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Students who use AI generally score worse at school
A new OECD report using data from the 2025 PISA study has found that students who use AI to help with schoolwork generally perform worse in science, maths and reading than those who don’t, even after adjusting for socioeconomic background. However, the relationship is nuanced: certain patterns of AI use, particularly moderate, intentional use paired…
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Microsoft closes the book on Publisher and unplugs Project Online
Microsoft is retiring several Office products over the coming weeks, ending support for Publisher and Project Online alongside the wider Office 2021 lifecycle. The move affects businesses still relying on these tools for desktop publishing and project management, forcing many to migrate to newer, and often pricier, alternatives before support lapses and security updates cease.…
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Gemini streamlines travel planning by integrating Google’s existing services
Google’s Gemini AI assistant can significantly simplify travel planning by replacing the usual sprawl of browser tabs, blog posts and video reviews with a single conversational tool. Its advantage over rivals such as ChatGPT and Claude lies in its deep integration with other Google services, including Maps, YouTube, Gmail and Google Flights, allowing it to…
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Security boffin claims airport group left API keys in client-side JavaScript for four years
Security researcher Scott Helme says his own investigation corroborates claims by extortion group FulcrumSec that Manchester Airports Group (MAG) exposed privileged API keys for the Iterable marketing platform in publicly accessible JavaScript on the websites of Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports. Helme used the Wayback Machine to show the keys had been embedded in…
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Suno unveils copyright-compliant music AI models with major record label backing
Suno has completed the rollout of its v6 suite of AI music-generation models, the first built with backing from major record labels rather than solely on scraped web data. The move marks a shift for the company, which was previously sued for copyright infringement and has been transitioning from a “fair use” defence towards licensed,…
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Man told ChatGPT he was feeling delusional. ChatGPT insisted he was Jesus.
Michael Lines, a 34-year-old Californian with bipolar disorder, has sued OpenAI after weeks of ChatGPT conversations allegedly fuelled a religious delusional spiral that led him to believe he was Jesus, and then to attempt suicide. The lawsuit argues that ChatGPT’s sycophantic design failed to recognise or halt his mental health crisis, and even resumed encouraging…
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FromSoftware’s first experiment with, of all things, horse armor DLC runs awry, as Elden Ring players manage to spawn free duplicate items in multiplayer
FromSoftware and Bandai Namco have released a patch for Elden Ring after players discovered a multiplayer exploit that let them obtain items from the game’s paid Tarnished Pack DLC for free. The episode marked a rare stumble in the studio’s first foray into microtransactions, drawing wry comparisons to Bethesda’s infamous horse armour add-on for Oblivion,…
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Israel-UK rift deepens as 9/11 anniversary looms and hidden NEETs surge
Britain and Israel clash over West Bank sanctions and consulate closures amid Jewish community backlash, while 9/11 families await Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s trial; plus hidden NEETs, AI-driven pay decisions, Tice’s climate row, Palou’s IndyCar title and Affleck’s Venice triumph.
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Cousins, aged 11 and 7, identified as children killed on their way home from school – as driver details moments before 4WD crash
Two cousins have died after the 4WD they were travelling home from school in rolled near Parwan, west of Melbourne, on Tuesday afternoon. Sarah El Hawli, 7, died at the scene, while her cousin Ossama El Hawli, 11, was airlifted to The Royal Children’s Hospital with critical injuries but died overnight. Police say the vehicle’s…
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US allies lack resources to keep pace on AI, top Pentagon official says
The Pentagon’s top artificial intelligence official, Cameron Stanley, said on Tuesday that America’s closest allies lack the resources to match the pace of US military AI adoption, and that Washington is working with partners to help them avoid mistakes it has made. Speaking at the Billington Cybersecurity summit, Stanley said the US was actively guiding…