Think tank report backs data mining for machine learning, leaving artists and rights holders behind

Opinion  Former UK prime minister Tony Blair became famous for standing shoulder to shoulder with allies, even though the fallout from the Iraq war forever sullied his reputation. Nonetheless, the institute that bears his name makes it clear who it stands with when it comes to using copyrighted material to fuel the expansion of machine learning into every human domain.…

Max Verstappen says it "was not a mistake" that he liked a comment on social media criticising Red Bull's decision to demote Liam Lawson.

The impact of the tariffs will be huge, with significant changes to long-standing global avenues of trade.

Unite boss Sharon Graham tells deputy PM Angela Rayner talks on the industrial action are farcical.

Stamp it out: Infostealer malware at German outfit may be culprit

Britain's Royal Mail is investigating after a crew calling itself GHNA claimed it has put 144GB of the delivery giant’s data up for sale, perhaps after acquiring it with the same stolen credentials it used to crack Samsung Germany.…

Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to attend a summit of the seven countries that border the Bay of Bengal.

Olympic 1500m medallist Yared Nuguse's ambition has always been to become an orthodontist, but a career as a professional athlete has put those plans on hold - for now.

Donald Trump's Rose Garden "Liberation Day" moment was a set piece event for the ages - an historic day he believes will kickstart a gradual American revival.

A 10% rate of import tax will apply globally - with higher rates for a list of Trump's "worst offenders".

The BBC and Blizzard Entertainment have chipped in with contributions

The Open InfraFoundation has delivered a new version of OpenStack named “Epoxy” and thinks it’s an even better option for those seeking a VMware alternative.…

The developer says people lost their "reservation deposits" because buyers failed to exchange.

Watch the trailer for the new BBC documentary How to win the Champions League: Liverpool 2019.

A record number of victims of so-called revenge porn reported intimate image abuse to a dedicated UK helpline last year.

How the world responds to the tariffs will have economic and political consequences for the UK, writes our political editor.

Smartphone apps that track our driving behavior may be the key to safer road conditions.  The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety just published a study that found that using smartphone apps to monitor driver behavior, and then providing summaries of that behavior via text message or a data dashboard, leads to safer driving.  Researchers borrowed […]

The president says the US has been "pillaged, raped and plundered" for years by international trade partners.

Most of Thursday's front pages lead on Trump announcing universal 10% tariffs on all imports into the US.

GPT-4o likely trained on O’Reilly books without permission, figures appear to show

Tech textbook tycoon Tim O'Reilly claims OpenAI mined his publishing house's copyright-protected tomes for training data and fed it all into its top-tier GPT-4o model without permission.…

The president acknowledged that he will face pushback from some, but he urged Americans to trust his instincts.

The BBC's Michelle Fleury breaks down what the import taxes mean for the US and countries around the world.

Uriah Rennie uses a wheelchair after a rare condition left him paralysed from the waist down.

More than 3,000 people have died and thousands have been displaced in Myanmar.

After years of rumors, Nintendo has finally announced a release date for the Switch 2. The long-awaited successor to the Switch will be available on June 5th for $449.99, bringing a handing of games and accessories along with it. It will be available for preorder in the US from select retailers starting on April 9th, […]

Crawlers snarfing long-tail content for training and whatnot cost us a fortune

Web-scraping bots have become an unsupportable burden for the Wikimedia community due to their insatiable appetite for online content to train AI models.…

An inquiry says children are living in "appalling conditions" and suffering impacts to their health.

Aston Villa's match-winners against Brighton prove they are reaping the rewards of their January business, writes Phil McNulty.

A possible red card and potential offside in the build-up to the winner - did the officials get it wrong in the Merseyside derby?

Wayne Hawkins believes terminally ill people should be able to die when they choose, but others in the state disagree.

Tech slugged with higher duties, base 10% hike, semiconductors avoid retaliatory levies for now

US President Donald Trump has imposed a ten percent tariff on nearly all types of imports into America, and higher levies on goods from major producers of digital tech, such as China, South Korea, and Taiwan.…

Could the National Rally retaliate in parliament by attempting to bring down the fragile coalition government?

