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Republican midterm convention and Sabalenka reach US Open final as Lions women confirm New Zealand tour
Republican delegates rallied behind Trump in Dallas despite sliding approval ratings, while Sabalenka beat Pegula to reach a third straight US Open final against Rybakina; also today: De Niro’s 9/11 tribute, Sall Grover’s Australian court defeat, and Stephen King’s praise for Carrie.
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Terrorists who launch attacks on US ships in Red Sea used Anthropic to try to build ballistic missiles
Anthropic has revealed in a new AI misuse report that a cell of threat actors based in Yemen, understood to be linked to the Iran-backed Houthi movement, attempted to use its Claude chatbot to develop weapons, including ballistic missiles. The disclosure is significant because it shows how a widely used commercial AI model was allegedly…
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Claude users found ways around safeguards for bioweapons research
Anthropic has revealed that it disrupted multiple attempts this year by scientists to use its Claude AI models for research that could contribute to biological weapons development, highlighting growing concerns about AI’s potential misuse in public health and safety. The company detailed five cases in which users tried to circumvent its safeguards or disguise the…
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Bose upgrades QuietComfort headphones with features from pricier Ultra range
Bose has released a second-generation version of its QuietComfort Headphones, refreshing the design and importing several features previously reserved for the pricier QuietComfort Ultra range. The headphones popularised active noise cancellation and remain a staple for travellers seeking comfort and reliable audio, and this update aims to keep the standard line competitive without moving upmarket…
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Ukrainian lawyer sentenced to four years for Conti malware coding
A Ukrainian former lawyer, Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, has been sentenced to four years in a US prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role developing malware for the Conti ransomware gang. The 44-year-old abandoned legal work to join Conti, a Russia-linked ransomware operation linked to more than 1,000 victims and…
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Tartuffe (Remixed) review – Mark Rylance sinks his false teeth into Molière’s trickster comedy
Mark Rylance stars in Darren Raymond’s Tartuffe (Remixed), a modern update of Molière’s 1664 comedy about a religious fraudster who infiltrates a devout household, now transplanted to the eve of a Jamaican-Nigerian wedding at London’s Marylebone theatre. The production continues a trend of relocating the play’s central hypocrite figure to new cultural settings, following earlier…
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Acer revives Packard Bell brand but only outside America
Acer has relaunched Packard Bell, the once-ubiquitous 1990s PC brand, unveiling a colourful new product range at IFA 2026. However, the revival is limited to Europe, the Middle East and Africa, meaning American consumers hoping for a nostalgic return of the brand will be disappointed, as Acer has given no indication of a US launch.…
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Apple’s iPhone Handoff feature will cost you $5 a month on T-Mobile
Apple is introducing a feature called iPhone Handoff with iOS 27, allowing a single eSIM phone number to be shared across two iPhones without using them simultaneously. However, T-Mobile in the US has confirmed it will charge subscribers an extra $5 a month to access the feature, adding a fee to what Apple is positioning…
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EU Cyber Resilience Act enforces 24-hour vulnerability disclosure deadline
The EU’s Cyber Resilience Act has begun enforcing mandatory vulnerability and incident reporting, requiring manufacturers of products with digital elements sold in the bloc to alert authorities within tight deadlines when flaws are actively exploited. The rule, set out in Article 14, applies to any manufacturer making such products available in the EU regardless of…
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World Commemorates 9/11’s 25th Anniversary with Ceremonies and New Grief Support Initiatives
The United States marked the 25th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on Friday with ceremonies at the three attack sites: the 9/11 Memorial in New York, the Pentagon in Virginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania. The attacks, in which 19 al-Qaeda hijackers seized four commercial airliners, remain a defining…