The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has given Amazon’s Prime Air drones the go-ahead to deliver new categories of devices, including products with lithium ion batteries like iPhones, AirPods, and more, Amazon has announced. The company says those product categories can be shipped to your door within 60 minutes — if you’re in one of the […]

England men's cricket team do not want to feel out of touch with their fans, says head coach Brendon McCullum.

It: Welcome to Derry, the prequel TV show for Stephen King’s It, has a new trailer. Coming to HBO Max (née Max, née HBO Go, née HBO Now, née…) this fall, the show centers on what seems to be the origins of It’s supernatural villain Pennywise the Clown and the first crop of kids to […]

I finally picked up Boris Dolgov by David Saunders. It is a biography and art portfolio of Boris Dolgov (1910-58), who did a couple of hundred interior story illustrations for the pulps, mainly Weird Tales, and a handful of Weird Tales covers.

Walmart has released a new version of its 4K Google TV box that could be an even better replacement for Google’s now discontinued Chromecast line. The new $29.88 Onn 4K Plus Streaming Device is $10 more expensive than Walmart’s $19.88 entry-level Onn 4K, but includes a feature from the pricier $49.88 Onn 4K Pro smart […]

Options under discussion include changing eligibility, or restoring the payments to all pensioners.

Phones that flip and fold have been The Next Big Thing so long it almost seems like they might never happen. Even as they've gotten better, faster, and more durable, devices from Google, Samsung, and others have just had too many compromises. (They also cost way too much.) But bit by bit, year by year, […]

Ian Stuart, from HSBC, said banks were spending "enormous" sums shoring up their IT systems.

I'm altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further

The union representing American actors has complained about Llama Production, which is owned by Epic Games, over the use of generative AI in a new character for Fortnite.…

Sir Keir Starmer has apologised for being "overly rude" to a Welsh MP after accusing her of "talking rubbish".

The first three pieces of the Bayesian superyacht, which capsized off Italy last year, have been brought to the surface.

A vaccine programme for gonorrhoea is being rolled out across England from August amid a record number of cases and increasing antibiotic resistant strains of the bacteria.

Ad-supported tiers are proving to be popular with streaming customers. New data from subscription analyst firm Antenna shows that 46 percent of Discovery Plus, Disney Plus, Hulu, HBO Max, Netflix, Paramount Plus, and Peacock subscribers in the US are paying for ad-supported plans, and that around 75 percent of subscribers have at least tried them. […]

Fast, compact, useful? Who are you, and what did you do with Windows?

Build  Microsoft has brought back an old favorite to the Windows command line interface: Edit, a text editor harking back to the halcyon days of DOS and text mode applications.…

I suspect my dog does not like the Roborock Saros Z70. Unlike the dozens of other robot vacuums that Gus happily lets clean around him while he sleeps, the Z70 keeps stealing his treasures. Not his dog toys - although that could be a future feature - but my family's socks that he loves to […]

It follows Donald Trump saying Russia and Ukraine will "immediately" start negotiating, after a two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin.

The foreign secretary has denounced Israel's actions in Gaza as "intolerable" but stopped short of saying it had committed genocide.

Essex bowler Sam Cook will make his England debut in this week's Test against Zimbabwe, coach Brendon McCullum confirms.

Up to 80,000 Manchester United and Tottenham fans are expected to descend on Bilbao, a city with a population of around 350,000, for Wednesday's Europa League final.

Peter Green Chilled supplies all the major UK chains

It's more bad news for UK supermarkets with chilled and frozen food distribution business Peter Green Chilled confirming a ransomware attack with customers.…

"We don't think it will lead to any outcome," the supreme leader warns, saying the US is making "outrageous" demands on uranium enrichment.

The family of a firefighter killed in a blaze at a former RAF base have described her as a "hero" who was a "force to be reckoned with".

A Palestinian man who was one of the first amputee members of a squad of para-cyclists in Gaza has been killed in an Israeli airstrike, his team has announced.

The alignment of some megalithic temples in Malta suggests they may have been used to teach sailors how to navigate by the stars

I have been chewing over some of the main elements of the UK-EU agreement. 

A man has been found not guilty of preventing the burial of two babies in South Wales.

Behold ‘Project Battlematrix’

Computex  When it comes to AI accelerators, Intel isn't very competitive, and its newly announced Battlemage workstation cards don't do much to change that. But at least they're cheap. Really cheap.…

A top team of former government ministers and military and security chiefs have taken part in a wargame that simulates a Russian attack on the UK for a new podcast series announced on Wednesday by Sky News and Tortoise Media.