Highlights from nine midweek Premier League matches, including the Merseyside derby.

An emotional Jack Grealish dedicates his first Premier League goal in almost 16 months to his younger brother Keelan in the 25th anniversary of his death.

Last week, Apple announced that lossless audio and ultra low latency would be coming to the AirPods Max with USB-C. It was a pleasant surprise for owners of Apple’s over-ear headphones, which have fallen behind the AirPods Pro in recent years when it comes to offering new features. The company briefly hit a snag in […]

There’s a 10% tariff on the UK and 20% on the EU.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot disputes the decision to only award a yellow card to Everton's James Tarkovski for his tackle on Alexis Mac Allister in his side's 1-0 Premier League win in the Merseyside derby at Anfield.

Before this morning, I knew I was going to buy the Nintendo Switch 2 but I didn’t know when. After watching Nintendo’s Switch 2 Direct today, in which a purple block traced the GameCube’s stylized “G” logo, followed by high-res footage from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and F-Zero GX and an announcement […]

The Switch 2 is here — well, almost. Nintendo took the wraps off its new console during its latest Direct event, providing us with a closer look at the $449.99 console ahead of its release on June 5th. In many ways, the sequel is a generational leap from the original console / handheld hybrid that […]

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)is shutting down after more than 20 years of hosting its annual challenge for writers. In a video and an email sent to community members, the nonprofit organization explains that it can no longer continue “after years of financial struggles.”  Before officially becoming a nonprofit in 2006, NaNoWriMo started out with […]

Rescue and relief workers seeking access to some of the worst quake-hit areas are being blocked by the military.

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The name's not Bond. It's O'Brien - Keith O'Brien, now-former global payroll compliance manager at the Dublin, Ireland office of HR software-as-a-service maker Rippling.…

It’s perhaps no surprise that Nintendo opened its Switch 2 Direct with Mario Kart World, a Switch 2-exclusive launch title that’s a sequel to the original Switch’s most popular game. But it was more of a surprise that the Direct’s second segment, instead of focusing on the console’s specs, was all about Nintendo’s Discord-like GameChat […]

At an event in the Rose Garden on Wednesday, Donald Trump unveiled a new set of planned tariffs that are being described as “short-sighted,” and having “no basis in logic,” and being compared to Great Depression-era policies. Holding a giant poster board blowing in the wind, Trump announced staggering new taxes on products coming into […]

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

The UK has been hit with 10% tariffs by the US, but there is uncertainty of the impact of them.

For decades, trade and trade policy has been an economic and political backwater - decidedly boring, seemingly uncontroversial. 

Seven gas turbines planned to juice datacenter demand by 2027

Developers on Wednesday announced plans to bring up to 4.5 gigawatts of natural gas-fired power online by 2027 at the site of what was once Pennsylvania's largest coal plant, as part of a proposed datacenter campus running AI and high-performance computing workloads.…

Any ebook reader will let you cram a Beauty and the Beast-sized library’s worth of books in your pocket, but so will your phone. An ebook reader offers a more book-like reading experience, with fewer distractions and less eye strain, and many include extra features, like adjustable frontlighting. Some really are pocketable. Others are waterproof […]

The US is "our closest ally" but "nothing is off the table" in response to Donald Trump's 10% tariffs on imports from the UK, the business secretary has said.

Thunderbird’s developers are planning to compete with Gmail and other email providers by offering paid “pro” tier services, including @thundermail.com email addresses and new services such as an appointment scheduler, file sharing tools, and some “Thunderbird Assist” AI features. You can join a beta waitlist by going to thundermail.com, which is the domain for the […]

On Sunday, a mass grave containing the bodies of 15 first responders was unearthed in Gaza. Sky News investigates how their final moments unfolded.

Letby's barrister Mark McDonald says he will hand over detailed medical reports to the CCRC.

