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UK government’s obesity plan ‘doomed to fail’, MPs warn
A UK parliamentary committee warns the government’s obesity reduction plan will fail without direct prime ministerial leadership and a comprehensive cross-departmental strategy.
Trump administration opens criminal investigation over alleged noncitizen voting in California
The Trump administration has opened a criminal investigation in California regarding alleged noncitizen voter registration, subpoenaing election officials days before midterm elections.
Why Trump and Carney Haven’t Touched Energy in Their Tariff War
Despite a contentious tariff dispute, the U.S. and Canada have avoided targeting energy trade due to deep mutual dependence on oil, gas, and electricity supplies.
COP17: Tracking progress towards the UN’s 2030 nature targets
Countries will convene in Armenia this month to assess progress on nature targets set for 2030 under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, with reports indicating most nations are falling short.
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Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack
A supply-chain attack on LiteLLM, an open source AI development tool, exposed terabytes of credentials from over 2,500 organizations including Microsoft, Amazon, and Cisco during a 40-minute window in March.
OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
US AI leaders OpenAI and Anthropic are slashing prices for mid-tier models as Chinese competitors gain market share by offering cheaper alternatives that narrow the performance gap.
PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
A St. Louis PBS affiliate sued data center provider Iron Mountain in July to recover 50TB of archival content after its cloud storage provider ceased operations and became unresponsive.
Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation
A macOS screen-sharing vulnerability is under active exploitation, allowing remote attackers to gain root access and install cryptocurrency miners on affected systems.
Waymo doubles spending on lobbying in robotaxi battle with Uber
Waymo has more than doubled its lobbying spending to over $1 million quarterly, intensifying its regulatory push for fully autonomous taxi services against rival Uber’s competing vision.
Inaudible sounds used to fingerprint browsers catch AliExpress red-handed
Chinese retailer AliExpress was found using an outdated browser fingerprinting technique that sends inaudible sounds to track visitors, though modern browsers have largely neutralized this method.
Lenovo confirms Legion Go issues after gamers report bricked devices
Lenovo addresses reports of Legion Go gaming devices becoming unresponsive following a BIOS update, recommending power button resets and suggesting warranty coverage may apply to affected units.
Android is getting its own weird dots to cure car sickness
Google launches Motion Assist for Android, a feature using motion indicators to reduce motion sickness while using phones in moving vehicles, similar to Apple’s Motion Cues introduced in 2024.
The £5 coffee that tells a story of global economic turmoil
Coffee prices have surged globally, with UK lattes now regularly exceeding £4 and US prices approaching £5, driven by climate disruption, supply chain inflation, and tariff impacts.
How the High Street became a window on our political instability
A BBC investigation across the UK uncovered organized crime on High Streets, including underground cigarette tunnels and illegal goods networks, revealing how street-level criminality shapes British politics and voter behavior.
Government vows to make business rate valuations for pubs and hotels fairer
The government has commissioned an independent review to examine business rate valuations for pubs and hotels in England and Wales, with the study to report findings by March 2027.
Graduate job vacancies drop by almost 50% in a year, survey suggests
Graduate job vacancies fell to 8,383 in July, down 46% from 15,397 a year earlier, as employers cite AI adoption and rising employment costs for reduced entry-level hiring.