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.

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.

Police have released a photograph of the 11-year-old girl who disappeared after falling into the River Thames.

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 […]

You probably shouldn’t expect major changes to Google’s next Pixel foldable. Renders shared with Android Headlines by reliable leaker Onleaks show a Pixel 10 Pro Fold that looks very similar to its predecessor, potentially indicating that it could largely be just a spec bump. As shown in the renders, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold appears […]

Former England captain Charlotte Edwards replaces Jon Lewis as head coach after the 16-0 Ashes defeat at the beginning of the year.

Getting Donald Trump to sign off the Chagos Islands deal is a big win for Number 10 and a vindication of Sir Keir Starmer's softly, softly approach to the unpredictable president. 

We live in a golden age of controllers. The gamepads on the market now are of higher quality, more versatile, and more customizable than anything from even one console generation ago. If you play games on an Xbox Series X or Series S (or a Windows PC), you have the unenviable task of choosing between […]

Even animals with very small brains turn out to have cultural traditions, which poses a puzzler for biologists wondering what makes human culture unique

Bills, bins, and benefits - the BBC's cost of living correspondent Kevin Peachy answers your questions on bill rises.

As we drive around Birmingham, the first thing we notice is that, to some extent, every street is affected by the rubbish problem.

Residents in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, speak of despair and sleepless nights since last week's earthquake.

As semaglutide-based weight loss treatments, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, become more popular, new side effects are emerging - and one is hair loss

Major car manufacturers and two trade bodies are to pay a total of £461m for "colluding to restrict competition" over vehicle recycling, UK and European regulators have announced.

Copilot told us that half a century is 25 years. It feels much longer

Microsoft will officially hit the half-century mark on Friday as the Windows giant turns 50 years old. What do you consider the highs and lows of the company's journey to dominance?…

Prosecutors are being urged to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting the chief executive of a major company in New York in December.

Financial worries and fundraising rows inflamed boardroom battle that engulfed Sentebale, insiders claim.

A series of household bills, including water, energy and council tax, increase on Tuesday.

Urine that has sat in the sun for a while seems to fertilise crops while warding off pests, without affecting the produce's taste

If you want to create a cinematic experience at home, then chances are that your TV’s built-in speakers just won’t cut it. Instead, it may be worth investing in a top-notch soundbar like the Sonos Arc, especially now that the Arc has dropped to an all-time low price of $599 ($300 off) at Amazon, Best […]

A senior Democrat has taken to the Senate floor to speak against US President Donald Trump - with the 17-plus-hour speech still ongoing.

A senior Democrat has broken records with a marathon speech on the Senate floor against US President Donald Trump.

A bill to legally prevent new sentencing guidelines on how ethnic minority criminals should be punished will be introduced today, the justice secretary said.

A Bletchley Park codebreaker, who showed "dedication and exceptional work" during the Second World War, has died at the age of 101.

Sam Billings says there has been no contact from England over the vacant men's white-ball captaincy.

The Office for National Statistics is under review after criticism about the reliability of its data.

The King carries out his first public engagement since experiencing side effects from his cancer treatment last Thursday.

Grant Paterson was on a break in Rome when the B&B in the city's Monteverde area collapsed on 23 March.

'There needs to be a better economic as well as copyright framework', Thomson Reuters CPO tells us

Interview  Thomson Reuters, based in Canada, recently scored a partial summary judgment against Ross Intelligence, after a US court ruled the AI outfit's use of the newswire giant's copyrighted Westlaw content didn't qualify as fair use.…

The most senior and long-serving civil servants could be offered a maximum of £95,000 to quit their jobs as part of a government efficiency drive.

Smartphones are great. They’re also… a lot. The idea of a more balanced device, one that gives you all of the most important and useful features of a smartphone but keeps you out of the infinite-doomscrolling loops, has been an enticing one for a long time. Nailing that balance, though, turns out to be almost […]

Ann Bigger took up the sport in January and has earned her yellow striped belt.

Dbrand wants you to feel less guilty about having your face buried in a screen all day and not getting outside to ‘touch grass.’ The company’s latest collection of skins lets you wrap your gadgets in bright green artificial turf so you can touch grass whenever you want and no matter where you are. The […]

Police have shot dead a man in Milton Keynes.

Substack plans to protect foreign writers “residing lawfully” in the US who may be targeted by the government for what they write. The company is partnering with the nonprofit Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) to provide legal support to impacted writers — whether they publish on Substack or not — citing recent attacks […]

The research found a correlation between looking at a screen in bed and reporting insomnia and sleep loss.

Commerce chief threatens to pull grants so firms double down on US spending

More doubt is being cast over the US CHIPS Act program with the Trump administration threatening to halt payments unless companies in line to receive funding commit to substantially expand their own investments.…

A man who stalked Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas for six years has avoided jail.

Though Sony’s initial plans to release Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse in 2024 didn’t quite work out, the film finally has a new premiere date that seems like it will stick. Last night at this year’s CinemaCon expo, Sony announced that it now intends for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse to hit theaters a little over two […]

It’s finally time for the biggest video game event of the last few years. In January, Nintendo officially unveiled the successor to the Switch, helpfully called the Switch 2. The short video showed off some of the console’s features, like magnetized Joy-Cons, and provided a brief glimpse at a new Mario Kart game. But it […]

Welcome to the worst day on the internet! As Chaim Gartenberg pointed out years ago, brands and a holiday dedicated to hoaxes are rarely a winning combo. If you’re a company with any kind of social media presence in 2025, you really, truly only have four options on April Fools’ Day: So far, we’ve seen […]

On Sunday, a few thousand people in Green Bay, Wisconsin, gathered to hear Elon Musk speak — and give away two giant cardboard checks for $1 million. Attendance at the event was limited to people who had added their names to a petition against “activist judges,” created by Musk’s America PAC. He has promised money […]

Another 23 female potential victims have reported that they may have been raped by Zhenhao Zou - the Chinese PhD student detectives believe may be one of the country's most prolific sex offenders.

A British tourist who was seriously injured after a suspected gas explosion destroyed a three-storey B&B in Rome has died.