Miss Universe contestants walk out after organiser berates Miss Mexico
Video of the incident, which was live streamed, has been shared widely on the internet.
Google Gemini’s Deep Research can look into your emails, drive, and chats
Gemini can now draw from your emails and documents while performing “deep research” queries. Google’s announcement blog called this “one of our most-requested features” for Gemini Deep Research, which is an agentic feature styled specifically for creating research reports rather than just answering questions. The chatbot starts by creating a multi-step research plan, then it […]
Burn scores brilliant header to give Newcastle lead
Dan Burn scores a brilliant curling header from a set piece to give Newcastle United an early lead against Athletic Club.
'Brilliant finish' - Foden puts Man City ahead against Dortmund
Phil Foden scores a "brilliant" goal to put Manchester City in the lead against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League at the Etihad Stadium.
'Like a young Messi' - Yamal scores 'sensational' goal for Barcelona
Teenager Lamine Yamal scores a "sensational" goal in a "moment of pure individual brilliance" for Barcelona against Club Brugge in the Champions League.
Watch: BBC reporter confronts man at centre of illegal worker network
The BBC's Ed Thomas confronted Kardos Mateen, who is at the centre of an illegal worker network.
Crime fixer caught by BBC offering to erase £60K fines on migrant workers
Calling himself "the accountant", the fixer told undercover reporters how he could “confuse” immigration enforcement.
Earps reaction and what it says about role models in women's sport
In her latest column, Anita Asante looks at how we react to role models not conforming in women's football and the fallout from Mary Earps' book.
Murder arrests after child killer found dead in cell
Kyle Bevan, 33, was found dead at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire on Wednesday, prompting a police inquiry.
Why some are starting to question if the world's richest man is still value for money
Elon Musk is already the world's richest man, but today he could take a giant step towards becoming the world's first trillionaire.
Marinakis on trial in Athens over inciting gang violence
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis goes on trial in Athens accused of instigating football violence and supporting a criminal organisation.
Sony rolls out a standard way to measure bias in how AI describes what it 'sees'

Images in the test dataset were all sourced with consent

AI models are filled to the brim with bias, whether that's showing you a certain race of person when you ask for a pic of a criminal or assuming that a woman can't possibly be involved in a particular career when you ask for a firefighter. To deal with these issues, Sony AI has released a new dataset for testing the fairness of computer vision models, one that its makers claim was compiled in a fair and ethical way.…

'It was fight or flight': Man drove car at train stabbings suspect after attack
Dave Scott says he used his car to hit the alleged attacker before police made an arrest.
Mexico president to seek charges after being groped on street
Claudia Sheinbaum says she is pressing charges because "a line must be drawn" against the harassment of Mexican women.
The justice system is failing - the buck stops with Lammy
Problems in the prisons and the courts are not new but they are growing and the government doesn't have a grip on them.
Seven Italian climbers still missing in Nepal
Three other Italian climbers have been confirmed dead this week.
Apple’s slim M4 MacBook Air is cheaper than ever ahead of Black Friday
If you’ve been holding off on getting a new laptop, now’s a great time to pick one up. Ahead of Black Friday, you can snag the base 13-inch M4-powered MacBook Air for $749.99 ($250 off) in multiple colors at Amazon. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen on Apple’s slim laptop, letting you save more than […]
The best fitness trackers and watches we’ve tested
Fitness trackers have come a long way from the simple bands that tracked steps and little else. Modern trackers can monitor everything from your heart health to how well you’ve recovered from a hard bout of training. Even flagship smartwatches, which used to be lackluster trackers, have become pretty adept workout companions. Whatever your fitness […]
The keyboard of choice for modular synth nerds gets a proper sequel after 10 years
If you’ve ever watched a synth video on YouTube, there’s a decent chance you’ve seen the Arturia KeyStep at some point. The affordable keyboard and controller has been a steady presence since its release in January of 2016, especially in DAWless circles. Now Arturia is finally releasing a proper successor, the KeyStep mk2, and on […]
Baseball broke containment during the World Series
With the swing of a bat, another October came and went for those of us who love baseball. As languid and habitual as the rest of the season can feel, October baseball at its best is pure chaos: Night after night, there's a promise of something new, that you might see something that's never happened […]
Wednesday's Beaver supermoon pictured around the world
Photographers have been out and about capturing the Beaver Moon as it rose on Wednesday.
Why Have Two Wandsworth Prisoners Been Mistakenly Released?
Police are hunting for two prisoners mistakenly released in the past week.
Gorge on Microsoft Store apps with 16-at-once installer

