Warner Bros. Discovery is suing Midjourney over claims the AI startup “brazenly dispenses its intellectual property as if it were its own,” as reported earlier by The Hollywood Reporter. In the lawsuit, Warner Bros. Discovery alleges that Midjourney generated “countless” infringing images and videos of its copyrighted characters, including Superman, Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo, and more. […]

Signs up JetBlue for in-flight connection, but not until 2027

Amazon showed off download speeds peaking at 1.28 Gbps from its nascent Project Kuiper internet satellite service and announced an airline deal with US commercial airline JetBlue to provide Wi-Fi in the sky.…

Investigators said the 18-year-old killed was the sister of the suspect, who was known to police.

Daniel Levy has left Tottenham after almost 25 years as executive chairman of the Premier League club.

The deputy PM has admitted underpaying stamp duty on her £800,000 flat in Hove, East Sussex.

Victims are calling for stiffer sentencing guidelines for those convicted of violence against women in Northern Ireland as it grapples with a femicide record described as an "epidemic".

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are among the companies committing to help prepare Americans for a world dominated by AI technology at a White House event on AI education Thursday. First Lady Melania Trump hosted a meeting of the White House’s AI education task force where several CEOs touted their commitments. President Donald Trump is expected […]

Interferences to satellite navigational systems occur almost daily, aviation officials say.

England's poor form in white-ball cricket continued as they were beaten by South Africa to lose the second one-day international and the series with a game to spare.

England's poor form in white-ball cricket continues as they are beaten by South Africa to lose the second one-day international and the series with a game to spare.

A prototype of bifocal eyeglasses uses liquid crystals and electric fields to switch between modes that aid in nearby and distance vision

Tottenham's success off the field under chairman Daniel Levy will always be overshadowed by failures on it, says chief football writer Phil McNulty

Hundreds of people have been arrested over alleged support for the group, which is banned under terror legislation.

At the end of last year, Apple launched its latest smartwatch, introducing the Apple Watch Series 10 alongside a black rendition of the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Each wearable has its own pros and cons, as does the second-gen Apple Watch SE, but the introduction of Apple’s newest wearables also means there are now more […]

Defrauding search with custom malware, Potato-family exploits

A new China-aligned cybercrime crew named GhostRedirector has compromised at least 65 Windows servers worldwide - spotted in a June internet scan - using previously undocumented malware to juice gambling sites' rankings in Google search, according to ESET researchers.…

It is unclear what caused the crash in which 16 people died and more than 20 were injured, including many foreign nationals.

Nadine Dorries has never forgiven the Conservative Party for ousting her hero Boris Johnson, on whom she continues to lavish praise.

Agency wants a single private integrator to herd 74K bits of kit with only 40% of the funding so far

Get ready to start flying American skies with a renewed sense of confidence, at least eventually, as the Federal Aviation Administration has finally decided to start soliciting ideas for an overhaul of the US' antiquated air traffic control systems. In classic Trump administration style, the FAA wants a single private-sector integrator to run the overhaul, with the public footing the bill. …

The new Street Fighter movie, which has been in the works since 2023, now has a cast and a release date. The film hits theaters on October 16th, 2026, and the cast includes some big names like Jason Momoa, 50 Cent, Orville Peck, and Eric André, according to a series of posts from an X […]

Photographer Nicole Tung captures the tough world facing South-East Asia’s fishers and their families in this series of images, which won her the Carmignac Photojournalism Award for fieldwork

If you’ve ever wished your phone didn’t protrude so much while in your pocket, then the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge might be made for you. Samsung’s ultra-slim Android phone features the same 6.7-inch OLED display as the Galaxy S25 Plus, but the device’s 5.8mm thick design makes it feel completely different. Right now, you can […]

The Prime Minister refuses to say if he’ll sack his deputy, if she broke the rules.

At least 16 people died after a carriage on the city's famous Glória hillside railway derailed.

Four employees of a non-profit organisation and a transport worker are among those who died.

We’ve got hungry American datacenters to feed, argued the lawmaker - a revival Nvidia dubs ‘doomer science fiction’

+Comment  US lawmakers are looking to apply Trump's America-First agenda to advanced semiconductors by giving US buyers first dibs while restricting the sale of most high-end chips needed for AI to the rest of the world.…

Head coach Craig Bellamy feels Wales' World Cup qualifying group remains wide open after his side overcame "crazy" preparation to beat Kazakhstan 1-0 in Astana to move to the summit of Group J.

