Space technology: Lithuania’s promising space start-ups
MaryLou Costa Technology Reporter Reporting fromVilnius, Lithuania Astrolight Astrolight is developing a laser-based communications system…
The rise of green tech is feeding another environmental crisis
BBC Raquel Celina Rodriguez watches her step as she walks across the Vega de Tilopozo in Chile’s Atacama salt flats. It’s a wetland, known for its groundwater springs, but the plain is now dry and cracked with holes she explains were once pools. “Before, the Vega was all green,” she says. “You couldn’t see the…
Inside Health
James finds out why there are fears over new skincare products, plus physio goes digital. Source link
Hollow Knight: Silksong will actually be playable at Gamescom 2025, making me think a release might be imminent
Xbox will be showcasing Hollow Knight: Silksong at Gamescom 2025 The game will be playable on the upcoming Asus ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X handhelds at the Xbox booth Other titles present include Grounded 2 and Ninja Gaiden 4 Xbox has unveiled its plans for Gamescom 2025, which will include the opportunity…
Jeremy Corbyn launches new party to ‘take on the rich and powerful’
Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent Getty Images Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is launching a new political party to “take on the rich and powerful” and campaign for the redistribution of wealth. The independent MP for Islington North said the party – which does not yet have a name – would offer an alternative…
More data shows EU cloud companies are struggling to compete with US giants
New data claims European companies hold 15% of the European cloud market, down from 29% in 2017 Amazon, Microsoft and Google hold a combined 70% of the European market Geopolitical tensions could change things somewhat New data from Synergy Research has claimed European providers of cloud storage and other services only account for 15% of…
Reform-led Durham County Council scraps diversity training
Bill Edgar Local Democracy Reporting Service Pamela Tickell BBC News, North East and Cumbria BBC Reform UK took charge of Durham County Council following the elections in May Diversity training for councillors at a Reform-led council has been removed. The equality, diversity, inclusion and climate change modules were removed from the Member Induction and Development…
Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s place on the Marvel timeline appears to have been revealed – here’s when the MCU movie might take place
Spider-Man: Brand New Day‘s position on the MCU timeline might have been revealed Filming will begin in Glasgow, Scotland in August A Marvel fan has snapped some set photos that indicate when it could be set Spider-Man: Brand New Day won’t arrive in theaters until July 2026, but some fans think they’ve already worked out…
What you may have missed about Trump’s AI Action Plan
The White House’s messaging on deepfakes is confused Compared with President Biden’s executive orders on AI, the new action plan is mostly devoid of anything related to making AI safer. However, there’s a notable exception: a section in the plan that takes on the harms posed by deepfakes. In May, Trump signed legislation to protect…
Oceans cannot become ‘wild west’, warns UN chief
Esme Stallard Climate and science correspondent Reporting fromUN Oceans Conference, Nice, France Getty Images Unregulated mining in the deep sea should not be allowed to go ahead, the head of the United Nations has warned. “The deep sea cannot become the Wild West,” UN Secretary General António Guterres said at the opening of the UN…
Nigel Farage urges minister to apologise for Jimmy Savile online safety claim
Nigel Farage has urged Technology Secretary Peter Kyle to “do the right thing and apologise” after he suggested that by opposing the government’s online safety law, the Reform UK leader was on the side of sex offenders like Jimmy Savile. Reform has said it would scrap the new law, arguing it does not protect children…