For now it works only with the web version of the Microsoft Store

hands on  Normally, when you install an application in Windows, it comes either from a direct download or as a single choice from the Microsoft Store. But what if you could install several different apps at the same time by creating a custom group?…

Apple is planning to use a custom version of Google Gemini for Apple Intelligence
Apple is preparing to power its AI-upgraded Siri with a custom version of Google’s Gemini AI model, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The iPhone maker will reportedly pay Google around $1 billion annually to gain access to the technology, which will generate summaries and perform planning-related tasks. As noted by Bloomberg, Apple […]
The nostalgia and surprise of returning to Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Last week, Nintendo surprised everybody with an announcement: Over four years after its "last major free content update," Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting a Switch 2 upgrade and a free update for all players. It's not often that an incredibly popular game goes years between updates, but since when has anyone been able to […]
Prisoner serving life for murdering toddler found dead in his cell
A prisoner serving a life sentence for killing his stepdaughter has been found dead in his cell.
Joey Barton's X posts devastated me, Jeremy Vine tells court
Jeremy Vine tells a court he found Joey Barton's posts on X about Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko "vicious".
New quantum computer is on the path to unravelling superconductivity
Using the Helios-1 quantum computer, researchers have used a record-breaking number of error-proof qubits to run the first and biggest quantum simulation of a model for perfect conductivity
Maccabi boss hits out at 'blatant falsehoods' peddled about their fans - but admits work to do on racism
The chief executive of Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv has denounced "falsehoods" and hatred being spewed about their supporters, leading to them being banned from Aston Villa, while accepting there is work to do to eradicate racism in the fan base.
Black Hawk chown: DARPA takes helicopter pilots out of the air for $6M

An hour’s tablet training and a soldier was sending the bird on autonomous errands

Who needs a drone when you can fly a Black Hawk from a tablet? DARPA's $6 million award to Sikorsky paid off when a National Guard soldier, trained in under an hour, used a handheld tablet to command an optionally piloted Black Hawk through multiple autonomous missions. …

Northern Ireland captain Magill announces pregnancy
Northern Ireland captain and Birmingham City striker Simone Magill announces she is pregnant and will sit out the rest of the season.
French police launch investigation into Al Fayed sex-trafficking allegations
The opulent Ritz Hotel, in the heart of Paris, is likely to be a prominent target of the investigation.
8BitDo’s latest wireless controllers can now shake-to-wake the Switch 2
Third-party controller makers that have figured out how to wirelessly wake the Switch 2 from its standby mode are generally loud and proud about that feature. That’s because there still aren’t many controllers that can mimic one of the $89.99 Switch 2 Pro’s biggest selling points, which is letting owners turn the console on from […]
Michelle Mone-linked firm PPE Medpro owes £39m in taxes
Administrator's report shows firm owes £39m to HMRC on top of £148m owed to Department of Health
BMA rejects fresh offer to end doctor strikes
An offer was made to avert the resident doctors' strike but the union said it did not go far enough.
Huge estates in Scotland could be broken up as MSPs pass land reform bill
The legislation is designed to help reduce the concentration of rural land ownership among a small number of people.
Sheeran praises curriculum changes which mean more kids will study music
Ministers are making changes to the curriculum in England after a review of what is taught in schools.
Amazon’s grocery store dreams are reshaping Whole Foods
Amazon built a portal to Kraft Mac & Cheese, Goldfish crackers, and Nestlé Drumsticks inside one of its Whole Foods stores — and it plans to do the same at others. In a blog post on Wednesday, Amazon details a Whole Foods concept store in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, where shoppers can order grocery items from […]
Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war
With endless rubble and destroyed streets as far as the eye can see, any plans for Gaza's future are a far cry from where it is today, writes Lucy Williamson.
Former police officer Nicole Short says she's not a 'racist murderer' following the death of Sheku Bayoh
A former Scottish police officer who was injured in the incident that led to Sheku Bayoh's death has said she isn't 'racist' and that 'part of me died' that day.
Democrats hit back and a winning message - four US election night takeaways
It was an encouraging night for the Democratic Party who scored some decisive wins. Here's what we learned.
The hottest trend in speedrunning is flipping a coin
Unfair Flips is a game about flipping a coin. And despite being designed around random chance, it has a vibrant speedrunning community, racing to see who can get to 10 heads the fastest. That's the only goal. You earn money with each heads and can spend that on four things: a more valuable coin, a […]
Deep-space sci-fi novel is delightful, profound and not to be missed
A planet is about to be destroyed by the collapse of a binary star system in Slow Gods, Claire North’s first venture into classic science fiction. Read it! says Emily H. Wilson
Is a robot programmed to prank you annoying? Yes
Feedback discovers a robot that can mimic Turkish ice cream vendors, who are known for playing tricks on their customers. Researchers concluded that customers, perhaps predictably, don't trust it
Human minds abhor uncertainty. This is a problem for liberal democracy
Neurologically, the flexibility of the future promised by liberal democracy can be a challenge because it brings with it uncertainty. But there are solutions, say Florence Gaub and Liya Yu
This book is a great insight into the new science of microchimerism
Lise Barnéoud's Hidden Guests shows how this fascinating new field brings with it profound implications for medicine, and even what it means to be human, finds Helen Thomson
New book tells compelling tale of the fight to save the Siberian tiger
The battle to save the magnificent but endangered Amur tiger detailed in Jonathan Slaght's Tigers Between Empires is an inspiring look at what collaboration across borders can achieve, finds Adam Weymouth
Baseus’ solar-powered dash cam is down to its best price yet
If you’ve ever had to leave your car parked for a few days while traveling — or returned to find a new dent that wasn’t there before — Baseus’ PrimeTrip VD1 Pro might be worth checking out. The dash cam records in 4K and keeps watch even when the car’s turned off, and right now, […]
XL bully killed nine-month-old baby boy, police say
Gwent Police said the dog involved was a six-year-old XL bully that had been officially registered.
Google's $32B deal for Wiz gets the all-clear from Uncle Sam

