Elon Musk was a prominent fundraiser in the campaign, and was the subject of attack ads aired by Crawford's supporters.

Airport boss Thomas Woldbye apologises to the passengers whose journeys were disrupted last month.

Liverpool entertain Everton on Wednesday and Toffees boss David Moyes would have every reason to be a bit worried about the match.

Scientists for Jersey's government have revealed steps to tackle the health impacts of private water supply contamination.

Kept quiet for 30 years before becoming an 'unrivalled advocate' for the site

Obit  Betty Webb MBE, one of the team who worked at the code-breaking Bletchley Park facility during the Second World War, has died at the age of 101.…

US court seeks death penalty for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing Brian Thompson.

Valve has issued a corrective update to the Steam client for its Steam Deck gaming handhelds, after an earlier version left some devices stuck in boot loops and broke performance settings. The initial update reached the Steam Deck’s stable channel despite warnings from beta testers about the problems. The problems were caused by a Steam […]

Roblox is introducing new parental controls that give parents more tools to control the people their children talk to and the experiences they can access, according to a blog post from chief safety officer Matt Kaufman. The updates build on changes introduced last year, which included a special type of account parents and caregivers can […]

A Macclesfield woman fears she will have to leave Australia due to her medical condition.

Defence Minister Israel Katz said this would require a large-scale evacuation of Palestinians.

A liberal judge has won a race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court after defeating a challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.

£5M in savings? Should've gone to third-party support

International optometry company Specsavers has paused the global standardization of its Oracle ERP system and moved to third-party support, saving £5 million ($6.5 million) that can be reallocated to the business.…

The bodies were found after officers forced entry to a house in Roseneath, near Wellington, on Monday.

He starred in some of the biggest movies of the 1980s and 90s, also including The Doors and Heat.

The BBC’s economics editor Faisal Islam explains why a US tariff on goods imported into America is such a big deal for both consumers and countries.

Messages include jokes about someone who was said to be at risk of taking their life.

Heathrow Airport bosses had been warned of a potential substation failures less than a week before a major power outage closed the airport for a day, a committee of MPs has heard.

Sergio Perez, who left Red Bull in December, says he has spoken to "a few" teams about a return to the grid next season.

Boosted human-computer interface promises better communication for patients who lost ability to speak

Some smart cookies have implemented a brain-computer interface that can synthesize speech from thought in near real-time.…

Durham's 20-year-old opener Ben McKinney is being tipped for the top after an eye-catching winter - and is ready to deal with the hype.

Tariffs are a key part of Trump's political vision, but economists fear they could spark a trade war.

Cupertino already squashed 'em in more recent releases - which this week get a fresh round of fixes

Apple has delivered a big batch of OS updates, some of which belatedly patch older versions of its operating systems to address exploited-in-the-wild flaws the iGiant earlier fixed in more recent releases.…

Britain's Fran Jones is taken off court in a wheelchair after collapsing during the deciding third set of a match in Colombia.

With help from UK operatives, because it’s getting tougher to run the scam in the USA

North Korea’s scamming, thieving, and AI-abusing fake IT workers are increasingly targeting European employers.…

Israel is beginning a major expansion of its military operation in Gaza and will seize large areas of the territory, the country's defence minister said.

An often underrated actor, Val Kilmer had extraordinary range.

Lottie Woad will try to become the first player to defend the Augusta National Women's Amateur title when she tees it up at the home of the Masters this week.

Motorola announced the first phone in its midrange Edge 60 series, which ships with a novel twist: a faux-canvas finish. The Edge 60 Fusion looks the part otherwise, with its molded camera module and surprisingly slim body, but the basic specs match the low price tag — just £299.99 (around $390) in the UK. The […]

The legislation was brought across the country to reduce the effect of second-hand smoke.

Environment Agency review waste tyre exports after BBC probe reveals millions sent to furnaces in India.

The woman accused the force of trying to discredit her over her complaints against a Met constable.

Most papers on Wednesday are leading on Trump's threat of global tariffs.

Flash flooding caused significant damage on the Greece's Paros island.

Val Kilmer, the actor who starred in Top Gun and played Batman and Jim Morrison, has died aged 65, the New York Times reports.

If China is known as the world’s factory, then the province of Guangdong is the engine room.

But his emails! Sharing them with Google!

Senior members of the US National Security Council, including the White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have been accused of using their personal Gmail accounts to exchange sensitive information.…

Scores of Muslims died in Sagaing when their mosques collapsed during Friday prayers at the end of Ramadan.

A battered leather briefcase left behind by Guy Burgess when he fled to Moscow in 1951 is among 20 objects from MI5's archives to go on display for the first time from Saturday.

A fifth 21% happy with NHS in Britain, finds long-running poll, with waits and staffing of major concern.

Thunderbirds are Pro: Open-source email client to get message hosting, appointment scheduling, more

Thunderbird, Firefox maker Mozilla's open-source email client, is aiming to reinvent itself as a more comprehensive communications platform.…

Talks are continuing between London and Washington at quite an intensity, our political editor writes.