The US president said a "baseline" 10% tariff would go into effect on what he has dubbed "Liberation Day".

Business in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland tell us what US tariffs could mean for them.

If you know where to look, you can often score discounts on Apple’s ever-expanding AirPods lineup. Both the new AirPods Max and AirPods 4 (with and without ANC) now consistently receive discounts, as do the latest AirPods Pro with USB-C. The same goes for the original AirPods Max, which are nearly indistinguishable from the last-gen […]

Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, is laying off about 16 percent of its workers. In a memo posted to the company’s website, CEO Matt Mullenweg says he’s making the change to “protect Automattic’s long-term future.” Before the layoffs, Automattic’s website listed the company as having 1,777 employees. The company has since decreased its employee […]

While sharing screenshots and videos from the original Nintendo Switch has always been an excessively complicated process, it’s going to be much easier for the Switch 2. During today’s Direct presentation, Nintendo spent a lot of time talking about the Switch 2’s new built-in GameChat functionality that will give players a way to share their […]

Nostalgia for video games seems to be strongest for those played during childhood – at least for Nintendo Switch players

After President Donald Trump pushed back a deadline for banning TikTok in January, the 75-day delay will run out on April 5th, but there’s still no word on a deal that could satisfy the law by shifting control of TikTok away from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. The Information reports that later today, Trump plans […]

At least two of Nintendo’s Switch 2 games are going to be more expensive than most games on the first Switch. Many Switch games cost $59.99, but Nintendo revealed today the Switch 2’s Mario Kart World, a June 5th launch title, will cost $79.99, while Donkey Kong Bananza, releasing a little over a month later, […]

Actors, directors and celebrity friends have paid tribute to Val Kilmer, after he died aged 65.

An MP has told Sky News she was attacked online by the Tate brothers after she participated in a debate in the House of Commons about violence against women.

Bosses say theft now the name of the game with a shift in tactics, apparent branding

Big-game ransomware crew Hunters International says its criminal undertaking has become "unpromising, low-converting, and extremely risky," and it is mulling shifting tactics amid an apparent rebrand.…

Sonos is lowering the price of two products in an effort to boost hardware sales amid a continued slump. The company’s Era 100 smart speaker and entry-level Ray soundbar now both cost $199. That’s a $50 drop for the Era 100, which launched at $249. And it’s an even more substantial $80 cut for the […]

Nintendo has finally aired its big Switch 2 Direct, and now we know a whole lot about its next console. The Verge staff has a lot of feelings about the device, which will launch on June 5th, and we’ve collected our first impressions below. A soulless design Look, I love black. My entire wardrobe is […]

In parts of Birmingham, the stench is overwhelming - enough to make you heave.

Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson has refused to commit to resisting President Donald Trump if he ordered the agency to drop its antitrust suit against Meta, saying he would “obey lawful orders” and calling the scenario “a hypothetical.” His comments, made at a tech policy event in Washington, DC, followed a session where Ferguson […]

Around a quarter of the country's brown bears will be culled after a man was attacked in a forest.

The car maker's sales slide has been attributed to competition and controversy around its boss.

Tulip Siddiq has told Sky News her "lawyers are ready" to handle any formal questions about allegations she is involved in corruption in Bangladesh.

An emergency appeal has been launched after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake which struck Myanmar last week.

In its April 2nd Direct event, Nintendo revealed a lot of the Switch 2 details we’ve been waiting for, including the console’s price ($449.99 in the US), its June 5th release date, and a slew of new games coming to it, like Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza. The video and details the company […]

Ms Gosling, from Sheffield, said her sister's hands "couldn't have gone to anyone better".

Nintendo didn’t spend much time on the Switch 2’s UI during today’s big Direct presentation, but the company has just given us a pretty good look at the new console’s homescreen. At the bottom of Nintendo’s webpage detailing how certain games are getting updated Switch 2 Editions, there is a small image of the Switch […]

Alcohol increases the release of chemical sex signals and makes males more attractive to females.

