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Widow condemns safety failures after falling window killed father-of-two
Coach driver Mick Ferris, 53, was killed in October 2018 when a window fell 26 storeys from The Corniche luxury flats in Vauxhall and struck him as he returned to his coach. His widow said his death was sudden, preventable and resulted from the companies’ failure to address known safety risks. The court heard the…
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Jensen Huang backs fossil fuel expansion despite AI climate costs
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang argued on The Ezra Klein Show that AI will help combat climate change but requires accepting significant short-term environmental damage, comparing the process to surgery requiring pain before healing. He suggested the US should build more fossil fuel plants because there isn’t currently enough sustainable energy capacity. The article criticises this…
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New York sues Polymarket over alleged unlicensed gambling operations
New York has sued Polymarket’s US operation, seeking to stop it operating as an unlicensed gambling business in the state. The action forms part of a wider effort by state authorities to regulate prediction markets as gambling platforms, with concerns including unlawful betting and possible access by underage users. The lawsuit is New York’s fourth…
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Muse will apparently let you download its entire filesystem
Developers say Meta’s Muse AI can be persuaded with minimal prompting to provide an archive of its virtual machine’s filesystem, including system files, application templates and internal documentation. Meta denies this constitutes a security breach, arguing that users can inspect files within their own persistent Linux virtual machines, but the disclosures may nevertheless reveal sensitive…
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“I’d tell people, You don’t understand, life as we know it is going to change.” Dave Grohl, Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan, Josh Homme, Melissa auf der Maur, Stone Gossard and Chris Cornell on Nirvana’s Nevermind, the record that revolutionised the ’90s
Released on 24 September 1991, Nirvana’s second album, Nevermind, radically reshaped popular music and helped bring alternative rock into the mainstream. The article recalls how musicians and industry figures recognised the record’s unusual power, even though Nirvana themselves initially considered “Smells Like Teen Spirit” merely an album track rather than a likely hit. Producer Butch…
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Researchers uncover privacy risks in long-standing file notification systems
Researchers at Graz University of Technology have identified long-standing weaknesses in file-notification systems used by Android, Linux, macOS and Windows. Although these systems do not expose file contents, their event data can reveal what users are doing, enabling attacks such as keystroke inference, website fingerprinting and credential theft. The affected systems include Linux inotify, Android…
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Now Google Chrome shares tabs to new devices that save where you were
Google is rolling out Chrome updates aimed at making cross-device browsing, research and studying easier. Chrome will now remember a webpage’s scroll position when a tab is moved between devices, helping users resume lengthy reading without searching for their place. The feature will also preserve partially completed forms, while Gemini in Chrome is gaining broader…
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Norfolk housing approved despite ecological outcry; markets tumble on inflation fears
Government clears way for 16,000 new homes in protected wetlands amid environmental concerns. Global bond markets rocked by inflation fears and strong US economy.
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Gemini can now call businesses for you so you don’t have to wait on hold
Google is testing a Gemini feature on Pixel 11 that can call local businesses on a user’s behalf, handling tasks such as reservations, stock checks and appointment changes. The tool is intended to save users from waiting on hold, while keeping them involved through a live transcript and the option to take over at any…