Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 electric sedan already had a polarizing “streamliner” design that only owners seem to love. Now the automaker has massaged the front a bit more for a new look for 2026. The latest Ioniq 6 has squintier daytime running lights and headlights that are lower down into the bumper, something that we’re seeing […]
The artificial sweetener sucralose increases brain activity in regions involved in appetite, suggesting it makes people hungrier
The EU's message is that it is ready to negotiate with the US but at the same time poised to hit back too.
Two leading AI labs, OpenAI and Anthropic, just announced major initiatives in higher education. It’s the constant one-upping we’ve all become familiar with: this week, Anthropic dropped their announcement at 8 AM Wednesday, while OpenAI followed with nearly identical news at 8 AM Thursday. For Anthropic, this week’s announcement was its first major academic push. […]
Constitution Hill falls for the second time in succession as star mare Lossiemouth lands the Aintree Hurdle
The impact of the tariffs will be huge, with significant changes to long-standing global avenues of trade.
With President Donald Trump’s new tariff plan, your online shopping packages coming directly from China are about to get much more expensive. In February, the Trump administration moved to get rid of a little-known rule that allows US consumers to avoid tariffs on low-value packages. The de minimis exemption meant that packages valued under $800 […]
Fiber internet providers are worried they won’t see the funds promised under a Biden-era initiative that would bring reliable internet service to rural areas. Louisiana fiber internet provider Cajun Broadband was granted $33 million as part of the plan, but the “money isn’t flowing” and concerns are growing over whether the new administration will prioritize […]
Donald Trump slaps much of the world with a 10% baseline tariff while others face even higher rates. Our correspondents answer your questions.
Nintendo’s Switch 2 tech specs yesterday vaguely said that the console is powered by a “custom processor made by Nvidia,” but in a new blog post, Nvidia has shared a little more detail about how it’s powering the device. Nvidia says that its chip enables DLSS support on the Nintendo Switch 2, allowing the console […]
A number of Labour MPs have backed calls for Sir Keir Starmer to hold a Chilcot-style inquiry into the UK's role in the Gaza war.
There is a certain steel about a mother who has lost a child.
Though Blumhouse’s first M3gan feature was a near-perfect blend of techno-horror and ridiculous comedy, the sequel looks like it’s going to blow its predecessor out of the water. Set a couple of years after the first film, M3gan 2.0 once again centers roboticist Gemma (Allison Williams) and her niece Cady (Violet McGraw) — two of […]
A coroner rules on the deaths on the M6 near Tebay of two children, their father and his partner.
“Liberation Day†has arrived. Get ready to be liberated from affordable vehicle prices. As promised, President Donald Trump’s 25 percent tariffs for imported vehicles went into effect Thursday, sending the auto industry into full panic mode. Some analysts are predicting a $5,000 to $10,000 price hike on new cars out of the gate, while others […]
The Premier League will consider Chelsea's multimillion pound transaction to sell the women's team to a sister company.
Researchers used a synthetic version of moon dust to build working solar panels, which could eventually be created within – and used to power – a moon base of the future
For the past few weeks, every day at 7:38 PM ET, I get an email titled “seven39 is open again.†From 7:39PM, I have exactly three hours to check out an experimental new social media site before it completely shuts down. It’s not an empty threat, either. If you visit seven39.com outside of that three-hour […]
YouTube is adding new features to Shorts that aim to make it easier for creators to edit short-form videos. There are five new tools “coming this spring” according to YouTube’s announcement, including a revamped video editor that provides similar editing features to those already found on competing platforms like TikTok and Reels. The new video […]
Democrats are calling on Treasury Department and General Services Administration watchdogs to investigate a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee’s access to sensitive data. In a letter to Deputy Inspectors General Loren Sciurba and Robert Erickson, Reps. Lori Trahan (D-MA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), and Shontel Brown (D-OH) say the probe should address DOGE staffer Marko […]
A man who was shot dead by police after he "moved at speed" towards officers has been named as David Joyce.