High-speed drones will be put to the test in the extreme Arctic environment as part of a project to assess how quickly glaciers in Greenland are retreating

For decades, autistic women and girls have had to play "diagnostic bingo" before getting their true diagnosis. As new neuroscience offers a fresh understanding of the condition, the time for change is now

Many Palestinians say they are going hungry after Israel stopped all aid deliveries to put pressure on Hamas.

CEO hails 'transformative year' as IPO puts 'puter maker on the big board

Raspberry Pi hasn't felt the sting of US tariffs yet, and having its boards built outside China might give it an edge over rivals, analysts reckon.…

Emma Raducanu withdraws from the Great Britain squad for next week's Billie Jean King Cup tie in the Netherlands to "look after her body".

New head coach Charlotte Edwards will make England players “accountable” for their fitness following criticism during a dismal winter.

The BBC’s Yogita Limaye is the first foreign journalist to enter the country since the disaster struck.

Sissie Hsaio, the Google exec who oversaw the launch of the company’s AI chatbot, is stepping down as head of the Gemini app, according to a report from Semafor. A memo seen by the outlet reveals that Google Labs vice president Josh Woodward will take her place. In the memo, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis […]

The government has defended its policy of adding VAT to private school fees in the High Court.

During today’s big Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo showed off a whole bunch of games coming to the system. Many will launch on June 5th alongside the Switch 2, including Mario Kart World, enhanced editions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, and new chapters in Toby Fox’s Deltarune. I think it’s […]

More than a million people watched online as details of the long awaited successor to the hit console were announced.

The Scottish activist from Dumbarton was detained on a trip to Punjab after his wedding in 2017.

The charges follow an inquiry into a Hull funeral directors in which police removed human remains.

I have been recommending people buy whatever Brother laser printer is on sale for three years now, and no one has ever gotten mad at me about it. My own Brother laser printer, whose model number I no longer remember and do not care about, has been operating flawlessly for nearly 10 years now. We […]

If you’ve dreaded entering the eShop for most of the original Switch’s life because of how slow it is, well, Nintendo knows and won’t make that mistake again. The Switch 2 will have a faster-performing eShop channel “even when displaying a large number of games,” as stated by Nintendo’s senior director for entertainment planning and […]

Palestinian paramedic Munther Abed rejects Israel's assertion that the vehicles approached troops with their lights off.

In Sagaing, the epicentre of the earthquake in Myanmar, the scale of the loss is immense.

Yuki Tsunoda makes his Red Bull debut at his home grand prix in Japan this weekend after Liam Lawson was demoted, so what is it like to come in as a replacement driver?

The British rock band scraps a concert after the promoter insulted anti-government protesters.

Yogita Limaye is the first foreign journalist to enter Myanmar since a huge earthquake hit the war-torn country.

Sony has a replacement for its current flagship QD-OLED TV, the extremely well-received A95L. That’s the model that was crowned “King of TV” at last year’s Value Electronics TV Shootout, which Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel served on the judging panel for. The new model is called the Bravia 8 II. Sony claims that it has […]

A more precise definition of the second is crucial to all sorts of physical measurements – but to get there, scientists have to pack up their extraordinarily fragile optical clocks and take them on tour

Britain's Fran Jones says her heart "worked a little too hard" after she collapsed during a match in Colombia.

Nintendo is launching a special camera accessory for the Switch 2 that will let you host video chats with your Switch friends. Simply called the Nintendo Switch 2 Camera, it’s a camera on a stand designed to sit next to your TV while you play. You can use the new camera with GameChat, Nintendo’s new […]

If you want to preorder a Switch directly from Nintendo, you’ll need to make sure you have at least 50 hours of gameplay on the original Switch as of April 2nd, 2025. Nintendo revealed the anti-scalper mechanism on its preorder registration page, where it says it will prioritize registrants who meet the gameplay requirements and […]

Donald Trump has told members of his cabinet that Elon Musk will leave his government role in the coming months.