search
octopuses
Trends
- 1Octopus Happy Hours: charging battery beats charging car▼Strange artefact of the Octopus Happy Hours: it is more financially effective for me to charge the house battery +run ap
A UK household on Octopus Energy's Happy Hours tariff has found a counterintuitive quirk: plugging in the electric car triggers a cheaper per-kW rate, so it works out more economical to run the house battery and appliances instead of charging the vehicle. With the tariff dropping the price from 33p to 8p per kW once the car draws power, the user says either way it amounts to free electricity.
- 2My Nuclear Octopus 2 free demo launches on Steam●The MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2 free demo is now live on Steam! Thanks so much to everyone who tested it with me, provid
A free demo of MNOZ - My Nuclear Octopus 2, the sequel to the indie game about a nuclear-powered octopus, is now available on Steam. The developer thanked playtesters and supporters who helped along the way, and players can now try the demo ahead of the full release.
- 3
The Octopus Conference 2026, an annual gathering organised by the Center for Democracy and Technology focused on surveillance, encryption and technology policy, is drawing attention ahead of next year's edition. The conference brings together policymakers, technologists and civil society groups to debate issues including lawful access to encrypted data, AI governance and digital rights. Observers expect debates over encryption and government surveillance to again take centre stage.