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A baby mauled. A family cat savaged to death. A guinea pig gobbled down in its own cage: Why 150,000 of Britain’s increasingly savage foxes are about besiege YOUR garden… and experts say it’s time to be afraid
The Mail reports on rising numbers of encounters between foxes and pets or people in Britain as autumn’s “dispersal season” sees young cubs strike out to establish their own territories. Charities and residents describe several distressing incidents, including a cat mauled to death in Surrey and a baby bitten on the head while sleeping in…
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Anker announces its first over-the-counter hearing aids
Anker has unveiled its first over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids at IFA 2026, entering a market that recently lost two major US players. The launch comes shortly after LXE Hearing, parent company of Eargo and Lexie Hearing, announced it was exiting the US OTC hearing aid business, leaving a gap Anker may now be positioned to…
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Anker’s new MindBase is an AI-powered brain for your smart home
Anker has unveiled the Eufy MindBase, a local AI hub for its home security cameras that runs an on-device large language model, allowing footage to be processed without ever leaving the household network. Unveiled alongside several other smart home security products at the IFA tech show in Berlin, the MindBase is being pitched by Anker…
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Philips Hue adds Nanoleaf’s light panels to its ecosystem with a $40 module
Philips Hue is launching a $39.99 module that lets owners of Nanoleaf’s Hexagon, Triangle and Mini Triangle wall panels integrate them into the Hue smart lighting ecosystem, marking Hue’s first move into modular wall panels without building its own. Rather than compete, the two rival companies have partnered, letting Hue users control Nanoleaf panels via…
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Philips Hue launches cheaper TV light-sync devices
Philips Hue has launched cheaper ways to sync its smart lights with television screens, lowering the barrier to entry for its entertainment lighting system. The new Sync Box 4K starts at $150, a significant drop from the $385 8K model, while the brand has also introduced its first camera-based option, the Play Screen Sync, priced…
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Police stop suspected stolen van after Kent wrong-way chase
A dramatic clip has emerged showing a van, allegedly stolen, being driven the wrong way down a dual carriageway in Kent as police pursued it at high speed, forcing numerous motorists to take evasive action to avoid a head-on collision. The 15-mile chase ended in Bromley, south-east London, when Metropolitan Police officers rammed the vehicle…
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China’s demise was gleefully predicted by the west – meanwhile, it built an AI revolution | Larry Elliott
Larry Elliott argues that Western predictions of Chinese economic collapse have repeatedly failed to materialise, and that China has instead progressed through three distinct phases of development, most recently establishing itself as a genuine rival to the United States in artificial intelligence. He notes that while China’s growth model still relies heavily on investment and…
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Terminated employee cost company hundreds of thousands of dollars because nobody revoked access
A former IT worker, Yad Senapathy, has described how a company he once worked for lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after a terminated employee’s system access was never revoked. Confusion between HR and IT over who was responsible for cutting off credentials meant the ex-employee could log back in for several days, deleting files,…
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D-Day delayed for Carlton boss Luke Sayers – as the embarrassing ‘d*** pic’ scandal is finally set to be laid bare before public gaze in court showdown
A Supreme Court of Victoria hearing due to determine which materials can stay legally privileged ahead of the trial over the Luke Sayers “explicit photo” scandal has been adjourned until next Friday, delaying a key step in one of the most closely watched civil cases expected in Australia next year. The former Carlton president and…
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Alcaraz Fights Back While Sabalenka Overwhelms Rival at US Open
Two of tennis’s top seeds progressed through their respective matches at the US Open, though their paths diverged markedly. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame an opening-set deficit to defeat Portugal’s Jaime Far