OpenAI’s Sora app will now let you turn almost anything into a reusable avatar for its AI-generated videos. These “character cameos” are one of several new features that have been added to the Sora 2 video generator, alongside clip stitching and leaderboards that showcase the app’s most popular videos and cameos. Character cameos were teased […]

The scale of the destruction left by Hurricane Melissa as it tore across Jamaica is now being revealed by the first photos taken by satellites.

AJ Brimson is set to make his England debut at full-back in the second Test against Australia on Saturday as Jack Welsby is left out of the 19-man squad.

Kemi Badenoch has said hacking into Harriet Harman's website when she was younger is "not the same" as Rachel Reeves failing to get a £900 rental licence for her home.

Infosec agency warns hacktivists broke into critical infrastructure systems to tamper with controls

Hacktivists have breached Canadian critical infrastructure systems to meddle with controls that could have led to dangerous conditions, marking the latest in a string of real-world intrusions driven by online activists rather than spies.…

Corridor care in Britain's hospitals is a "crisis in plain sight", a charity has warned, with patients complaining of long waits and warzone-like conditions.

It is necessary for the US to keep pace with weapons programmes in China and Russia, the president says.

Talks have helped to steady a rocky relationship between the world's top two economies - but the rivalry persists.

The UK has charted flights to help transport British nationals out of Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa ripped through the Caribbean.

Time to put eggs in more than one basket?

As Azure staggers back to its feet following an hours-long outage last night, British and European businesses are questioning their reliance on Microsoft's cloud infrastructure.…

They were arrested on Wednesday night in the Paris region, Paris' public prosecutor said.

Almost 40,000 inmates in England and Wales have been let out of prison under the government's early release scheme to tackle overcrowding, according to new figures.

TikTok is being accused of "backtracking" on its safety commitments, as it puts hundreds of moderator jobs at risk in its London office. 

Forward Michelle Agyemang, one of England's key players in their Euro 2025 win, has ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament.

Kirsty Gallacher has been flooded with well wishes from famous friends after a stranger attacked her in central London.

Crystal Palace are set to play Manchester City, Arsenal, KuPS and Leeds in an eight-day spell in December after reaching the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

Claims made by a Reform UK councillor that Sharia law is being brought to Glasgow have been branded "ludicrous, absurd and divisive" by Scotland's first minister.

President Donald Trump says he has instructed the Pentagon to immediately start testing nuclear weapons, citing a need to match “other countries [sic] testing programs.” Trump’s post on Truth Social included very few details on the nature of the tests, but says the “process will begin immediately.” It’s not clear whether Trump is referring to explosive […]

Biz says 'technical error' caused short-lived leak affecting small number of users

A major UK lottery organization says it has resolved a technical error that exposed customer data to other users.…

A man has appeared in court charged with killing a man and injuring two others following a triple stabbing in west London. 

The singer will perform her new album West End Girl in its entirety when she tours in March 2026.

A campaign group says it has instructed lawyers to consider a private prosecution against Prince Andrew over allegations of sexual assault, corruption and misconduct in public office.

Some are warning of a genocide unfolding in Darfur - violence that is linked to killings there 20 years ago.

Governments eye comms alternatives as sovereignty worries mount

Comment  Decentralized communications network Matrix is hoping to be the beneficiary as European public and private sector organizations ponder alternatives to the messaging status quo.…

Virgin Trains plans to start rival passenger rail services through the Channel Tunnel from 2030.

A new type of germanium superconductor could allow classical and quantum chips to be built into one device, creating better and more reliable quantum computers.

Zarah Sultana now has sole control of over £800,000 of Your Party donations following a fresh internal fallout.

For all the brinkmanship, for all the high stakes and attempts to wield maximum leverage, in the end, there was clear recognition from both the US and China that a degree of stabilisation was necessary.

Former Kansas City Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt tells BBC Sport why he thinks Harry Kane can fulfil his dream of becoming an NFL kicker and even offers to help the England men's football captain.

Ohio State boffins coax shiitake and button varieties into behaving like memristors

US boffins claim early tests indicate edible mushrooms can function as organic memory devices, though significant challenges remain before the lab experiment can be turned into something practical.…

England performance director Ed Barney is confident in the squad's Ashes preparation but is it enough and what have previous sides done?

Vote now for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2025, with the winner announced on 25 November.

Your Happy Hacking Keyboard can finally get fresh caps. While regular keyboards have an embarrassment of keycap options, Topre boards like the HHKB or Realforce R3 don't. They've more or less been relegated to OEM-profile PBT keycaps with dye-sublimated legends, in light grey, charcoal, white, or (recently) a few more colorful options. Something as basic […]

When you buy the $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display, you aren’t just getting a pair of smart glasses: you’re also getting Meta’s Neural Band, a small wristband that you use to control what’s on the glasses’ display. It’s an essential part of the product. But, if by some unfortunate circumstance, you need to buy a replacement […]

Regulator Ofgem plans to cut £500m from the stack of customer debt - but other billpayers will cover the cost.