One of the games I had on my personal Nintendo Switch 2 bingo card was a new 3D Mario. We didn’t get one at the Switch 2 hands-on, and at first I thought it was odd that Nintendo would be launching their next big thing without a dedicated title for their number one guy. But […]
Bruce Springsteen is to release seven albums of mostly unheard material this summer.
On today’s episode of Decoder, we’re talking about AI, art, and the controversial collision between the two — a debate that, to be honest, is an absolute mess. If you’ve been on the internet this past week, you undoubtedly know that controversy was just kicked up a notch by the Studio Ghibli memes — pictures […]
Stock markets around the world fell on Thursday after Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs - with some economists now fearing a recession.
The star has uncovered more than 80 archive tracks, most of which have never been heard before.
If you’re trying to declutter your desk space, a versatile charger that won’t eat up a lot of space like the Twelve South HiRise 3 Deluxe could be a good investment. That’s especially true today now that the $149.99 charging stand is down to a new all-time low price of $99.99 ($50 off) at Amazon, […]
Russia is the glaring omission from Donald Trump's tariffs list. Along with Cuba, Belarus and North Korea, it has been spared the sweeping measures, with America's foes apparently treated better than many of its friends.
When President Donald Trump began yesterday’s announcement of the White House’s latest trade policy brandishing a novelty-sized cardboard sign labeled “Reciprocal Tariffs,†the immediate and nearly unanimous response was bafflement. Trump slapped a 10 percent baseline tariff on all imports into the US, including from uninhabited islands, plus absurdly high rates on specific countries, supposedly […]
It's going to happen to you one day, so get your ducks in a row
As Benjamin Franklin famously said: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," and that's especially true when it comes to disaster recovery.…
Heart Machine, the studio behind games like Hyper Light Drifter, Solar Ash, and the upcoming platformer Possessor(s), launched a Patreon last December. Like many other developers, it has dealt with its share of struggles, including layoffs late last year. With the many challenges in the gaming industry right now, the studio is experimenting with using […]
BBC Verify's Ben Chu takes a look at the wide range of different tariffs being imposed on countries.
A workman saved a seven-year-old boy from a burning car in the aftermath of a deadly crash caused by a suicidal ex-pilot, an inquest has heard.
Will Jordan Bardella take advantage of Le Pen's conviction?
Hungary will withdraw itself from the International Criminal Court (ICC), an official said, as Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu visited the country in spite of a warrant for his arrest.
The top 20 men's and women's players send a letter to the four Grand Slams asking for more prize money.
Arm-based silicon to help Google hardware muscle in on territory of Microsoft's own Arm-based PCs
MediaTek is bringing out a new chip for Chromebooks that blurs the boundary with Copilot+ PCs, sporting an 8-core CPU cluster and a neural processing unit (NPU) rated at 50 TOPS.…
Though the last season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ended on a perilous note, when the Paramount Plus series returns, it’s going to lean into the whimsical energy that made the original ‘60s show feel fun. Ahead of Strange New Worlds’ season three premiere, Paramount Plus has dropped a new trailer teasing how the […]
Shares of Apple, Amazon, and other tech stocks are getting walloped on Thursday as the markets digest the impact of President Donald Trump’s new round of tariffs announced on Wednesday evening. Shares of Apple were down about 9 percent on Thursday morning, which would mark the biggest drop in about five years if it holds […]
Five years after Nikon released its entry-level and more affordable alternative to its original Z7 and Z6 full-frame cameras, the company is finally updating its Z5 with improved autofocus and image stabilization, and a much brighter electronic viewfinder. Nikon says the new Z5 II is also its first camera that can capture video in its […]
Microsoft’s business-oriented “Link” mini-desktop PC, which connects directly to the company’s Windows 365 cloud service, is now available to buy for $349.99 in the US and in several other countries. Windows 365 Link, which was announced last November, is a device that is more easily manageable by IT departments than a typical computer while also […]
Prince Andrew's efforts to make money from his Pitch@Palace project have been branded as a "crude attempt to enrich himself" at the expense of "unsuspecting tech founders", as new documents may shed more light on what he and his team have been attempting to sell.
