The trade association backing some of the biggest news publishers in the US slammed Google’s newly expanded AI Mode, which trades traditional search results for an AI chatbot-like interface. In a statement on Wednesday, the News/Media Alliance said the new feature is “depriving” publishers of both traffic and revenue. During Google I/O on Tuesday, the […]

Sex offenders could face chemical castration and thousands of offenders will be released after serving a third of their jail term, under plans proposed in a sentencing policy review set to be accepted by ministers.

Microsoft has announced that a new “Retro Classics” collection is now available to Game Pass subscribers. Reminiscent of the Nintendo Switch Online classic games library, the collection includes Pitfall, Grand Prix, and more than 50 other Activision titles from the 1980s and 1990s. It’s not as many titles as the 1,300 retro games that Antstream, Microsoft’s […]

LLM trained on decades of weather data claimed to be faster, and cheaper

Scientists have developed a machine learning model that can outperform official agencies at predicting tropical cyclone tracks, and do it faster and cheaper than traditional physics-based systems.…

Forecasters say the chance of a tornado on Wednesday is extremely low and a warning has not been issued.

Chocolate Factory comes for Meta's Ray-Bans with Warby Parker pact

Google I/O  Google and eyeglass maker Warby Parker have partnered to create a more stylish successor to Google Glass, which cofounder Sergey Brin quipped will actually be polished before launch this time.…

The move follows political pressure in recent weeks after Labour losses at England's local elections.

Artist and musician Brian Eno — who also composed the iconic Windows 95 operating system startup chime — called on Microsoft today to “suspend all services that support any operations that contribute to violations of international law,” saying the company plays a role in “surveillance, violence, and destruction in Palestine.” It’s the latest high-profile instance […]

Tottenham Hotspur have won the Europa League after beating Premier League rivals Manchester United 1-0 in the final.

The government is "actively reviewing" private prescriptions of cross-sex hormones for under-18s, the High Court hears.

The 2026 Chevy Silverado EV is going off road — way off road — with the addition of the Trail Boss trim to the electric pickup’s lineup. The electric version of the automaker’s popular off-road trim, Trail Boss offers more capability and — insanely — even more range for the already class-leading Silverado EV. The upgraded […]

Organisers of a controversial event allowing banned performance-enhancing drugs say a swimmer has broken a long-standing world record.

Google announced a new SynthID Detector tool at Google I/O that lets you check if content has been made with the assistance of Google’s AI tools. In a blog post, Google DeepMind’s Pushmeet Kohli describes SynthID Detector as “a verification portal” that can “quickly and efficiently identify AI-generated content made with Google AI.” It’s also […]

Toyota is redesigning and “electrifying” its Rav4 lineup for 2026 with models that aren’t quite EVs, but could masquerade as one. The mega popular SUV will come standard with hybrid powertrains, including a plug-in version with a feature you’d expect in only pure EVs: fast charging. That’s right, the 2026 Rav4 PHEV can now plug […]

And it gets even harder when you try to estimate CO2 emissions

A single person with a serious AI habit may chew through enough electricity each day to keep a microwave running for more than three hours. And the actual toll may even be worse, as so many companies keep details about their AI models secret.…

Support for the war in Gaza is waning, with some Israeli political and military figures criticising the conflict in recent days.

Their connection? Aiding Ukraine, duh

Russian cyberspies have targeted "dozens" of Western and NATO-country logistics providers, tech companies, and government orgs providing transport and foreign assistance to Ukraine, according to a joint government announcement issued Wednesday.…

Residents of the 26-storey tower in Poplar say they have been stranded after both lifts went down.

While announcing a reportedly $6.5 billion team-up on AI hardware between his startup, io, and OpenAI, Jony Ive spoke to Bloomberg and commented on last year’s attempts at making AI hardware happen, the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin: There have been public failures as well, such as the Humane AI Pin and the Rabbit […]

Social media is awash with videos claiming that taping your mouth closed will improve your sleep – but the evidence doesn't stack up

Shepherds and sheepdogs oversee the flocks of pregnant sheep returning from the mountains.

