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Ministers row back on council homes vow as Spurs cash in on Savinho sale to City
UK housing and water policy, Meloni’s Rome advice to Badenoch, Singapore’s baby bonus, Mexico’s deadly bull run and an OpenAI escape probe also feature, plus Tottenham’s £75m Savinho deal.
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Mass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networks
Interpol has coordinated the arrest of 58 people linked to organised West African cyber-crime networks in a major operation spanning 22 countries across six continents. Named “Operation Jackal IV”, the crackdown targeted groups behind romance and investment scams, including the notorious Nigerian Black Axe network, which Interpol says is responsible for a significant share of…
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Taiwan charges nine people for smuggling ‘high-end’ AI servers to China
Taiwanese prosecutors have charged nine people, including employees of Nvidia and Super Micro, over the illegal export of “high-end” AI servers to mainland China, in a case that highlights the ongoing tension between the US and China over advanced semiconductor technology. The servers in question contained Nvidia’s B300 graphics processing units, which are barred from…
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Dreame’s dream of a rocket-powered car is dead
Dreame, the Chinese vacuum-cleaner manufacturer with ambitions to become a broader technology conglomerate, has reportedly shut down its automotive division after government funding dried up. The move follows tighter Chinese government scrutiny of the £3.4 trillion private fund industry, with regulators specifically singling out Dreame’s spending, and it undercuts the company’s efforts to expand from…
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Google’s anti-nausea Motion Assist dots finally rolling out on Android
Google has begun rolling out Motion Assist, a feature designed to reduce motion sickness while using a phone in a moving vehicle, though so far it is only appearing on Pixel devices running Android 17. Motion sickness occurs when there is a mismatch between what the inner ear senses and what the eyes see, and…
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How to turn off Find My iPhone (and when you definitely should)
Apple’s Find My service helps locate a lost, stolen or misplaced iPhone, iPad or other Apple device using a crowdsourced Bluetooth network of other Apple devices. While Apple recommends keeping it switched on at all times for security, there are specific situations where it should be turned off, such as before selling, giving away, trading…
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Dolly Parton used glamour to reshape country music’s feminist voice
This Guardian tribute by Alexis Petridis explores the artistry behind Dolly Parton, examining how the country star, actor and philanthropist, who has died aged 80, used her exaggerated “dumb blonde” image as a deliberate shield that allowed her to smuggle subversive, feminist and empathetic themes into mainstream country music. The piece argues that behind the…
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Trump-backed Ken Paxton unveils ‘Texas first’ datacenter plan aimed at ‘negative impact’
Ken Paxton, the Trump-backed Republican Senate candidate in Texas, unveiled a “Texas first” datacentre plan aimed at curbing the “negative impact” of the facilities, prompting a sharp response from Democratic rival James Talarico, who accused him of hypocrisy given nearly $500,000 in industry donations and past votes for billions in tax handouts to datacentre firms.…
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McKinsey says enterprise AI is finally ‘on the road to ROI’
McKinsey’s latest State of AI report claims enterprise AI is “on the road to ROI,” yet its own survey data shows the share of organisations reporting a real earnings boost from AI has barely moved in a year. This matters because it confirms a persistent gap between soaring corporate investment and enthusiasm for AI, and…