Second time's the charm for after Wiz rejected Google's $23B offer last year

Google's second attempt to acquire cloud security firm Wiz is going a lot better than the first, with the Department of Justice clearing the $32 billion deal, which ranks as Google's largest-ever acquisition.…

Oak Ridge lab bags $125M to bolt quantum onto supercomputers

The DoE’s planned funding runs through 2030

America's Oak Ridge National Laboratory will receive up to $125 million through 2030 to develop hybrid computing systems that link quantum and supercomputing technologies.…

UK facing sickness bill 'crisis' - what needs to change to get more people working?
Plans to get more people working pose some challenges for employers, employees and health services.
MP wants Elon Musk's chatbot shut down over claim he enabled grooming gangs
SNP MP Pete Wishart says he is seeking legal advice over the "disturbing" AI-generated social media post.
Nintendo is getting the Switch ready for retirement
Nintendo is stepping further away from its original Switch console, with the company now planning to dedicate most of its attention to its successor. In a financial results briefing on Wednesday, Nintendo said that “going forward, we will shift our primary development focus to Nintendo Switch 2 and expand our business around this new platform.” […]
Discord now lets parents control who contacts their teens, but messages stay private
Discord is expanding the safety controls parents and guardians have access to in its Family Center, including increased visibility of their teens’ activity, allowing guardians to control sensitive content filtering and data privacy settings, and giving them more control over who can DM their teens.  New Social Permissions toggles will allow guardians to choose whether […]
Southport killer 'may have wanted to hurt society', his brother says
The killer's brother and father have been speaking to the public inquiry into the dance class murders.
Lumpy ‘caterpillar wormholes’ may connect entangled black holes
A mathematical model suggests that when a pair of black holes gets quantum entangled, this can give rise to a lumpy space-time tunnel between them
The best laptop deals you can get right now
If you want a great laptop, you’re going to have to fork over a ton of money, right? Not necessarily. There are dozens of good laptops on the market at various price points. However, it can feel overwhelming to find the right one for your needs (some are better suited for, say, college students, whereas […]
You can keep using your iPad as an Apple Home hub until February
If you’ve been reluctant to update to the new Apple Home architecture, you now have a few more months before Apple forces your hand. Apple has pushed back the deadline to February 10, 2026, rather than fall 2025.  The refreshed version of Apple Home has been available for a couple of years now and adds […]
This AI smart ring lets you record voice notes with a whisper
Another AI-powered wearable is coming to market. It’s not a pendant like Friend, nor a wristband like Amazon’s Bee. This time, it’s a smart ring called the Stream Ring from the company Sandbar founded by former employees of the neural interface startup CTRL-Labs that was acquired by Meta. Users can preorder the Stream Ring now […]
France moves to suspend Shein website as it opens first store in Paris
The economy ministry said proceedings would last until Shein proved all of its content complied with French law.
Google’s fantastic Pixel Buds Pro 2 are down to $169
Black Friday will bring huge discounts on all sorts of tech. But sometimes you just can’t wait, especially if you just lost your last pair of earbuds, or perhaps they no longer hold a charge. If you need a great set of noise-canceling wireless earbuds — and you use an Android phone — you may […]
When Debian won't do, Devuan 6 'Excalibur' Linux makes the grade

