Israel is considering taking military action against Iran in the coming days - without American support, sources have told US media.
The dinosaur skeletons, found hidden in a museum collection in Mongolia, is an ancestor of the mighty tyrannosaurs.
At least 39 reportedly die in three incidents near lorries transporting flour and aid distribution sites.
LA Mayor Karen Bass has accused federal authorities of "provoking" residents and spreading "chaos" with immigration raids.
Paris Baguette has 4,000 stores across Asia, the US and Europe - including in London - and is planning to expand.
The BBC travels in an ambulance from the Gaza border to Amman with Siwar and her family
'BrowserVenom' is pure poison
Suspected cybercriminals have created a fake installer for Chinese AI model DeepSeek-R1 and loaded it with previously unknown malware called "BrowserVenom".…
The controversial US and Israeli-backed aid distributor in Gaza has accused Hamas of a deadly attack on a bus carrying Palestinians working with the organisation.
Dave Ryding, Britain's most successful alpine ski racer, is to retire at the end of the 2025-26 season.
Design software slinger warns it won't hire devs who aren't good at modern tools
Australian SaaS-y graphic design service Canva now requires candidates for developer jobs to use AI coding assistants during the interview process.…
There are few issues more controversial, more divisive.
Army joins in push to break vendor grip on military maintenance
US Navy Secretary John Phelan has told the Senate the service needs the right to repair its own gear, and will rethink how it writes contracts to keep control of intellectual property and ensure sailors can fix hardware, especially in a fight.…
Apple’s smart home didn’t get a single nod during the WWDC keynote, but it turns out there are some interesting developments coming to the Home app around energy management. In a video posted to the Apple developer site this week, the company outlined its new EnergyKit framework, which allows developers to integrate energy data from […]
A 16-year-old girl is charged and four more have been arrested following disorder in Salford.
Talks on rules governing the border of Spain and Gibraltar have been ongoing since Britain left the EU.
One of the two hostages was Yair Yaakov, who was killed in the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023, Benjamin Netanyahu says.
Earlier this year, Google shipped a Pixel 4A update to some owners that lowered battery life to mitigate overheating risk, and soon, it’s going to do the same for the Pixel 6A. “A subset of Pixel 6A phones will require a mandatory software update to reduce the risk of potential battery overheating,” Google’s Alex Moriconi […]
Two huge movie studios are suing Midjourney, claiming the firm’s AI has been trained on their copyrighted material – the entrance of the Hollywood giants into this legal fight could be a watershed moment for AI and copyright
The Nintendo Switch 2 is here, but we can’t just forget about the original Switch. We’ve still got love for the console, and its many millions of owners, so we’ll keep recommending the best controllers for the Switch right here. Now, you may already know that the best Switch controllers aren’t the ones that come […]
Not that kind of edible - this one's electronic
DARPA has announced a research program to explore whether an "ingestible form factor" device can stimulate gut neurons to modulate stress responses, potentially improving decision-making and reducing the risk of PTSD.…
If you sat through the entire spending review speech delivered by Rachel Reeves in the House of Commons, you might have been lulled into a sense that the UK was awash with a wealth of riches as the chancellor sprinkled billions across the land.
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OpenAI on Tuesday rolled out its o3-Pro model for ChatGPT Pro and Teams subscribers, slashed o3 pricing by 80 percent, and dropped a blog post from CEO Sam Altman teasing "intelligence too cheap to meter."…
South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada joins an elite Lord's club of two, thanks to a five-wicket haul in the World Test Championship final.
A Treasury minister has refused to rule out tax rises at the budget in the autumn, amid concerns that any global economic instability could mean the government will not have enough money to fund its spending plans.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves pledges £39bn across 10 years for social and affordable housing in England.
Every morning, Federal Communications Commissioner Anna Gomez says she checks her email "to see if I'm going into work." At a time when the federal workforce has been slashed by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Gomez's job appears to be one of the most precarious in the US government. She's the last remaining […]
Back in June 2020, when this article was first written, people were taking to the streets to organize for justice and protest against systemic racism and police brutality. There have been several other flashpoints for protests since then (for example, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade), but the recent activities of ICE, especially […]
Miriam Haley says she risked her own privacy for the sake of other female victims of sexual abuse.
Les Miserables, what else.
Reddit's first-ever chief product officer, Pali Bhat, is leaving the company in "the coming months," spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt confirmed to The Verge. Bhat, a former Google executive, joined Reddit in October 2021. "His tenure was about as clear pre / post test as we could run," CEO Steve Huffman said in an internal message about […]
After the government outlined its spending plans, people with a range of incomes give us their reaction.
The jury found him not guilty of an additional sexual assault charge, and have yet to return a verdict on a charge of rape.
Will protests spread to more American cities?
