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Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
Flock Safety, the vehicle surveillance company, has developed an AI tool for police that can identify and track individuals by their driving patterns, contradicting its long-standing public claim that its technology “cannot recognise, identify, or track individuals.” WIRED discovered the code for the system, previously called Nightshift and now renamed OS Investigate, exposed on Flock’s…
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Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and Red Driving School investigated over hidden ticket fees
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has launched formal investigations into Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and Red Driving School over concerns that they showed customers misleadingly low prices by not disclosing all mandatory fees upfront. The probes form part of a wider crackdown on “drip pricing”, an illegal practice in which extra charges are added later…
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Rising inflation underlines scale of Andy Burnham’s cost of living challenge
UK inflation rose to 2.9% in July, up from 2.6% in June, driven mainly by higher energy bills following an increase in Ofgem’s quarterly price cap. The rise highlights the scale of the cost of living challenge facing prime minister Andy Burnham, whose early move to cut VAT on electricity bills risks being overwhelmed by…
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Pokémon Center in the UK and Germany hit with the same data breach suffered by Valve’s Steam hardware
Pokémon Center customers in the UK and Germany have been caught up in a data breach at CEVA Logistics, the same shipping partner whose hack recently affected Valve’s Steam Machine and hardware customers. CEVA notified Pokémon Center that some customer data may have been exposed, and as a result Pokémon Center has cancelled the affected…
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The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore review – an ominous warning of tech takeover
Jill Lepore’s new book, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, argues that a handful of powerful Silicon Valley figures are pursuing a vision in which democracy, the nation-state and even humanity itself are supplanted by automation and artificial intelligence. The Pulitzer prize-winning historian contends this is not merely speculative fantasy but an active…
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Charley Crockett denies Satanic imagery claim in Twin Temple row
Charley Crockett has denied dropping Los Angeles rock duo Twin Temple from his tour because of their “Satanic imagery,” countering earlier claims after the row drew in fellow musician Jack White. White had offered Twin Temple a support slot at his Hollywood Palladium show on 29 September after Crockett removed them from his own tour,…
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NASA estimates the size of the hole SpaceX made in the moon
NASA has released new images from its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) showing the crater left by a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage that crashed into the Moon in early August 2026. The rocket stage had been used to send private lunar landers from Firefly (Blue Ghost Mission 1) and ispace (RESILIENCE) towards the Moon in…
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Sydney Swans scandal takes explosive new turn as it’s revealed five suspended stars allegedly ‘took exotic dancers to their hotel room for private lap dances’ before sexual assault allegation
The Sydney Swans AFL scandal has escalated with new allegations that five suspended players took exotic dancers back to a hotel room for private lap dances shortly before a woman later accused one or more players of sexual assault. The claims add a fresh, damaging dimension to an already serious controversy engulfing the club, with…
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Embark On An Epic Voyage With The Latest Switch Online Game Trial (Europe)
Nintendo Switch Online members in Europe can play No Man’s Sky for free between 20th and 26th August as part of the platform’s rotating game trials scheme, marking the exploration title’s tenth anniversary. Developer Hello Games has continued updating No Man’s Sky since its rocky 2016 launch, and the trial gives newcomers a chance to…