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Apple iPhone Duo makes developers think in folds
Apple’s iPhone Duo, a dual-screen foldable smartphone due to ship on 23 October, is prompting developers to rethink how their apps handle layout, state and screen transitions. The device, unveiled last week, pairs a 5.4-inch outer display with a larger 7.6-inch inner screen, and content shifts automatically between the two as the phone is opened…
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The latest AI doomsayer is China’s intelligence boss
China’s Minister for State Security, Chen Yixin, has publicly warned that artificial intelligence poses risks to the Communist Party’s grip on national security and social governance, in an article for China Cyberspace Magazine. He frames AI as the central arena of great-power competition, citing fears that foreign AI tools could be weaponised to exploit software…
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Data center debacle as ‘computer glitch’ causes 5k gallons of diesel fuel to spill into New Jersey wetlands
Around 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from a storage tank at Equinix’s NY2 data centre in Secaucus, New Jersey, on 11 September, flowing into Anderson Creek, a tributary feeding the Hackensack River. The incident has triggered a major clean-up operation and reignited anger over the rapid expansion of data centres across the state, with…
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Digital ID comes of age as pubs and bars get go-ahead for biometric scan tech
New laws taking effect this week in England and Wales will allow pubs, off-licences, nightclubs and restaurants to use biometric digital ID to check that customers buying alcohol are over 18. Instead of showing a passport or driving licence, customers will be able to scan their face using an app on their phone, generating a…
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For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit
US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink publicly confirmed for the first time on Monday that the United States has deployed “space control weapons” in orbit, marking a significant shift in the Pentagon’s willingness to discuss space warfare openly. The disclosure, made at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference near Washington…
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Trump says AI safety fears a ‘hoax’ as he rejects calls for greater safeguards
Donald Trump has dismissed growing concerns about the safety of artificial intelligence as a “hoax”, rejecting calls from industry figures for stronger safeguards on the technology. His comments came after Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, told the BBC that a mandatory, independently verifiable “kill switch” may be needed across the AI industry, part of a…
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Anthropic co-founder calls for ‘common sense’ regulations on AI after Trump slams ‘sick conspiracies’
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark has renewed calls for “common sense” safety regulations on artificial intelligence, pushing back against President Donald Trump’s dismissal of such concerns as “sick conspiracies.” Speaking to Fox News on Monday, Clark said AI companies need the Trump administration’s help to establish a shared safety framework, arguing this could be done without…
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Nato jets down drone that entered Lithuanian airspace
Nato fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, in what is thought to be the first time a Nato aircraft has destroyed a drone over Lithuania. The incident, confirmed by President Gitanas Nausėda, comes amid a pattern of drone incursions into Nato territory near Belarus and Russia, heightening concerns about the…
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US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons
The United States has for the first time officially confirmed that it has deployed a weapon in Earth’s orbit, marking a significant shift in openly acknowledged military activity in space. US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink revealed the deployment at a conference on Monday, framing it as necessary to defend US forces against…
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COBOL dev won .Net hackathon with help from AI – and their CIO loves it
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is rolling out Microsoft Copilot to administrative staff for everyday tasks, not to boost immediate efficiency but to build broad AI familiarity across the organisation that could later inform improvements to core services. CIO Mark Sawade, speaking at Gartner’s IT Symposium, described this as building “return on employee” rather than…