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Deregulated planning, Thames Water rescue plan, and a fatal A66 crash lead today’s news
UK ministers relax garden-plot planning rules and Thames Water creditors pitch a new board, as tech firms are pressed to remove posts glorifying the A66 crash that killed seven. Elsewhere: US-Canada tariffs escalate, Ukraine strikes Russian warehouses, and football probes illegal Russian broadcasts.
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Conjure cash with old Macs by linking them to AI inference Borg
Eigen Labs, a Seattle-based startup, is inviting owners of Apple Silicon Macs to rent out their idle computing power to earn passive income through Darkbloom, a distributed AI inference network that recently became a paid provider on OpenRouter. The move matters because it offers a novel way for ordinary Mac owners to monetise underused hardware…
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Inaudible sounds used to fingerprint browsers catch AliExpress red-handed
Security researcher Matthew Callaghan discovered that AliExpress fingerprints visitors using an outdated “soundprinting” technique that sends inaudible audio signals to browsers to help identify individual devices. He stumbled upon the tracking by accident, noticing that his multipoint Bluetooth headphones stopped playing phone audio whenever the AliExpress homepage was loaded, and resumed once the tab was…
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The only GameCube that could play CDs and DVDs is rarely found below $1,000 today
The Panasonic Q, a Japan-only hybrid of the Nintendo GameCube and a DVD/CD player released in December 2001, has become a sought-after collector’s item due to its scarcity, with working units rarely selling for less than $1,000 today. The device was born out of Nintendo’s need to compete with the PS2, which had a built-in…
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UK to use Ukraine battlefield data to train AI to protect sensitive sites
The UK government has struck a deal with Kyiv to use AI models trained on Ukrainian battlefield data to help protect British defence sites, railways and energy infrastructure from protesters and hostile states. Under the scheme, British companies will gain access to a vast dataset from Ukraine’s Avengers AI lab, marking the first agreement of…
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Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns
Instinct, a private-access AI personal assistant created by former Sierra researcher Noah Shinn’s company Spear Street Technology, has drawn both acclaim and alarm from early testers. While praised for its capabilities in handling tasks such as booking appointments, managing emails and finding cheap flights, testers have raised concerns about its security model and terms of…
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How to cancel your ChatGPT subscription (and why you might want to)
Engadget has published a guide explaining how to cancel a ChatGPT subscription and the various reasons a user might want to. It notes that cancelling only stops the recurring charge, and that people seeking to fully step back from ChatGPT may also want to consider deleting their account, opting out of chat data being used…
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Sussex couple set for UK return with Spencer family backing
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly preparing an imminent return to the United Kingdom, with plans advancing for their arrival within the coming days. While Prince Harry remains distant from key members of the
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Problems brewing for the proper pint as Camra membership falls
The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) is facing serious difficulties, with membership falling to an eight-year low and its accounts showing an £800,000 loss last year. The group blames the cost-of-living crisis for squeezing household budgets, making a £35 annual membership one of the first things people cut, while also warning that multinational brewers are…