An embarrassing episode for the British state

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rarely has a UK cabinet minister made such an extraordinary admission to parliament as that by defence secretary John Healey on Tuesday: a catastrophic data breach under the previous Conservative government endangering the safety of…

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Is the inside of your PC a dust-filled nightmare? Maybe not in the future, thanks to case filters inspired by the human nose

A ‘bioinspired super-adhesive filter’ has been tested by Korean scientists It uses oil, mimicking ‘mucus-coated nasal hairs’ for better filtering of dust Your PC could be a lot more dust-free in the future as a result, if this ever comes to fruition with mesh case filters The dust filters that aim to prevent particles from…

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Nintendo’s anti-piracy rules have got one Switch 2 owner’s console banned after they bought pre-owned games that they later found out were cloned

A Nintendo Switch 2 owner was reportedly banned after playing legitimate second-hand games that were later found to be cloned Reddit user ‘dmanthey’ says they were able to reverse the ban after speaking to Nintendo Nintendo has been cracking down on piracy by restricting consoles caught using piracy tools A Nintendo Switch 2 owner is…

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AWS doubles investment in AWS Generative AI Innovation Center, marking two years of customer success

When we launched the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center in 2023, we had one clear goal: help customers turn AI potential into real business value. We’ve already guided thousands of customers across industries from financial services to healthcare—including Formula 1, FOX, GovTech Singapore, Itaú Unibanco, Nasdaq, NFL, RyanAir, and S&P Global—from AI experimentation to full-scale…

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Real estate firms race to put data centers on the moon, build space support

A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. As private companies…

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