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Much of the UK is expected to simmer from the boiling temperatures that have scorched Britain, with rain now forecast in some parts. But the heat could return with a vengeance.

Apple has filed (PDF) a lawsuit against former Vision Pro engineer Di Liu, accusing him of stealing thousands of confidential files related to his work on Apple's augmented reality headset for the benefit of his new employer Snap. The company alleges Liu misled colleagues about his departure, secretly accepted a job offer from Snap, and attempted to cover his tracks by deleting files -- actions Apple claims violated his confidentiality agreement. The Register reports: Liu secretly received a job offer from Snap on October 18, 2024, a role the complaint describes as "substantially similar" to his Apple position, meaning Liu waited nearly two weeks to resign from Apple, per the lawsuit. "Even then, he did not disclose he was leaving for Snap," the suit said. "Apple would not have allowed Mr. Liu continued access had he told the truth." Liu allegedly copied "more than a dozen folders containing thousands of files" from Apple's filesystem to a personal cloud storage account, dropping the stolen bits in a pair of nested folders with the amazingly nondescript names "Personal" and "Knowledge." Apple said that data Liu copied includes "filenames containing confidential Apple product code names" and files "marked as Apple confidential." Company research, product design, and supply chain management documents were among the content Liu is accused of stealing. The complaint also alleges that Liu deleted files to conceal his activities, a move that may hinder Apple's ability to determine the full scope of the data he exfiltrated. "Mr. Liu additionally took actions to conceal his theft, including deceiving Apple about his job at Snap, and deleting files from his Apple-issued computer that might have let Apple determine what data Mr. Liu stole," the complaint noted. Whatever he has, Apple wants it back. The company demands a jury trial on a single count of breach of contract under a confidentiality and intellectual property agreement Liu was bound to. It also asks the court to compel Liu to return all misappropriated data, award damages to be determined at trial, and reimburse Apple's costs and attorneys' fees.

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VICKY WARD: On Monday this week those of us who have been following this terrible case were astonished to hear that the man set to go on trial for the murders next month has decided to plead guilty.

Nila Patel died after allegedly being attacked by Michael Chuwuemeka, 23, following a traffic accident in Leicester on June 24. She was rushed to hospital but pronounced dead 48 hours later.

The boy, believed to be aged around two-years-old, was found inside his father's car on an industrial estate in the Costa Dorada town of Valls at 3pm Tuesday afternoon.

Kai Roberts, 24, was working his 'dream job' on a month-long residency at the Ikon nightclub before the tragic crash took place.

The siblings were found during an emergency evacuation of a dilapidated property near Lauriano, outside Turin, Italy as floods threatened the isolated area.

The Bank of England has been accused of 'wrongheaded wokery' after revealing it could drop historical figures from banknotes to reflect modern diversity.

Oliver Grange, 24, murdered his mother, Rachel Dixon, 49, at his seaside home on Skelmersdale Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, at around 11.30am on March 21 this year.

Tommy Fury has insisted that his daughter Bambi shouldn't be 'spoilt' with 'five star hotels and business class flights' when they go away on family holidays.

On a shambolic day for Labour, the Prime Minister dropped his flagship plan to cut disability benefits just hours after ministers had insisted they were going ahead.

That's the gulf between Gen Z and the rest of us. It's not the lip fillers, nor the fact you probably remember Zara McDermott from Strictly Come Dancing instead of Love Island.

Kate Phillips, the corporation's recently hired chief content officer, is facing questions as to her role in broadcasting Bob Vylan's set on iPlayer on Saturday.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Axios: Tinder is mandating new users in California verify their profiles using facial recognition technology starting Monday, executives exclusively tell Axios. The move aims to reduce impersonation and is part of Tinder parent Match Group's broader effort to improve trust and safety amid ongoing user frustration. The Face Check feature prompts users to take a short video selfie during onboarding. The biometric face scan, powered by FaceTec, then confirms the person is real and present and whether their face matches their profile photos. It also checks if the face is used across multiple accounts. If the criteria are met, the user receives a photo verified badge on their profile. The selfie video is then deleted. Tinder stores a non-reversible, encrypted face map to detect duplicate profiles in the future. Face Check is separate from Tinder's ID Check, which uses a government-issued ID to verify age and identity. "We see this as one part of a set of identity assurance options that are available to users," Match Group's head of trust and safety Yoel Roth says. "Face Check ... is really meant to be about confirming that this person is a real, live person and not a bot or a spoofed account." "Even if in the short term, it has the effect of potentially reducing some top-line user metrics, we think it's the right thing to do for the business," Rascoff said.

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A world cruise remains that once-in-a-lifetime dream trip - but finding the time to do what can be tricky. A cruise insider has unveiled a clever hack for chartering a course around the globe.

Travel experts have revealed the ideal time to book a car rental - and holidaymakers could save nearly 50 per cent on their car hire if they time it right.

England and Wales's burglary scourge sees crooks raiding properties once every two minutes, with some 253,912 places broken into in the past year .

To crib an advertising slogan from good old M&S, Meghan Sussex's first wine offering is not just a bottle of plonk. This is Meghan's very own, very special wine.

Warns investors its codebase is harder to maintain as it bakes in brainboxes

Web design tools developer Figma on Tuesday filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to propose an initial public offering of company shares.…

When you have been abroad and change your currency back into sterling, doesn't the humble fiver - with Churchill on one side and the late Queen or the King overleaf - tell you that you're home?