Why did the King choose now to strip Andrew of his titles?
Bitcoin bridge biz offers 10 percent reward to attackers if they play nice
Blockchain company Garden admits it was compromised and temporarily shut down its app after approximately $11 million worth of assets were stolen.…
From the Class of 92's Salford City stunner, to Warrington Town punching 100 places above their weight, relive some of the biggest upsets from the first-round proper from recent years.
The FCC is moving to dismantle a rule requiring internet service providers to publish detailed "nutrition labels" for their service plans, just over a year after the requirement went into effect. The changes it's proposing could roll back transparency requirements that took years to establish - making it harder to tell how much you'll be […]
Zuckcorp will gladly pay you in 2065 for the eyewatering sums it is borrowing today
Even the world's richest companies need outside help to fulfill their datacenter dreams. Now, Meta is selling $30 billion in bonds to build out its infrastructure estate and support its ambition in AI markets. Some of these won't mature for 40 years.…
A former sergeant major has been jailed for six months for sexually assaulting a teenage soldier, who later took her own life after being bombarded with messages by another senior colleague.
Patents are notoriously difficult to search for, but Perplexity has launched an AI-powered tool that’s supposed to make the process a little easier. Its new patent research agent allows you to search for patents using natural language, rather than a string of keywords. As an example, Perplexity says you can enter something like, “Are there […]
Volker Türk said the strikes were "unacceptable" and urged Washington to halt them immediately.
More than 20 Disney-owned channels, including ESPN, ABC, and Nat Geo, have been pulled from YouTube TV after Google and Disney failed to reach a new content distribution agreement. The previous contract expired at 11:59 PM ET on October 30th, and it’s unclear when, or if, the two companies will reach a new deal. The […]
Bose has built its modern reputation on noise-canceling performance, offering the best in class for a good two decades, since the launch of the QuietComfort headphones in 2000. But Sony and Apple caught up in 2023 and the race has gone back and forth since. The $299 Bose QuietComfort Ultra second-gen earbuds aim to top […]
Music is obviously a huge part of KPop Demon Hunters. Songs are how the Huntr/x girls connect to their human fans and keep hordes of demons from entering the mortal realm. But beneath KPop Demon Hunters' banging soundtrack, there is also a rich tapestry of sounds that each play a role in bringing the movie's […]
One of the biggest flashpoints for internet regulation, the Kids Online Safety Act, is poised for a revival - but possibly without the central feature that's kept people fighting over it for the past three years. Since 2022, supporters of KOSA have backed its plan to require web platforms to protect kids from a variety […]
NASA is short of options when it comes to alternatives
SpaceX has published an update on its lunar Starship progress, and it still has a long way to go before the impressive-looking renders are translated into reality.…
Three Just Stop Oil activists who sprayed Stonehenge with orange powder have been cleared of criminal damage following a trial.
What is AGI? We know it stands for Artificial General Intelligence. That's a good start. But what does AGI mean, really? And how do we know when we've achieved it? For that matter, who decides we've achieved it? Does the AGI decide? This week, as OpenAI completed a long restructuring process that sets it up […]
Health officials have urged parents to ensure their children are vaccinated following a spike in meningitis cases.
Existing tools that work out the carbon footprint of flights greatly underestimate their warming impact, say the makers of a new calculator
New Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens is not scared by taking one of the most scrutinised roles in the modern game.
A former international hockey player-turned-coach who claimed his wife stabbed herself to death has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years for her murder.
The Commons Transport Committee recommended scrapping bus fares for young people in August.
Rats given a faecal transplant from exuberant toddlers showed more exploratory behaviour, supporting the idea that gut bacteria might affect children’s emotional development
From Claire North’s new novel Slow Gods to a 10th anniversary edition of a brilliant Adrian Tchaikovsky book, there’s lots to watch out for in November’s science fiction
Percona says more than half of installs remain on version set to lose support in 2026
Users have six months to migrate from MySQL 8.0 if they are to stay on a supported version of the open source database, or face security and reliability risks.…
Two Jewish men were killed when Jihad Al-Shamie attacked the synagogue before being shot dead by police.
Price hikes, politics, and platform fatigue drive organizations back toward open alternatives
OpenInfra Summit Sovereignty might be the word of the hour, but the OpenStack community has another – resilience.…
A "significant" step has been taken in establishing a national restorative justice programme for victims of the Post Office's Horizon IT scandal.