Vinicius Jr no longer feels untouchable at Real Madrid and recent events are a truce, not a resolution, writes Guillem Balague.

Virgin Media O2 has partnered with Elon Musk firm Starlink to offer the service.

Five new arrests have been made in the investigation into the Louvre jewellery heist, the prosecutor for Paris has said.

They were one of the main staples of noughties music in the UK and Ireland and to celebrate 25 years of touring, Westlife have returned to the spotlight again.

Newcastle United broke their transfer record to sign Nick Woltemade, but another German signing has also made a big impact.

We’re guessing that turning it off and on again won’t help given qubits can be on and off at the same time

IBM has one-upped AWS and Microsoft by reporting an outage in one of its cloudy quantum computers.…

More than two dozen people in the town were accused and tortured in the belief that they were doing Satan's bidding.

Four paddleboarders died after descending a weir in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in October 2021.

Aulonia albimana was found at the National Trust's Newtown National Nature Reserve.

Trump says the meeting with President Xi, which was their first face-to-face interaction since 2019, was a "great success".

Historian Dr Eliza Filby on how young people can thrive without leaning on family wealth.

Insulation installation schemes damaged many homes and left a legacy of health problems for residents.

A first-inning blitz and a dominant outing by starting pitcher Trey Yesavage put the Toronto Blue Jays within one win of their first World Series title since 1993.

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met on Thursday to discuss a trade deal.

Brings its largely unloved browser to PCs and promises to make its Exynos SoCs more competitive

Samsung has signaled it intends to take on Google and Qualcomm.…

The 17-year-old was rushed to hospital on Tuesday and placed on life support but died on Thursday.

The possibility of tax rises at the Budget and a trial of prostate cancer screening lead Thursday's papers.

The US and Chinese leaders shook hands when they met face-to-face for the first time since 2019.

Donald Trump has described crucial trade talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping as "amazing" - and says he will visit Beijing in April.

Rob Jetten's electoral success has come as a surprise, but politically, all the stars were aligned for him to achieve it.

The Netherlands is set to elect its youngest ever prime minister after the far-right party of Geert Wilders was projected to suffer losses in an election he brought about by bringing down the government.

The hurricane - Jamaica's worst to date - was downgraded from a category five storm on Wednesday.

Katherine Rees said her mum, 80, had fallen ill during a hike on a remote Australian island and was told to return to the ship by herself.

So they’re increasing spending on infrastructure to keep it that way

When generative AI exploded into public view in late 2022, plenty of pundits predicted it would be bad news for the likes of Google and Meta as nimble AI-powered rivals found new ways to capture netizens’ attention and monetize it.…

Boris Johnson has warned the Conservatives will not win the next election by "bashing the green agenda".

The decision is a reversal of the original policy which only supported the evacuation of the students themselves.

Martin O'Neill says he overcame pre-match nerves on his Celtic return as his side beat Falkirk in the Scottish Premiership.

Frustration is growing about the PM's ability to define the government's message - and sell it to the public.

The national security threats China poses today go beyond traditional notions of espionage - in this new world, threats are far more complex

Winning the Premier League in his first season, Arne Slot has not got much wrong since taking charge of Liverpool. But even he may have been surprised at how much his team selection backfired against Crystal Palace.

Another day, another record for 15-year-old Max Dowman. But Arsenal's teenage prodigy is taking everything in his stride, according to his manager Mikel Arteta.

A growing number of dads are challenging the unfounded stigma around talking to their children about periods.

Spending on Halloween now tops £1bn and UK shoppers are looking beyond sweet treats and pumpkins

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca fumes after his side get their sixth red card in nine matches despite a 4-3 win away at Wolves in the EFL Cup.

Snoops remained undetected for nearly 10 months

Nation-state snoops broke into Ribbon Communications – an outfit that provides software and networking gear to Verizon, CenturyLink, and the US Defense Department – last December, remained hidden for about nine months, and stole files belonging to three customers, according to the US telecommunications firm.…

People who receive stem cell therapy within a week of their first heart attack have nearly a 60 per cent lower risk of developing heart failure years later

The new Start has a more convenient layout that saves you a click

Four years after the debut of Windows 11, Microsoft has finally fixed one of the biggest problems with its Start menu: The need to click the “All” button to view a complete list of all of your apps. A new Start menu, which gives you three different ways to view all installed programs without that extra click, is slowly rolling out to users.…

Microsoft Azure, the company’s cloud computing service, has experienced an outage just one week after issues with AWS took out swaths of the internet. The issues impacted Microsoft’s services that run on Azure, including Microsoft 365, Xbox, and even Minecraft. Other companies, like Capital One, Alaska Airlines, and Starbucks, also had outages that were linked […]

Satya has also delivered Sam most of the cash he promised

Microsoft reported earnings for the quarter ended Sept. 30 on Wednesday after market close and buried in its financial filings were a couple of passages suggesting that OpenAI suffered a net loss of $11.5 billion during the quarter.…

At least 30 people have died after Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean on Wednesday.

