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The Sun
5 days ago
- Automotive
- The Sun
Lidl is selling a £4.99 accessory that helps protect kids in your car – and it's perfect for sunny weather
LIDL is selling a £4.99 accessory that can help protect kids in your car. This bargain buy is perfect as the weather gets hotter. Shoppers are rushing to buy the Ultimate Speed Roller Sunshades. They come in a pack of two, providing both privacy and sun protection. The neat accessories are selling for just £4.99 in-store. The sunshades automatically roll up and lock into place when pushing a button. They're also equipped with suction cups or hooks. And what's more, there's a three-year warranty on the handy car item. Alternatively, Aldi are selling sunshades for £4.99 for a pack of two. They come in either Unicorn print or Dinosaur. In other car news, Lidl shoppers are rushing to buy the Crivit Car Air Bed, which is compact and convenient for cars and SUVs. The neat napping tool is selling now for just £14.99 - available either on Lidl's website or in stores. Five Lidl rosés you need this summer, according to a wine expert - a £6.99 buy is as light & crispy as £22 Whispering Angel The item has a handy stabilising support base, meaning it can sit comfortably on the backseat of any car. Happily, this base can also be removed so the bed can double up as a sleeping aide while staying in a tent. Even more handy for campers, it has a quick release valve which means it can deflate quickly - perfect for a quick campsite exit. The air bed also comes complete with a comfortable velour coating and two pillows. The airbed is 135cm in length, 80cm in width and 10cm in height when inflated. The pillows are suitably sized at 35cm in length, 20cm in width and 33cm in height. The bed is light and easy to carry around at just 1.95kg, and can cradle sleepers of all sizes with a maximum load of 250kg. The bed comes in grey, and boasts a three year warranty. IF you've ever shopped in Aldi or Lidl then you'll probably have experienced its ultra-fast checkout staff. Aldi's speedy reputation is no mistake, in fact, the supermarket claims that its tills are 40 per cent quicker than rivals. It's all part of Aldi's plan to be as efficient as possible - and this, the budget shop claims, helps keep costs low for shoppers. Efficient barcodes on packaging means staff are able to scan items as quickly as possible, with the majority of products having multiple barcodes to speed up the process. It also uses 'shelf-ready' packaging which keeps costs low when it comes to replenishing stock.
The Verge
23-05-2025
- Business
- The Verge
Apple is hitting back in the war over internet age-gating
Apple CEO Tim Cook personally intervened in an attempt to stop a Texas age verification bill, The Wall Street Journal reports. SB 2420 — passed by the legislature but awaiting a signature by Governor Greg Abbott — would require app store operators like Apple to verify the age of users accessing their stores. The company's opposition puts it in conflict with social media giant Meta in an escalating fight over whether and how the internet should be age-gated. In a statement to The Verge, Apple expressed its opposition to the bill. 'We share the goal of strengthening kids' online safety but are deeply concerned that SB 2420 threatens the privacy of all users. If enacted, app marketplaces will be required to collect and keep sensitive personal identifying information for every Texan who wants to download an app, even if it's an app that simply provides weather updates or sports scores,' says spokesperson Peter Ajemian. As the Journal notes, several states have proposed sweeping age verification measures, at least nine of which specifically place the burden for checking ages on app stores; one state, Utah, has such a law already passed. These measures are frequently accompanied by plans to ban minors from accessing social media, either without parental consent or entirely, as in a Texas law that's on the verge of passing. Texas, among other states, already requires age verification for adult websites; the law implementing that requirement has become the center of a Supreme Court battle over age verification that's expected to be resolved in the coming months. According to the Journal report, Cook and Abbot had a 'cordial' conversation in which Cook asked for either amendments to or a veto of the bill. An Abbott spokesperson told the outlet that the governor will 'thoughtfully review this legislation, as he does with any legislation sent to his desk.' Civil liberties advocates staunchly and consistently oppose mandating digital age verification systems, which tend to either pose significant privacy problems or be ineffectual. But over the past couple of years, the fight has evolved into a game of ping-pong between web services and device makers. Meta and some others — including the Free Speech Coalition, which filed the suit against Texas' porn age verification law and represents the operators of adult websites — support making companies like Apple and Google build age-check systems into their products. Both phone makers already offer voluntary parental control systems, but a legal requirement would create substantial risk for them in the case of failure, on top of privacy concerns for users themselves. Apple's statement on SB 2420 instead pushed for the passage of the Kids Online Safety Act: a federal bill that would place liability on web platforms to prevent young users from harm. Google, meanwhile, has reportedly backed lobbying against both bills — as owner of the Android operating system and video platform YouTube, it's stuck in the middle.
