Greenland sharks show no signs of retinal degeneration despite living for up to 400 years, and scientists have identified genetic adaptations that may explain how
US national security adviser Mike Waltz is leaving his post and is set to be replaced by secretary of state Marco Rubio.
The Metropolitan Police say there are 'grounds for further investigation' into the videos.
Fortnite’s new Star Wars-themed season will add new locations, weapons, skins, vehicles, and even new Force powers to the game when it kicks off on Friday, according to a blog post. The Fortnite island’s new Star Wars spots include a First Order base, a smuggler hub called the Outpost Enclave, a Resistance base with X-Wings, […]
Over two-and-a-half years after the last version was released, Anker’s Soundcore audio brand is updating its budget wireless earbuds with the new Liberty 5. Launching next week for $129.99 – cheaper than the Liberty 4 that debuted at $149.99 – the earbuds will feature improved active noise cancellation, longer battery life, and Dolby Audio support. […]
The burger chain says its customers are "grappling with uncertainty".
Britain's Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson will return from injury to race in the women's 800m at this summer's London Athletics Meet on Saturday 19 July.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra kicked off her Q1 letter to shareholders by thanking “President Trump for his support of the U.S. automotive industry.” Several paragraphs later, things take a turn, with Barra projecting an impact of $4 billion to $5 billion as a result of Trump’s ever-changing tariffs. Barra’s letter was evidence of the delicate line […]
The UK has seen its warmest start to May on record as temperatures soared to over 29C in the spring sunshine.
McKinsey warns datacenter binge could overshoot actual demand as execs scramble to keep up with hype
A report from consultancy McKinsey & Company highlights the widespread unease over AI, pointing to the bewildering sums being invested into infrastructure to support it, while warning that forecasts of future demand are based on little more than guesswork.…
A chemical that is mainly found in dark chocolate seems to slow our rate of biological ageing, but it isn't clear if eating chocolate is good for us overall
Pinterest is making it easier for users to identify and avoid AI-generated slop on its platform. The company is launching new features that will automatically label images that are detected to be made or edited using generative AI, and allow users to see fewer of them when browsing for similar topics. “As people encounter AI-generated […]
Even if you aren't big into jazz, there is a very good chance that you've heard the deep vibrations of Kamasi Washington's tenor sax. The Grammy-nominated musician has put out multiple studio albums, and counts Raphael Saadiq, Lauryn Hill, and Kendrick Lamar as some of his past collaborators. And more recently, he composed one of […]
Transgender women will no longer be able to play in women's football in England following a policy change from the Football Association.
Police are appealing for witnesses after two of their horses were attacked by a dog in London.
Meta has joined forces with Spotify, Garmin, Match, and others to form a lobby group to represent their interests, especially as they come into conflict with those of Apple and Google. The group’s first order of business is arguing that age verification should be the responsibility of app stores, and not the apps themselves. Bloomberg […]
The mercury hit 29C in London, which the Met Office said was the hottest start to any May on record.
President's campaign continues against man he claims covered up evidence of electoral fraud in 2020
Chris Krebs, former CISA director and current political punching bag for the US President, says his Global Entry membership was revoked.…
Microsoft is raising the prices of its Xbox Series S / X consoles, Xbox controllers, and even some new Xbox games around the world. Starting today, Microsoft says it has adjusted its recommended retailer pricing for its Xbox consoles and controllers, with the Xbox Series X being bumped by $100 to $599.99. Microsoft is also […]
The retailer is reeling from a ransomware attack - here's what other people did when in the same situation.
What this will and won't change for US assistance to Ukraine, three years into the war.
Experts say the instruction suggests the company fears hackers could be lurking on calls.
It's been a rough start to 2025 for the world's most valuable company. Apple now faces three huge headwinds against its business: President Trump's tariffs and whatever impact those might have on shipments from Asia; the possibility that it could lose its lucrative deal with Google to serve as the default search engine; and a […]
Mission to a metal asteroid lacks xenon pressure
NASA is looking into propulsion problems experienced by a probe on its way to orbit the asteroid Psyche.…
In 2021, a federal judge ruled that Apple had to loosen its grip, ever so slightly, on the App Store. On Wednesday, nearly four years later, that same judge found that Apple deliberately failed to do so and tried to hide its noncompliance in the process. In a furious opinion, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said […]
May’s new science fiction novels include a hot tip from our culture editor, as well as war on an alien planet from Bora Chung
England look set to begin a defining year with one of their most inexperienced pace attacks in the past two decades.
