How much income would an ISA need to match the State Pension?

Image source: Getty Images Today, the State Pension pays £11,502 a year. The obvious question is what size ISA it would take to generate the same income independently – effectively doubling retirement income for someone who also qualifies for the full State Pension. The drawdown maths Once the contribution phase…

Dumb TVs are a nostalgic waste of money

The question of whether you can still buy a “dumb” TV comes up quasi-regularly in tech journalism. I understand why. On a basic level, that’s how TVs worked for decades, and it’s not like smart tech is essential. You can still tune into over-the-air broadcasts if you’ve got an antenna,…

Brett Ratner Comments On Appearing In Epstein Files

Brett Ratner Comments On Appearing In Epstein Files Another day, another high-profile public figure attempting to distance themselves from…this guy. The continued release of files related to late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein — who died in prison back in 2019 after facing sex trafficking charges — is one of the…

Holly Valance is shut down by GB News host in middle of live interview for using ‘disgusting’ slur – and doubles down when challenged

Holly Valance was cut off during a live interview on GB News after she used a slur about people with learning disabilities during a debate about the pandemic.  The singer was speaking after Apple Music briefly banned her ‘anti-woke’ song Kiss Kiss (XX) My A**e, which is a soundtrack to Pauline Hanson’s new…

John Terry’s daughter urges him not to post embarrassing reaction video which has made him a laughing stock for Arsenal fans after he hoped for a Chelsea goal… only to see Kai Havertz score!

John Terry’s daughter begged him not to post a video of him watching Chelsea’s defeat by Arsenal in a full club tracksuit which has seen him roundly mocked.  The Blues legend shared his agonised reaction to Chelsea crashing out of the Carabao Cup semi-finals on TikTok on Tuesday night. Terry,…

Bitcoin’s ‘RSI’ screams oversold. Here is what it means

Savvy traders use a bunch of tools to analyze markets. The relative strength index (RSI) is one of the most popular ones, sniffing out trend strength and momentum extremes. Right now, the RSI is signaling that bitcoin is oversold, suggesting the recent sell-off has been too intense, and prices could…

Exclusive: Positron raises $230M Series B to take on Nvidia’s AI chips

Semiconductor startup Positron has secured $230 million in Series B funding, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The outfit plans to use the capital to speed up deployment of its high-speed memory chips, a critical component for the chips used for AI workloads, sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch.  Investors in…

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover completes its 1st drive planned by AI

NASA’s Perseverance rover has completed its first-ever drive on Mars fully planned by artificial intelligence, the space agency announced. The demonstration, carried out on Dec. 8 and Dec. 10 of 2025, showed that generative AI could safely plan rover routes across Mars’ rugged terrain without manual input, automating a labor-intensive…

Dr. Peter Attia Apologizes After Epstein Files, Family ICU Scandal

Dr. Peter Attia issued a lengthy apology after newly-released files connected to the case against convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein claimed he chose to stay in New York City for a meeting with the sex trafficker while his wife and child were in the ICU. “I apologize and regret putting myself…