The New Scientist Book Club has various issues with Masud Husain's prize-winning popular science book about neurology

In this passage from the opening of Grace Chan’s sci-fi novel, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, we are introduced to her protagonists as they spend time in a virtual utopia which is becoming increasingly tempting in a dying world

Grace Chan, author of Every Version of You, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, explores the philosophical implications of the choices her characters make

The autumn internationals get under way on Saturday as teams look to pick up vital ranking points before the draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

Surrey to be divided into two new councils in first phase of countrywide reorg

The UK government will replace Surrey County Council and its 11 borough and district councils with two new unitary councils, which will provide most local services to the area's 1.2 million residents.…

People who've moved house in the last five years are being encouraged to contact their old energy suppliers in case they have outstanding credit.

Ofcom 'disappointed' by decision that 'goes against the spirit of our rules'

Britian's comms regulator has criticized O2 for hiking prices beyond what customers agreed to, exploiting a loophole in rules designed to end unpredictable mid-contract increases.…

Mikaela Mayer outpointed Mary Spencer in Canada to become a unified light-middleweight and a three-division world champion.

As Eder Sarabia heads back to Barcelona, the Elche boss tells Guillem Balague about his indifferent playing career, his famous father and his return to La Liga.

Hospitals told to upgrade, but some medical device makers haven't prescribed compatibility yet

NHS hospitals are being blocked from fully upgrading to Windows 11 by a small number of suppliers that have yet to make their medical devices compatible with Microsoft's latest operating system.…

One of the constant refrains throughout England's triumphant run at Euro 2025 – and indeed most women's football matches in recent years – has been how important the success of the Lionesses has been for the growth of the game.

Stripping Andrew of the title 'prince' is colossal, says the BBC's royal correspondent Sean Coughlan.

Watch the three FA Cup goals scored by Jack Wilshere and Robbie Savage, who meet as managers in the first round on Friday evening.

When tech support collides with Halloween, the results are scary

On Call  Happy Halloween, dear reader! The Register wishes you a wonderfully scary day. To kick things off, we’ve twisted On Call, our weekly reader-contributed column about keeping computers alive despite the best efforts of zombie coworkers and demonic bosses, to bring tales of times tech support turned spooky.…

In a recent episode of her TV series, the reality star said she believed the moon landing was fake.

The green mummified remains of a teenager buried in Italy 200 to 400 years ago have given us new insights into the preservative properties of copper

The Royal announcement that Andrew will be stripped of the title of "prince" dominates Friday's papers.

Because fewer people like banknotes, and payment sovereignty is a problem

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided the bloc needs a digital version of the Euro, and ordered work that could see it enter circulation in 2029.…

Driving through western Jamaica, it's staggering how wide Hurricane Melissa's field of destruction is.

The relatives of the late Virginia Giuffre, who accused the royal of sexual abuse, say she would be "proud".

Beck and Bec Lea say the move will allow their teenage daughter to keep making content.

The company says its property manager offered to apply for the required licence but this never happened.

What do James A. Corey, George RR Martin, and Mary Robinette Kowal have in common? Like thousands of their peers, each had a mentor help them navigate the wild world of publishing in some way, shape, or form.

The Gaudí-designed architectural marvel now stands at an impressive 162.91 metres.

The president sets the limit at 7,500 for the coming year, a dramatic cut from 125,000.

Orlando airport, one of America's most popular travel hubs, came close to cancelling all landings after the government's shutdown caused a last-minute scramble for air traffic controllers.

HTV-X capsule is designed to hang around in space after delivering cargo to ISS

Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is celebrating after its new cargo carrier docked at the International Space Station.…

A gruesome challenge follows yet another celebrity murder on the reality TV show, which nears its finale.

If you're struggling to get on top of your money, here are four ways to help you manage it better.

The site tells BBC News it believes people are viewing riskier sites - but they may just be using VPNs.

The decline in UK wildflower meadows not only threatens wildlife, say experts, but could drive up certain food prices

Patients are dying in corridors and others left for hours in soiled clothes, says Age UK.

The men are accused of running a drug ring in New York City that sold counterfeit prescription opioid pills through social media.

A new study estimates that about half of all churches in England have bats living in them.

The family of Prince Andrew's accuser have hailed the King's decision to remove his royal titles and have him leave his Windsor home after weeks of renewed scrutiny over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Thousands of US adoptees do not have citizenship despite being brought to the country as babies decades ago. Now many fear deportation.

How To Be Human finds the star grappling with grief and heartbreak, instead of murdering celebrities.

