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A remote chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean may soon become the world's next nation-triggering a fresh geopolitical tug-of-war between global superpowers.

The actor, 48, who is currently filming Series 2 of his Apple TV+ show Sugar, was spotted picking up three coffees from a local cafe in his neighbourhood.

EXCLUSIVE: Jobless menace Stephen Groves, 59, launched a relentless campaign of hate against wheelchair-bound Steven Persaud in a vengeful row over the security gadget.

British-Maltese Emily Jones, who boasts over 470,000 followers on her Instagram revealed she finds it more difficult to travel in certain countries as she gets awkward stares from locals

"Members of the CA/Browser Forum have voted to slash cert lifespans from the current one year to 47 days," reports Computerworld, "placing an added burden on enterprise IT staff who must ensure they are updated." In a move that will likely force IT to much more aggressively use web certificate automation services, the Certification Authority Browser Forum (CA/Browser Forum), a gathering of certificate issuers and suppliers of applications that use certificates, voted [last week] to radically slash the lifespan of the certificates that verify the ownership of sites. The approved changes, which passed overwhelmingly, will be phased in gradually through March 2029, when the certs will only last 47 days. This controversial change has been debated extensively for more than a year. The group's argument is that this will improve web security in various ways, but some have argued that the group's members have a strong alternative incentive, as they will be the ones earning more money due to this acceleration... Although the group voted overwhelmingly to approve the change, with zero "No" votes, not every member agreed with the decision; five members abstained... In roughly one year, on March 15, 2026, the "maximum TLS certificate lifespan shrinks to 200 days. This accommodates a six-month renewal cadence. The DCV reuse period reduces to 200 days," according to the passed ballot. The next year, on March 15, 2027, the "maximum TLS certificate lifespan shrinks to 100 days. This accommodates a three-month renewal cadence. The DCV reuse period reduces to 100 days." And on March 15, 2029, "maximum TLS certificate lifespan shrinks to 47 days. This accommodates a one-month renewal cadence. The DCV reuse period reduces to 10 days." The changes "were primarily pushed by Apple," according to the article, partly to allow more effective reactions to possible changes in cryptography. And Apple also wrote that the shift "reduces the risk of improper validation, the scope of improper validation perpetuation, and the opportunities for misissued certificates to negatively impact the ecosystem and its relying parties." Thanks to Slashdot reader itwbennett for sharing the news.

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The German striker said the Hammers players 'didn't have the ability or the motivation' to push up after Jarrod Bowen had given the hosts the lead at the London Stadium.

Dancing with the Stars icon Julian Benson has died after a 'courageous' lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis.

Helen Flanagan once appeared to have it all - good looks, a millionaire footballer partner, endless media opportunities and an estimated £3.5 million-a-year fortune.

Megyn Kelly unleashed a scathing remark on the Obama's marriage after Michelle Obama discussed their relationship amid divorce rumors.

Footage shows the stands full of fans wearing the Bee's yellow kit as they chant and sang in Spanish during the Southern League Premier Division Central clash last Saturday.

British writer and former BBC journalist, Tom Bower has claimed he will reveal further bombshells about the couple in an upcoming book about the Sussexes'.

It is true that a woman can't have a penis, but it is just as true that Britain, where Parliament is supreme, can't have a Supreme Court. In fact, we jolly well shouldn't have one.

Gogglebox stars were left stunned by Mickey Rourke's shocking comments in the Celebrity Big Brother house before his axing from the show.

A group of holidaymakers, which included a British couple, were travelling up Monte Faito, which overlooks the bay of Naples, on Thursday, when the traction cable snapped.

An anonymous reader shared this report from CNBC: Neurotech startup Precision Neuroscience on Thursday announced that a core component of its brain implant system has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a major win for the four-year-old company... The company's brain-computer interface will initially be used to help patients with severe paralysis restore functions such as speech and movement, according to its website. Only part of Precision's system was approved by the FDA on Thursday, but it marks the first full regulatory clearance granted to a company developing a wireless BCI, Precision said in a release. Other prominent startups in the space include Elon Musk's Neuralink, and Synchron, which is backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.... The piece of Precision's system that the FDA approved is called the Layer 7 Cortical Interface. The microelectrode array is thinner than a human hair and resembles a piece of yellow scotch tape. Each array is made up of 1,024 electrodes that can record, monitor and stimulate electrical activity on the brain's surface. When it is placed on the brain, Precision says it can conform to the surface without damaging any tissue. The FDA authorized Layer 7 to be implanted in patients for up to 30 days, and Precision will be able to market the technology for use in clinical settings. This means surgeons will be able to use the array during procedures to map brain signals, for instance. It is not Precision's end goal for the technology, but it will help the company generate revenue in the near term. Precision's co-founder and chief science officer also helped co-found Musk's Neuralink in 2017 before departing the following year, according to the article. He nows says this regulatory clearance "will exponentially increase our access to diverse, high-quality data, which will help us to build BCI systems that work more effectively."

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Seminole, West Texas, is at the center of what is threatening to become America's largest measles outbreak in a quarter-of-a-century. There's little sign the disease is slowing down.

The shooting happened in the coastal province of Manabi on Thursday night, with footage being captured of the horrific incident.

EXCLUSIVE: The sister of a man whose deadly bladder cancer only reared its head when it was tragically too late has revealed the symptom he was plagued with.

The Who's Zak Starkey has been welcomed back into the band following a dramatic u-turn by Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend.

She survived another eviction during Friday night's episode of Celebrity Big Brother after it was Daley Thompson who became the third housemate to be booted out the competition.