Female tennis players who wish to freeze eggs or embryos, so they can start a family at a later date, will have their ranking protected by the WTA Tour.
His work set the direction of modern computer interfaces, and much more
Obit Bill Atkinson, widely acclaimed as perhaps the most brilliant computer programmer ever, has succumbed to pancreatic cancer at 74.…
BBC correspondents analyse how departments have fared and the impact decisions could have on you.
FIN6 moves from point-of-sale compromise to phishing recruiters
In a scam that flips the script on fake IT worker schemes, cybercriminals posing as job seekers on LinkedIn and Indeed are targeting recruiters - a group hated only slightly less than digital crooks - with malware hosted on phony resume portfolio sites.…
Meta is launching new video editing tools that will let you transform videos using AI. The tool, which is only free for a “limited time,” gives you more than 50 preset prompts you can use to edit your video, allowing you to set a theme, change the background, and tweak what you’re wearing. The presets […]
The chief secretary to the Treasury has called the Sky News-Chat GPT spending review projection "pretty good" and scored it 70%.
Apple is introducing a suite of updated child safety features, including one that will give parents more control over who their kids can communicate with. The features are set to arrive with iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, visionOS 26, and tvOS 26, which will launch this fall. Children will now be […]
The 16 other flagged issues are on customers, says CRM giant
Salesforce has assigned five CVE identifiers following a security report that uncovered more than 20 configuration weaknesses, some of which exposed customers to unauthorized access and session hijacking.…
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of committing a criminal sexual act in a retrial in New York.
With rising cancer rates, we need more good news, and the latest finding that cancer interacts with the nervous system means cheap and readily available drugs could help
How did we lose the sense that some parts of life should be off-limits rather than open to commodification? Tiffany Jenkins's thoughtful new book Strangers and Intimates explores
Feedback is tickled by a marketing email touting a new range of tents, which promises revolutionary waterproofing technology
From Fallopian tubes to the G-spot, long-dead men have left their mark on women's anatomy. It's time to turf them out, says Adam Taor
The universe will still be there to marvel at, despite brutal cuts set to hit NASA and the National Science Foundation's budgets. But the damage to future research will be long-lasting, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
The story of the birth and growth of nuclear science is rebalanced in Destroyer of Worlds, which gives due prominence to the role of women
Images from a jellyfish-breeding facility in Germany showcase the luminous invertebrates' environmental challenges and medical promise
In Kaliane Bradley's The Ministry of Time, a young woman must help a naval commander snatched from death in 1847 adapt to the 21st century. Time travel thriller meets romance in this excellent novel
Recent research delves into our issues with "seasonal body image dissatisfaction", says David Robson, who has advice on how to combat it during the summer months
Australia's bowlers fight back after they were bowled out for a modest total by South Africa on the first day of the World Test Championship final.
Australia fight back with the ball after being bowled out for 212 as 14 wickets fall on an entertaining first day of the ICC Test Championship final at Lord's.
Adam al-Najjar is evacuated to Milan, where surgeons can work to save his arm which was severely damaged in the attack.
Customers weren’t sold on automation, so the search for ROI continues
After lackluster results from customer-facing automation, Starbucks is now redirecting its tech ambitions toward helping its own employees.…
It was billed as a massive moment in British economic policymaking - a juncture where the Labour government would turn its economic philosophy into a fiscal reality, running its finger down every line of public spending and overhauling the machinery of government for years to come.
The measures announced in the Spending Review will not instantly transform the economy.
Jeff Koons, best known for his Balloon Dog sculptures that have sold for as much as $58 million, has collaborated with Lexon Design and The Broad museum in Los Angeles to make his iconic artworks more functional and accessible. Available for preorder through Lexon’s website starting June 17th are a new 11-inch tall Balloon Dog […]
Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils how the government plans to spend money in the coming years.
Police say they also found a non-functional pipe bomb and a "farewell letter" during a search.
The alleged rape is the latest allegation of misconduct made against soldiers at a controversial base in Kenya.
The Chancellor pledged £200m to "cut the asylum backlog" and speed up deportations.
Thomas Tuchel says anyone unhappy with Jude Bellingham's on-field attitude - including the German's mother - do not know the "special boy".
Disney and Universal sued Midjourney on Wednesday for generating Shrek, Darth Vader, Buzz Lightyear, and a host of other copyrighted characters in the first major legal showdown between Hollywood and generative AI. The complaint, filed in a US District Court in central California, calls Midjourney’s AI image generator a “virtual vending machine, generating endless unauthorized […]
Uses eBPF, which both Google and Meta have proven out at scale
Cisco Live Cisco has returned to the load balancing market using open-source software proven at scale by both Google and Meta.…
Brian Wilson was seen as one of the most innovative and creative music artists of the 20th Century.
The government has told MPs it will not back down from its controversial reforms to disability benefits, which are set to be introduced to parliament later this month.
