted in her turning up at the family's home.

Kaddour-Cherif was re-arrested after being accidentally released from HMP Wandsworth. Two weeks prior, sex attack migrant Hadush Kebatu was arrested in the very same park.

July 29, 2024, dawned warm and overcast, an otherwise ordinary day at the start of the long summer holidays.

Emma Barnett has admitted that experiencing perimenopause at 38 left her feeling 'robbed' of her identity.

The manager of one of Joey Barton's clubs warned a new member of the backroom team to beware his surface charm. 'You might be fooled when you first meet him,' the manager said. 'Don't be.'

Mel C flaunted her incredibly toned physique as she shared behind-the-scenes footage of her latest music video for new single Sweat on Friday.

Shoppers said they look 'absolutely gorgeous'

In a leaked memo, Michael Prescott details how the corporation 'doctored' a speech by Donald Trump to make it appear like he had encouraged the Capitol Hill riots during an episode of Panorama.

ole_timer shares a report from the New York Times: James D. Watson, who entered the pantheon of science at age 25 when he joined in the discovery of the structure of DNA, one of the most momentous breakthroughs in the history of science, died on Thursday in East Northport, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 97. His death, in a hospice, was confirmed on Friday by his son Duncan, who said Dr. Watson was transferred to the hospice from a hospital this week after being treated there for an infection. Dr. Watson's role in decoding DNA, the genetic blueprint for life, would have been enough to establish him as one of the most important scientists of the 20th century. But he cemented that fame by leading the ambitious Human Genome Project and writing perhaps the most celebrated memoir in science.

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This land of superlatives overshadowed the six other Emirates, with most unaware they existed.

This week the 64-year-old veteran performer appeared on The Hollywood Reporter 's Awards Chatter podcast to plug his Netflix movie Jay Kelly. He said they both have staying power.