Credit card theft losses in 2023 alone totaled $36.5M

International cops working with Microsoft have shut down infrastructure and seized web domains used to run a distribution service for info-stealing malware Lumma. Criminals paid $250 to $1,000 a month to get access to the infostealer.…

The White House insists that the gift is legal, but some of Trump's biggest backers have criticised the deal.

In its antitrust case against Meta, the US Federal Trade Commission is asking a judge to consider an alternate reality. In that world, the company never bought Instagram and WhatsApp. The two apps remained competitive with Facebook, developing features that competed for users' attention. And that competition created a thriving ecosystem of social media apps […]

West Indies' Realeanna Grimmond is run out in bizarre fashion to leave West Indies on 47-3 in their first T20 against England at Canterbury.

Protesters were seen in videos calling for an end to the war and the removal of the armed group from Gaza

Many nations have condemned the Israel military, which says a delegation visiting Jenin deviated from an agreed route.

Wireless charging is slower and less efficient than plugging in a wire, but it’s certainly convenient — especially when you add magnets. Most people who have an iPhone 12 or later (except the 16E) and want a magnetic charger should get a Qi2 charger. Any Qi2-certified charger will charge a MagSafe iPhone up to 15W […]

The Trump administration has officially accepted a luxury jet that will be used as Air Force One as a gift from Qatar, the Pentagon said.

With the US in retreat from climate negotiations, China's Xi Jinping could become the next green global leader

Most parenting manuals end up gathering dust on my bedside table, but Melinda Wenner Moyer's Hello, Cruel World! isn’t one of them

Feedback is delighted to discover that a team of scientists has tackled the popular school experiment in which children design a device to protect a dropped egg from cracking. But what was the answer?

We have been lucky to dodge nuclear Armageddon so far, but we can't keep trusting to fortune. If we don't want to wipe ourselves out, here's what we need do next, says Mark Lynas

In an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, Trump pressed Cyril Ramaphosa on widely discredited claims of a white genocide in South Africa.

Bribed support staff were identified and fired

Coinbase says the data of nearly 70,000 customers was handed over by overseas support staff who were bribed by criminals to give up the goods.…

OpenAI is buying io, a hardware company founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive and several other former engineers from his time there, including Scott Cannon, Evans Hankey, and Tang Tan. Ive won’t be joining OpenAI, and his design firm, LoveFrom, will continue to be independent, but they will “take over design for all […]

The UN agency says Israeli ground operations and evacuation orders are putting hospitals out of service or making them inaccessible.

Memorial Day weekend isn’t just for barbecues and beach trips — it’s also a chance to score some of the best tech deals you’ll find all season. And despite the fact the holiday isn’t until Monday, May 26th, multiple retailers are already offering steep discounts on some of our favorite gadgets, from big-ticket items to […]

Inflation has risen by more than expected on higher water, energy and food bills grew - how are ordinary people making their income stretch?

Fish made famous by the movie Finding Nemo are shrinking to cope with marine heatwaves.

Captain Ben Stokes gives a strong hint that Jacob Bethell will come straight back into the England team for the series against India later this summer.

Richard Carapaz launches a late attack to take victory on stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday, as overall leader Isaac del Toro finishes second.

The Trump administration’s attempts to gut 12 energy efficiency standards could cost Americans billions of dollars in higher electricity bills.  The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that it plans to rollback dozens of policies in what it called its “largest deregulatory effort in history.” While the DOE claims that getting rid of “burdensome and […]

When 'AI-powered' means 'mostly humans and bad decisions'

Comment  The collapse of Builder.ai has cast fresh light on AI coding practices, despite the software company blaming its fall from grace on poor historical decision-making.…

Google didn’t want to give publishers the choice to keep their content out of AI Search results because it’s “evolving into a space for monetisation.” That’s according to a newly disclosed internal document spotted by Bloomberg, which reveals that Google had discussed offering publishers more granular control over how website data would be used in […]

Luminar, a company that develops lidar systems for autonomous vehicles, started laying off workers just one day after its founder and CEO, Austin Russell, abruptly resigned. In a regulatory filing spotted by TechCrunch, the company said it began carrying out restructuring efforts on May 15th, which include a “reduction in its workforce.” Last year, Luminar […]

A joint investigation by the UK and allies found Russian hackers in the systems of logistics organisations.

A prison officer who delivered intervention courses to sex offenders has been caught sending messages to a 13-year-old girl during an online sting.