Samir Shegwara was arrested after the BBC reported the existence of evidence linking Libya with the bombing.
Donald Trump's trade war escalation has sparked a global sell-off, with US markets seeing the biggest declines.
US media quotes the White House press secretary as saying this is because of sanctions on Moscow.
Founder shares 4K Altair BASIC source ahead of 50th anniversary
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has shared the 1975 source code for Altair BASIC.…
The decision by the chair of Prince Harry's Sentebale charity to spend almost half a million pounds on consultancy fees, and who she decided to pay, will form part of a Charity Commission investigation, according to an expert in charity governance.
The mother of Manchester attack victim Martyn Hett has reached her goal of introducing a new law.
The Charity Commission has launched an investigation into the dispute at the Sentebale charity.
Two men have appeared in court amid a major police investigation into a feud between crime gangs in Edinburgh.
Arsenal defender Gabriel requires surgery on his hamstring that will rule him out for the remainder of the season.
The BBC gets hands-on with the hotly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2, launching in June.
The value proposition of the Nintendo Switch 2 may seem pretty clear, but it’s much more obvious when you use one. Nintendo’s new console is the Switch but slightly bigger and slightly better, and that has been apparent since the device was first revealed in January in a mostly detail-free presentation. Now, we finally have […]
A new Mario Kart is usually built around some kind of notable feature. Double Dash added co-op play, while the DS iteration let you play other people online. With Mario Kart 8, it was gravity-defying tracks and, later, the idea of expanding the game through DLC courses. With Mario Kart World, perhaps the biggest launch […]
One of the most exciting parts of Nintendo’s new console is, well, an old console. GameCube games are coming to the Switch 2 for Nintendo Online subscribers, and it’s starting off with a pretty killer trio of releases: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (which somehow was never ported to the Switch), Soulcalibur II […]
Perhaps the most noticeable difference between the original Nintendo Switch and the Switch 2 — besides the more expensive price — is the new Joy-Con controller and its come-out-of-nowhere mouse functionality. I got the chance to demo them at a hands-on event, and damn are my shoulders and wrists sore. There were several games at […]
Despite the increasing number of potential buyers, neither the app nor its Chinese owner have confirmed they will do a deal.
British companies and business groups have expressed alarm over President Donald Trump's 10% tariff on UK goods entering the US – but cautioned against retaliatory measures.
Espionage? Botnets? Trying to exploit a zero-day?
Someone or something is probing devices made by Juniper Networks and Palo Alto Networks, and researchers think it could be evidence of espionage attempts, attempts to build a botnet, or an effort to exploit zero-day vulnerabilities.…
The expansion of Luton Airport has been approved by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.
A 15-year-old boy who tried to stab a teenage girl to death with a sword during a camping trip has been detained for 11 years.
British Steel's owner has cancelled coal and iron ore shipments to the Scunthorpe plant.
The Stena Immaculate was hit by the Solong cargo ship off the coast of East Yorkshire on 10 March.
The PM says Labour councils will work "hand-in-hand" with the government on issues like potholes and policing.
Fran Kirby and Chloe Kelly will miss England's home game against Belgium in the Women's Nations League with minor injuries.
The UK's charity watchdog has said it has opened a case into "concerns raised" about Sentebale - which the Duke of Sussex quit as patron of amid a boardroom battle.
Firefighters are battling wildfires in parts of the UK as emergency services warn of an "extreme" risk due to warm, dry weather.
As the US government launches investigations and threatens to pull federal funding, some elite universities have decided to take the path of least resistance. Colleges across the country have responded to the Trump administration’s attacks on diversity programs and student protesters by complying with these “anti-woke†witch hunts. In recent weeks, university administrators at Columbia […]
Verizon is announcing a new price lock policy today, and the timing is probably no coincidence. The company is extending a three-year price guarantee on certain plans, both for new and existing customers. The announcement comes a day after President Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs, and Verizon says it’s hoping to give customers more “predictability” in […]
To be fair, it sounds like the team has ironed out the more controversial features
Comment The latest version of Zorin OS, a popular Windows-macOS-like Ubuntu Linux remix, looks good, but there's one change that causes this vulture some concern.…
Analysts have questioned claims that new tariffs are reciprocal and based on those charged against the US.