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) uses lasers and mirrors to look for black holes across the universe, and it turns out a Google DeepMind AI could make it even more sensitive

Former Conservative culture secretary Nadine Dorries has become the latest high-profile defection to Reform UK.

We’re in an age where you can realistically delegate tasks to smart hunks of metal, whether it’s a self-driving car or a robot that can clean on your behalf. Most of us probably won’t be able to afford the helpful sentient humanoids being developed in our lifetimes, but robot vacuums are an affordable way to […]

Neil Hopper claimed that injuries to his legs were the result of sepsis and not self-inflicted.

When players take the field at the start of the NFL season, many will be sporting the new, subtly different F7 Pro helmet, which some have speculated might be the safest one football has ever seen. That's significant for a sport that, over the past two decades, has become as well known for concussions as […]

A glass screen protector is one of a few essential accessories that every Switch 2 owner should make, along with buying a protective case for the console. In fact, it should be a priority to stick one onto the console’s screen as soon as possible to avoid accidental scratches.  I’ve been installing and removing Switch […]

Volunteers also allege say there is a "culture of bullying" at the organisation, run by Christopher Joell-Deshields.

Jacob Bethell hits Keshav Maharaj for four boundaries off one over as he and Joe Root lead England's chase of 331 against South Africa in the second ODI at Lord's.

Dmitry Medvedev has warned Moscow may seize "valuables of the British Crown" in revenge for the UK using frozen Russian assets to fund military support for Ukraine.

England's universities regulator says some institutions might have to charge less than others.

Hollow Knight: Silksong, the sequel to the indie smash hit Hollow Knight, is finally out, and according to Silksong’s credits, the game features the voice of Eric Barone, the creator of another indie smash hit, Stardew Valley. (You may also know Barone by the name ConcernedApe, which he goes by online.) You can see Barone’s […]

The prime minister says the proposal could play an important part in tackling illegal working in the UK.

How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

The Conservatives have repeated calls for Angela Rayner to resign after a legal firm she used said it did not provide her with tax advice in a row over underpaid stamp duty.

The PM's standards adviser is investigating if Rayner breached the ministerial code after underpaying stamp duty.

Chelsea agree a club record deal worth just under £1m to sign Alyssa Thompson from Angel City.

Hadush Kebatu told a 14-year-old girl she "would be a good wife" in Epping town centre in Essex.

Crates, cargo-wdk, and kernel hooks show progress, but hurdles remain

Developers keen to write Windows drivers in Rust now have improved tools and samples, but progress is slow and obstacles to production use remain.…

You might find it kind of sad to put your hard-earned Switch 2 into a protective case. To me, it’s freeing. Using a case relieves me of the worry that it will accumulate tons of little scratches, or worse. I’ve tested several types of cases on the Nintendo Switch 2 since its June 2025 debut, […]

Social media users also struggle to grab the game on the Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox game stores.

Around six years ago, a new rallying cry rippled through Washington: "Break Up Big Tech." It was a slogan emblazoned on campaign posters, uttered at congressional hearings, and beginning, it seemed, to echo through the halls of the nation's antitrust enforcers. Momentum in the legislatures eventually petered out, but the enforcers at the Justice Department […]

Meta is adding a new feature to let you add a bunch of extra text to Threads posts — no screenshots of text blocks required. Starting today, Meta is rolling out a tool that lets you attach up to 10,000 characters of text to Threads posts, giving you a way to build upon the 500-character […]

The executive chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, Daniel Levy, has stepped down after nearly 25 years in the role.

But what goes up will also have to come down

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft has successfully reboosted the International Space Station (ISS), raising the perigee of its orbit by approximately one mile and further eroding the complex's reliance on Russian rocketry.…

How must it feel to live a life where a change in your hairdo over the summer becomes global news?

Darth Vader’s lightsaber is about to become someone’s prized possession. It’s up for auction alongside a bunch of other iconic movie props, as spotted earlier by The New York Times. The auction is hosted by the memorabilia company Propstore, and it estimates that Vader’s lightsaber will fetch anywhere from $1 million to $3 million. Darth […]

A surgeon, who for "sexual gratification" deliberately froze his lower legs, leading to them being amputated, has been jailed.

The Father Ted creator is on trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court days after a separate arrest at Heathrow.