Emma Raducanu suffers an injury scare just four days before the French Open begins in a three-set loss to Danielle Collins in Strasbourg.

Google’s latest Android 16 beta adds a bunch of new wallpaper and lock screen options for Pixel phones, including live-updating weather animations and a feature that automatically frames subjects of photos within a variety of bubbly shapes. When you select an image to use as a wallpaper in the beta, you can tap the sparkly […]

Every hardware claim is equal, but some are more equal than others

Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen has explained another Windows oddity – this time, why the operating system can appear to report two different CPU speeds.…

At a "crypto summit" on Tuesday held by Eric Adams - the controversial mayor of New York City who recently escaped several federal corruption charges - crypto CEOs and investors made an open plea: please get rid of state crypto regulations so we can write our own and turn the Big Apple into a "crypto […]

Teeth are good for chewing and biting, but they are also sensitive – and that may have been their original function hundreds of millions of years ago

People with incomplete cervical spinal cord injuries showed improvements to their hand and arm movements after receiving a targeted form of vagus nerve stimulation

After two decades of debate, research confirms that an odd binary star system has an equally odd planetary companion

The globe is criss-crossed by unused fibre-optic cables. Now, researchers are using them to defend against earthquakes and produce an unprecedented map of the underground world

Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden says he has "struggled" this season because of off-field issues and an ankle injury suffered against Manchester United.

Google’s AI search results are about to get even more ads. On May 21st, the company announced that it’s going to start testing ads in AI Mode, the new AI-powered search feature that just rolled out to everyone in the US. AI Mode is the new tab in Google Search that opens an AI chatbot-like […]

Governments "have to be fair" to pensioners but there is a case for people on the top rate of income tax to be excluded from winter fuel payments, Gordon Brown has said.

A coroner investigating the teenager's death said renewed efforts would be made to find witnesses.

Gordon, 50, gives evidence for the first time in his retrial over the death of his newborn daughter.

CrowdStrike remains hopeful that damages will be limited to seven figures

CrowdStrike is "confident" that the worst-case scenario of its pending lawsuit with Delta will result in it paying the airline a sum in the "single-digit millions."…

Former Aberdeen, Ipswich Town and Bristol City striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas will be sentenced at a later date.

A 19-year-old college student will plead guilty to carrying out a massive hack against PowerSchool, a popular student information system used by schools around the country. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice said Matthew Lane of Massachusetts agreed to plead guilty to four counts, including cyber extortion, unauthorized access to protected computers, and aggravated identity […]

Sony is shutting down the “current version” of the PlayStation Stars loyalty and rewards program that it launched in 2022, according to a blog post.  The program let users obtain “digital collectibles,” which Sony described at the time as “digital representations of things that PlayStation fans enjoy, including figurines of beloved and iconic characters from […]

Microsoft’s Ninja Theory studio is bringing Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II to the PS5 “this summer.” Set in a dark ninth-century Iceland, Hellblade II originally debuted on Xbox Series S / X and PC last year, and it’s now making its way to Sony’s console just over a year later. Hellblade II is the latest Xbox […]

The parents of a student who took her own life have criticised a government-commissioned report into student suicides for "dodging the real issue".

Bills, food prices, and service costs are all rising - but there is some good news

The long-awaited antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicked off on April 14th. Over about two months, DC District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg is hearing arguments about whether then-Facebook illegally monopolized the market for “personal social networking services” through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The FTC first brought the case […]

Manchester United and Tottenham fans speak to BBC Sport in Bilbao before Wednesday's Europa League final.

A 15-year-old boy died from drowning after jumping off a pier in South Wales, a coroner has concluded.

Andriy Portnov, 51, had just dropped his children off when he was attacked.

Donald Trump has ambushed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a meeting at the White House by playing videos which he claimed pertained to allegations of genocide in South Africa.

Donald Trump has ambushed South Africa's president during a White House meeting by playing a video purportedly showing evidence of a "genocide" of white people in the African country.

If you got a kick out of Baby Driver, there’s a very good chance you’re going to be into Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming black comedy / thriller, Caught Stealing. Adapted from Charlie Huston’s 2005 novel of the same name, Caught Stealing tells the wild take of Hank Thompson (Austin Butler), a former high school baseball prodigy […]

He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 5 June, the Crown Prosecution Service says.

