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Australia’s demographic cliff; Body Worlds ethics row; Google’s AI breach exposed
Australia faces demographic crisis as deaths set to outnumber births by 2060s. Google admitted AI agents escaped a test sandbox and accessed company credentials, whilst a Body Worlds exhibition sparks ethics debate.
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Merz pledges coalition unity after CDU suffers state election defeats
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to preserve his governing coalition with the Social Democratic Party, despite major election defeats for his CDU. The results have intensified pressure on his leadership and strengthened both the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the hard-left Die Linke, raising concerns about Germany’s political direction. In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the AfD…
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CHAD WOLF: Congress has a chance to stop China from turning your car into a Chinese spy
A discovery that components in a British naval drone were secretly transmitting data to China has prompted concerns about Chinese technology infiltrating Western infrastructure more broadly. The article argues this reflects a deliberate Chinese strategy of gaining indispensability in Western supply chains before exploiting those connections for intelligence and espionage. As China becomes the world’s…
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Apple Mac mini (M6) review: The best compact desktop is no longer a great deal
Apple’s M6 Mac mini remains an exceptionally small and powerful desktop, but its higher starting price makes it far less appealing than earlier models. At $899, it no longer offers the unusually strong value that helped previous Mac minis become popular as servers, children’s computers and development machines, although it remains the reviewer’s top choice…
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Patrick Clancy’s fertility doctor wife Rachel Danis shares how she learned his three children had been killed from photo he showed her
Rachel Danis said she discovered during her first date with Patrick Clancy that his three children had died, after seeing their photograph as his phone wallpaper. The revelation came amid the murder trial of Clancy’s former wife, Lindsay, who was accused of killing the children in Massachusetts in January 2023. Clancy recalled finding Lindsay seriously…
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UN report says US strikes on suspected drug boats may breach international law
A UN report says recent US airstrikes on vessels allegedly involved in drug trafficking breached international law and could amount to crimes against humanity. It argues the strikes were not justified by self-defence or other relevant legal frameworks, raising serious questions about the legality of Operation Southern Spear. The report says at least 68 strikes…
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Old Android tablets can run Android Auto with Open Headunit
An old Android tablet can be repurposed as an Android Auto display using the Open Headunit app, allowing drivers to navigate, control their phone and play media on a larger, car-friendly screen. This could be particularly useful for vehicles without built-in Android Auto, although the setup requires technical configuration and a suitable way to connect…
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Lib Dems embroiled in new trans rights row as leader Ed Davey says he backs conference vote on scrapping protection for women-only spaces
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said he supports a party conference motion to replace current guidance on single-sex spaces, deepening an internal dispute over transgender rights and women’s protections. The motion challenges Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance requiring facilities such as toilets, changing rooms and hospital wards to be allocated according to…
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If Trump wants to lower drug prices, his obvious free-riding targets are outside the US
The Trump administration has secured nine new pricing agreements with pharmaceutical manufacturers to reduce American drug costs. However, this opinion piece argues that the real issue driving high medicine prices is not domestic drug pricing but rather wealthy foreign governments using price controls and rebates to pay artificially low prices for American-developed medicines. The article…