Fresh from $5 trillion valuation, global chips giant Nvidia has signed deals with LG, Hyundai and Samsung
Keep burning through your video generation allowance on Sora? No problem, OpenAI now lets you buy extra credits to make even more AI videos. That’s good, because the company says it expects to reduce free allowances at some point in the future. Bill Peebles, who leads the Sora team at OpenAI, said the video platform’s […]
The Manchester synagogue attacker died after he sustained multiple gunshot wounds, an inquest has heard.
The Hundred will launch a player auction and significantly increase salaries for the 2026 season, following private investment into the competition.
Arne Slot backtracks on his assertion that Liverpool's Carabao Cup exit gives "a little insight" into the depth to his player pool by saying he is "happy" with his squad.
Ubuntu's much-maligned format may be finally reaching critical mass
Ubuntu Summit More than one Linux-adjacent vendor presented at the Ubuntu Summit, and a small but recurring theme is offering official Snap packages.…
If you’re a Windows 11 user who frequently uses the Task Manager tool, you should probably avoid Microsoft’s latest OS update. Reddit users and my colleague Tom Warren are reporting that a bug in the optional Windows 11 KB5067036 update is causing Task Manager to duplicate itself when they attempt to close the app, impacting […]
Thieves have stolen more than 1,000 items from a museum's collection in California, including jewellery, carvings and Native American artefacts.
Changing "people's lives for the better" requires "winning state power", the Coventry South MP says.
The public and politicians had spoken, and the King, it seems, had no choice.
The bodies were identified as those of Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch, the Israeli prime minister's office said.
The UK will provide an additional £5m in emergency humanitarian funding to help the Caribbean region recover from Hurricane Melissa, the government has said.
Two people have been arrested after an XL bully killed a baby in South Wales.
TUPE or not TUPE? Not for roles being sent overseas amid a push to meet post-merger rollout targets
Exclusive VodafoneThree has told some staff their roles may be offshored to India under new contracts with Ericsson and Nokia – and that employment protections won't apply.…
The chancellor has apologised for the failure to obtain the correct licence when renting out her family home.
The Tanzanian military has been deployed to enforce a curfew after tensions boiled over during the east African country's presidential election.
The New Scientist Book Club has various issues with Masud Husain's prize-winning popular science book about neurology
In this passage from the opening of Grace Chan’s sci-fi novel, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, we are introduced to her protagonists as they spend time in a virtual utopia which is becoming increasingly tempting in a dying world
Grace Chan, author of Every Version of You, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, explores the philosophical implications of the choices her characters make
The autumn internationals get under way on Saturday as teams look to pick up vital ranking points before the draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
Surrey to be divided into two new councils in first phase of countrywide reorg
The UK government will replace Surrey County Council and its 11 borough and district councils with two new unitary councils, which will provide most local services to the area's 1.2 million residents.…
People who've moved house in the last five years are being encouraged to contact their old energy suppliers in case they have outstanding credit.
Ofcom 'disappointed' by decision that 'goes against the spirit of our rules'
Britian's comms regulator has criticized O2 for hiking prices beyond what customers agreed to, exploiting a loophole in rules designed to end unpredictable mid-contract increases.…
Mikaela Mayer outpointed Mary Spencer in Canada to become a unified light-middleweight and a three-division world champion.
As Eder Sarabia heads back to Barcelona, the Elche boss tells Guillem Balague about his indifferent playing career, his famous father and his return to La Liga.
Hospitals told to upgrade, but some medical device makers haven't prescribed compatibility yet
NHS hospitals are being blocked from fully upgrading to Windows 11 by a small number of suppliers that have yet to make their medical devices compatible with Microsoft's latest operating system.…
One of the constant refrains throughout England's triumphant run at Euro 2025 – and indeed most women's football matches in recent years – has been how important the success of the Lionesses has been for the growth of the game.
Stripping Andrew of the title 'prince' is colossal, says the BBC's royal correspondent Sean Coughlan.
Watch the three FA Cup goals scored by Jack Wilshere and Robbie Savage, who meet as managers in the first round on Friday evening.
When tech support collides with Halloween, the results are scary
On Call Happy Halloween, dear reader! The Register wishes you a wonderfully scary day. To kick things off, we’ve twisted On Call, our weekly reader-contributed column about keeping computers alive despite the best efforts of zombie coworkers and demonic bosses, to bring tales of times tech support turned spooky.…
In a recent episode of her TV series, the reality star said she believed the moon landing was fake.