"Liberation day" was due to be on 1 April. But Donald Trump decided to shift it by a day because he didn’t want anyone to think it was an April fool.

"Action stations!" a voice barks.

In September, Apple launched its latest smartwatch, introducing the Apple Watch Series 10 alongside a black rendition of the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Each wearable has its own pros and cons, as does the second-gen Apple Watch SE, but the recent introduction of the new wearables also means there are now more Apple Watch models […]

The BBC's Erin Delmore unpacks the reciprocal taxes the president has promised, as his trade wars continue to escalate.

AI accelerators to see the light, literally

Lightmatter this week unveiled a pair of silicon photonic interconnects designed to satiate the growing demand for chip-to-chip bandwidth associated with ever-denser AI deployments.…

This fringe group have long courted controversy - but since Trump was sworn in for the second time earlier this year, their evangelising has reached a new level

Bukayo Saka enjoys goalscoring return for Arsenal, but defensive worries hit Gunners as Gabriel looks set to miss Champions League tie.

Visible, the budget wireless brand owned by Verizon, is offering a new premium plan that looks like a heck of a deal compared to its parent company’s offerings. The new Visible Plus Pro plan (I didn’t say the name was good) costs $45 per month. For that price you get unlimited 5G Ultrawideband (UW) data, […]

Police in London say Zhenhao Zou's "offending group is far greater" than they had realised.

Last week, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz inadvertently invited a journalist to a Signal chat discussing a planned military strike. Today, a new Washington Post report says that he has also discussed “sensitive military positions and powerful weapons systems relating to an ongoing conflict,” using his personal Gmail account. Waltz, along with other members of […]

Anthony Elanga had left Manchester United in his past. On Tuesday, they trailed in his wake - to Nottingham Forest's benefit.

Meta is reportedly preparing a higher-end version of its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses with a built-in screen to launch as early as by the end of the year, Bloomberg reports. The new glasses, codenamed Hypernova, can run apps and display photos, all controlled using hand gestures and capacitive touch on the sides of the frame. […]

Makeshift striker Harry Maguire coming closest to rescuing a point for Manchester United at Nottingham Forest illustrates the attacking struggles of Ruben Amorim's side.

The 26-year-old is accused of shooting dead healthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel.

Some Google Pixel users have found that their At a Glance widget has been showing outdated weather forecasts, as reported by Android Police. But the company says in a statement to The Verge that it’s addressing the issue. According to one user on Reddit who has been dealing with the problem, “the current temperature is […]

Officers say they confronted a man who was carrying a knife outside the station.

A termination letter obtained by New Scientist reveals that the Trump administration has gutted the office that runs the country’s only nationwide survey on drug use and mental health

Chipzilla chief asked customers to be 'brutally honest' ... which will lead to what changes, we wonder

Vision  Not even Intel's top brass know what's on newly minted CEO Lip-Bu Tan's chopping block.…

Amazon’s first big sale event of 2025, the Big Spring Sale, is officially in the bag. Many of the best deals have since disappeared, but, fortunately, a few of our favorites are still hanging around. We’ve rounded up the cream of the crop below, which includes deals on everything from headphones and robot vacuums to […]

Roblox is launching a new type of ad that, if watched, will give players things like in-game currency and power-ups, according to an announcement from the company. The full-screen video ads, called “Rewarded Video ads,” can be up to 30 seconds long. The ads will be available to buy programmatically “via Google’s advertising solutions and […]

The president is expected to unveil details of his plans for a wider set of import taxes. But what tariffs and when?

T-Mobile has officially closed its joint venture deal with the fiber provider Lumos,  after taking down its webpage dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the process, as reported by Fierce Network. The now-blank page outlined T-Mobile’s “culture of fairness, respect, and inclusion” and was online until at least March 26th, the Internet Archive […]

Virginia Giuffre has said she is "overwhelmed with gratitude" for the support she received after saying she had days to live.

Haven’t you heard? Phones are boring now. And that’s just fine! Most people buying a new phone just want something familiar that works better than the device they’re replacing. If that’s your MO, then you’re sure to find something reliable in my recommendations below. But even if you’re looking for something a little more extra, […]

Ms Giuffre 'remains in serious condition' in hospital following a collision with a school bus, her family say.

A recovery mission is now underway to find 11-year-old Kaliyah along the Thames, Met Police said.

March-April 2025 issues of Analog Science Fiction & Fact and Asimov’s Science Fiction. Cover art by Shutterstock The big news this month is that all three print science fiction magazines, as well as the mystery magazines owned by Penny Press, have been sold to a new buyer, a consortium of fans who have have ambitions to maintain and grow all five.

