Beyoncé used the Super Bowl Sunday to announce details of her next studio album. Act II will be released on March 29. Two new songs, "Texas Hold 'Em" and "16 Carriages," are streaming below.
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UK landlines will have their services cut as BT aims to encourage its customers to upgrade to a more modern version.
After the shutdown, traditional copper landlines will be phased out within a year, encouraging people to adopt new broadband-based technology. Stonehaven and Cupar are among the 46 exchanges to be affected, with approximately 344,000 homes set to make the switch.
The news comes as BT have said the upgrade will provide better phone quality and protection against spam. However, according to the Express, the implementation of the rollout has faced challenges including people losing their phone numbers as well as vulnerability to power cuts and internet outages.
BT plan to switch off the current analogue phone line platform by the end of December next year. However, before the deadline, people in the UK will need to have upgraded to a digital phone line.
For people who have already upgraded to a full-fibre broadband plan, their landline will already use the “Voice Over IP” (VoIP) technology.
In response to concerns about the compatibility of the switch with personal alarms used by by 1.8 million elderly Brits, new government rules will force broadband and phone providers to carry out extra checks for those forced to make the move.
Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan forced leading telecoms firms, including Sky, BT, Virgin Media, O2 and TalkTalk is said to be ensuring people have the devices they need and support where necessary.
By 2025, the government aims to achieve 85 percent gigabit broadband coverage, with complete nationwide coverage expected by 2030. Back in January 2019, only six percent of homes had access to this technology.
Meanwhile, the average download speed was 69.4Mbps This makes the more modern
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96th Academy Awards have announced – scroll down to see the full list.This year’s ceremony is taking place on March 10 from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, with talk show host Jimmy Kimmel returning to present the awards for the fourth time.The nominations were announced from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills by Zazie Beetz (Atlanta, Joker) and Jack Quaid (The Boys, Oppenheimer).Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer leads the pack with a huge 13 nominations, including for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for Cillian Murphy.Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things came in second place with 11 nods, ahead of Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon on 10. Barbie landed eight nominations, with Greta Gerwig missing out on Best Director.Take a look at the list of nominees for the 2024 Oscars below.American FictionAnatomy of a FallBarbieThe HoldoversKillers of the Flower MoonMaestroOppenheimerPast LivesPoor ThingsThe Zone of InterestJustine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of InterestBradley Cooper, Maestro Colman Domingo, Rustin Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer Jeffrey Wright, American FictionAnnette Bening, NYAD Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon Sandra Huller, Anatomy of a Fall Carey Mulligan, Maestro Emma Stone, Poor ThingsSterling K.
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