At least 34 people have been killed after Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean, leaving widespread destruction.

Some of the world's biggest tech giants reported quarterly earnings on Wednesday - with a mixed bag of results as fears grow that a bubble is forming in artificial intelligence.

Last November, Rode launched its Wireless Micro microphone system that paired two tiny lavalier mics with a small receiver that connected to your phone’s charging port. Rode later gave that product a free upgrade, sending out another receiver that let the mics connect to digital cameras, too. Now, the company is launching an updated version […]

It was the Alan Carr show again, as the comedian tackled a terrifying bridge in the latest episode of The Celebrity Traitors.

Hadush Kebatu was given the money to avoid a "slower, more expensive process", Downing Street said.

Microsoft 365 and its Azure cloud computing platform were hit with DNS issues, similar to the recent AWS outage.

Newcastle draw Fulham in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, while League One side Cardiff City host Chelsea.

Azure Front Door service outage disrupts airlines and other online services

Microsoft Azure has been experiencing a global outage since around 1600 UTC, or 0900 PDT on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.…

Parliamentary committee demands answers about whether the lease arrangements are "achieving the best value for money".

Petition seeks to rally community opposition and alert regulators

Starting next year, Google plans to require all apps installed on certified Android devices, including sideloading, to come from developers it has verified. Many Android developers see the move as a power grab and have started a movement to "Keep Android Open."…

At a Senate hearing Wednesday on government censorship of tech platforms, a Meta executive expressed regret to Republican lawmakers for failing to speak out more against the Biden administration's requests that it remove health and election misinformation, including satire. Google, meanwhile, held firm in its stance, saying that evaluating - and often rejecting - government […]

Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old Palestinian American and Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th District of Illinois, has been indicted by the Department of Justice on charges connected to protests outside an ICE facility. The indictment alleges that Abughazaleh and a handful of other protesters conspired on the morning of September 26th to prevent an […]

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is getting ready to dump even more AI-generated posts into your social feeds. During an earnings call on Wednesday, Zuckerberg said the company will “add yet another huge corpus of content” to its recommendations system as AI “makes it easier to create and remix” work that gets shared online. “Social media […]

The Conservatives have called for an investigation after Rachel Reeves put her family home up for rent without obtaining the necessary licence.

Xbox sales have been tanking for a while now — and the story hasn’t gotten any brighter. Microsoft just released its Q1 2026 earnings and Xbox hardware revenue was down 29 percent year-over-year. Last quarter, it was down 22 percent. Down 29 percent in the first two quarters of 2025, down 42 percent in Q4 of […]

With communication networks in Jamaica crippled, the true scale of the disaster remains unknown.

Buying the right laptop can be stressful. It’s likely one of the bigger tech purchases you’ll make, and there are a ludicrous number of models, sizes, form factors, and configurations to pick from. We review and test a wide swath of them here at The Verge, and we’re constantly considering what’s the best and who […]

A popular ski resort town in Colorado is adopting a new AI Smart City Solution from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to help it better detect wildfires, as well as update a range of other city services. Vail is expanding its firefighting toolbox as hotter, more arid weather with climate change raises wildfire risk in the […]

Tech products that are packaged and ready for sale aren't launching in the US as planned right now, thanks to the government shutdown. Earlier this month, Leica delayed its M EV1 camera due to holdups on approval from the partially shuttered Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The WiiM Sound audiophile speaker, currently shipping in international markets, […]

England were on the receiving end of one of the great one-day knocks but there remains a feeling of inevitability about their World Cup exit, writes Ffion Wynne.

A pair of headers from Fabian Schar and Nick Woltemade sent holders Newcastle United into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals at the expense of Tottenham.

If you’ve been holding off on getting a new iPhone, now’s the perfect time to size up your options. Apple recently launched its 2025 iPhone lineup, which includes the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, and a brand-new model, the ultra-thin iPhone Air. These new phones offer a number of new features over their […]

A 22-year-old man has been charged after a dog walker was killed and two others injured in a stabbing in Uxbridge.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was "appalled" by reports that 460 civilians had been killed in el-Fasher.