Microsoft is starting to integrate AI shortcuts, or what it calls AI actions, into the File Explorer in Windows 11. These shortcuts let you right-click on a file and quickly get to Windows AI features like blurring the background of a photo, erasing objects, or even summarizing content from Office files. Four image actions are […]

Logistics firm Peter Green Chilled supplies major supermarkets, but it is relatively small compared to its rivals.

The young men were shot dead as they lingered in a village square after a church festivity.

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, has his sentence reduced by four months.

An illegal immigrant who was involved in smuggling more than 3,000 others into Europe has been sentenced to 25 years in jail.

Indian police hunting a murder suspect after his wife's body was found in a car boot in the UK have offered a reward to help find him.

Are there aliens living on the exoplanet K2-18b? Some astronomers believe they have evidence for molecules on the planet that must have a biological origin, but others disagree

The boss of one of the UK's biggest banks says it is being attacked "all the time" by online criminals and he is kept up at night by cyber threats.

Even well-optimized models only likely to use 35 to 45% of compute the silicon can deliver

GPU accelerators used in AI processing are costly items, so making sure you get the best usage out of them ought to be a priority, yet the industry lacks an effective way of measuring this, says the Uptime Institute.…

Sag-Aftra says the hit video game has used tech to replace human performers.

The UK has placed fresh sanctions on Russia as the Kremlin refused to put a timeline on ceasefire talks with Ukraine.

Some of Adobe’s most expensive Creative Cloud subscriptions are about to get even pricier for users in North America. Starting from June 17th, the Creative Cloud All Apps plan will be renamed Creative Cloud Pro for users in the US, Canada, and Mexico, adding a bunch of generative AI perks in exchange for bumping up […]

The wife of a former Conservative councillor has lost an appeal against her 31-month prison sentence for an online rant about migrants on the day of the Southport attacks.

A two-year-old boy has died after reportedly falling from a height.

Satellite observations show the ice sheets are melting faster than expected, and slowing sea level rise to a manageable rate would require lowering the global temperature below the current level

Former England international Mike Brown announces his retirement from rugby at the end of the season with a message for the sport's rulers.

Leicester City are referred to an independent commission by the Premier League for an alleged breach of EFL financial rules while they were in the Championship in the 2023-24 season.

Alba MSP Ash Regan's bill would change the law to make it an offence to pay for sexual services.

Acclaimed Russian ballet choreographer, Yuri Grigorovich, received top Soviet and Russian honours.

Tommy Robinson is due to be released from prison in days after his sentence for the civil offence of contempt of court was reduced by four months at the High Court.

There’s something wrong with keyboard design, but we can’t put our finger on it

Opinion  Linus Torvalds is the global hero most of the world doesn't even know exists. There are no big movies about him, no best-selling biographies, no ardent Torvaldian cultists with home altars and gilded icons. At least, we hope not.…

The goal of limiting warming to 1.5C is too high to avoid continued sea-level rise, scientists warn.

About 14,000 babies will die in 48 hours if aid does not reach them, a UN humanitarian chief warns.

A coroner has concluded that an 11-year-old girl was unlawfully killed after she drowned at a waterpark in Berkshire in 2022.

A former teacher has been charged with sexual offences against three teenage girls.

Renewable energy has driven a manufacturing boom in the US, but that’s all at stake as Congress weighs cuts to Biden-era tax incentives. Solar, wind, and battery companies have announced plans to either create or expand 250 manufacturing facilities since August 2022. That’s when Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), considered the biggest federal […]

Researcher finds VoLTE metadata could be used to locate users within 100 meters

UK telco Virgin Media O2 has fixed an issue with its 4G Calling feature that allowed users' general location to be discerned by those who called them.…

Netflix and Sesame Street have agreed a deal that will bring the children's show to the streaming platform's wider audience after President Trump cut federal funding for the free-to-air TV network Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

All-rounder, leader and mother, Stephan Shemilt talks to those who best know new England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt.

Fighter jets hit sites including a school in Gaza City, the Hamas-run civil defence agency says.

Garden centre owner, Robin Mercer, says the new UK-EU deal is "long overdue" as current arrangements have driven up costs.

The seven-metre tall sauropod sculpture - named Boom Boom - has divided local opinion.

Harvey is invited to a top music school after teaching himself in just five months.

