Medical tech company Masimo is suing US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in an attempt to overturn the agency’s decision to allow Apple to restore the blood oxygen tracking feature on Apple Watches. Apple has been embroiled in legal disputes over Masimo’s blood oxygen sensor patent since 2020, disabling the feature on supported US Apple […]
An Israeli military spokesman says troops will deepen the damage to the "terror infrastructure" held by Hamas.
Compositional risk from multiple MCP Servers highlighted by report
Microsoft has declared general availability for MCP (model context protocol) servers in Visual Studio, likely to be the second most popular IDE after Visual Studio Code and with wide enterprise use.…
A teenager who planned a mass murder by setting fire to a mosque has been sentenced to 10 years in custody.
Police say the fire which burnt through a Liverpool manor house is believed to have been deliberate.
More than half a dozen councils, including some run by Labour, are assessing their options after Epping ruling.
Fork runs Android apps and keeps old PCs ticking over ... all without signing into an account with the mothership
FydeOS is an alternative to ChromeOS Flex, but with a few significant differences – including Google-account-free operation.…
The US celebrity judge and social media star has been remembered for his "unique brand of compassion".
A Microsoft employee has been arrested as part of protests at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington this week. On Tuesday, a group of current and former Microsoft employees, as well as community members, took over a plaza at Microsoft’s headquarters to protest against the company’s contracts with Israel. The No Azure for Apartheid protest […]
Pat Nevin says Celtic's new-left hand-side of Daizen Maeda and Kieran Tierney must "build an understanding" if the Scottish side are to qualify from the Champions League play-offs.
Two major US airlines are being sued by passengers who say they paid extra for "window" seats, only to find themselves given seats next to a blank wall.
Prosecutors in the Sean "Diddy" Combs case have urged the judge to reject a request by the hip-hop mogul for acquittal or retrial on prostitution-related charges.
A 14-year-old girl has been arrested after a large fire broke out at an abandoned manor house in Liverpool.
How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world of sport over the past seven days?
Celtic's draw against Kairat Almaty adds to the strained relationship between manager Brendan Rodgers and the board over their lack of transfers.
Some parents offer money and gifts ahead of exams results - but does the promise of a reward work?
Everyone has been talking about the revamped US Open mixed doubles but the other Grand Slams are unlikely to follow suit soon.
How do the 9-1 GCSE grades compare with the previous alphabetical system?
Hundreds of thousands of teenagers who moved from primary to secondary school during the pandemic have received their GCSE results - with the gender gap for top grades persisting.
US policymakers should take heed, says the Electronic Frontier Foundation
opinion Implementation of the U.K.'s Online Safety Act is giving internet users around the globe – including those in U.S. states moving to enact their own age verification laws – real-time proof that such laws impinge on everyone's rights to speak, read, and view freely. …
A Northampton childminder who was jailed for inciting racial hatred after the Southport murders is to be released from prison today, Sky News understands.
Premier League clubs have spent more than £2bn this summer - but with transfer deadline day nearing, there are more deals to be done. Phil McNulty assesses each top-flight club's potential activity.
Retired women effectively go more than four months every year without getting a pension when their income is compared with that of men, new research finds.
They’re cheap and grew up with AI … so you’re firing them why?
Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman has suggested firing junior workers because AI can do their jobs is “the dumbest thing I've ever heard.”…
The government borrowed the least amount of money in three years last month, official figures showed, in a surprise bout of good news for the Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
American social media sensation Ilona Maher says she may move into WWE or Hollywood as her next career move after the Women's Rugby World Cup.
When the BBC exposed Russell McMaster as a cowboy builder last year, angry clients demanded he be prosecuted.
Ethel Caterham became the oldest living person in June, following the death of a Brazilian nun.
The MoD admits 49 data breaches at the unit handling applications from Afghans seeking safety in the UK.
Web giant reworks AI infra to improve utilization, with mix of chips from home and away
Chinese web giant Baidu is already breaking even with robotaxi operations in China and is confident they will be profitable once the company rolls into global markets.…
The GCSE pass rate is expected to be broadly similar to 2024, after years of flux during the Covid pandemic.
A man police believed was killed by a bear had in fact been stabbed to death by his son, they say.
The visit to Lhasa suggests a desire to stamp the Chinese leader's authority over the region.
Italian pair Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori complete their "mission" by beating Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud to win the revamped US Open mixed event.
Local councils seeking legal action on asylum hotels and a priest guilty of 17 sex crimes make Thursday's papers.
A British woman, who is believed to be the world's oldest living person, has turned 116.
The director of national intelligence will also revoke the security clearances for 37 US intelligence officials who served under Biden and Obama.
Pupils in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are getting their GCSE results today - and tens of thousands of them can do so via an app for the first time.
