Technology & Software
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Trump’s older sons tied to drone firm importing Ukraine war tech for Pentagon
Powerus' president and a former US Army Special Operations intelligence analyst said he wants the firm to serve as a ‘one-stop solution’ for the Pentagon by supplying foreign technology with an ‘American face’
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AI data center developers offered every house in this town $10,000
Residents have called the payment a "bribe" designed to sow divide between the community.
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US government reveals $5.25 billion spending on boosting national grid to help power new AI data centers — money will cover 31 projects across 26 states, but how will it affect energy bills?
Grid push sees the US Department of Energy earmark nearly $2 billion of federal money
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Trump’s AI Safety ‘Accord’ Is a Fancy Pinky-Swear
Six major AI companies signed a voluntary agreement with the White House this week vowing to implement safeguards. It’s unclear how much that matters.
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All we know about ‘hijacking’ attempt on board flight to Israel as suspect detained
Israeli officials said the co-pilot of a plane carrying 150 passengers tried to crash the aircraft before he was subdued
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The Battle to Be Your Personal AI Agent Is Here
OpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse are vying to be your AI agent of choice. I've tried both—and I suspect you will too.
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The White House Is Starting to Panic Over the Midterms
President Donald Trump still thinks Republicans have a shot. His aides are less convinced.
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Anti-Fraud 3.0 introduces stricter mobile SIM controls in Russia
Russia’s new SIM rules could transform mobile sales as direct dealers gain control and prepaid balances disappear
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Furry Airline Pilots Are Just Minding Their Own Business
“We’re furries at home, and we’re airline pilots at work, and these are two separate things,” says one member of the community in response to senator Tommy Tuberville's recent rant.
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Trump’s FTC is investigating OpenAI and Anthropic after White House meeting
Federal investigators will determine if tech firms are harming Americans with products that the president companies to regulate themselves
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Pilot attempts to crash plane bound for Tel Aviv in latest example of a crew-related hijacking
A pilot on a plane traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed the other pilot and then apparently tried to crash the aircraft before being subdued by passengers and crew
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‘Stellar performance and visuals, a great story and soundtrack, and an addictive, depth-filled combat system’: Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter is an excellent remake that all JRPG fans need to play — here’s why
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter is another triumphant remake that’s oozing with combat depth, visual flair, and excellent quality of life updates.
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There Are Plenty of Reasons to Be Concerned About Bioweapons Development—Even Without AI
In her new book on biological warfare, Annie Jacobsen didn’t even discuss AI because scientists can already warp Mother Nature to create extinction-level events.
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Twisteddoodles on the discovery of a new cat species
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
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I’ve spent two weeks with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra — it’s a solid tablet but a questionable S11 Ultra replacement
Is it time to cancel annual releases for Samsung's tablet line?
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Seth Meyers on Trump canceling $1bn in federal funds: ‘Is he adding a waterslide to the reflecting pool?’
Late-night hosts weighed in on Trump’s relationship with tech leaders and the White House’s new AI-powered site
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Donald Trump calls Google CEO Sundar Pichai ‘monster’ at ‘Super Intelligence’ summit
Donald Trump called Google CEO Sundar Pichai a “monster” during a White House “Super Intelligence” summit on Tuesday (29 September). The US president appeared to use the term as a compliment and said: "This guy is a monster, and nobody knows. What a great life, to be a monster and not have to go through this," while introducing Mr Pichai to reporters and technology leaders gathered for the event. Pichai responded briefly before Trump continued with the exchange. The remarks came as Trump hosted leading technology executives to discuss the future of AI and announced the US government would officially refer to artificial intelligence as “Super Intelligence”, or SI.
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New image released after serious crash leaves teenager critically injured
A new image has been released as part of an investigation into a serious crash on a major Yorkshire road last week.
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Netanyahu says pilot arrested after stabbing fellow pilot and apparently trying to crash Israel-bound plane – as it happened
Israeli PM issues statement on flydubai incident, which saw plane plummet mid-air before emergency landing in Saudi Arabia
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Banks need to rethink resilience for the speed of an AI attack
AI is accelerating cyber threats beyond traditional defense
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Meta targets SMBs with Muse AI that can run your business for you
Just weeks after Meta put its autonomous Muse agents in the hands of consumers, SMBs are also getting access.
