Technology & Software
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Liquid 'spice' with street value of more than £1million seized during operation in Haworth
Liquid ‘spice’ with an estimated street value of more than £1 million has been seized during an operation targeting the use of the drug in Bradford, police said.
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The way you talk can reveal how quickly you are ageing. Here are the signs
A younger sounding voice is thought to be faster with less pauses, according to researchers
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Amazon’s New Kindle Lineup Is Lighter, Thinner, and More Metal
Ahead of the Kindle’s 20th anniversary next year, Amazon is refreshing its entire range of e-readers with fresh colors, an aluminum build, and a new frame design that’s both thinner and lighter.
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Firm rents four Nvidia H200s to test '80x cheaper' DeepSeek claim — $13,200 monthly GPU rental doubles Claude bill while security flaws keep code offline
The custom setup couldn't beat DeepSeek's own list price.
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Ian Botham to join walk opposing 23-turbine wind farm
Lord Ian Botham will join the Walk for Hope Moor on October 11, opposing plans for 23 200m turbines at the Hope Moor Wind Farm in North Yorkshire.
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Tokyo court grants legal protection to human voices in AI clone case
A Tokyo court has awarded legal protection for the human voice in a landmark case involving a popular Japanese anime voice actor
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Neurable’s First Brain-Scanning Headphones Want to Fine-Tune Your Focus
The company claims that its new device, the Neurable One, can keep you in the zone, calculate the best time to take a break, and tell you when your “brain battery” needs a recharge.
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New local media planning tool Raid launches today
The local news media sector's new audience measurement platform Regional Audience Intelligence Data (Raid) has officially launched today,…
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Russian missile strikes take out popular piracy websites — Russo-Ukrainian war temporarily achieves what lawmakers can't, world's second-biggest torrent tracker suffers 'Direct Destruction of Server' downtime before rebounding
As one commenter put it, "DDoS now means Direct Destruction of Servers."
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Is Keurig killing the K-Cup? Its new Alta system swaps plastic pods for compostable compressed coffee tablets
AltaRounds are fully compostable, and are a big break from the norm when it comes to single-serve coffee.
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Wind turbine taller than the Eiffel Tower aims to boost German electricity production
A wind turbine described by its developer as the world’s tallest now rises 365 meters (1,197 feet) above the sparsely populated landscape of eastern Germany, surpassing the height of the Eiffel Tower
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Most data centers are still refusing to say how much water and electricity they use
EU criticized for obscuring data center reporting
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Young advocate wins Centrepoint Award for her work to change the care system
A 22-year-old advocate from Kent will be recognised for her work to improve the housing system for care leavers at a London awards ceremony this…
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Cuba, Belarus, Myanmar, and more: Private Internet Access adds 15 new VPN server locations
Private Internet Access fills the gaps in its VPN map, but how does it compare with its rivals?
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Highway Code warning as common act could see UK drivers fined £1,000
Car experts have warned this gesture could be breaking the Highway Code and see drivers fined £1,000
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Pandora opens $150 million Vietnam jewelry factory powered by renewable energy
Pandora has opened the world’s largest fine-jewelry crafting facility in Vietnam, powered entirely by renewable electricity and using 100% recycled gold and silver
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Bank of England boss issues stark warning on AI threat to UK economy
Governor Andrew Bailey said the technology could be a ‘very powerful weapon’ in the wrong hands
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LaLiga demands major VPNs be placed on the EU’s piracy watch list
The Spanish football league specifically targets major brands like NordVPN, ExpressVPN, Surfshark, and Proton VPN
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Early Parenting Is Exhausting. Give These Gifts To Help
If your friend is in the depths of newborn survival, these gifts and gadgets can go a long way to make parenting a little easier.
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Nine-day Metro closure to replace track and overhead lines in North East
Passengers face a nine-day Metro closure in the North East while vital track and overhead-line equipment is replaced.
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Amazon has moved the power button on all its new Kindles — and I feel vindicated
All-new Kindles — and the thing about buttons
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PS3 emulator devs warn of fake Blu-ray drives on Newegg and AliExpress — ‘Beware of fake Blu-ray drives’ devs warn retrogamers. scammers use spoofed firmware to disguise older mechanisms in high-end shells
Only order from reputable outlets with buyer protections.
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Blasts reported in Ethiopian capital hours after government banned drone flights
Blasts have been heard across Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa following a government ban on drones
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Middlesbrough school adopts lockable pouches in move towards phone-free education
Outwood Academy Normanby has partnered with Yondr to introduce lockable pouches designed to reduce smartphone use in school.
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I've found the 26 best early deals ahead of Prime Big Deal Days at Amazon UK — Nintendo Switch 2, Kindle, Samsung, Blink, and more at up to 67% off
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days starts next week, but there are already dozens of excellent offers live today, so I've searched through the retailer's early sale and picked out the 26 best deals worth buying now.
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Sony released the first CD audio player on this day in 1982 — player cost $3,700 when adjusted for inflation, but it would be another decade before the CD-ROM-driven multimedia PC era began
The Sony CDP-101 cost around $1,060 at today’s exchange rate, or around $3,700 adjusted for inflation.