Delta and United are being sued over allegedly charging extra for seats next to a blank walls.
Mandatory evacuation orders are in place along the Outer Banks of North Carolina amid fears islands may be cut off from the main highway.
The NHS will roll out a new treatment for advanced bladder cancer which doubles survival time.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounces the court as "an instrument of lawfare" against the US and Israel.
Facing opposition from Democrats who fled the state to stall the vote, Republicans hope the new maps will lead to more seats in Congress.
Took out all traffic to port 443 at a time Beijing didn't have an obvious need to keep its netizens in the dark
China cut itself off from much of the global internet for just over an hour on Wednesday.…
The Japanese technology giant cited economic challenges as it raised prices for the consoles by around $50.
A US judge who amassed a huge online fan base via clips of his compassion in the courtroom has died.
He is found guilty of selling details about warships' locations and weapons to a Chinese spy for $12,000.
Erik and Lyle, who are serving prison sentences for the murders of their parents, are making their case for parole this week.
Suranne Jones plays the Prime Minister whose husband is kidnapped in new political thriller, Hostage.
Critics say many vehicles in India are not biofuel-compliant, and its use could put engines at risk. The government denies this.
Legislators in Texas have approved new congressional maps designed to boost Donald Trump's Republicans at next year's midterm elections.
Redmond doesn't bother informing customers about some security fixes
UPDATED Microsoft has chosen not to tell customers about a recently patched vulnerability in M365 Copilot.…
Digitally enabled omniscience is neat, if you can bear the cost of being constantly monitored by an AI agent
The headline-making Harvard duo who turned a pair of Meta smart glasses into a privacy violation machine last year now have their own pair of smart specs to sell, which they tell The Register will make people "super intelligent" by listening in on their conversations 24/7 and offering unsolicited feedback. …
Daniel Burton, 27, was found unresponsive underneath his partner's father's car he was working on.
Sony announced a $50 price increase on all PlayStation 5 “slim” models in the US starting tomorrow, August 21st. The upcoming prices for a PS5 Digital Edition, the standard PS5, and the PS5 Pro are $499.99, $549.99, and $749.99, respectively; however, you can avoid paying the higher prices by picking up a PS5 at Amazon, […]
The two sides are waging an information war to win international sympathy and shore up support at home.
Scientists are racing to protect what some view as "the most important animal" in the Yangtze.
Manager Brendan Rodgers insists the failure to strengthen Celtic's squad for their Champions League play off with Kairat was "not my decision" and concedes that he has to "accept where it's at".
Ricoh is launching its GR IV compact camera in mid-September for $1,499.95, accompanied by a tiny new GF-2 add-on flash for $119.95. As initially announced in May, the GR IV will feature a 26-megapixel APS-C sensor, slightly redesigned 28mm-equivalent f/2.8 lens, new autofocus and stabilization systems, and 53GB of built-in storage to supplement its microSD […]
Arsenal's stunning coup to snatch Eberechi Eze away from Spurs is a ruthless statement of intent, says BBC chief football writer Phil McNulty
Google is bringing a bundle of new features to Gemini Live, its AI assistant that you can have real-time conversations with. Next week, Gemini Live will be able to highlight things directly on your screen while sharing your camera, making it easier for the AI assistant to point out a specific item. If you’re trying […]
For the past twenty years or so, I've had a clear image of what a product launch keynote is supposed to be like. A charismatic executive walks across the stage, points to some animations and pre-taped clips, a live demo or two happens, and the crowd goes wild. Clips proliferate on social media and cue […]
At 3% US market share, we don't think Cook & Co are sweating
Video In a celebrity-studded launch event on Wednesday, Google showed off its Pixel 10 hardware, including four smartphones, an updated smartwatch, and earbuds. Unsurprisingly, every gadget comes with a heavy dose of AI.…
Kairat striker Edmilson comes close to breaking the deadlock from the edge of the centre circle in their Champions League play-off first leg against Celtic.
Framework, the modular computer company, just released its first delightful tiny desktop PC, on top of its smallest laptop yet. But it’s already teasing its next big live announcement on YouTube for August 26th at 8am PT / 11am ET, saying it’ll reveal how “something big just got better.” While that may seem like a […]
Move along, nothing to see here
Amazon has quietly fixed a couple of security issues in its coding agent: Amazon Q Developer VS Code extension. Attackers could use these vulns to leak secrets, including API keys from a developer's machine, and run arbitrary code.…
Arsenal weigh up offer for Morgan Rogers, RB Leipzig agree personal terms with Harvey Elliott and Marseille interested in signing Kostas Tsimikas, plus more.
Keely Hodgkinson makes it back-to-back victories since returning from injury at the Lausanne Diamond League.
Boxers who want to compete in the women's division at next month's World Boxing Championships in Liverpool will need to undergo tests to determine their sex.
