Technology

The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia: ‘It’s not all Vera Lynn’
Music

The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia: ‘It’s not all Vera Lynn’

A new taskforce is getting “under the hood of what people with dementia want and need from interacting with music”

Meet Wispy, the AI assistant helping people with dementia live independently
Technology

Meet Wispy, the AI assistant helping people with dementia live independently

The CrossSense glasses identify objects and provide step-by-step instructions to guide users through everyday tasks

If tech giants want to build data centres, make them give something back to society
Letters

If tech giants want to build data centres, make them give something back to society

A Big Issue reader suggests a way that data centres can be made to fund positive change

Formula E and giffgaff give Big Issue Recruit candidates a taste of the workplace: ‘It was amazing’
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Formula E and giffgaff give Big Issue Recruit candidates a taste of the workplace: ‘It was amazing’

‘Who are you going to trust on social media? You can trust what you hear at Jodrell Bank’
Science

‘Who are you going to trust on social media? You can trust what you hear at Jodrell Bank’

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‘Data centres should be made to provide their own power, rather than draining the grid’
Letters

‘Data centres should be made to provide their own power, rather than draining the grid’

As data centres encroach in the UK, this is no time for stoicism
Steven MacKenzie

As data centres encroach in the UK, this is no time for stoicism

A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’
Technology

A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’

Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet
Big Issue Invest

Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet

Inside the lab where new homes are tested to see if they can stand the heat
Technology

Inside the lab where new homes are tested to see if they can stand the heat

How a journey on the train suggests living in the real world is not for everyone
John Bird

How a journey on the train suggests living in the real world is not for everyone

How data is the gift that keeps giving for big business
Opinion

How data is the gift that keeps giving for big business

London’s data centres use 750,000 homes’ worth of electricity. It’s bad news for the housing crisis
Artificial Intelligence

London’s data centres use 750,000 homes’ worth of electricity. It’s bad news for the housing crisis

giffgaff is connecting more homes with affordable broadband – and backing nature restoration too
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giffgaff is connecting more homes with affordable broadband – and backing nature restoration too

More than just a phone: How digital access is changing vendors’ lives thanks to our partnership with giffgaff
Advertorial

More than just a phone: How digital access is changing vendors’ lives thanks to our partnership with giffgaff

Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: ‘I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills’
Employment

Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: ‘I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills’

Doomscrolling ‘steals our joy’, a new study warns. Here’s how to fight back
Technology

Doomscrolling ‘steals our joy’, a new study warns. Here’s how to fight back

The weekend turns 100 years old this year. It’s time it got an upgrade
Joe Ryle

The weekend turns 100 years old this year. It’s time it got an upgrade

The problem with Grok and AI is much deeper than Elon Musk vs the UK government
George Bell

The problem with Grok and AI is much deeper than Elon Musk vs the UK government

How safe is my fitness tracker data, really?
Data

How safe is my fitness tracker data, really?

Using AI for your Christmas shopping could backfire. Here’s why
Christmas

Using AI for your Christmas shopping could backfire. Here’s why

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I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
Artificial intelligence

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?

One year in: how giffgaff’s support is transforming life for vendors
Advetorial

One year in: how giffgaff’s support is transforming life for vendors

Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’
Digital inclusion

Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’

How Lenovo and Big Issue Invest Are Powering Digital Inclusion for UK Social Enterprises
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How Lenovo and Big Issue Invest Are Powering Digital Inclusion for UK Social Enterprises