Technology & Software
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Peacock's Friday the 13th prequel series is a must-watch
Crystal Lake is the biggest horror series arriving over the Halloween period, but is it worth a watch?
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Discussion time: Do you think zone chats in MMOs are forces for good, or evil?
What's up, Barrens Chat.
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10 of the coolest retro gadgets we've spotted this year — from film cameras to home phones and cassette players
A nostalgic antidote to subscription overload and unwanted AI
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Why AI Isn’t Ready to Tackle Our Convoluted Genomes
The DNA inside our cells isn’t just a series of instructions, but something far more dynamic. Like scientists, AI models don't yet have the data to properly decode it.
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Wind turbines could become harder to build in parts of County Durham under new plan
Wind turbines could become harder to approve in parts of County Durham under a new blueprint for the North Pennines.
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3D Printing
3D Printer reviews, news, and features, created for the hardcore PC enthusiast by the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Fireworks shop loses licence to store explosives - here's why
A fireworks shop has lost its licence to store explosives following an investigation into its social media content.
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The eight North East postcodes to scoop prizes on the Postcode Lottery last week
Eight North East postcodes have won thousands of pounds in the postcode lottery over the last week. Check to see if you have won below.
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Boy and man die in light air craft crash near Loch Lomond
Emergency services were called at about 16:45 on Friday, and pronounced both dead at the scene.
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Bill McLaren was the voice of rugby. Behind the microphone was a very different man
Bill McLaren became the voice of rugby and a Scottish broadcasting legend. A new book reveals the shy man behind that unmistakable voice
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Plan to make firms pay more to train older workers than youth apprentices in England
Exclusive: Ministers considering overhaul of apprenticeship funding scheme to tackle youth jobs crisis
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Reform councillor resigns after being filmed making ‘offensive’ racist remarks
Alan Feeney recorded by an undercover journalist calling Asian homeowners ‘parasites’
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How to watch British Champions Day 2026: FREE live streams, schedule, TV channels for huge horse racing meeting
£4.35m in prize money is on offer on Britain's richest raceday
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I've picked the 14 best deals from the Amazon UK weekend sale — Lego, Ninja, Microsoft, Shark, Bose, and more from £6.99
I've searched through the latest batch of deals at Amazon UK and picked out 14 of the best deals that are genuinely worth buying on tech, toys, essentials, and more.
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Big earnings reports, homebuilding and the mood of consumers up front next week
The latest profit updates and forecasts from technology companies, airlines, and a wide range of other businesses will dominate the calendar this week, along with more data on the jobs market and consumer sentiment
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How to watch England vs Tonga for FREE: Live streams for Rugby League World Cup 2026 game
Brian McDermott's men begin their campaign in Perth
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ASML's employee-only High-NA EUV Lego kit gets an open 810-piece fan replica — custom MOC dodges $700 eBay prices with working wafer tray and vacuum pumps
You can now get a mini-High-NA EUV in your home even if you don't work for ASML.
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Tech Industry
Discover more about Tech Industry with insights from the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Microplastics React With Water, a New Study Says. That’s a Problem for Biology
Though plastic is usually inert, tiny pieces of it have the potential to react with one of the most pervasive molecules in the environment and in our bodies.
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North Yorkshire 'mixed use' scheme 'could support almost 1,000 jobs' if approved
A major employment-led mixed use development that could support almost 1,000 jobs has been proposed at the Scarborough Business Park.
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Teenage boy and pensioner killed in Scotland plane crash
Temporary restrictions including drones have been put in place over the Drymen area
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UK government wants to include streaming platforms in BBC licensing fee to fix ‘outdated’ funding model — so if you watch Netflix on your TV, this includes you
From the government's proposed legislation to the impact on viewers, an expert shares their thoughts on the BBC's new funding model.
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North Yorkshire 'mixed use' scheme 'could support almost 1,000 jobs' if approved
A major employment-led mixed use development that could support almost 1,000 jobs has been proposed at the Scarborough Business Park.