Reform UK "can't run themselves" let alone the country, Sir Keir Starmer said as he launched Labour's local election campaign.
Wimbledon is planning to renovate its iconic 'Henman Hill' and increase capacity for the tournament's 150th anniversary in 2027.
Martyn's Law aims to reduce the risk of physical harm and the impact of a terrorist attack.
ProtectEU plan wants to have its cake and eat it too
The EU has issued its plans to keep the continent's denizens secure and among the pages of bureaucratese are a few worrying sections that indicate the political union wants to backdoor encryption by 2026, or even sooner.…
When Liverpool nearly missed out on signing Mohamed Salah, and how adopting the 'Moneyball' strategy revitalised the club.
Jockey Sean Bowen targets the Grand National after riding his 1,000th winner despite being allergic to horses.
When you jump into a video on YouTube or Netflix, a lot happens very quickly behind the scenes. Video data is rapidly downloaded to your device, which then has to unpack and normalize that information into a smooth, hiccup-free stream. The process of encoding and decoding video data has changed greatly over the years, with […]
Google has added a new feature to NotebookLM that lets the AI note-taking tool find its own web sources to summarize and narrate. Instead of manually uploading sources like documents or YouTube links, users can now tap the “Discover” button and simply describe the topic they want to get a better understanding of, with the […]
BBC Sport is told by the Premier League's refereeing body that James Tarkowski should have been sent off for his tackle on Alexis Mac Allister during Everton's defeat at Liverpool.
New legislation to make venues protect the public in the event of a terror attack, named in memory of a victim of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, has become law in the UK today.
Drinks such as sugar-free squash are off the menu for young children, say health advisors.
A painting by the US modern artist Joan Mitchell is "one of the most important" Tate has received.
People seem to be less impressed when others lose weight with the drug Ozempic than when they achieve it via lifestyle changes
Tariff moves threaten supply chain stability
The cost of buying servers for business will inevitably rise as a result of US President Donald Trump's trade policies, at least in the short term, as uncertainty grips the supply chain.…
Warm, bright conditions are expected but come with a warning about wildfires.
A man has admitted manslaughter after two people, including a seven-year-old boy, died in a house explosion caused by gas cannisters used to make cannabis sweets.
Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to attend a summit of the seven countries that border the Bay of Bengal.
BBC reporters look at how the latest US import taxes are seen in the EU, China, India, the UK and South Africa.
Officials investigating the deaths of a British couple in rural southwest France are treating it as a murder-suicide.
Joe Hart and Micah Richards discuss whether Sandro Tonali meant to score against Brentford or whether it was a happy accident.
Scientists' analysis of prehistoric tracks suggests predators and prey drank at the same lagoons.
As China’s vast electrical grid relies more on wind, solar and hydropower, it faces a growing risk of power shortages due to bad weather – and that could encourage the use of coal plants
The bodies of Andrew and Dawn Searle, who previously lived in East Lothian, were found at their home near Toulouse.
Two men have been arrested in west London over alleged links to Hezbollah.
Recovery's never been harder in today's tangled, outsourced infrastructure
Comment Disaster recovery is getting tougher as IT estates sprawl across on-prem gear, public cloud, SaaS, and third-party ITaaS providers. And it's not floods or fires causing most outages anymore - ransomware now leads the pack, taking down systems faster than any natural disaster.…
How the world responds to the tariffs will have economic and political consequences for the UK, writes our political editor.
Producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman were recently hired to oversee the hugely popular spy franchise.
The first batch of 27 Project Kuiper space internet satellites are scheduled to launch next week. Amazon has secured 80 such launch missions that will each deliver dozens of satellites into low earth orbit (LEO) to create a constellation capable of competing with Elon Musk’s Starlink juggernaut. Amazon says it expects to begin offering high-speed, […]
Newly released photographs have shown the moment two ships collided during last month's North Sea crash.