Drastic “reductions in force” are upending agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Thousands of people who work at the CDC were notified by email today that they were subject to the Trump administration’s efforts to […]

What was once a humble research lab has transformed into one of the biggest consumer technology companies of all time. OpenAI, founded in 2015 to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) — AI systems with human-level intelligence — has transformed dramatically since launching ChatGPT, which was once considered to be “the fastest-growing consumer application in history.” […]

Starting with this year’s football season, the NFL will use Sony’s Hawk-Eye cameras to measure the line to gain — a process the chain crew has done manually for decades. The 8K cameras will use virtual measurement technology to quickly and accurately determine whether the ball traveled 10 yards for a first down. The Hawk-Eye […]

The Xbox Series X and Series S are excellent machines directly out of the box, but there’s always room for improvement. Add-on accessories like the Elite Series 2 Controller and the Xbox Wireless Headset can help you get the most out of your new gaming console, while others, like Seagate and Western Digital’s expansion cards, […]

An 11-year-old girl who went missing after entering the River Thames has been named as Kaliyah Coa.

Nobody’s tested the tapes this decade, thinks to back up the Recycle Bin, or takes care when using rm

On Call Special  How can you avoid a disaster recovery disaster?…

Major developers will only deal with one regulator under planning reforms which ministers say will "rewire the system" to get Britain building - all while protecting the environment. 

The Blue Lagoon and the town of Grindavik were ordered to evacuate after earthquakes hit the area.

The BBC speaks to people in Mandalay close to where Myanmar's deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck.

Though John Wick definitely seemed dead by the end of his last high stakes adventure, that no longer appears to be the case. During its presentation at this year’s CinemaCon, Lionsgate announced that it has greenlit production on yet another John Wick feature that will see Keanu Reeves return to reprise his role as the […]

Hyundai has revealed a gaming-inspired “Insteroid” concept EV in Seoul that takes its tiny all-electric Inster and gives it an over-the-top street racing makeover. The automaker’s cutesy compact SUV was handed off to Hyundai’s European design team with the goal of merging “gaming influences with extensive customization,” according to a press release. The Insteroid gives […]

Kerri Pegg denies two counts of misconduct in public office and one count of possessing criminal property.

The old naming convention didn't just 'screw up' the NVLink nomenclature - it left money on the table

Comment  At its GPU Technology Conference last month, Nvidia broke with convention by shifting its definition of what counts as a GPU.…

AI startup Runway says its latest AI video model can generate consistent scenes and people across multiple shots, according to an announcement. AI-generated videos can struggle with maintaining consistent storytelling, but Runway claims on X that the new model, Gen-4, should allow users more “continuity and control” while telling stories.  Currently rolling out to paid […]

BMW, Ford, JLR, Peugeot Citroen, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Renault, Toyota, Vauxhall and Volkswagen have all been fined.

A passport belonging to one of the Cambridge spies, a 110-year-old lemon used for invisible ink and a letter about the Queen's response to news of a Soviet agent in Buckingham Palace are among MI5 artefacts on display in a "groundbreaking" new exhibition. 

Six men have been treated in hospital after a huge fire broke out on an industrial estate in North Lanarkshire, Police Scotland has said.

PC Lock was awarded for his bravery after it emerged he had tackled a gunman and saved the life of an SAS soldier.

Government sources have indicated that the agreement will not need further approval from the US.

The concept of nothing once sparked a 1000-year-long war, today it might explain dark energy and nothingness even has the potential to destroy the universe, explains physicist Antonio Padilla

People are being evacuated as a volcano erupts in south-west Iceland, threatening a town.

Marine Le Pen has said a "nuclear bomb" was used against her party to stop it getting into power.

Under pressure from Elon Musk’s DOGE task force, NASA is cancelling grants and contracts for everything from lunar dust research to educational programmes

More than 1,900 scientists and engineers have signed a letter saying they “see real danger in this moment” as the Trump administration slashes federal support for scientific research. “Wise investments by the US government have built up the nation’s research enterprise, making it the envy of the world,” says the open letter published on Monday. […]

The father of a paramedic killed by Israel in Gaza has told Sky News he would have been on the mission to rescue wounded colleagues, but was ill that day and so his son went instead.

Members of ZeniMax Workers United, a union of over 300 quality assurance workers in Texas and Maryland, have voted to authorize a strike. The vote, which passed with over 94 percent in favor of authorization, does not mean workers have gone on strike like SAG-AFTRA members have in the ongoing video game voice actors strike. […]

Russia calls up 160,000 men aged 18-30 as it moves to expand the size of its military.

Yesterday, we wrote that a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) process would help private jet owners keep their registration details private upon request, and speculated that it would make things difficult for celebrity jet trackers. Jack Sweeney, known for his accounts tracking the flights of celebrities like Elon Musk and Taylor Swift, says he doesn’t […]

Families argue that the policy "interferes with the fundamental right to an education".

Our correspondent enters Khartoum just days after Sudan's army recaptured it from the Rapid Support Forces after a six-month offensive.

New Glenn landing scuppered by engine problems

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is closing its investigations into both the SpaceX Starship Flight 7 explosion and Blue Origin New Glenn-1 landing failure.…

A year and a half ago, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) worked with state attorneys general to shut down Prehired, a shady tech sales bootcamp program that a court said deceptively saddled students with millions of dollars in loans. Now, as the federal watchdog is being dismantled by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency […]