FRIDAY, 06 MARCH 2026, 00:42
Storeton Wood, Wirral: Two centuries ago, this landscape was being transformed by George Stephenson as he built Liverpool; more than 200m years ago very different creatures roamed here
At last, the sun shone after weeks of rain. While the distant Welsh hills were draped in snow, here on the Wirral it was dry and bright. Storeton Wood is a secondary woodland of oak, beech and silver birch, and...
In the past three months, Donald Trump’s White House has reportedly used AI twice to effect regime change – once in its capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and more recently to help plan the strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The most recent strikes coincided with the end of the Pentagon’s relationship with the AI company Anthropic over concerns...
The new pact includes additional protections to prevent the use of the company’s technology for mass surveillance of Americans.
Linn County, Iowa has adopted what may be one of the nation’s strictest local zoning ordinances for data centers, requiring detailed water studies, formal water-use agreements, 1,000-foot residential setbacks, noise and light limits, and infrastructure compensation. “But seated beneath a van-sized American flag hanging from the rafters of the drafty Palo Community Center gymnasium, residents...
Gebbia was reportedly spotted at a San Francisco coffee shop using an unidentified pair of earbuds with a circular disc that looks similar to the device seen in a recent OpenAI hoax ad.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CBC.ca: The B.C. government says this Sunday will be the last time British Columbians have to change their clocks. The province will be permanently adopting daylight time and the March 8 “spring forward” will be the last time change, Premier David Eby announced Monday. “We are done waiting. British Columbia is going to change our clocks just one more...
The Finnish company Jolla is back with the Linux-powered Jolla Phone. It’s being positioned as an antidote to the US-dominated smartphone status quo of Android and iOS.
Eclipse will feature a deep, coppery-red full moon on 3 March. From Sydney to New York, use our guide to find out when the eclipse will be visible and the best time to see it tonight.
North America, Australia and New Zealand will be treated to a rare total lunar eclipse on Tuesday known as a “blood moon”.
As the full moon dips into the planet’s shadow tonight it will change colour to a...
Deutsche Telekom, the German cell provider—which holds a majority stake in T-Mobile—is partnering with ElevenLabs to enable an AI assistant on all of its network’s calls in Germany. No app required.
Largest study of its kind suggests high red meat consumption has biggest impact, followed by smoking
More than a quarter of healthy years lost to breast cancer are due to lifestyle factors such as red meat intake and smoking, according to the largest study of its kind.
The study, published in the Lancet Oncology, used data from population-based cancer registries to produce a comprehensive...
Apple has reportedly asked Google to look into “seting up servers” for a Gemini-powered upgrade to Siri that meets Apple’s privacy standards. The Verge reports: Apple had already announced in January that Google’s Gemini AI models would help power the upgraded version of Siri it delayed last year, but The Information’s report indicates Apple might lean even more on Google so it can catch up in...
Paramount Skydance plans to combine HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single streaming platform following its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. “As we said, we do plan to put the two services together, which today gives us a little over 200 million direct-to-consumer subscribers,” said David Ellison, the company’s CEO. “We think that really positions us to compete with the leaders in the...
Missile and drone attacks have disrupted daily life, but delivery drivers are still diligently navigating streets to drop off orders across the region.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Charter Communications, operator of the Spectrum cable brand, has obtained Federal Communications Commission permission to buy Cox and surpass Comcast as the country’s largest home Internet service provider. Charter has 29.7 million residential and business Internet customers compared to Comcast’s 31.26 million. Buying Cox will give Charter...
The bubbly plastic BlipBlox After Dark synthesizer is funky, adorable, and a little bit confusing. I love making noises with it anyway.
How Kalshi decided to settle a market tied to Iran’s Supreme Leader prompted anger among traders who felt the rules weren’t clear.
Over the weekend, Windows Latest noticed that Microsoft’s official Copilot Discord server began automatically blocking the term “Microslop.” As shown in a screenshot, any message containing the word is automatically prevented from posting, and users receive a moderation notice explaining that the message includes language deemed inappropriate under the server’s rules. From the report: Windows...
At MWC 2026, Motorola announced a partnership with the GrapheneOS Foundation to bring the hardened, Google-free Android variant to future devices. Until now, the OS had been designed exclusively for Google Pixel phones. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Motorola to bring GrapheneOS’s industry-leading privacy and security-focused mobile operating system to their next-generation smartphone,”...
New analysis shows that attacks on satellite navigation systems have impacted some 1,100 ships in the Middle East since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.
This 55-inch Vizion isn’t the fanciest, but you could do a lot worse for under $300.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Washington Post: The Plain Dealer, Cleveland’s largest newspaper, has begun to feature a new byline. On recent articles about an ice carving festival, a medical research discovery and a roaming pack of chicken-slaying dogs, a reporter’s name is paired with the words “Advance Local Express Desk.” It means: This article was drafted by artificial...