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BAE says trials could offer cheaper way to counter uncrewed aerial threats

BAE Systems has successfully tested a laser-guided rocket system with a Typhoon fighter jet from Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) as a potential anti-drone weapon. It follows earlier trials in the US with the F-15E Strike Eagle.…

The 62-year-old F1 star and his 50-year-old ex-wife have been going make and forth about their trial date with the former insisting that he does not want a long delay.

Microsoft has apparently terminated the account VeraCrypt uses to sign its Windows drivers and bootloader, leaving the encryption project unable to publish Windows updates and throwing future releases into doubt. VeraCrypt's developer says Microsoft gave no clear explanation or warning for the move. "I didn't receive any emails from Microsoft nor any prior warnings," Mounir Idrassi, VeraCrypt's developer, told 404 Media. From the report: VeraCrypt is an open-source tool for encrypting data at rest. Users can create encrypted partitions on their drives, or make individual encrypted volumes to store their files in. Like its predecessor TrueCrypt, which VeraCrypt is based on, it also lets users create a second, innocuous looking volume if they are compelled to hand over their credentials. Last week, Idrassi took to the SourceForge forums to explain why he had been absent for a few months. The most serious challenge, he wrote, "is that Microsoft terminated the account I have used for years to sign Windows drivers and the bootloader." "Regarding VeraCrypt, I cannot publish Windows updates. Linux and macOS updates can still be done but Windows is the platform used by the majority of users and so the inability to deliver Windows releases is a major blow to the project," he continued. "Currently I'm out of options." Idrassi told 404 Media the termination happened in mid-January. "I was surprised to discover that I could no longer use my account," he said. On the forum and in the email to 404 Media, Idrassi shared what he said was the only message he received connected to the account shutdown. "Based on the information you have provided to date, we have determined that your organization does not currently meet the requirements to pass verification. There are no appeals available, we have closed your application," it reads. Idrassi told 404 Media the message is concerning his company IDRIX. "As you can read in their message, they say that the organization (IDRIX) doesn't meet their requirements, but I don't see which requirement IDRIX suddenly stopped meeting," he said. Idrassi said he has tried contacting Microsoft support, but he received automated responses that he believes contained AI-generated text.

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MATHBAC program wants better machine-to-machine chatter for scientific discovery

To supercharge agents' ability to make scientific discoveries, DARPA is looking to improve cross-bot collaboration by developing a "science of AI communication" that will help the models work together to come up with better ideas. …

The jury will hear 'horrible' audio of the moment seven-year-old Athena Strand was strangled to death by FedEx driver Tanner Horner.

Parmjit Bassi - who is not Muslim - was found to be the victim of racism when his co-worker stuffed an EDL leaflet in his locker.

When former Londoners warn women, particularly single ones, not to move to the countryside, I understand the sentiment.

Donald Trump has claimed that the US and Iran are launching a 'joint venture' in the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran prepares to rake in $1 million per vessel.

Youth and sports projects across Essex have received a funding boost from Stansted Airport.

Sitting at my computer late one night, I furtively indulged in the ultimate guilty pleasure - Googling myself. I'd never done it before.

Robert Smith, 61, died during the Christian ceremony held in the back garden of a private address in Erdington, Birmingham , on October 8, 2023.

The poor animals were discovered in a home covered in their own filth with many of them suffering from sore skin and matted coats.

Pelham Structures submits a new planning application to convert Swallows Farm barns in Pleshey, near Chelmsford, into seven homes.

Pelham Structures submits a new planning application to convert Swallows Farm barns in Pleshey, near Chelmsford, into seven homes.

Christchurch Health Clinic in Braintree has unveiled the town's first automated prescription collection service.

The party under the leadership of Clacton MP Nigel Farage made its stance clear following a UN vote.

It has a huge slide that's 3.5 metres tall

Valve has released a native Steam Link beta for Apple Vision Pro, letting users stream their existing Steam games onto a large virtual screen in visionOS. It supports up to 4K resolution and will let you dynamically adjust the curve of the display. The Mac Observer reports: Steam Link does not support VR titles in this beta, and Valve clearly states that the app is limited to 2D game streaming, but this still opens up a large library of games that users can play on a massive virtual screen inside Vision Pro. At the same time, Vision Pro already handles 2D media very well, and this update builds on that strength by turning the headset into a portable gaming display that connects directly to your existing setup without needing extra hardware. You can join the Steam Link beta through TestFlight right now, and this early release shows how Apple Vision Pro continues to expand beyond media into more practical and everyday use cases like gaming.

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People throughout the country, from Bournemouth, to London, Weymouth and Maidenhead, have headed outside to soak up some much-needed rays (pictured).

Mortgage rates have gone from 3.5% to 4.75% since the conflict started. Will that trend now start to reverse?