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AI could expose how Georgia voters cast their ballot, researchers warn
A Princeton researcher has demonstrated that artificial intelligence can expose how Georgia voters actually cast their ballots by combining publicly available election records with an AI language model subscription costing just $20. This represents a significant breach of ballot secrecy, a fundamental democratic safeguard that protects voters from influence or intimidation. The discovery has prompted…
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Still making your mind up about university? Now you can study Eurovision!
The University of Aberdeen is offering a ten-week online postgraduate course examining Eurovision’s history and its cultural and political significance. The course reflects growing academic interest in the contest, which its lecturer says can illuminate changing identities and social trends across Europe. Starting in January, the standalone course costs £465 and is open to people…
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Google tests whether satellites can power data centres in orbit
Google has launched its first Suncatcher satellite to test whether its tensor processing units can operate through launch and in space. The project explores whether abundant solar energy could make orbital data centres economically viable, but Google’s research stresses that major cost and engineering hurdles remain. Google estimates launch costs would need to fall to…
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NHS to test nine technologies to speed up dementia diagnoses
The NHS will trial faster MRI scans and eight other technologies to help people receive dementia diagnoses sooner. The programme aims to ease delays caused by limited scanner capacity and improve access to diagnosis, treatment and support. Researchers at University College London will test scans that could reduce MRI time from 20 minutes to six…
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Radar scans suggest man-made structure beneath Turkey’s boat-shaped hill
Researchers scanning a boat-shaped hill in eastern Turkey have announced that new radar images suggest a large man-made structure lies beneath the surface, not merely natural rock formations. The discovery is significant because it challenges assumptions about the Durupınar Formation and could support claims that this is the site of Noah’s Ark from biblical texts.…
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Iran denies RAF Fairford terror link as Putin presses Ukraine invasion
Iran denies involvement in suspected terror incident near RAF Fairford as Putin shows no sign of stepping back from Russia’s Ukraine invasion. Women comprise just 16 per cent of the UK cybersecurity workforce.
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RSC brings stage adaptations of Woolf and Clarke novels to the Swan
The Royal Shakespeare Company is taking on ambitious stage adaptations of Virginia Woolf’s *Mrs Dalloway* and Susanna Clarke’s *Piranesi*, novels whose focus on characters’ inner lives makes them difficult to translate for theatre. The productions reflect the RSC’s wider effort to bring literary works to its stages alongside Shakespeare, and will be presented in its…
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Brit Awards brought £5m in extra spending to Manchester, study says
The 2026 Brit Awards, held in Manchester for the first time in the ceremony’s nearly 50-year history, generated £5 million in net additional spending for the city and its surrounding area, according to an independent study by Amion Consulting. The move from London represents a significant milestone, with organisers confirming the awards will return to…
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Swiss glaciers suffer ‘disastrous’ year of ice loss, threatening water supplies
Swiss glaciers lost an estimated 5.5% of their remaining ice over the past year, a near-record decline that scientists describe as disastrous. The unusually rapid melting, driven by intense heatwaves and a mild winter with little snow, is a sign of the pace of climate change and could put future water supplies at risk. Glaciers…
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Travellers restrain pilot after cockpit attack as plane plunges 17,000ft
Passengers on a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight restrained a pilot after he stabbed his colleague and appeared to try to damage the cockpit instruments. Their intervention came as the plane plunged 17,000ft in less than two minutes, helping prevent further danger and allowing another pilot to take control. Passenger Yaniv Hayun said he and others pulled…