This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. To understand how Microsoft sees its role in the AI race, look at what was announced at the company's GitHub Universe developer conference on Tuesday in San Francisco. The […]

Diana Loginova sang songs critical of the Kremlin. The 18-year-old and her bandmate are now in court.

UK Steel said while the increased support was welcomed, the government could have gone further.

The spending will continue until AI revenue improves

Despite a trickle of bad news from Amazon in recent weeks, the company's business is thrumming along, with AWS leading the way.…

The former East Wing of the White House has been demolished.

The southwest of the island bore the full force Hurricane Melissa's 185 mph (295km/h) winds on Tuesday.

Tech giants Apple and Amazon have defied industry predictions with better-than-expected financial results.

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The dramatic move follows weeks of intense scrutiny over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Fenerbahce's home EuroLeague fixtures against Israeli sides Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv are relocated to Munich over security concerns.

Repeated delays to the UK's multibillion-pound F-35 fast jet programme, because of a lack of cash, has increased costs and harmed the plane's ability to fight, a report by MPs has said.

Harrowing accounts from people who have escaped an RSF assault on the besieged city of el-Fasher.

A recording of the programme was interrupted on Thursday as the news broke.

No costume idea? We've got you covered

Hacking makes the holidays so much more enjoyable, and nothing says trick or treat quite like pwning LED Halloween masks belonging to every neighborhood kid during candy-collection hours.…

Jaywick, a seaside town in Essex, has been named the most deprived area for a fourth time in a row.

The US is drastically cutting the number of refugees it will allow into the country to 7,500, and giving priority to white South Africans.

Tim Cook says Apple has plans to embed more third-party AI tools into the company’s operating systems. “Our intention is to integrate with more people over time,” Cook said in an interview with CNBC. Apple has already embedded ChatGPT into Siri, with a Google Gemini integration said to be in the works, along with rumors […]

For generations, Keith Asad's family has owned olive trees in the land near the West Bank town of Turmosayya, but now they are out of his reach.

England's coaching staff turn to their cricket counterparts for inspiration before their opening autumn Test against Australia at Allianz Stadium.

Andrew always denied the allegations - but the repeated accusations would not go away.

Andrew has been stripped of his royal titles, Buckingham Palace has said.

Company tells users concerned about exfiltration to 'stop it if you see it'

A researcher has found a way to trick Claude into uploading private data to an attacker's account using indirect prompt injection. Anthropic says it has already documented the risk, and its foolproof solution is: keep an eye on your screen.…

Rachel Reeves has received an apology from a lettings agency after the company confirmed it offered to apply for a rental licence and then failed to do so.

Sir Keir Starmer has said Rachel Reeves will face no further action over her "inadvertent failure" to obtain a rental licence for her south London home.

Experts tell the BBC a US resumption of nuclear weapons testing would be a radical shift and spark a nuclear arms race.

World number one Luke Humphries scrapes into the Players Championship Finals as reigning world champion Luke Littler criticises tournament officials.

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Pro received a decent price drop during Amazon’s October Prime Day sale, but if you held off on picking them up, your patience has been rewarded. Right now, the noise-canceling earbuds are available for around $165 ($85 off) at Amazon and Best Buy, which is the lowest price we’ve seen in […]

The King's brother loses his title of prince and will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.

In several emails, the letting agent suggests they will apply for the licence on Reeves's behalf.

BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on the computer game Football Manager 26 with his predictions for this weekend's Premier League fixtures.

Despite Amazon and other retailers having filled the summer and fall months with more sales than ever before, Black Friday and Cyber Monday remain the biggest shopping days of the year. Thankfully, like in previous years, we’ll be working to highlight the best prices on phones, TVs, noise-canceling headphones, gaming gear, and other tech throughout […]

The images reveal how the Category 5 hurricane caused devastation in some of Jamaica's communities.

Expired security cert, real Brussels agenda, plus PlugX malware finish the job

Cyber spies linked to the Chinese government exploited a Windows shortcut vulnerability disclosed in March – but that Microsoft hasn't fixed yet – to target European diplomats in an effort to steal defense and national security details.…

People, Files, and Calendar companion apps gain an auto-installed dose of AI

Just when you thought Microsoft had run out of Windows apps to stuff with Copilot, it's cramming the AI into your taskbar companions - People, Files, and Calendar are next.…

How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

Microsoft also ramping up spending, but investors concerned about overshooting demand

Alphabet, Google's parent company, expects capital expenditures to hit $93 billion in 2025, largely to meet demand from cloud customers, according to its recent financial report.…

Jemimah Rodrigues' epic 127 leads India to one of the greatest World Cup wins - and provides them with a chance to change the women's game as we know it.

Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS are exciting, but there is no reason to claim that they are evidence of alien spacecraft – sometimes a comet is just comet, says Robin George Andrews

If you choose to get an extra controller for your Nintendo Switch 2, you can spend a lot — and get a lot in return. Buying Nintendo’s own $89.99 Switch 2 Pro Controller, for instance, will net you the console’s only wireless controller with a 3.5mm headphone jack, not to mention great rumble, OS-level rear […]

Earlier this year, Apple sued leaker Jon Prosser alongside Michael Ramacciotti, alleging the two had a “coordinated scheme to break into an Apple development iPhone, steal Apple’s trade secrets, and profit from the theft.” However, in a new filing, Ramacciotti “denies that he planned or participated in any conspiracy or coordinated scheme” with Prosser” and […]

The King has initiated the "formal process" to remove Prince Andrew's titles and honours – and notice has been served for Andrew to surrender his lease at the Royal Lodge, Buckingham Palace said in a statement.

A man who burgled one of Damien Hirst's studios and was caught by police who traced the movements of his GPS-enabled ankle tag has been jailed.

Service will tell on compromised organizations, even if they didn't plan on doing so themselves

Some orgs would rather you not know when they've suffered a cyberattack, but a new platform from privacy-focused tech firm Proton will shine a light on the big breaches that might otherwise stay buried.…

Buildings, power lines, and a church once visited by King Charles are down in the tourism hub of Falmouth.

State cries foul over "crooked elections" claim in Alabama move

The State of Colorado has thrown a sueball at the Trump administration over the president's decision to relocate the headquarters of the US Space Command from Colorado Springs to Alabama.…

YouTube has introduced a new like button on select videos that rewards your engagement with a brief animation. The feature was first announced in mid-October as part of a slate of updates that included UI changes to make the platform easier to navigate, There are currently 20 different animations that are customized to the genre […]

Ipswich Town's Kieran McKenna says he has had "no conversations" with Celtic about their managerial vacancy, while Wales head coach Craig Bellamy is committed to seeing out his team's World Cup campaign.

Vivo’s flagship X300 and X300 Pro only launched in China two weeks ago, but they’re getting an international release faster than we’re used to from Vivo. Today, the company announced that both phones are going on sale outside China, including a handful of European countries, and bringing with them OriginOS — Vivo’s previously China-only Android-based operating […]

The National Trust says it has added netting to protect the stump's "fragile regrowth".

A teenager has been filmed "risking everything" for a "game" after coming within inches of being hit by an oncoming train.

Microsoft has officially released its Windows 11 remote desktop feature across Meta’s Quest 3 and Quest 3S headsets. The feature can beam multiple high-resolution monitors to your Quest headset, while also allowing you to try an immersive ultrawide mode, similar to what you can do on Apple’s Vision Pro. Microsoft first launched its virtual desktop […]

Three men have been charged with child sexual offences, including rape and sexual assault, in Rochdale, police have said.

Jemimah Rodrigues' unbeaten century helps India complete a record run chase to claim a stunning five-wicket win over Australia and reach the Women's World Cup final where they will face South Africa.

The government hinting at a rise in income tax at the budget only to not go through with it in a bid to win over voters would be "deplorable", according to Labour peer Harriet Harman.

His five-day tour displayed the power of his presidency - but also, at times, that power's limitations.

Standard techniques for removing kidney stones often require repeated surgery, but a magnetic gel seems to make the process more efficient

Canva is introducing new digital marketing and video-editing tools, built around what the company is calling a “world-first” design-focused AI model. These launches are part of an overhaul to the design platforms Visual Suite workplace products, which Canva describes as a “Creative Operating System” for marketing teams. To be clear, this isn’t an operating system […]

New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson recalls Beauden Barrett and Caleb Clarke for Saturday's Test against Ireland in Chicago.

Jemimah Rodrigues hits a remarkable unbeaten century as India complete a record chase to beat Australia and reach the Women's World Cup final.

You don’t necessarily have to buy a bunch of pricey new smart devices to enjoy the convenience of a smart home. The SwitchBot Bot offers an easy, affordable way to bring smart control to many of the regular gadgets you already own, and right now it’s available for just $23.99 ($6 off) from SwitchBot with […]

Five teenagers have been arrested after a house fire in Devon left one person dead.

This week, as part of its big layoffs, an Amazon exec said that the company is halting a “significant” amount of its work on MMOs, and the changes appear to have led to the Lord of the Rings MMO the company was working on with Embracer being canceled. “This morning I was part of the […]

The UK's flu season has begun more than a month earlier than usual – with cases three times higher than this time last year.