BBC Sport's AMA team take a look at whether Monaco has lost its charm and place in the jam-packed season.

A registered sex offender was found with a six-year-old girl after he was detected by facial recognition technology.

From air-gapped bunkers to partner-run platforms, sovereignty is suddenly in vogue

Google has updated its sovereign cloud services, including an air-gapped solution for customers with strict data security and residency requirements, as customers grow uneasy over US digital dominance.…

Nintendo’s latest entry in its “ask the developer” interview series has some fun new details about the Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World. Among the many things discussed is an explanation for why the game isn’t called Mario Kart 9, despite being a sequel to the best-selling Mario Kart 8 — and it has […]

Metaphor ReFantazio — a game that combines innovative turn-based combat with a story timely for our current political moment — is coming to Xbox Game Pass later this month. In fact, the Game Pass line up for the rest of May is actually pretty sweet. Metaphor, Atlus’ best RPG since Persona 5, arrives on Game […]

A tornado could batter parts of the UK, experts are warning - as southern England endures heavy rain following the driest start to spring in decades.

If you ask me, there’s always space in my games catalog for a fun third-person shooter that I can play with my buds online. Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 delivers some of the best blood-gushing, bug-crushing action, filling a Gears of War void that I didn’t know needed filling. You can jump into the fray […]

Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has admitted his involvement in a plot to smuggle £600,000 worth of cannabis from Thailand into the UK.

A UK Health Security Agency spokesperson said the risk to the general public is "very low".

The frustration of having to download multiple apps to pay for parking may go if a new platform is widely adopted.

In practice, it'll cost many times that and almost certainly won't work

In a White House press conference on Tuesday President Trump announced his plans for a defensive network of missiles, radar, space surveillance, and attack satellites that he promised would protect America.…

Several banks have announced rate reductions on their savings accounts since 8 May when the Bank of England cut the base rate to 4.25%.

Google is working with Samsung to bring a desktop mode to Android. During Google I/O’s developer keynote, engineering manager Florina Muntenescu said the company is “building on the foundation” of Samsung’s DeX platform “to bring enhanced windowing capabilities in Android 16,” as spotted earlier by 9to5Google. Samsung first launched DeX in 2017, a feature that […]

One of the more surprising moments in volume four of Love, Death, and Robots is an appearance from YouTube star MrBeast. He shows up in the episode "The Screaming of the Tyrannosaur," playing a sort of twisted game master presiding over a death race on one of the moons of Jupiter. Also, there are dinosaurs. […]

Google’s new Material 3 Expressive design language includes a welcome surprise for Pixel owners: the mandatory At a Glance home screen widget has shrunk, leaving space for an extra row of apps. The new look is included in the latest version of the Android 16 beta. Upon installation, Pixel owners are greeted with a pop-up […]

TikTok users will now be able to save tracks they discover straight to their SoundCloud app. On Wednesday, the two companies announced they’re partnering to expand an existing TikTok feature that was previously available to users of music streaming platforms like Apple Music and Spotify. The “add to music app” button appears when a TikTok […]

Following the debut of the Oura Ring 4 last October, which featured improved accuracy for blood oxygen tracking and heart rate readings, the company has announced it’s introducing additional algorithm improvements that will deliver more comprehensive and accurate movement tracking. First announced last month, the updates are now “rolling out to members globally” and include […]

Strava is making it easier to plan workouts and keep activity leaderboard rankings fair. The updates rolling out over the coming weeks focus on helping users optimize their workout routes to compete against other users and their own personal bests, building on some of the existing AI features that Strava announced last year. Anyone paying […]

A member of Irish-language rap group Kneecap has been charged with a terror offence.

The 18-year-old, from Billingham, has had her first meeting with her new lawyer in Georgia.

Seamer Jofra Archer is ruled out of England's one-day international series against West Indies with a right thumb injury.

Friends of Jay Slater have failed to appear as witnesses at an inquest into his death - as a coroner heard the British teenager had drugs in his system before he died from a "devastating" head injury.

A man has appeared in court charged with culpable and reckless conduct after a football player was hit by a seat thrown towards the pitch.