Tory leader says proposed ‘Britannia Shield’ will not be comparable to Israeli missile defence systemUK politics live – latest updatesKemi Badenoch has denied she compared a new air defence system proposed by the party t…
World
FTSE 100 firm Informa to buy Clarion from private equity group BlackstoneBusiness live – latest updatesA British events business that hosts arms fairs and conventions for comic book fans has been snapped up by a FTSE 100…
Gavin Newsom calls comments ‘deranged and dangerous’ after president tells Nebraska rally: ‘They can take out a city’Leaders in California have sharply denounced Donald Trump as “reckless” and “deranged” after the US pre…
BBC Verify looks into the death of a woman linked to plague lab in Siberia.
The 37-year-old is longest-serving cricket captain, among both men and women, to have captained in over 150 T20I games.
Why are birth rates declining while pet ownership is on the rise?
Coalition leader’s proposal goes further than Peter Dutton’s 2025 election promise and even beyond Pauline Hanson’s bottom lineGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastWith Angus Taylor’s hardline immig…
In rare access to Taiz, the BBC World Service speaks to children, teachers and families affected by the war.
Pentagon confirms execution order for Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13 in Fort Hood shooting in 2009.
At a campaign rally in Nebraska, US President Donald Trump joked about letting Iran bomb Los Angeles and San Diego.
Coco Gauff was targeted online after stopping play during a crucial point in the first set against China’s Sun Xinran.
ASEAN ministers to discuss energy security amid energy crunch caused by the war on Iran.
Business
The person was sentenced to 28 months in prison after an investigation found the claims were made up, the insurance trade body, the ABI said.
Euro extends last week’s 1.2% drop amid French debt fears and political uncertainty in EuropeGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.The euro remains und…
Top executive Jason Kwon tells hearing company has added "more precautions" to its training environments.
The threshold at which people start paying the higher income tax rate is also expected to increase.
In the internet age, medium-sized retail hubs are looking for new ways to survive and thrive.
Applications are being denied despite a change to make it easier, Jersey Consumer Council says.
Inhabitants of the Hebrides and Shetland tell of how fuel costs are putting the squeeze on commuting, services, food and moreAs fuel prices reach the highest level in the UK since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Scottish i…
Badenoch would never have reopened the door on Brexit, but now that the PM has, it suits the Conservatives to let him walk through itThere’s no way on earth it should have worked, but somehow he may have got away with it…
The Unite union said workers had faced the threat of fire and rehire notices and of having their pay cut.
Shoppers can access a wealth of budget-friendly groceries at the new social supermarket.
During a joint parliamentary hearing on artificial intelligence, Anthropic’s head of safeguards, Dave Orr, says that investigations of hundreds of millions of transcripts reveal no unauthorised interactions with Australi…
It’s being sculpted for fashion parties, collected by tourists and hoarded in freezers. There are even entire shops devoted to it. What’s behind the revival of the much-maligned foodstuff?Temperatures in Paris were nudgi…
IT / AI
Confession: When BougeRV told me about its remote-controlled wagon with animated lighting, I called it in for a laugh, expecting to eviscerate it in a review. It's ridiculous, to be sure. But the DuneRover also proved ve…
The "old" version of Cowork runs model inference in the cloud, executing tool calls in an Anthropic-provided VM we shipped to your computer. We added the VM for capability, safety, and security reasons - mapping in just …
Google may be expanding its "Call for Me" AI feature beyond business calls so you can use it to send messages to friends and family. Android Authority reports finding a "Gemini Calling" introductory screen in an APK tear…
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Trust gaps in the new protocol spread malicious prompts from one agent to another.
It’s a wild time for retro gaming. Thanks to decompilations and recompilations of classic titles, those games are becoming unshackled from their proprietary code and original hardware to be ported to new devices or updat…
The Matic is our favorite robot vacuum and robo-mop, and it's also now the first to escape the FCC's Roomba ban. Well, sort of - because the Matic wasn't banned to begin with. Here's what's actually happening: On October…
Article URL: https://www.vals.ai/blogs/room-temperature-magnetic-semiconductors Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49970667 Points: 261 # Comments: 180
Cable industry to sue, says FCC can't repeal TV ownership limit set by Congress.
Prices of public records tracking cops' use of Flock go up as backlash swells.
Film
EXCLUSIVE: Iconic Japanese gameshow Action Arena is being taken to international buyers for the first time in its plus-30-year history. NBCUniversal Formats has acquired distribution rights to the hit Tokyo Broadcasting …
Dubbed the “pre-teen Bridget Jones,” Kate Kirby’s The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks is being given the TV adaptation treatment by Studiocanal. The best-selling novels follow the chaotic and relatable Brook…
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran scripted exec Jason Simms has delved into his toolkit and launched TV’s latest drama house, Fusebox Entertainment. We can reveal the London-based company launches in the run up to MIPCOM with several c…
Polish film and TV luminary Darius Jabloński’s spy thriller “Fortel” and Estonia’s “Stormbird” from multi-awarded Kadri Kousaar (“Magnus,” “Mother”) feature in the lineup of Tallinn’s TV Beats Co-Financing Market, runnin…
EXCLUSIVE: Raj Shamani, who hosts the hit Figuring Out podcast that has featured guests including Emmanuel Macron and Bill Gates, has signed with WME. The Indian entrepreneur, investor and author has signed in all areas.…
Michael Douglas is wading into the “nepo baby” debate. The “Wall Street” actor, who is the son of the late Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas, opened up on a recent episode of the Smartless podcast and said the title “really …
It’s been an encouraging year for South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which has received recognition from the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) and also been designated a…
On Sunday night, John Oliver dedicated the majority of his Emmy-winning show “Last Week Tonight” to the Secret Service’s failings in recent years while declining to address the major media news of the week: David Ellison…
"Artificial" is a brilliant but playful docudrama, meticulously true to history, that focuses on the founders of OpenAI, notably its CEO Sam Altman (Andrew Garfield). But the tale it tells is much larger than that. "Arti…
Jim Bakker, the televangelist who built a media empire with former wife Tammy Faye Bakker, has died. He was 86. In a social media post, Bakker’s wife Lori Bakker shared the news of his death. “It is with a broken heart t…
Andrew Garfield says he prepared “day in and day out” for months to play Sam Altman, “listening and watching footage of him … trying to find my version of that character.” Where he landed on the co-founder and CEO of Ope…
Andrew Garfield admits he was initially charmed by Sam Altman before he portrayed the controversial CEO of OpenAI in director Luca Guadagnino’s new film “Artificial.” “I remember seeing Sam testifying to Congress for the…