About half of people with generalised anxiety disorder don’t respond to common treatments with antidepressants – but psychedelics may offer relief

The new Horizon 20 lineup of 4K Google TV projectors from Xgimi targets gamers who want to play day and night on the biggest screen possible. In addition to promising an incredibly bright image from the flagship model, Xgimi is at IFA 2025 saying the entire lineup supports low-latency gaming with an input lag of […]

It's no secret that Microsoft has been struggling to sell its Copilot AI assistant to businesses. The steep pricing has put many businesses off paying extra for Microsoft's AI services, especially when OpenAI's ChatGPT has been gaining traction in the all-important enterprise market. Microsoft is now getting ready to tempt more businesses into paying for […]

Dyson is launching a new air purifier that’s designed to look — but thankfully, not sound — like a jet engine. The Dyson HushJet Purifier Compact is launching in the US on September 30th for $349.99, featuring a new nozzle design that’s shaped to help the device blast jets of air at high speed, similar […]

Google is adding Veo 3 software capabilities to its video generation feature for Google Photos. US-based users can turn static images into four-second videos by clicking either the "Subtle movements" or, for the more adventurous, the "I'm feeling lucky" options under the Create tab in Google Photos. According to Google spokesperson Michael Marconi, you can […]

Patch closes vuln but leaves standard users locked out of common apps

Microsoft's August 2025 Windows Security Update is causing pain for administrators after a fix for a vulnerability led to some unintended consequences.…

At least 16 people were killed and 20 more injured, some critically, Portuguese authorities say.

Dr Jean Innes is stepping down after the government told the charity to focus on defence research.

An investigation has been launched after security guards foiled a plot to embarrass the prime minister by playing "sex noises" from a phone hidden in the Commons.

The trailer shows the characters engaged in longing stares, with sexualised imagery throughout.

This year, football season kicks off with a twist: Following tonight's season opener, YouTube will stream the NFL's first Friday game of the season - a face-off between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil - for free to a global audience this Friday. It's the first […]

The Prince and Princess of Wales have visited the Natural History Museum in London on their first official engagement since their summer break.

I've attended many car accidents for work, but being directly involved in one gave me a different perspective.

The first minister says a majority of SNP MSPs at Holyrood should be the trigger for a new vote.

The Voice of Hind Rajab re-enacts the killing of a Palestinian girl whose car was fired on by Israeli forces.

Tristan Stubbs is almost out in bizarre circumstances as his bat flies out of his hands and onto the stumps but the South Africa batter dives back to bat it safely away in the second ODI against England at Lord's.

A federal jury in California has ordered Google to pay $425 million for violating user privacy by collecting the data of millions of people even after they disabled tracking, as reported earlier by Reuters. The decision stems from a class action lawsuit filed in July 2020, which accused Google of unlawfully accessing app activity data […]

Async I/O and UUID v7 highlights of the September release, though some SQL features are delayed

Users and developers can expect the release of PostgreSQL 18 in September, the new iteration of the popular open source database, promising new features to enhance analytics and distributed architectures.…

Every year, I sit in these fancy amphitheaters and watch the biggest names in tech promise how their latest phone, smartwatch, app, chatbot, or doohickey will make our lives better. This calendar app? It's going to make you more efficient. This smartwatch? Get ready for six-pack abs and a sub-four-hour marathon time. AI on your […]

It was inevitable that AI would be everywhere at IFA this year, but the smart home is where we’re really seeing action. SwitchBot, known for its quirky and clever home gadgets, launched three new AI-powered products this week: a smart home AI Hub, a colorful E Ink AI Art Frame, and two animated AI pets […]

AI could bring the smart home closer to the Star Trek dream: a central "computer" that runs your home. At IFA this week, SwitchBot - best known for its button-pushing robots - is debuting a product that lays the groundwork for at least part of that vision. The new SwitchBot AI Hub combines local AI […]

One of the top civil rights organizations in the US is putting the tech industry "on alert," issuing a call to action for communities to demand more accountability from companies building new data centers. Electricity demand is rising in the US for the first time in nearly two decades, thanks in large part to massive […]

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 fashion designer was the archetype of Italian style and elegance, reimagining men's and women's suits.

The backgrounds of Angela Rayner and Sir Laurie Magnus - the sleaze watchdog who holds her fate in his hands - couldn't be more different.