Meta said the negative impact could kick in as soon as the third quarter of this year.
With warm weather hitting the UK, here's what gardening experts advise for keeping your plants alive.
Switching voltage allows search giant to switch up power delivery system
Google is planning for datacenter racks supporting 1 MW of IT hardware loads, plus the cooling infrastructure to cope, as AI processing continues to grow ever more energy intensive.…
Author Julia Donaldson says she was spurred to write it by a campaign to reverse a decline in children's reading.
Manchester United face Athletic Club on Thursday at San Mames, the unique and iconic Bilbao venue that will also host the Europa League final.
A British woman has officially become the oldest person in the world at the age of 115, according to the Guinness World Records.
The electric car firm says a report that it is hunting for a successor is "absolutely false".
The spreadsheet from Hell
From the department of "but… why?" comes news of Linux running in Microsoft Excel, although all might not be as it seems.…
Who has gone under the radar in another successful Women's Super League campaign for Chelsea?
The opposition legislator had just left parliament when he was attacked by gunmen on a motorcycle, police say.
The chainsaw allegedly used to cut down the famous Sycamore Gap tree as well as remove a wedge of trunk said to have been taken as a trophy were never found, a court has heard.
The owner of British Gas, Britain's biggest domestic energy supplier, is facing a backlash against its chief executive's pay next week – a year after he said his multimillion pound package was impossible to justify.
The directors of Moorcroft Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent say they are going into voluntary liquidation.
The Liverpool-based reality tv star will co-host the Early Breakfast show with Nat O'Leary in May.
No MFA? No problem – as long as you show you’ve learned your lesson
The UK's data protection overlord is not going to pursue any further investigation into the British Library's 2023 ransomware attack.…
The daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess has praised "swift action taken by law enforcement" after counter-terror police confirmed they are investigating claims the band Kneecap called for people to kill their MPs.
"I don't know what the big deal is," says the US Hollywood actor.
The famously punctual train service was suspended for almost two hours.
Tesla has hit back following a Wall Street Journal report that its board had initiated a search for a new CEO to replace Elon Musk, taking to Musk’s social platform X to call the claim “absolutely false.” According to the WSJ report, about a month ago Tesla’s board began the process of hunting for a […]
More than 200 protesters have been arrested in Turkey as people gathered in Istanbul for May Day.
If Manchester United do not win the Europa League, what is the cost to the club on missing out on Champions League income again?
"My dad was shot down over the Soviet Union," Gary says. "As a kid I thought it was normal, everybody's dad goes through this."
A house fire in Cardiff which left seven people in hospital was caused by an e-scooter, the fire service has confirmed.
We look at the state of AI software development – it's not going away, but risks abound
Analysis AI in software development has evolved rapidly since GitHub Copilot caught the world's attention with its June 2021 preview – and shows no sign of slowing down.…
The Football Association will ban transgender women playing women's football in England from next season.
Every week our Money blog interviews chefs from around the UK, hearing about their cheap food hacks and more. Today we chat to Kray Treadwell, a Michelin Young Chef of the Year winner who owns and runs 670 Grams in Birmingham.
Police say the boy was found after a search at Colwick Country Park in Nottinghamshire.
Lorde announces her fourth album after featuring on the remix of Charli XCX's acclaimed Brat.
Watchdog says transformation effort added costs instead of savings for most businesses
The UK tax authority's push to digitize services has backfired, saddling taxpayers with hundreds of millions in extra costs, according to a report by Parliament's public spending watchdog.…
Police have revealed details around the dismissal of the co-instructor in a fatal paddleboarding trip.
A body has been recovered from a lake in Nottinghamshire after reports of a teenager getting into difficulty while swimming.
Robots often struggle to carry out tasks in places where they haven’t been trained, but a new AI model helps them clean up a mess or make a bed in unfamiliar settings
The headlines related to Donald Trump's trade war to date have largely all been negative and with total justification.
India accuses Pakistan of supporting militants behind the Kashmir attack, which Islamabad denies.
Bodo/Glimt have risen from the Norway second division to upsetting the odds in Europe and face Tottenham on Thursday looking to take a big step towards the Europa League final.
Sees economic strife as chance to sell even more stuff than its $70bn Q3 haul
Microsoft’s capital expenditure was slightly lower than forecast, in part due to “normal variability from the timing of delivery of data center leases” that the company was at pains to argue are not in any way bad news.…
This is a significant moment in this war.
