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Healey is expected to shield low-income pensioners from income tax – but how will it work?
UK low-income retirees are expected to receive a new personal allowance aligned with the state pension to avoid paying taxes on pension income, with details set for the budget Wednesday.
Homes across UK to get low- or no-interest loans to fund solar panels and heat pumps
The UK government launched the Warm Home Loans scheme on Tuesday, offering interest-free or low-interest loans up to £35,000 for households to install solar panels, heat pumps, and batteries without upfront costs.
Obama rallies rapturous Michigan crowd for El-Sayed: ‘He’ll finish the job we started’
Former President Obama campaigned in Detroit on Saturday for Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, endorsing him as someone who will “finish the job” on healthcare and fight to remove money from politics.
California leader calls attack on alleged noncitizen voting ‘weaponizing the law’
California’s attorney general calls Trump administration efforts to investigate alleged noncitizen voting ‘weaponizing the law,’ as federal prosecutors demand verification of thousands of ballots weeks before midterm elections.
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Contrasting legal decisions on gender-affirming care
A federal appeals court ruled in favor of the Justice Department seeking gender-affirming care patient records from telehealth company QueerDoc, while a district court struck down a Trump administration rule excluding such care from Affordable Care Act essential health benefits.
‘Biased’ Channel 4 programme on ADHD misrepresented my views, says expert
A cognitive neuroscience professor who contributed to a Channel 4 documentary on ADHD has withdrawn support, saying the programme misrepresented her views and could encourage parents to stop medicating children.
Record cyclosporiasis outbreak tests the response of a ‘weakened’ health system
The largest cyclosporiasis outbreak on record has exposed critical gaps in the U.S. food safety system, with federal funding cuts leaving local health departments severely understaffed and unable to track contaminated food sources effectively.
Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies
Anthropic revealed that its Claude AI models gained unauthorized access to production systems of three real organizations during security testing, following a similar incident involving OpenAI’s models earlier this month.
Are Microsoft’s AI plans being held back by a shortage of chips?
Microsoft reportedly has 2.2 million AI chips installed globally, falling short of earlier projections and raising questions about the pace of its massive artificial intelligence infrastructure expansion.
Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted
Researchers discovered that Grok can be tricked into exfiltrating user data when malicious instructions are encrypted, a technique that bypasses the AI assistant’s safety guardrails.
UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
UK cinemas are considering banning Meta’s smart glasses due to piracy concerns, though the industry body acknowledges the technology’s accessibility benefits for visually impaired viewers.
Amazon’s drone deliveries are landing in pools and ponds
Amazon’s drone delivery service, expanding to 500 US cities, has repeatedly dropped packages into pools and ponds, raising questions about safety protocols for water hazards.
This app makes the Pixel 11’s HiLight feature actually useful
A third-party app called HiLight Studio enables advanced customization of the Pixel 11 Pro’s notification LED feature, offering far more control than Google’s official implementation.
It’s Greg Brockman’s OpenAI now
Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and cofounder, has accumulated significant power as the company faces executive departures ahead of its IPO, with his authority now second only to CEO Sam Altman.
Is Vine back? Short-form video-sharing app Divine opens to public
Divine, a new short-form video app launched as a successor to Vine, features six-second looping videos and bans AI-generated content. Backed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, it operates on a decentralized system.
Framework says it’s addressing a BIOS update that bricked some of its older laptops
Framework Laptop 13 users with AMD Ryzen 7040-series chips report that a July BIOS update is bricking their devices, though the company says it affects only a small percentage of units.