Hollow Knight: Silksong launched today, and immediately afterward the major video game storefronts were struggling to stay online. Shortly after Silksong’s 10 AM ET release time, Steam, the Nintendo eShop, Xbox, and PlayStation stores all displayed error messages or failed to load entirely. Hollow Knight: Silksong is one of the most anticipated indie releases in […]

So little money has been set aside by the NHS for the rollout of the Mounjaro weight-loss jab in GP surgeries that as few as one in five people with life-threatening obesity is likely to get treatment, new research shows.

In 2019, Apple Arcade launched with roughly 70 premium mobile games that had no ads, no in-app purchases, and no sex or violence. Some of the games in the initial launch period, like What the Golf?, were praised for their innovation and depth beyond what's typically expected of mobile games. In the six years since, […]

Amazon’s satellite internet service, Project Kuiper, will partner with JetBlue to provide in-flight Wi-Fi starting in 2027. It’s Project Kuiper’s first deal with an airline as it aims to keep up with the SpaceX-owned Starlink, which has already snagged satellite internet agreements with United Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Air France, and several others. Amazon has been […]

Morrissey has announced he is putting the entirety of his business interests in The Smiths up for sale "to any interested party/investor".

Police footage shows officers tackling a teenager to the ground as he appeared to be carrying a gun near a Premier League football stadium - with the boy in full costume as he made his way to a comic convention.

'A cross-platform browser as an OS is now closer than ever,' claims $610M richer cofounders of The Browser Company

Atlassian today revealed it has purchased New York startup The Browser Company, and it appears the pair have plans to reinvent the ChromeOS wheel with added... AI.…

Bluetti’s at IFA 2025 with the world’s first portable power station built around a sodium-ion battery, and a second, slim unit designed to mount next to the fridge to keep it running during a blackout. The Pioneer Na (get it? Na = sodium) is covered in AC and USB jacks and delivers up to 1,500W […]

Ecovacs’ latest mopping robovac may not need to take charging breaks while cleaning your home. The company says its new Deebot X11 Omnicyclone uses GaN-enabled fast charging to power up every time it returns to its base station for mop rinses, allowing it to keep cleaning without stopping to charge. The X11 Omnicyclone robovac comes […]

We’ve covered OpenAI on Decoder in several ways this summer, from how it’s navigating the AI talent wars to how people are starting to feel attached to ChatGPT. Next week, we’re airing a recent conversation I had with Bret Taylor, the chairman of OpenAI’s board. But today, I want to zoom in on the battle […]

Govee has some colorful new ideas for how a light strip can decorate your home. Its latest, the Permanent Outdoor Lights Prism, puts three lights in every bulb along the strip, with a prism lens above them that’s designed to create three distinct or blended beams of light. The strip supports full color, and Govee […]

Govee has launched a new TV backlight kit for folks who like to add immersive lighting that syncs with whatever is playing on the display. The Govee TV Backlight 3 Pro features an “industry-first HDR triple-camera wide-area color matching system,” according to Govee, which is designed to capture the colors on your TV screen with […]

If your plan to combat the post-summer blues is binge-watching TV shows, movies, and sports, Paramount Plus is offering a great deal. New and returning subscribers can save 50 percent on an annual subscription to its Paramount Plus Essential and Paramount Plus Premium plans until September 18th. The deal knocks the annual price of an […]

A bus driver is one of 17 people injured after the crash near Victoria Station in central London.

He worked his way up from a Milan department store to a global empire that changed the way we dress.

Angela Rayner is a "massive hypocrite" for failing to pay enough stamp duty on her home, former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has said.

Ubuntu 24.04.3, with a prettified Xfce 4.18

Linux Lite 7.6 is the latest, slightly updated release of this technologically moderate distro from New Zealand.…

TCL has been making its E Ink-inspired Nxtpaper phones for years, but it’s taken the company until now to realize that parents are a likely demographic for it. That’s finally been remedied with the Nxtpaper 5G Junior, a kids phone launching in Europe with a focus on eye health and screentime, which arrives alongside the […]

Baseus has announced a new accessory that can wirelessly charge a Qi2-compatible smartphone directly on an outlet, making it useful as a hands-free wall mount. It’s reminiscent of a similar wireless charger that Zens released last year, but Baseus’ new EnerGeek GT01 has additional functionality, including a 10,000mAh battery that can be separated from the […]

Legendary fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died aged 91 - with the worlds of fashion and showbiz paying tribute to a "giant" and a "master of his craft".

One of France's largest nuclear power stations partially shut down after the jellyfish blocked cooling filters.