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Brits are simply unprepared for an “internet apocalypse” which could be caused by an upcoming “solar storm”, an expert has warned.

Investigations into end of world preparation has shone a light on the whole of the UK, with most of the population not ready for a permanent power outage. Those few who are, may find themselves better equipped to deal with a world without internet.

Stern warnings over the activity of the sun and a higher frequency of solar storms, see expert Brandon Young speak out on the chances of an internet outage outrage. Should it happen, preparedness is paramount, he says.

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Time is of the essence when getting prepared, but there are “plenty of options” for those preparing themselves for a potential internet outage. Emergency essentials were listed off by the expert, who says there is a link between “solar activity” and internet preparedness.

Speaking to the Daily Star, Payless Power CEO Brandon Young said: “Solar storms are the most searched-for type of internet apocalypse. The sun is becoming more active than it has been in over a decade, significantly increasing the potential for power outages, grounded flights, and stunning auroras.

“The sun is entering a period of peak activity that will last several years. Plenty of options exist for people searching and preparing for the next internet blackout.

“We advise securing emergency lighting, purchasing non-perishable foods, and having a battery-operated radio to make sure emergency alerts and news are accessible during the outage. Similar to any big natural disaster, cities may lose power for weeks or more, and many activities necessary to daily life would be interrupted.”

This increase in activity comes from an “uptick in solar activity” which is “likely driving much of the search volume around an internet apocalypse.”

Some steady preparation for a potential permanent outage may be advised, as expert Young believes the solar storms could “impact society” beyond repair, and the likelihood of a storm is rising.

He added: “Solar storms have the potential to impact society in several ways: power outages, grounded flights, and stunning auroras. Solar storms are largely a result of an increase in the sun’s activity. We are now in such a period. Yet, over 90% of people have taken no preparatory measures to mitigate the impact of an internet apocalypse on their personal or professional lives.”

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ChatGPT, a generative AI platform, can now acquire data directly from the internet and gather current information in real-time in a significant development for the software, as per its developer OpenAI.

Until now, ChatGPT´s responses to user queries were based on a vast database, which did not contain information from after August 2021.

“ChatGPT can now browse the internet to provide you with current and authoritative information, complete with direct links to sources,” OpenAI said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “It is no longer limited to data before September 2021.”

It also said that the latest feature would allow sites to control how ChatGPT interacts with them.

OpenAI launched the update for its paying subscribers in June but suspended it after users managed to bypass paywalls on internet content.

The feature, dubbed “Browse with Bing”, is also reserved for paying subscribers of ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise services, but OpenAI said it would soon be available to all users.

OpenAI partner Microsoft already offers Bing Chat, an integration of GPT-4, the language model used to develop ChatGPT, with its internet search engine, as does Google with its conversational robot Bard.

ChatGPT will provide direct sources alongside its responses, which will no longer be based on the single database the program´s publisher controls.

The National Trust has revealed how 93 of the properties it looks after have links to historic colonialism and slavery.

The connections are highlighted in a report which was commissioned by the heritage and conservation charity last September.

The report was part of efforts to tell the history of colonialism and slavery at its historic places.

It details links to plantation owners and those who were paid compensation for enslaved people freed through abolition, as well as those who gained their wealth through the slave trade.

Properties with connections to people involved in colonial expansion, including leading figures in the East India Company, or senior figures in administering colonies, including Winston Churchill’s home Chartwell, are included in the survey.

And those with important cultural links to Britain’s colonial history, such as writer Rudyard Kipling’s home in Sussex, Bateman’s, or the home of historian Thomas Carlyle in London are also highlighted.

The National Trust report shows how estates and stately homes such as Clandon Park, Surrey, and Hare Hall in Cheshire, were linked to wealth from plantations or the slave trade.

Some 29 properties cared for by the National Trust have links to successful compensation claims as a result of the abolition of slavery, such as Glastonbury Tor in Somerset, and Blickling Hall, Norfolk, the report shows.

Quarry Bank Mill, in Cheshire, was built using family wealth related to slavery, while Bath Assembly Rooms was connected to the wider colonial and slavery economies of the 18th century, it highlights.

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Powis Castle in Wales, with its links to Clive of India, and Cragside, Northumberland, which was home to Sir William Armstrong who supplied guns to British military forces, are among those with imperial links.

The survey also documents those National Trust properties belonging to people who were involved in the abolition movement or the fight against colonial oppression.

And it highlights the presence of African, Asian and Chinese people working on English and Welsh estates.

The report draws on the Trust’s own archives and external evidence such as the Legacies of British Slave-ownership project run by University College London.

Dr Tarnya Cooper, the National Trust’s curatorial and collections director said: “The buildings in the care of the National Trust reflect many different periods and a range of British and global histories – social, industrial, political and cultural.

“A significant number of those in our care have links to the colonisation of different parts of the world, and some to historic slavery.

“Colonialism and slavery were central to the national economy from the 17th to the 19th centuries.”

And she said it was the National Trust’s job, as a heritage charity, to research, interpret and openly share full and up-to-date information about its properties.

Dr Cooper said: “This report is the fullest account to date of the links between places now in the care of the National Trust and colonialism and historic slavery.”

She added it was not exhaustive and would be added to as more research was done.

The research has been used to update online information and will be used to help the Trust review visitor information and displays at properties.