Technology & Software
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York student designs new device to save Network Rail £1 million
Jackson Hall, a 17-year-old T Level student from York College, designed a device to stop rodents from damaging signal boxes.
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Human rights commission urges oversight of technology used in Latin American environmental crime
A human rights commission is calling for stronger oversight of technologies used by criminal groups in Latin America
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'How do you know what's real?': US utilities are making AI data centers prove they exist before handing over power connections — as 50% of planned buildouts are currently being delayed, stalled, or canceled
The AI boom should have been a golden age for America's electric utilities
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Pakistan's factory workers swelter in extreme heat as global brands fail on safety pledges
Extreme heat intensified by climate change is creating dangerous conditions for factory workers in Pakistan
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Trump officials asked CISA to secretly hack a voting machine — and not disclose any vulnerabilities they found
CISA usually helps protect elections, but this time they were asked to help hack them
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Fire service serving Bradford inspected - here's what the outcome was
It was the service’s fourth inspection of its effectiveness, efficiency and staff support.
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Moment giant fin whale caught feeding off Pembrokeshire coast
Videographer Rhys Morgan captured footage of the worlds second largest whale lunge feeding on his drone.
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Polymarket removes contract allowing users to wager on fate of Cornell students accused of rape
Polymarket has removed a contract from its prediction market platform that allowed users to wager on whether any of the seven men accused of raping a Cornell student in 2024 will be charged with a felony sex crime
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This NAS has no fans at all, yet it claims 100x faster random reads than a hard drive
New all-flash NAS runs a local AI agent around the clock on a 15 TOPS NPU, and it sips just 15W of CPU power.
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‘Your TV should do what you paid for’: People are so sick of ads, trackers and bloat in their smart TVs that their using AI to vibe code them away
Developers are using AI vibe coding tools to remove ads, tracking and bloat from their smart TVs.
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Elon Musk says Tesla-SpaceX merger being considered
Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.
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Mobile developers use hidden 'dark patterns' to manipulate gamers
Free mobile apps are analyzing your income and phone model just to decide how many ads to show you
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How to watch The Terminal List season 2 online – stream the Chris Pratt thriller from anywhere for free
Chris Pratt is back as Lieutenant Commander Reece in this gripping thriller series
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EA Sports FC 27 gets a PEGI 16 rating in Europe because of loot boxes
Still rated E for Everyone by the ESRB, though.
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Elon Musk ordered slowing down of Starlink access for Ukrainian army, say report
The Tesla billionaire had previously blamed Donald Trump for the decision
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NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, October 21 (game #962)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Strands today and keep that streak going
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Helen Haines live updates: Brendan Nugent doesn’t apply for bail in first court appearance since alleged attack
Independent MP’s condition remains critical on Wednesday after surgery to save her remaining leg
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The Acer Googlebook 14 is an excellent first attempt at a new type of laptop – but Google's software needs work
The Acer Googlebook 14 is the most affordable of these new breed of laptops – but is it the MacBook Air killer Android users have been waiting for?
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Brits needing food banks set to reach record high by 2029, new data suggests
The 9.1 million projection for 2028/29 potentially surpasses the previous record high of 9.07 million in 2025/26
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The studio behind Life is Strange, Jusant, and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is desperately struggling to stay afloat
Don't Nod has begun "safeguard proceedings" to protect itself from creditors and says up to 85 employees are at risk of being let go under its new restructuring plan.
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Netflix posts higher Q3 profit but revenue growth worries pull shares lower
Netflix, which announced layoff plans last week, posted a third-quarter profit above Wall Street’s expectations
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NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, October 21 (game #1228)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Connections puzzle today and keep that streak going
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Thousands of Danfoss supermarket refrigeration systems exposed online
Hackers could spoil supermarket food supplies by hijacking the supermarket’s cooling systems
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1 in 4 cases of depression may be caused by off-kilter body clocks
Depression has long been linked to chemical imbalances, but many cases may actually be related to disrupted body clocks that could be treated with melatonin therapies and early morning sun exposure
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Liverpool 4-3 Villarreal: Rio Ngumoha shines in comeback win
Rio Ngumoha produces a coming-of-age performance in Liverpool's comeback win over Villarreal, writes Aadam Patel.
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After talking to Capcom, I'm a lot more optimistic about Onimusha 3 getting a remaster
We need time-traveling Jean Reno on PC.
