Author: Press Room

Summary Prompted Playlist lets you craft highly specific playlists by probing your Spotify listening history. Use nuanced prompts – dates, plays, themes – to get personalized playlists with helpful notes. Rolling out to US/Canada in beta; UK/EU rollout TBD. What’s the one thing you’ve always wanted to do on Spotify? That’s right: you want greater access to your Spotify algorithm to prod and poke and make new playlists, scoop out nostalgic bangers, and infuse them with your favorite track from last year. Okay, so maybe that’s not what you’ve always dreamed about doing on Spotify, but Prompted Playlist is a…

Are you thinking of turning the thermostat up? The cooler months are most definitely here and maybe, if you haven’t already, it’s time to finally upgrade to a smart thermostat. But in a crowded field, which is the best smart thermostat out there right now? There are lots of reasons to upgrade your heating tech. Firstly, many of them let you talk to your heating via voice assistants like Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri, but the main benefit is saving you cash and cutting down on wasted energy. Thanks to tech like geofencing and smart radiator valves, they can help your…

Old games consoles never die – they just get emulated. These days, even budget (about $60–200 range for this feature) retro handhelds are powerful enough to let you carry around decades of gaming history in your trousers. That means everything from ancient Ataris to comparatively modern Dreamcasts – and beyond. So which retro handheld should you buy? This guide looks at five different takes. The common theme: they’re all pretty great in their own way, and none of them require you to remortgage your house for the privilege of replaying Bubble Bobble. Why you can trust Stuff: Our team of experts rigorously test each product and provide…

For years, my TV’s USB port was almost invisible to me. It just sat there on the side panel doing nothing, just collecting dust. I used my TV for things that mattered most to me: watching shows and movies. Sometimes, I would wonder why the USB port is even there on a TV. I assumed it was outdated, useless, or meant only for technical stuff a casual user doesn’t need. Turns out, I was completely wrong. One day, I plugged something into it just out of curiosity. It was then that I realized the USB port is one of the…

There’s nothing quite like turning on your smart TV and being inundated with advertisements. It’s obnoxious, it slows down your expensive piece of technology, and likely, it doesn’t show you anything worth seeing. Any time I turn on the TV in my office, I’m bombarded with ads about upcoming sports games that I need to see, even though I’m not a big football, soccer, or basketball fan. It was time to do something about it. After tweaking a setting in my TV, my smart TV experience is cleaner, smoother, and most importantly, much faster. This setting can be directly activated…

Things are looking glum for gadget fans, with one high-profile name announcing it’s getting out of the smartphone business and another rumoured to be heading for the door. But what’s the reason for pulling the ripcord, and will there be further exits to come in 2026 and beyond? In mid-January, Asus announced there were no plans for new Zenfone or ROG Phone handsets going forward. Then not even a week later, OnePlus was forced to deny it was being wound up by parent company Oppo, reportedly due to dwindling market shares in India and Asia – territories that account for…

Summary OpenAI now predicts user age from behavior and account signals, auto-restricting suspected under-18 accounts. Suspect accounts get prompted to verify via Persona; failing verification keeps features locked. Many users worry about privacy handing ID to Persona, though it encrypts data and limits retention. If you’ve suddenly noticed ChatGPT refusing to cooperate, you’re not alone. OpenAI is paying much closer attention to certain signals coming from your account to predict the age of the user; it could see some accounts accidentally caught up in the mix. Of course, any account OpenAI suspects is operated by someone younger than its ToC…

Every day in 2025, millions of shoppers scroll past businesses with empty review sections, silently questioning their credibility. Yet the fix lies not in begging, but in understanding the human mind. BrightLocal’s 2025 Local Consumer Review Survey reveals that 68 per cent of customers will leave a Google review when asked personally, while Trustmary’s meta-analysis shows compliance soaring to 72 per cent when the request feels effortless. These figures expose a psychological truth: people crave reciprocity, consistency, and ease. Master these three forces—drawn from decades of research by Robert Cialdini and others—and a 30-second ask becomes a five-star pipeline. The…

Most employees in the UK see a tax code printed on their payslip, P60 or P45—but few actually understand what it means. Yet this seemingly simple set of numbers and letters determines how much tax you pay, whether you’re receiving the correct personal allowance, or if HMRC believes you owe additional tax. For many, especially those with multiple incomes, benefits in kind, or pension income, the tax code silently adjusts their take-home pay each month. Understanding it is the first step to ensuring your employer or pension provider is deducting the right amount of tax—not too much, not too little.…

Prana recuperators are modern ventilation systems that provide a constant flow of fresh air into the premises and exhaust stale air, while retaining heat. They help create a comfortable microclimate in a house, apartment, or office, preventing the appearance of mold, mildew, and condensation. Prana 150: The most popular model. Smallest hole diameter and lowest performance, ideal for small rooms or offices up to 20 m²; Prana 200 G: Performance is approximately the same as the Prana 150, but with an increased diameter, which increases the heat exchanger area and, as a result, improves heat exchange. A short base (up…