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Rapid caldera collapse made Tonga eruption unusually tsunami-prone
Researchers say the 2022 eruption of Tonga’s Hunga volcano produced an exceptionally powerful tsunami partly because its caldera collapsed rapidly. The findings suggest that even relatively small underwater volcanoes can generate dangerous tsunamis when sudden seafloor collapse displaces large volumes of seawater, highlighting a hazard that remains poorly understood. Comparing pre- and post-eruption seafloor maps,…
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Sheffield police LIVE updates after ‘loud bangs’ as Sixth Form ‘shut for day’
Two separate shooting incidents occurred in Sheffield in the early hours of Wednesday, 23 September, with gunshots fired at houses on Swanbourne Road and Horninglow Road within eleven minutes of each other. South Yorkshire Police have described the incidents as serious and dangerous, with Superintendent Martin Simcock emphasising that reckless individuals with a deadly weapon…
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Master of Malt warns customers after app exposes personal data
Master of Malt has told customers that attackers accessed personal data after compromising the Ribon app connected to its BigCommerce online shop. The breach matters because the stolen information could support phishing, spam and scam calls, although the retailer says passwords and payment details were not exposed. Attackers used a compromised BigCommerce application key to…
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Businesses integrate security into networks as traditional perimeters disappear
Organizations are increasingly embedding security functions directly into network infrastructure rather than maintaining separate security tools, a shift driven by the dissolution of traditional network perimeters as assets scatter across cloud, edge, and on-premises environments. This integrated approach addresses the unsustainability of fragmented security solutions, which create overlapping tools, license cost burdens, policy gaps, and…
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Shut up and calculate: Jev’s new AI primitives for coders
TypeSafe launched Jev, a new AI model that fundamentally differs from standard large language models by returning predefined “typed” decisions rather than free-form text responses. The service functions as a structured classifier that accepts inputs and provides defined outputs using a “System One” decision model, and has rapidly attracted developer interest since its recent release.…
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Qantas plans first Sydney–New York nonstop service for mid-2028
Qantas plans to launch an 18-hour direct service from Sydney to New York in mid-2028, its second ultra-long-haul Project Sunrise route after Sydney–London flights begin in October 2027. The service would save at least three hours compared with current flights via Los Angeles and become the first commercial direct flight between Sydney and New York’s…
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The pros and cons of using a password manager over an authenticator app
The article examines whether people should store two-factor authentication codes in a password manager or use a separate authenticator app. Password managers offer convenience by keeping passwords and codes together, while authenticator apps provide greater separation between the two security factors, making the choice a balance between ease of use and maximum isolation. Password managers…
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Saudi billionaire landowner joins furious villagers at war with developers over 13 ‘XXL mega-sheds’ which will swallow six MILLION sq ft of countryside
Saudi billionaire Wafic Said, an 86-year-old Syrian-born businessman and former Conservative donor, has joined residents of Stoke Lyne in Oxfordshire in opposing plans for 13 enormous warehouse developments on greenfield land beside the M40. The logistics companies Tritax Big Box and Albion Land are appealing against Cherwell District Council’s refusal to grant planning permission, in…
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Beyond killer robots: China’s real AI threat to America is already here, experts warn
Experts are warning that China is actively undermining America’s technological dominance through AI without military conflict, citing strategies that include extracting logic from American AI models, flooding global markets with free open-source alternatives, and potentially weaponising these systems for cognitive warfare. This economic approach represents a significant competitive threat, particularly as major American corporations may…
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Why Apple Music songs turn grey and when playback cannot return
Songs may appear greyed out in Apple Music because the device is offline or because licensing restrictions have made a track unavailable in a particular country. Labels and artists can remove songs, change regional availability or stagger releases, in which case neither the user nor Apple can restore access. If licensing is not the cause,…