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'Robots could need 200GB+ of DRAM': Micron says data centers will make the memory crisis worse through 2028, and then 'physical AI' is going to eat all your RAM by 2030
The memory shortage is expected to worsen in 2027 and 2028 — and beyond that Micron warns that robots will eat tons of RAM.
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Forget coffee pods — Lavazza’s new Tabli uses 100% compressed coffee tablets for a more eco-friendly brew, and the flavor beats Nespresso hands-down
All the convenience, none of the mess
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How to watch The Celebrity Traitors 2026 – free streams from anywhere, watch episode 1
Celebrity Traitors returns with a murderously good cast and a £100K cash prize
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OpenAI says actors linked to China-based Moonshot AI spearheaded a campaign to extract its models’ hidden reasoning — logged 16,000 extraction requests across 4,000 accounts before cutoff
OpenAI disrupted the campaign from July and has tightened its protections.
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Galaxy Buds On? Right on! Samsung's first ever clip-on open earbuds have been unveiled
The Samsung Galaxy Buds On are the brand's new clip-style open earbuds, with some design and feature inspirations from the Buds 4.
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Can mathematicians still refuse to use AI at this point?
There’s no question AI has transformed the field of mathematics in the past few months. Columnist Jacob Aron wonders if it will soon be impossible to be an AI refusenik and continue working in the field
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Video. Swiss glaciers lose 5.5% of ice in second-largest melt on record
Scientists monitoring the Rhône Glacier in Switzerland are measuring rapid ice loss after a summer of high temperatures. They track meltwater, use dye to follow its flow and measure how much the surface has dropped. Swiss glaciers lost 5.5%...
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Video. ‘Nightmare of a lifetime’: passengers recount chaos on flydubai flight
Passengers on a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv have described the terrifying moments they experienced after an altercation broke out between the pilot and co-pilot. The flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia, where it made an emergency...
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The 3 best bean-to-cup coffee makers, tested and recommended by a trained barista for International Coffee Day
Perfect coffee every time, with no experience needed
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New Google Home update comes with Find My Phone fixes, video doorbell improvements, and more — but for some users, there’s still a lot to be done
Google Home's new round of updates also includes Automations fixes and video footage viewing upgrades.
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LIVE - Road reopened after crews deal with crash on A66
The A66 is closed eastbound between the A67 Bowes and the A1(M) Scotch Corner due to a multiple vehicle collision near Melsonby. Emergency services…
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I took the OM System PEN and Lumix L10 rangefinder cameras traveling — and I was surprised by which one was my favorite
The new OM System PEN bears a striking resemblance to the Lumix L10 premium compact camera, so which rangefinder-style micro four thirds camera is the better of the two?
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12 Lego sets retiring soon — including an iconic Halloween set that's my spooky season essential
Plus a world of pure imagination and a London landmark packed with delightful details.
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Casio’s Crystal G-Shock Is the Most Expensive Ever Made
Meet the full-blue sapphire MRG-D5000, a crazy G-Shock that costs more than a Patek Philippe or Porsche Macan.
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A Russian drone hits a Kyiv school as Moscow presses its aerial campaign against Ukraine
A Russian drone has struck a school in Kyiv, as the Ukrainian capital endures relentless aerial attacks
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12 Celebrity Traitors desk finds to plot against your colleagues
Are you a Faithful or a Traitor? As a Traitors superfan, I've found 12 desk accessories perfect for plotting against suspicious colleagues. Trust me...
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E.On’s takeover set to create Britain’s largest energy supplier
The deal will see E.On add Ovo’s four million customers to its existing 5.6 million customers
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What’s in the Guts of Apple’s Most Powerful Computer Ever?
The Mac Studio can run frontier-level AI language models locally. It’s only a preview of what’s to come.
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Traffic, travel and weather news - Live updates for County Durham and North East
Live updates on roadworks and traffic incidents in Darlington, Bishop Auckland, Durham, and the wider North East, including the A66, A19, A1(M), A1,…
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The Witcher 3 lead writer says that to create a Witcher remake, you need to 'stay true to the spirit of the original game'
CD Projekt Red VP of narration and story director Marcin Blacha has revealed the secret to making a worthwhile Witcher remake.
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AI agents inadvertently leak 13,000+ internal screenshots from 300 organizations — list of companies includes Fortune 500 and a frontier AI lab
When agents are too clever for their own good.
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Newsom vetoes measure that would have penalized the use of smart glasses to secretly record people
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have penalized people for using smart glasses to record people without their permission in changing rooms, doctor’s offices and other spaces people generally consider private
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Artificial intelligence already transforming agriculture, says Snaith firm
Croda has published a white paper in collaboration with industry leaders and academic partners to explore the impact of AI on agricultural…
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Asian shares mostly rise amid market optimism about AI, despite Iran worries
Asian shares are mostly rising amid investor interest in technology-related issues, despite ongoing worries about the war in Iran