Taboola, the company best known for serving up those weird, clickbaity advertisements you often find beneath online articles, has created an AI chatbot. The tool, called “DeeperDive,” is launching in beta on USA Today and The Independent, and will answer readers’ questions using information “sourced from trusted journalists.” A demo on Taboola’s site shows a […]
Russia receives 27 soldiers' bodies as the warring sides continue their large-scale prisoner swap deal.
Brian Wilson - the co-founder of The Beach Boys - has died at the age of 82.
Palestinians can be seen climbing over fences and running to get humanitarian aid in the footage.
The sun's south pole has been seen for the first time from outside the ecliptic plane in unprecedented images sent back to Earth by a solar orbiter.
Sir Keir Starmer defends the UK's £3.4bn Chagos islands deal after Kemi Badenoch says it is bad value for money.
If you’re dealing with what appears to be poor battery life on the Nintendo Switch 2, the company has a support document with steps you can try to fix it. The document spells out what you can try if “the battery amount displayed and the actual remaining battery use don’t match,” according to Nintendo. “For […]
Implants that monitor the neural activity of frog embryos as they grow into tadpoles and then adults could offer a window into the developing brain
The Father’s Day deals have landed, with discounts on everything from Bluetooth speakers to streaming devices to help you (or your dad) make the most of summer. And if your plans involve unwinding with a good book, well, Amazon’s latest Kindle Scribe is on sale at Amazon and Best Buy starting at just $299.99 ($100 […]
Why did a peaceful protest in a County Antrim town end up in two nights of attacks on police?
Forward Jenni Hermoso says she has a "clear conscience" after being left out of Spain's European Championship squad.
Update, June 11th: Best Buy has sold out of its initial online inventory of both the standalone console and the Mario Kart World bundle. Gamers who missed out on a chance to get a Nintendo Switch 2 on launch day, or in the rare opportunities since, can buy one through Best Buy’s website or mobile […]
A medical tribunal has found a senior doctor's failings amounted to gross negligence and misconduct.
All about consolidation as mission mouthpieces archived in pursuit of 'improving the experience'
NASA is shutting down many of its social media accounts, including those dedicated to the Voyager mission and the Mars Curiosity and Perseverance rovers.…
At least 49 people have been killed in the floods, including several children who were on a bus.
The messaging app says the UK government's demands over data access could set a "dangerous precedent."
A brain-computer interface has enabled a man with paralysis to have real-time conversations, without the usual delay in speech
From geoengineering to anti-methane cow vaccines and green aviation fuel, meet the former nuclear physicist deciding which climate change technologies hold the most promise
Interpol coordinates operation, nabs 32 across Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Nauru
Thirty-two people across Asia have been arrested over their suspected involvement with infostealer malware in the latest international collaboration against global cybercrime.…
The most recent presentation of Apple's WWDC event has come and gone, during which Apple introduced the developer beta of the newly renamed iOS 26 - which is accessible to everyone, non-developers included, for free. If you want to try out an early version of the new OS, we've got directions on how to install […]
Seven men have been found guilty of using two teenage girls as "sex slaves" in Rochdale.
David Moyes, 62, was appointed OBE by avid football fan Prince William at Windsor Castle.
The eighth hole at the US Open at Oakmont this week - the longest par three in major championship history - has been described as "silly" and "ridiculous".
Though Steven Universe‘s time on Cartoon Network has come and gone, Amazon is stepping in to keep the story going. During a Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe panel at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival, Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar announced that Amazon is moving forward with a new spinoff series focused on side […]
Higher prices for some items were offset by declines in other areas, such as petrol, airfares and clothing.
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, is the first to venture into a tilted orbit around the sun, letting it take some unusual pictures
"This is absurd." That's all Amba Kak, co-executive director of the AI Now Institute, recalls thinking when she first heard about the proposed moratorium on state AI regulation tucked into President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" - the same funding bill that had Trump and Elon Musk recently trading barbs online. According to the bill's […]
Capcom had an interesting showing at Summer Game Fest with three titles that will carry the developer into 2026 and beyond: Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resident Evil Requiem, and Pragmata. I got hands-on previews with both Requiem and Pragmata, and a hands-off presentation for Onimusha. Across the three games, I saw a mix of […]
Tusk called the vote after his political camp narrowly lost the recent presidential election.
Spending limits for government departments are being outlined by the chancellor. This is how it affects you.
The UK government has agreed a post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar, unpicking another issue it's negotiations with the bloc.
President Donald Trump says he has reached a deal with China that will ensure the US receives rare earth materials, keeps tariffs at a total of 55 percent, and allows American universities to keep accepting Chinese students. Trump announced the news of the agreement on Truth Social, which he says is still “subject to final […]
It is not yet known why a 21-year-old Austrian man committed a shooting that left 10 people dead.