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Can't decide what to watch after Last Seen on Apple TV? Maxine Peake's recommendation is unmissable — and streaming for free on BBC iPlayer
With gripping thriller Last Seen drawing to a close on Apple TV, I asked star Maxine Peake what you should watch next — and I'm obsessed with her answer
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Hedge fund CEO gives $3bn to Carnegie Mellon University in historic donation
Unprecedented university donation from Citadel CEO Ken Griffin will go toward building a new Miami campus
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Why upgrade your iPhone when you can just upgrade what it can do? These new cheap Bluetooth dongles unlock LDAC and aptX hi-res Bluetooth for better music
Three new hi-res USB-C audio dongles from class-leaders of the game: plug in and get ready for LDAC and aptX, even from your iPhone
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT Spaces to help humans and agents work together
Spaces is ChatGPT's human-AI collaboration environment
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‘Launching an app shouldn’t mean learning how to host’: GoDaddy has launched Node.js hosting
Launching a web app just got easier thanks to GoDaddy’s new hosting product
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This colorful gadget might be the first phone for free-range kids, but I'm still not sure the Freckle Phone can overcome the AI gadget curse
The free-range kids movement finally has an AI phone custom-built for world exploration — I talked to the phone's creator about its chances.
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The New Scientist Book Club's verdict on The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: a wild ride
The September read for the New Scientist Book Club was a challenging trip to the edges of space-time with Chanda Prescod-Weinstein – but one which most book club members thoroughly enjoyed
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AI models are sharing sensitive data from tech companies in new 'PixelLeak' screenshots
Privacy-oblivious AI agents leave sensitive data out on the open
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Xbox Disc to Digital feature rolls out to all Xbox players to enable playing disc-free, but selling your media revokes access — hybrid physical media plan lands as Sony phases out discs by 2028
This is a quality-of-life feature and not designed for game preservation, though.
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Where to draw the line on AI: Lessons from digital forensics
Where AI helps, and where it shouldn’t
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The surprising way scientists are trying to save coral reefs from Super El Niño
A record-breaking Super El Niño brewing in the Pacific Ocean is sending shockwaves through the global climate system
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Should AI write your marketing emails? Where to automate and where to step in
AI emails that don’t lose your customers’ trust
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Why do we have hair – on our heads and elsewhere? A new book explores
Anxious and Hairy: Why do we have hair – on our heads and elsewhere? A new book explores
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A 'unique opportunity': is this the weirdest RightMove listing ever?
Feedback is a little saddened to discover that a historic scientific building is up for sale, and wonders if any readers fancy opening a museum
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I tried Peloton's redesigned Tread Vision and its AI feedback features, and asked top execs why it's still 'immense value' despite high prices
I interviewed the company's chief product and marketing officers about its new features.
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New PS5 Relapse jailbreak enables homebrew and Switch emulation but is hamstrung by rapidly-changing firmware revisions — jailbreak unlocks firmware 13.60, but newer games already demand firmware 14.00
Some games may require an unsupported version of the PS5 firmware, including the new Wolverine title.
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Pilot stabs co-pilot in Israel flight hijack - before passengers avert disaster
Israeli officials said the terrifying midair incident, which saw the plane plunge 17,000ft in a matter of minutes, was an attempted jihadi terrorist attack
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Unsettling images reveal stark impact of humans on the environment
These aerial shots from photographer and environmental activist J. Henry Fair, drawn from a new exhibition, show the impact of human activity on the landscape
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Still haven't got the fancy new Start menu in Windows 11? Microsoft's 26H2 update has arrived and installing it could trigger any delayed upgrades
If you've been annoyed that you still haven't got a Windows 11 feature that was rolled out earlier this year, you might be in luck.
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Patient has phone stolen while waiting at York Hospital A&E
A patient's phone was stolen while they waited in the A&E reception room at York Hospital.
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I'm a DC Universe expert — and I challenge you to be fearless and beat my tough 'Lanterns' quiz before the HBO Max show's season 1 finale
Lanterns' season 1 finale is almost here — and I dare you to test your knowledge in our tricky quiz before it's released.
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Video. ‘Let workers have a say’: Protesters target OpenAI conference
Video. Dozens of activists protested outside OpenAI's developer conference in San Francisco, calling on the company to end its contracts with the US military and Immigration and Customs Enforcement and demanding greater regulation of AI.
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Would Labour win under a new voting system?
Labour could lose hundreds of seats under a new voting system, projections show
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TP-Link opens global preorders for its first Wi-Fi 8 router, but ban keeps it out of US market — US left off launch list as FCC freeze refuses to thaw
The Archer 8 Ultra is launching across Europe and Australia, but the U.S. has given TP-Link the cold shoulder
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots, and machine learning: News, R&D, and more
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'There’s a lot to like, just not the price' - why the LG Gram Pro 16 is almost perfect
The LG Gram Pro 16 is light and thin, yet rocks a 16-inch screen and comes with enough power to tackle even demanding tasks. Unfortunately, the price tag is pretty high.
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Hackers host fake ChatGPT model on its official website — but really it's just malware
A fake model leading to a fake CAPTCHA
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Singapore man faces 10 years in jail for creating AI crocodile image that triggered reservoir closure — as deleting Gemini app takes him into deeper waters
There's a lot you can do with today's AI apps, but be wary of sharing anything likely to cause panic.