Debian 13 base, minus systemd and RISC-V build

Old school enough to favor Debian, but averse to systemd? Good news: Devuan 6 "Excalibur" is here, and all you need to do is draw it from the stone master its installer.…

Jeremy Vine tells jury he felt 'wickedly torn down' by Joey Barton posts
Broadcaster Jeremy Vine has told a jury he felt "wickedly torn down for no reason" by ex-footballer Joey Barton, whose online posts led him to take civil action.
T-Mobile brings free 911 emergency texting to AT&T and Verizon customers
T-Mobile is opening up access to its Starlink-powered emergency texting service. The carrier announced on Wednesday that anyone with a compatible phone — even AT&T and Verizon customers — can sign up to text 911 over satellite for free. In July, T-Mobile launched its “T-Satellite” service to customers across the US for $10 per month, […]
Teenage Engineering pairs its reggae-themed sampler with a new voice-changing mic
Teenage Engineering’s Riddim looks like just another take on the company’s EP–133 KO II sampler. But it actually has a lot more going on, especially when paired with the new EP–2350 Ting mic.  The Ting has fun CB-radio vibes, and TE describes it as being “lo-fi by design.” It’s got four built-in voice-changing effects, including […]
McIlroy receives 'lovely' apology from PGA boss after Ryder Cup abuse
Rory McIlroy and wife Erica receive an apology over the abuse they suffered at the Ryder Cup from the boss of the PGA of America.
AMD taking AI fight to Nvidia with Helios rack-scale system

CEO Lisa Su says next-gen MI400 GPUs and architecture gaining traction with hyperscalers

AMD plans to launch its Helios rack-scale architecture in 2026 as a direct challenge to Nvidia in the AI infrastructure market, pending successful integration of its next-gen GPUs and processors.…

British left-wingers overjoyed by Mamdani's victory in New York
Left-wingers like Jeremy Corbyn and Zack Polanski see it as a victory for their brand of socialism.
Feeble and inept - prison release fiasco is yet another political crisis
The charitable view of the latest prison release blunder that has plunged the government into another political crisis is that it's extremely bad luck rather than an act of incompetence by ministers. 
Chelsea say players racially abused in academy game
Chelsea say their academy players were racially abused during a 5-0 win against Qarabag in Baku in the Uefa Youth League.
Dog that killed nine-month-old baby was XL bully
A dog that killed a nine-month-old baby in Rogiet, southeast Wales, on Sunday was an XL bully, police have said.
Two critically injured after driver rams into people on French island
A man in his early 30s drove deliberately into people on Oléron, off the French coast, officials say.
WEB WAR III
OpenAI didn't plan to make a browser. Not at first, anyway. But ever since the company launched ChatGPT, it started to see lots of users do the same thing. "You'd have this tab open on chatgpt.com, and you'd be working on something else somewhere in your browser," says Adam Fry, a product lead on the […]
What we’re learning about consciousness from master meditators’ brains
Neuroscientist Matthew Sacchet is revealing how mastering meditation can not only enable transcendental states of bliss, but also reshape how we experience pain and emotion
Disney and Fortnite show hints of budding metaverse with new Disneyland game
Ever since Disney invested $1.5 billion in Epic Games to build a “persistent universe,” there’s been very little indication as to what that may eventually look like. But the latest collaboration between the two companies might be the biggest hint yet — and it looks a lot like Disneyland. On November 6th, Disney is launching […]
Two-fifths of SAP Americas users yet to ditch legacy ERP

S/4HANA migration? Many still worried about business process change

Around two fifths of North America's SAP users have yet to begin migrating to S/4HANA with just two years until mainstream support ends for legacy systems.…

Humans have 'possibly' influenced climate change, Reform's deputy leader says
Humans have "possibly" impacted the climate, but only "modestly", Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice MP has told Sky News.
William follows in mother Diana's footsteps with Rio statue photo
The Prince of Wales posed beneath the Christ the Redeemer statue 34 years after his mother did.
'Australia not a bunch of old-timers - they're an outstanding team'
Australia's squad is older than England's and many are playing in their last Ashes, but they remain an outstanding team, says Stephan Shemilt.
Prince William photographed at iconic spot Diana posed at decades earlier
Prince William posed in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue - the same spot his mother had stood in Rio - on day three of his trip to Brazil.
AMD red-faced over random-number bug that kills cryptographic security