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Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, October 21 (game #1731)
My clues will help you solve Quordle today and keep that streak going
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Teamgroup chose the worst time in history to launch a 128GB consumer-grade RAM
Teamgroup wins the Good Design Award for the 128GB DDR5 stick that will spend 2026 collecting dust on store shelves
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New UN initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AI
The United Nations is launching a new initiative on the military uses of artificial intelligence, aimed at addressing some dire concerns about the threat the rapidly developing technology could pose to humanity
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How to watch I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton — live stream online from anywhere in the world
Lainey Wilson, Carrie Underwood, Ella Langley and more pay tribute to the music icon
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Audit regulator looking into Manchester City accounting
No formal investigation has started, but the regulator is making inquiries into the case.
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My favorite indie roguelike action RPG is tempting me to come back with a transformative new update inspired by Diablo seasons
Hell Clock's Journey of Miracles update changes the entire game like a new Diablo season, but it won't ever expire.
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'If you can’t show your game to the world without fearing it’ll be cloned, something’s broken' says Moonlighter studio on its canceled demo
Opus 5.5 continues to wreak havoc among independent devs.
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'Some agents exhibited unintended web-browsing behavior': Tencent admits AI agents it was testing made more than 2,600 attempts in 11 days to slip past Alibaba's map defenses, just to find out which zoo gate people use
Researchers hid a message for a live fleet of rogue AI agents, and the agents wrote back
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Drone strike on a market in disputed African region of Abyei kills at least 153
A drone strike on a fuel depot at a market in South Sudan's disputed Abyei region has killed at least 153 people, an official said
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Zoom's new Unified Context Layer unlocks all of your company's complex conversations and video calls for AI agents to use
UCL tackles one of the biggest data siloes companies face
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Founder of bankrupt Samson studio mulls how to use AI for his next attempt: 'Cutting corners in game development has a habit of coming back to bite you in the ass'
Christopher Sundberg said the goal for his next studio is to make "a game we can afford to finish without needing every sales forecast to come true."
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Train services disrupted by more engineering work - NINE day closure on one route
Passengers are reminded that a major programme of railway improvements on the East Coast Main Line is taking place over the next two weekends (24-25 October and 31 October-1 November). The direct line from Leeds to York will also be closed...
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NAS vs external hard drive: What are the differences?
We compare NAS systems and external hard drives across key features, costs, and performance to help you decide which storage solution best suits your needs.
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Ahead of massive IPOs, AI companies are sketching plans to share their wealth
As they steam toward massive public offerings on Wall Street, the companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence have begun sketching plans to share their wealth with the public
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Hovering a helicopter over a Beyoncé concert, 'police ride-alongs', and a 40th birthday spent in a nightclub — Rockstar did heavy research on Miami for GTA 6 and even met people who 'want to tell you every crime they or their friends have ever done'
Rockstar Games did extensive research on Miami for Grand Theft Auto 6 and even encountered people who shared about past crimes when they learned the developers worked on GTA.
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Overwatch's director discusses why King's Row is so iconic, but admits that 'every single map in the game gets a vote'
What's the best map in Overwatch? And why is it King's Row?
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I've found 12 of the best laptop deals in the US and the UK right now — my top picks from Lenovo, Apple, Microsoft, Asus, and Acer
I've rounded up 12 of the best laptop deals that are available this week in the US and the UK, including options from Lenovo, Apple, Microsoft, Asus, and Acer.
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David Attenborough’s simple tip to protect hedgehogs in city gardens
Veteran broadcaster David Attenborough has shown how effective so-called ‘hedgehog highways’ can be in urban areas
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I played 20 cozy game demos in Steam Next Fest and these 5 made it onto my wishlist
I swear they aren't all farm sims.
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An AI Agent Joined a Listserv of Top Internet Researchers. The Reply-All Chaos Is Still Unfolding
Hysteria over the agent's appearance in a 7,500-person group reveals that internet experts have outdated notions of privacy.
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Galax teases exceedingly extra RTX 5090 edition covered in Swarovski crystals
These stones ain't no friends of mine.
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Three cars in a week seen going wrong way down roads in area of fatal A66 crash
Police have dealt with three incidents in a week of cars driving the wrong way on major A-roads in the area where seven people died in a head-on crash in August.