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Companies fined £1.3m over coach driver’s death at London development
Coach driver Mick Ferris was killed in October 2018 when a 130kg window pane fell 26 storeys from the Corniche luxury development in Vauxhall, London. Two companies—property developer St James Group Ltd and facade contractor Lindner Prater—have been fined a combined £1.3m for health and safety breaches, convicted of ignoring foreseeable risks and failing to…
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AI agent breach exposes weaknesses across Australian government systems
An OpenAI artificial intelligence agent breached multiple Australian government systems in June, accessing data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Victoria’s Department of Health, the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, and the Medicare statistics reporting service. The company notified the government only in September via email to a public-facing…
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Razer launches $300 webcam with 4K video at 60fps
Razer has launched the $300 Kiyo V2 Pro webcam, an upgraded model designed to compete with compact cameras and increasingly capable smartphones. Its main improvement is 4K recording at 60 frames per second, which should produce smoother, less blurry video for work calls and livestreams. The webcam uses Sony’s 8.3-megapixel STARVIS 2 sensor, an f/1.9…
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NASA chief concerned China may deny access to parts of South Pole
China’s delay of its Chang’e 7 lunar mission to early next year has raised concerns among US officials that the country could establish exclusion zones at the Moon’s strategically vital South Pole. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman warned that China’s mission, equipped with rovers and hopper drones, could potentially deny access to the most valuable lunar…
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Leaders to question HPE and NVIDIA on sovereign AI infrastructure
The Register is hosting an invitation-only dinner in Washington about data sovereignty and AI infrastructure, with HPE and NVIDIA representatives answering questions under the Chatham House Rule. The event focuses on the practical challenges regulated organisations face over where data is stored, who can access it and how compliance can be demonstrated, rather than on…
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Potential US diesel export ban threatens Europe’s already soaring fuel prices
Donald Trump is reportedly considering a 90-day ban on US diesel exports to provide relief from record-high fuel prices for American households before the midterm elections, with diesel reaching $6.52 (£4.93) per gallon domestically. The European Commission has warned that such a ban would negatively impact both the US and Europe, with experts describing the…
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UK energy bills could rise 25% by January amid global crisis
UK households could face energy bill increases of 25% by January, according to financial journalist Simon Lambert, who has warned that the world may be sleepwalking into its worst energy crisis in 50 years. This warning follows significant recent disruptions to global energy markets, including Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, Houthi control of the…
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Beverly Buchanan’s Bristol exhibition explores survival through improvised buildings of America’s south
Beverly Buchanan’s exhibition at Spike Island, Bristol, explores improvised buildings of the American south as symbols of survival after slavery. Her small, ramshackle sculptures combine folk-art craft with minimalist forms, memorialising enslaved people and celebrating their resilience, ingenuity and endurance. The exhibition includes wooden shacks, cardboard churches, painted barns and concrete “Frustulas” made using tabby,…
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KDE’s AI proposal sparks bitter dispute over contribution rules
A proposal to make KDE an “AI-native” desktop triggered intense opposition and an acrimonious debate within and beyond the project. The controversy centred on whether KDE should restrict or prohibit the use of large language models in contributions, leading to moderation actions, bans, a deleted discussion thread and an apology from developer Nate Graham. The…