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He is a human skeleton, Gaza hostage's brother tells BBC - Ilay David says the Hamas video showing his brother Evyatar emaciated and weak is a "new form of cruelty" that has left his parents shattered.
Eurostar passengers face delays and cancellations due to French rail issue - Several services between London and Paris have been impacted, as have some trains between Amsterdam and Brussels.
Could you be owed car finance compensation? Here's how to check - A court ruling could lead to millions claiming compensation over being mis-sold car finance deals.
How an hour at The Oval provided the most dramatic Test finale you could wish for - The fifth Test finale between England and India at The Oval was the most intense, dramatic and emotional sport you could see, says chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt.
British couple held in Iran are in country's worst prisons, says son - Joe Bennett says Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been held in solitary confinement.
The Register
IT firing spree: Shrinking job market looks even worse after BLS revisions - The payroll growth we thought we experienced in May and June? Gone, like tears in the rain The US IT jobs market hasn't exactly been robust thus far in 2025, and downward revisions to May and June's Bureau of Labor Statistics data mean IT jobs lost in July are part of an even deeper sector slowdown than previously believed.…
Mars says hello as NASA's Europa Clipper warms up radar - Instrument works fine. Now, about those transistors NASA's Europa Clipper probe checked out its radar as the spacecraft hurtled past Mars on the way to Jupiter's moon Europa.…
Mozilla flags phishing wave aimed at hijacking trusted Firefox add-ons - Devs told to exercise 'extreme caution' with emails disguised as account update prompts Mozilla is warning of an ongoing phishing campaign targeting developers of Firefox add-ons.…
Study finds radical nutjobs targeting gamers via Discord, Twitch, Steam - 'Hyper-masculine' first-person shooter fandoms are prime targets Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University have sounded the alarm on "gaming-adjacent platforms" including Discord, Twitch, and Steam being used as "digital playgrounds" to funnel new recruits into far-right and other extremist ideologies – with a focus on those showing interest in "hyper-masculine gaming titles."…
Windows 11 leads as October looms, but millions still cling to Windows 10 - With just over two months left, enterprises look to Extended Security Updates as a stay of execution Windows 11 is maintaining its lead over Windows 10, but millions of PCs are still running Microsoft's legacy operating system with less than three months until support ends.…
New Scientist - Home
Vagus nerve stimulation receives US approval to treat arthritis - The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a pill-sized device for treating rheumatoid arthritis, marking the first time the therapy has been approved for an autoimmune condition
'Universal' detector spots AI deepfake videos with record accuracy - A new detection tool can accurately spot deepfake videos featuring any AI manipulation, from face swaps to completely synthetic AI-generated content
Ozempic really could turn back the clock on your biological age - When people were randomised to receive either a placebo or Ozempic, they became biologically younger with the latter drug
This string art game will boost your mathematical imagination - Inspired by the work of Victorian mathematician Mary Everest Boole, try making a symmetric curve using string and some hole-punched card, says Peter Rowlett
How to harness your body clock for a longer, healthier life - Your circadian rhythm influences mood, metabolism and even how well you respond to medical treatment. Now we finally have the tools to harness it to help us live longer and feel better
Hacker News
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Slashdot
Google Tells iPhone Buyers To 'Just Change Your Phone' After Apple's AI Delays - Google released a 30-second Pixel 10 ad today that mocks Apple's year-long delay in delivering promised AI improvements to Siri on iPhone 16 devices. The ad suggests users could "just change your phone" if they purchased a device for a feature that's been "coming soon for a full year." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
What Happens To Your Data If You Stop Paying for Cloud Storage? - Major cloud storage providers maintain unclear policies about deleting user data after subscription cancellations, Wired reports, with deletion timelines ranging from six months to indefinite preservation. Apple reserves the right to delete iCloud backups after 180 days of device inactivity but does not specify what happens to general file storage. Google may delete content after users exceed free storage limits for extended periods, though files remain safe for two years after cancellation. Microsoft may delete OneDrive files after six months of non-payment, while Dropbox preserves files indefinitely without expiration dates. All providers revert users to limited free storage tiers upon cancellation with Apple and Microsoft offering 5GB, Google providing 15GB, and Dropbox allowing 2GB. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Delta's Dynamic AI Pricing Plan Sounds Different Now - Delta Air Lines has walked back previous statements about individualized pricing after lawmakers questioned the airline's AI-assisted dynamic pricing model. In November, Delta president Glen Hauenstein told investors the company would have pricing "available on that flight, on that time, to you, the individual." Responding to senators' concerns in July, EVP Peter Carter now states Delta has never used, is not testing, and does not plan to use individualized pricing based on personal data. Carter describes the AI technology, developed by Fetcherr, as a decision-support tool that uses aggregated data to assist analysts rather than target individual customers with personalized fares. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by China - Microsoft announced last month that Chinese state-sponsored hackers exploited vulnerabilities in SharePoint to breach hundreds of companies and government agencies, including the National Nuclear Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security. The company omitted that SharePoint support is handled by China-based engineers who have maintained the software for years. ProPublica reviewed screenshots of Microsoft's internal systems showing China-based employees recently fixing bugs for SharePoint "OnPrem," the version targeted in the attacks. Microsoft told the publication that the China-based team operates under U.S. supervision and the company is relocating this work. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Perplexity is Using Stealth, Undeclared Crawlers To Evade Website No-Crawl Directives, Cloudflare Says - AI startup Perplexity is deploying undeclared web crawlers that masquerade as regular Chrome browsers to access content from websites that have explicitly blocked its official bots, according to a Cloudflare report published Monday. When Perplexity's declared crawlers encounter robots.txt restrictions or network blocks, the company switches to a generic Mozilla user agent that impersonates "Chrome/124.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" running on macOS, the web infrastructure firm reported. Cloudflare engineers tested the behavior by creating new domains with robots.txt files prohibiting all automated access. Despite the restrictions, Perplexity provided detailed information about the protected content when queried, while the stealth crawler generated 3-6 million daily requests across tens of thousands of domains. The undeclared crawler rotated through multiple IP addresses and network providers to evade detection. Read more of this story at Slashdot.