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The Garmin personality quiz: You can find your perfect activity smartwatch with just five easy questions
Don't know your Garmin Fenix 9 from your Forerunner 970? This easy personality quiz will find your perfect smartwatch
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Plan to build 32 apartments on town centre car park is revealed
The application says the plans make good use of an “underutilised” car park.
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Car park in centre of world heritage site shuts ahead of major redevelopment
Construction is expected to start early next month.
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How to watch Australia vs New Zealand 2nd Test for FREE: Live streams & TV channels for 2026 Bledisloe Cup game
The Wallabies seek a moral victory after last week's All Black walloping
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Call for action as Scottish housing developer placed into administration
Industry chief raises concerns after housing developer placed into administration
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The headphones that transmit bass through your skin just got an upgraded version — and it's no gimmick: we said the first model 'recreates the experience of being at a live gig much better than I could've imagined'
Sonic Lamb's new Beyond headphones deliver low-frequency pulses through your skin for 'visceral sound'
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The £78m windfall that could stay in Scotland’s wind farm communities
Renewable energy developers are backing proposals that could allow Scottish councils to retain £78m a year from new onshore wind farms
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North Korea says it tested new torpedo system with AI capabilities
North Korea says it has tested a new torpedo system that uses artificial intelligence for target detection and guidance
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Social media algorithms: What if you could turn them off?
Australia has proposed a switch to force social media platforms to let users turn off recommended content.
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Tech founder criticized for vibe coding game about shooting 'zombies' in San Francisco's poorest neighborhood
City residents and leaders denounced the free web game, which was taken down.
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Newspaper headlines: 'Mystery drones over UK' and 'Troops heading to Poland for war games'
The Daily Telegraph leads with reports that RAF jets had two close encounters with unidentified drones earlier this year.
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The Cyberpunk 2077 movie won't be 'a film adaptation of the game,' CD Projekt chief says
The game is great, but CD Projekt wants to tell a new story.
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Uplift's L-shaped standing desk is beautifully built for a workstation setup
The Uplift V3 L-shaped standing desk is an expansive workstation that's on-point for those that need a broader desk - so long as you have the space.
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Quote of the day by OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy: 'The hottest new programming language is English' — signalling the shift to natural language dominance in the AI era
With large language models becoming increasingly prevalent over the last few years, more and more people have the means to code
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'Remarkably close to the minimum permitted by physics': this superconducting memory bit runs at an estimated 5x the limit, but at -269°C the fridge shrinks its claimed million-fold edge over today’s chips considerably
A single superconducting whirlpool can flip a bit for about 5x the energy physics demands
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NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, October 17 (game #1224)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Connections puzzle today and keep that streak going
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Small business owners are ditching web developers for AI
Freelance web developers face a brutal shakeup — WordPress, PHP, and HTML job postings plunge by over 50%
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LG's next-gen 'FliPP' OLED screen tech for brighter, more efficient pixels gets a rough release date, and it's not too far in the future — great news for monitors and laptops, but TV fans need to hold tight
LG Display is developing a new OLED manufacturing process called FLiPP to deliver bright LEDs with much higher yields and less wastage
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‘$99 a year is a real joke’: Withings just foisted a huge annual charge on its smart scale users for basic health data syncing — customers are already vowing to boycott the company’s devices
Withings has locked Apple Health data syncing behind a $100 paywall, and users are upset.
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NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, October 17 (game #958)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Strands today and keep that streak going
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Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, October 17 (game #1727)
My clues will help you solve Quordle today and keep that streak going
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RAF jets report ‘unidentified drones over UK’
It was not clear whether the drones encountered by the Royal Air Force jets were hostile or not
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Pour One Out for the Leap Second
The metric might not mean much to laypeople, but leap seconds have been a source of contention in the timekeeping community for years. Now, they’re dead.
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New 'School Street' closing to traffic to launch on trial basis
A new ‘School Street’ is being introduced by North Yorkshire School on a trial basis.
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El Niño has killed hundreds of children in Sudan
Drought driven by El Niño is causing hunger and disease in Sudan that has already killed hundreds of children
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AI expert reveals how to spot a deepfake scam call
AI deepfake calls, messages and videos are making it harder to trust a familiar voice or recognisable face, experts warn