William Goodge ran from Perth to Sydney in 35 days, running the equivalent of 2.5 marathons each day.

A second man has been charged in connection with a series of fires linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

A second man has been charged in connection with a series of fires linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Because nobody wants a random and unverified bot tickling their APIs

To unify the proliferating set of would-be standards to govern AI agents, researchers have proposed yet another standard.…

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the Monaco Grand Prix.

In 2007, Arsenal became the first English team to win the Uefa Women's Champions League. BBC Sport take a look at where their European heroes are now.

Those convicted of child sexual offences may not be banned from contact with their own offspring.

A 92-year-old disabled man was sprayed in the face with synthetic pepper spray before being hit with a baton and shot by a Taser by police officers during a callout, a court has heard.

After the most turbulent period of her career, Iga Swiatek is facing questions about her clay-court game before her French Open title defence.

France, the UK and Canada are among nations that have sharpened their criticism of Israel's ground offensive.

Urges world leaders to pay attention because he’s already building factories in which GenAI is acing scutwork

Computex  Foxconn chair Young Li has predicted the combination of generative AI and robotics will destroy low-end manufacturing jobs and called on world leaders to recognize inevitable geopolitical shifts that will follow.…

The chancellor tells the BBC the latest trade agreements with the EU, US and India will boost economic growth.

"I always win things in my second year," said Ange Postecoglou, who hopes to guide Tottenham to glory in the Europa League final.

Bella Culley, 18, is being held in a Georgian prison after being charged with drug offences.

French police came across the statue by chance during an unrelated investigation.

People, pets and tradespeople are stung as the problem is traced back to beehives at one property.

Manchester United play "the most financially important match in the club's history" against Tottenham on Wednesday - BBC sports editor Dan Roan explains why it is one they cannot afford to lose.

The Birmingham comedian and actor will be headlining a one-off show at the end of May.

China's CATL makes more than a third of electric vehicle batteries sold worldwide and also supplies VW and Toyota.

Archaeologists find human and animal remains in the base of the bucket, confirming their beliefs.

Reaction to the UK's new trade deal with the EU dominated the front pages of Tuesday's papers.

The UK, France and Canada "strongly oppose" Benjamin Netanyahu's expansion of military operations.

The platform will offer a new season and 90 hours of previous episodes to its 300 million subscribers.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager died in what police have called a "targeted attack" in Bury.

Our political editor reflects on the UK's deal with the EU to smoothen frictions in trade.

MSI has revealed its latest iteration of its Claw PC gaming handheld — and this time, it’s powered by AMD. The company showed off the Claw A8 BZ2EM at Computex 2025, which comes with an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme chip along with up to 24GB of DDR5 memory. That’s a bit less than the 32GB […]

The US president holds talks with leaders of both countries in the latest efforts to end the fighting.

Fine-print is vague and broad, could easily be abused to blunt protected speech

President Donald Trump officially signed Monday the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a bill to criminalize revenge porn - both real and AI-generated. But internet rights groups have repeatedly warned the law is overly broad and vague, and could be used to order the takedown of protected speech.…

The Met Office has transferred to a new off-site supercomputer - which could make 14-day forecasts as accurate as seven-day equivalents.

It would settle a wrongful death suit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot by police while breaching the US Capitol.

A man who was killed in a fire at a former RAF base was trying to help firefighters tackle the blaze, his family said.

Researchers in the US and Japan are competing to explain the existence of the planets, stars and galaxies.

With NHS mental health waitlists at record highs, are chatbots a possible solution?

Hundreds of sub-postmasters had their names and addresses accidentally published online last year.

Elgato announced a new “Stream Deck Everywhere” strategy at Computex, which includes a software-based virtual Stream Deck for PCs, an ethernet dock accessory, unbranded Stream Deck modules that can bring its keys into other products, and even new scissor-switch keys for a more precise, keyboard-like feel. “With these launches, we’re opening up Stream Deck to […]

Brain drain, budget cuts, constant cyberthreats - who wouldn't want this job?

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has a new No. 2: Madhu Gottumukkala, stepping in as the nation's lead civilian cyber agency faces budget cuts, a brain drain, and the never-ending task of defending critical infrastructure.…

Lanez, convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion, was stabbed 14 times by a fellow inmate in a California prison.

Mohamed Salah's wait goes on in his bid to beat the Premier League's goal involvement and assist records - but he has one more chance this season.

Statements from both world leaders reveal two very different realities about ending the war in Ukraine.