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It was with 'deep sorrow' that Buckingham Palace yesterday announced the death - at the age of 92 - of the woman who preferred to be called plain 'Katharine Kent'.

Grady Martin writes: Natron Energy has announced the immediate cessation of all operations, including its manufacturing plant in Holland, Michigan, and plans to build a $1.4 billion "gigafactory" in North Carolina. A company representative cited "efforts to raise sufficient new funding [being] unsuccessful" as the rationale for the decision. When previously covered by Slashdot, comments on the merits of sodium-ion included the ability to use aluminum in lieu of heavier, more expensive copper anodes; a charge rate ten times that of lithium-ion; and Earth's abundance of sodium -- though at least one anonymous coward predicted the cancellation of the project.

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Cyber-criminals reportedly stole £27,000 from the Farmer's Dog during a recent hacking raid.

The 'unprecedented rush' to withdraw tax-free cash from retirement funds saw £18.1 billion taken out in the latest financial year, up from £11.2 billion the year before.

Following days of bluster and misinformation, the Deputy Prime Minister finally resigned when a report by the Government's sleaze watchdog found she broke the Ministerial Code.

My trial at the Old Bailey was set for Monday 14 October 2002. I was a nervous wreck as I heard the charges read out. To each count I replied: 'Not guilty.'

Meghan believes every fry-up could do with a glow-up, and what fledging lifestyle brand could survive without a sprinkling of stardust on its cowpat of tat?

Imagine a powerful president who grabs chunks of private enterprise for the state and forces companies to invest more at home by threatening penal tariffs if they don't.

There was a brief moment back in 2006 when Myleene Klass was notorious for parading her perfect body for the 'secret' cameras on I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.

The Elite Byblos Hotel is a five-star establishment in Dubai 's upscale Al Barsha neighbourhood with a rooftop pool and 337 rooms which, says its website, 'exude a sense of opulence and grandeur'.

Anthony 'TJ' Hoover was 36-years-old when doctors pronounced him dead. What followed was a nightmare beyond the realm of any horror movie.

The beleaguered Deputy Prime Minister finally had to quit after a sleaze inquiry found she had failed to pay up to £40,000 tax owed on a luxury seaside apartment.

The play is one of many public events that will be interrupted on Sunday as ministers carry out a nationwide test of the service. At 3pm millions of mobile phones will vibrate and make a siren sound.

Danish firm Orsted, which has 12 wind farms in Britain which generate 7 per cent of the country's electricity, became the latest to bemoan slowing speeds amid worries over the UK's energy strategy.

Longtime Slashdot reader sinij shares a report from CBC News: Prime Minister Mark Carney is delaying a plan to force automakers to hit minimum sales levels for electric vehicles. The move is part of a series of measures the government announced Friday to help the sectors most affected by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. The EV mandate will be paused as the government conducts a 60-day review of the policy, and will be waived for 2026 models. Sources told CBC News that the review will look at the entire mandate and next steps. "We have an auto sector which, because of the massive change in U.S. policy, is under extreme pressure. We recognize that," Carney said at a news conference in Mississauga, Ont. "They've got enough on their plate right now. So we're taking that off." The government is using the review as part of broader look at all the government's climate measures, he added. [...] Brian Kingston, president of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association, called it "an important first step." "The EV mandate imposes unsustainable costs on auto manufacturers, putting at risk Canadian jobs and investment in this critical sector of the economy," he said in a statement. "A full repeal of the regulation is the most effective way to provide immediate relief to the industry and keep it competitive."

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In opposition, Sir Keir Starmer pompously vowed Labour would be a standard-bearer for a more honourable brand of politics.

When she agreed to look after her brother's labrador Tilly for the holidays, Rhian Boxall was assured there was no chance the pregnant pet would go into labour.

Specialising in science, engineering, technology and business, the university's graduates are in demand, earning an average of £30,000 within 15 months of graduating.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration would impose tariffs on semiconductor imports from companies not shifting production to the U.S., speaking ahead of a dinner with major technology company CEOs. "Yeah, I have discussed it with the people here. Chips and semiconductors -- we will be putting tariffs on companies that aren't coming in. We will be putting a tariff very shortly," Trump said without giving an exact time or rate. "We will be putting a very substantial tariff, not that high, but fairly substantial tariff with the understanding that if they come into the country, if they are coming in, building, planning to come in, there will not be a tariff," Trump told reporters. "If they are not coming in, there is a tariff," Trump said in his comments on semiconductors. "Like, I would say (Apple CEO) Tim Cook would be in pretty good shape," he added, as Cook sat across the table. Further reading: Trump Basks in Tech Leaders' Spending Vows at White House Dinner

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California, Delaware AGs blast ChatGPT shop over chatbot safeguards

The Attorneys General of California and Delaware on Friday wrote to OpenAI's board of directors, demanding that the AI company take steps to ensure its services are safe for children.…