Have a complaint? Need a benefit? Agentforce now has a bot for that
American citizens seeking help from the federal government may soon find themselves being assisted by an AI agent, if Salesforce's new public sector offering is a success.…
Jake Paul will take on WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis in Atlanta, Georgia on 14 November.
The team working on the next BioShock game is losing a third of its staff. According to Bloomberg, Take-Two is laying off more than 80 people at Cloud Chamber, which has been working on a new BioShock title, and the game has been delayed from a planned launch in late 2026 or early 2027. The […]
Things just keep going wrong for Analogue’s take on the Nintendo 64. The company announced today that the shipping date for its next console, the Analogue 3D, has been delayed until sometime in Q4 of this year. The announcement comes a little over a month after the console’s previous delay, which would’ve seen it ship […]
Arsenal launch a move for Crystal Palace attacker Eberechi Eze, who is expected to choose them ahead of Tottenham.
Dragging DNS into the modern age. And if that means fewer people need to buy IPv4, so much the better
A pair of networking researchers have proposed that the Internet Engineering Task Force define support for IPv6 as a best practice for operators of DNS resolvers – the servers that translate URLs into IP addresses – and one of them hopes adoption of the idea will accelerate the demise of IPv4.…
Could there be a way back for Alexander Isak at Newcastle United?
Nothing’s Headphone 1 hit the scene back in July, and they’re already being discounted. Right now, you can pick up the brand’s first pair of over-the-ear headphones for an all-time low price of $269 ($30 off) at Amazon and Nothing’s online storefront. What makes the Headphone 1 unique is their retro-transparent design that Nothing introduced […]
Rival Brave flags prompt injection vulnerability, now patched
To the surprise of no one in the security industry, processing untrusted, unvalidated input is a bad idea.…
The Palestinian Authority says the decision is illegal and will "destroy" the prospects for a two-state solution.
Shazad Khan, 41, was treated for stab wounds but died at the scene on Tuesday evening, police say.
A billion or so years into its evolution, the icy dwarf planet Ceres may have had the right conditions to sustain life, which indicates the solar system may be more habitable than we thought
A new formulation of cement reflects and emits heat more effectively than normal Portland cement, so it stays much cooler on a hot day
An Epping hotel was blocked from accommodating asylum seekers - could more follow?
Microsoft is testing out a Windows 11 update that lets you use AI to search through your files and images directly from the Copilot app. This test is currently rolling out to Windows Insiders on Copilot Plus PCs and allows you to use more descriptive language when conducting your search. You can currently use the […]
The UK has condemned Israel's approval of plans for a new West Bank settlement, which has been hailed as "erasing" the idea of a Palestinian state by an Israeli minister.
Israel has said it has begun the first stages of its takeover of Gaza City - as the UK condemned the approval of plans for a new West Bank settlement.
The judge hears Jason King also stabbed a neighbour's partner in the stomach.
Google has officially announced the Pixel 10 lineup, and there’s a lot to dig into. Like last year, there are four devices — the Pixel 10, the Pixel 10 Pro, the Pixel 10 Pro XL, and the Pixel 10 Pro Fold — and the phones have some nice improvements and new features that might be […]
Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson wins the 800m at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, with compatriot Georgia Hunter Bell finishing third.
No phone is waterproof. No phone is dustproof. Your phone’s sealants wear away over time; when they’re exposed to salt or chlorine in your swimming water; or when they’re dropped, dented, or cracked. Your warranty doesn’t cover liquid damage; if companies find water in an IP68 phone, it’s proof you damaged it! But while these […]
Three young people tell the BBC what support they would have liked during their recent results days.
Snarfing up config files for 'thousands' of devices…just for giggles, we're sure
The FBI and security researchers today warned that Russian government spies exploited a seven-year-old bug in end-of-life Cisco networking devices to snoop around in American critical infrastructure networks and collect information on industrial systems.…
Qi2 is good because magnets are good. If you're gonna preserve food in metal cans, you should probably have a way to open them up again. And if you're going to rely on induction coils to transfer electricity, you gotta make sure they line up right. It took almost half a century after the invention […]
Hundreds of thousands of students do the vocational qualifications known as BTecs every year.
Going to school, college or university five days a week is not the only way to get a qualification.
The BBC's former director of news James Harding delivers the TV industry's flagship annual lecture.
Google announced its entire Pixel 10 generation of phones at a jam-packed Made for Google event this week. The familiar four-phone lineup includes the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold. All of them have received processor bumps and other technical improvements, along with a commitment by Google […]
The Observer's editor-in-chief has called for the BBC to be "put beyond the reach of politicians" - and has compared the fight for survival within television to the zombie fungus in The Last Of Us.
And can the US president get rid of postal voting across America?