Local privileges required to exploit flaw in Ryzen and Epyc CPUs. Some patches available, more on the way

AMD will issue a microcode patch for a high-severity vulnerability that could weaken cryptographic keys across Epyc and Ryzen CPUs.…

The Verge’s 2025 holiday gift guide
The holidays have a way of sneaking up on us. One minute you're trick-or-treating with your kids, and the next you're panic shopping in a Buc-ee's gift aisle. But it doesn't have to be that way. With the right cheat sheet, you can keep the holiday spirit high and stress levels low. Fortunately, we did […]
Wrexham star punches rival fan in car park
The player says he acted in self-defence when Cardiff City fans confronted before the clubs faced each other in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
Passenger begged alleged attacker 'please don't' during train stabbings
Dayna Arnold said the man left her lying on the floor after she pleaded "please don't".
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
Elon Musk’s AI company compelled its employees submit their own biometric data to train its “Ani” female chatbot, according to The Wall Street Journal. Ani, an anime avatar with blond pigtails and an NSFW setting, was released over the summer for users who subscribe to X’s $30-a-month SuperGrok service. After testing it, The Verge’s Victoria […]
Collins Word of the Year revealed - do you recognise it?
The term "vibe coding" has been named the Collins Word of the Year for 2025, beating contenders like "clanker", "glaze" and "aura farming".
'Massage for Andrew': Congressional letter summons Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to explain Epstein links
The US Congress has written to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor requesting an interview with him in connection with his "long-standing friendship" with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Instagram slapped with cease and desist over its use of ‘PG-13’ teen accounts
The Motion Picture Association — the trade group in charge of movie ratings — has asked Meta to stop using its “PG-13” rating when referring to the type of content that teen accounts will see on Instagram. The MPA sent a cease and desist order to Meta on October 28th, saying Meta’s use of the […]
Acting has been taken over by 'posh boys', says Eddie Marsan
Over the last two decades, Eddie Marsan has established himself as one of Britain's most versatile and acclaimed character actors. From major blockbusters like the Sherlock Holmes films and Mission: Impossible III, to his roles on the TV series Ray Donovan, and more recently the sci-fi drama Supacell.
Attackers abuse Gemini AI to develop ‘Thinking Robot’ malware and data processing agent for spying purposes

Meanwhile, others tried to social-engineer the chatbot itself

Nation-state goons and cybercrime rings are experimenting with Gemini to develop a "Thinking Robot" malware module that can rewrite its own code to avoid detection, and build an AI agent that tracks enemies' behavior, according to Google Threat Intelligence Group.…

Toxic algae blighting South Australia could pose a global threat
Researchers warn that the alga Karenia cristata, which has killed around a million animals in Australian waters in one of the biggest algal blooms ever seen, could harm marine life elsewhere
Google Maps taps Gemini AI to transform into an ‘all-knowing copilot’
Google Maps is bringing Gemini’s AI chatbot to more features, including more “conversational” route planning and the use of landmarks and nearby business for navigation. Google has slowly been adding AI to many of its products, including Maps, which last year got an updated version of Immersive View that allows users to ask questions about […]
No away fans, protests and 700 police - Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv explained
There will be a huge police presence when Aston Villa face Maccabi Tel-Aviv, but what's the issue and what might happen?
Cloud streaming finally arrives on the PlayStation Portal
PlayStation has announced that cloud streaming is officially rolling out to the PlayStation Portal, after a beta test period that started last year. Starting later today, PlayStation Premium Plus members will be able to stream select titles from their own library without the need to connect to their PS5 console. The device also has a […]
Zohran Mamdani won because he knew when to be online — and when not to
Zohran Mamdani owes his win as New York City mayor substantially to his internet presence. Mamdani - as numerous writers have outlined - is good on social video. He picked a message, stuck to it, and adapted that platform to snappy soundbites across multiple mediums. But Mamdani's best trait as an online communicator wasn't knowing […]
Rust Foundation tries to stop maintainers corroding

Memory safety costs money: Maintainers Fund to directly pay developers for their work

The Rust Foundation has launched a Maintainers Fund to support developers sustaining the language, addressing a long-standing challenge in open source software.…

Newspaper publisher to pay damages to Christopher Jefferies
News Group Newspapers settled a claim at the High Court in November 2024.
What to know about Zohran Mamdani and what he wants to do as New York City mayor
The 34-year-old state assemblyman from Queens has risen from obscurity to national prominence with a bold, left-wing platform.
Migrant who returned to UK after removal sent back to France
Home Office sources say Wednesday's return flight included the man who returned to the UK last month.
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