The green mummified remains of a teenager buried in Italy 200 to 400 years ago have given us new insights into the preservative properties of copper
The Royal announcement that Andrew will be stripped of the title of "prince" dominates Friday's papers.
Because fewer people like banknotes, and payment sovereignty is a problem
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided the bloc needs a digital version of the Euro, and ordered work that could see it enter circulation in 2029.…
Driving through western Jamaica, it's staggering how wide Hurricane Melissa's field of destruction is.
The relatives of the late Virginia Giuffre, who accused the royal of sexual abuse, say she would be "proud".
Beck and Bec Lea say the move will allow their teenage daughter to keep making content.
The company says its property manager offered to apply for the required licence but this never happened.
The Gaudí-designed architectural marvel now stands at an impressive 162.91 metres.
The president sets the limit at 7,500 for the coming year, a dramatic cut from 125,000.
Orlando airport, one of America's most popular travel hubs, came close to cancelling all landings after the government's shutdown caused a last-minute scramble for air traffic controllers.
HTV-X capsule is designed to hang around in space after delivering cargo to ISS
Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is celebrating after its new cargo carrier docked at the International Space Station.…
A gruesome challenge follows yet another celebrity murder on the reality TV show, which nears its finale.
If you're struggling to get on top of your money, here are four ways to help you manage it better.
The site tells BBC News it believes people are viewing riskier sites - but they may just be using VPNs.
The decline in UK wildflower meadows not only threatens wildlife, say experts, but could drive up certain food prices
Patients are dying in corridors and others left for hours in soiled clothes, says Age UK.
The men are accused of running a drug ring in New York City that sold counterfeit prescription opioid pills through social media.
A new study estimates that about half of all churches in England have bats living in them.
The family of Prince Andrew's accuser have hailed the King's decision to remove his royal titles and have him leave his Windsor home after weeks of renewed scrutiny over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Thousands of US adoptees do not have citizenship despite being brought to the country as babies decades ago. Now many fear deportation.
How To Be Human finds the star grappling with grief and heartbreak, instead of murdering celebrities.
This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. To understand how Microsoft sees its role in the AI race, look at what was announced at the company's GitHub Universe developer conference on Tuesday in San Francisco. The […]
Diana Loginova sang songs critical of the Kremlin. The 18-year-old and her bandmate are now in court.
UK Steel said while the increased support was welcomed, the government could have gone further.
The spending will continue until AI revenue improves
Despite a trickle of bad news from Amazon in recent weeks, the company's business is thrumming along, with AWS leading the way.…
The former East Wing of the White House has been demolished.
The southwest of the island bore the full force Hurricane Melissa's 185 mph (295km/h) winds on Tuesday.
Tech giants Apple and Amazon have defied industry predictions with better-than-expected financial results.
The dramatic move follows weeks of intense scrutiny over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Fenerbahce's home EuroLeague fixtures against Israeli sides Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv are relocated to Munich over security concerns.
Repeated delays to the UK's multibillion-pound F-35 fast jet programme, because of a lack of cash, has increased costs and harmed the plane's ability to fight, a report by MPs has said.
Harrowing accounts from people who have escaped an RSF assault on the besieged city of el-Fasher.
A recording of the programme was interrupted on Thursday as the news broke.
No costume idea? We've got you covered
Hacking makes the holidays so much more enjoyable, and nothing says trick or treat quite like pwning LED Halloween masks belonging to every neighborhood kid during candy-collection hours.…
Jaywick, a seaside town in Essex, has been named the most deprived area for a fourth time in a row.
The US is drastically cutting the number of refugees it will allow into the country to 7,500, and giving priority to white South Africans.
Tim Cook says Apple has plans to embed more third-party AI tools into the company’s operating systems. “Our intention is to integrate with more people over time,” Cook said in an interview with CNBC. Apple has already embedded ChatGPT into Siri, with a Google Gemini integration said to be in the works, along with rumors […]
For generations, Keith Asad's family has owned olive trees in the land near the West Bank town of Turmosayya, but now they are out of his reach.
England's coaching staff turn to their cricket counterparts for inspiration before their opening autumn Test against Australia at Allianz Stadium.
Andrew always denied the allegations - but the repeated accusations would not go away.
Andrew has been stripped of his royal titles, Buckingham Palace has said.
Company tells users concerned about exfiltration to 'stop it if you see it'
A researcher has found a way to trick Claude into uploading private data to an attacker's account using indirect prompt injection. Anthropic says it has already documented the risk, and its foolproof solution is: keep an eye on your screen.…
