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A dolphin named Bubbles makes other fish vomit, then eats it
A male bottlenose dolphin named Bubbles at Lady Elliott Island off Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has developed an unusual hunting strategy: he chases bigeye trevally fish, deliberately stressing them until they regurgitate their recently consumed meals, which he then eats. Researchers documented this behaviour in a new study published in Ecology and Evolution, finding that…
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Burnham’s talk of ‘breathing space’ at odds with reality of future Bank rate rises
Andy Burnham’s promise of “breathing space” for households is threatened by the prospect of higher Bank of England interest rates. Although the Bank held rates at 3.75%, Governor Andrew Bailey warned that prolonged conflict in the Middle East could force policymakers to tighten monetary policy as rising oil prices drive inflation higher. UK inflation reached…
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Queen at Sea review – crushingly sad dementia drama offers a startling portrait of intimacy
Lance Hammer’s *Queen at Sea* is a deeply distressing drama about dementia, intimacy and the moral dilemmas facing families when a spouse-carer and patient are both vulnerable. The film centres on Amanda, who calls the police after finding her stepfather Martin having sex with her mother Leslie, whose dementia has raised doubts about her ability…
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Homeowner whose views have been blocked by an illegal brick wall hits out as developer says he’ll replace it with frosted glass – meaning she still won’t be able to see the sea
Liz Bates has criticised a developer’s proposal to replace an unauthorised brick wall blocking her sea view with frosted glass. She says the alternative would still obstruct the view and that the development has reduced her flat’s value by about £50,000, while also affecting residents’ living conditions through noise, smells and overlooking concerns. The 16ft…
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Bose’s next open earbuds have more bass, more volume, and more battery life
Bose has announced the Ultra Open Earbuds (2nd Gen), updating its clip-on open-ear design with improved sound, louder playback and longer battery life. It has also introduced the cheaper Sport Open Earbuds, aimed at providing a more secure fit during exercise while preserving awareness of surrounding sounds. The Ultra Open Earbuds cost $299 and offer…
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AI model watermarking changes agent behavior
AI watermarking designed to verify the provenance of generated content may also subtly alter how AI models behave. Lasso Security found that watermarking can affect tool selection, tool arguments and safety refusals, with the effects becoming more significant when models face adversarial prompt injection. This matters because the changes can influence not only a model’s…
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Bose refreshes its Ultra Open Earbuds and adds a new sport model to the lineup
Bose has unveiled two new open-ear earbud models launching on 1 October: the second-generation Ultra Open Earbuds and a new Sport model designed for fitness use. The Ultra Open Earbuds represent an updated flagship product with improvements to sound quality, battery life and design, whilst the Sport model targets active users requiring durability and physical…
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King Charles warns of ‘existential danger’ of AI falling into wrong hands
King Charles has warned AI leaders that advanced technology could pose an “existential danger” if it falls into the wrong hands. At a summit he convened in Scotland, he urged executives and policymakers to ensure AI remains focused on serving humanity, communities and the natural world, amid growing calls for stronger safeguards. The meeting included…
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Cisco drops another exploited zero-day, this time a perfect 10
Cisco has disclosed CVE-2026-76460, a critical vulnerability in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) platform that is already being actively exploited in the wild. The flaw, which has received the maximum CVSS severity score of 10.0, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute commands with root privileges on affected systems. This disclosure comes just…
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Microsoft AI chief warns Anthropic not to put ideas in Claude’s head
Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, has warned Anthropic that training Claude to believe it might possess consciousness and moral status could make AI systems dangerously difficult to control. In a published essay, he argues that Anthropic’s Constitutional AI approach creates a feedback loop where the model learns to behave as if it deserves rights…