LeBron James unsure whether to continue NBA career after LA Lakers defeat by Minnesota Timberwolves.
King Charles gives a personal message to others facing the anxiety of a cancer diagnosis.
A military flypast to celebrate 80 years since VE Day is planned to take place on 5 May.
A girl and a boy are in hospital after being stabbed in Merseyside, police have said.
I've been testing the EcoFlow Wave 3, a follow-up to the all-in-one battery-powered air conditioner, heater, and fan I reviewed last summer. EcoFlow has dialed back its absurd marketing with a more powerful unit that can be recharged through several methods, including the sun. Only now it can automatically (try to) maintain a set temperature […]
Good news, everyone: 15 years on, TDE still pushes pixels
The long-running fork of KDE 3 has dropped its latest update: Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.4, now with better distro support and a fresh coat of code. Not bad for a project still chugging along 15 years after KDE itself moved on.…
One man's struggle to save Uganda's once-profitable trees that produce shea butter.
Lord's will host the final of the Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday 5 July next year, organisers announce.
Former vice president Kamala Harris has criticised Donald Trump's "wholesale abandonment" of US ideals during his first 100 days in office in her biggest speech since her election defeat.
Voting is under way in local elections across England, as well as in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.
The former vice-president criticises the administration's agenda.
The estranged husband of a woman accused of murdering his parents and aunt by feeding them poisonous mushrooms has told a court their relationship had become increasingly strained.
A personal coach at 10 and Friday night Power League sessions - how teenage Tyrique George broke into Chelsea's £1bn squad.
Thousands of reservists have joined calls to end the Gaza war and bring the remaining hostages back.
The extent of Scotland's mosquito population is being understood thanks to a successful citizen science project.
Datacenter build slowdown hurt storage sales but Korean giant sees bit barn rebound
Samsung yesterday posted results a little better than it forecast, and attributed some of its record revenue and strong profit to customers rushing to buy kit before the USA raises tariffs on imports.…
Three people died in hospital after being poisoned with death cap mushrooms.
What does it tell us about shifting global alliances?
Russian drones have killed at least two people and injured another five, the Odesa regional governor said.
The deal sets up an investment fund to search for minerals, and set outs how revenues would be split.
The White House has been pushing for the agreement as a prerequisite for further military assistance.
A minister says nearly all key details have been finalised for a deal giving the US access to the country's minerals.
In her ruling banning Apple from charging a commission on purchases made outside the App Store, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers says that an Apple executive “outright lied under oath.” According to Gonzalez Rogers, Alex Roman, vice president of finance at Apple, gave testimony that was “replete with misdirection and outright lies.” The judge writes that […]
Over the past few years, what sounds like an episode of Black Mirror has been unfolding in real life: millions of people around the world have agreed to let metallic orbs scan their eyes in exchange for receiving a blockchain-based ID and a cryptocurrency called Worldcoin. Beginning this week, Worldcoin (WLD) will be available in […]
"I'd say the last two years people are just - they just don't care anymore, they are using knives and doing all sorts."
The thing about trade, and the economics of trade, is that it is simultaneously desperately boring and desperately important.
The government will give 'recognition' payments to Post Office Capture victims before they receive full compensation.
As the UK gears up to celebrate 80 years since VE day, Sky News can showcase the latest immersive technology that brings the experience to life in your own home.
CEO, senior execs ‘at every turn chose the most anti-competitive option’
A federal judge has said Apple execs deliberately ignored an injunction and told lies in court – and so has asked US prosecutors to consider criminal charges against the iPhone titan.…
The tech giant had been ordered in 2021 to allow greater competition and open the App Store up to outside payment options.
Tesla's board members have reportedly started their search for someone to replace Elon Musk as CEO.
The US president blames the first quarterly GDP decline in three years on his Democratic predecessor.
Mahdawi was arrested in mid-April when he attended an American citizenship interview in Vermont.
This couldn't possibly be about Chinese model builders taking some of the shine off US rivals, could it?
+Comment Anthropic has urged the White House to further tighten so-called AI diffusion rules – which are already set to hurt Nvidia and co by limiting or blocking the sale of higher-end GPUs and accelerators outside the US and a select few allies from mid-May.…
Following a court order that blocks Apple from taking a commission on purchases made outside the App Store, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says on X that the company plans to bring Fortnite back to iOS in the US “next week.” The app hasn’t been available on iOS in the US since August 2020, when […]
It was a welcome party of sorts, and it was assembled near arrivals at Heathrow's Terminal 5.
