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Wellness is big news these days. We are all obsessed with 'optimising' ourselves. But there's one key bodily function that we don't talk about: pooing.

Colorado unveiled an autonomous crash-protection truck designed to absorb highway work zone collisions, removing human drivers from one of the most dangerous road maintenance roles. The Denver Gazette reports: At a press event in Falcon on Monday, the Colorado Department of Transportation demonstrated an autonomous truck-mounted attenuator -- a driverless crash-protection vehicle designed to absorb impacts in roadside work areas. These trucks are already in the state's fleet, but previously required a worker in the cab, leaving them exposed during crashes. "These vehicles are designed to get hit so people don't have to," said Kay Kelly, CDOT's chief of innovative mobility. "We want to remove the human from that truck whenever possible." [...] Colorado pioneered this technology in 2017, becoming the first state to test it. Developed by San Diego-based defense contractor Kratos Defense, the company started on autonomous follower systems in 2012 and installed its initial version in Colorado in 2013, according to Maynard Factor, Kratos' vice president of business development. The system uses sensors, actuators, and video links, allowing the unmanned crash truck to trail directly behind a paint-striping or maintenance vehicle. The lead vehicle records its route and transmits navigation data to the follower. Both are equipped with global positioning system and communication tools, with the lead driver monitoring via video feed. "It's a convoy system," Factor said. "The leader does the work, while the driverless vehicle mirrors its path. This protects the operator with the crash truck instead of sitting inside it." Sensors detect objects darting into the lane, triggering an automatic stop. Operators can pause or override via a user interface featuring forward-facing cameras on the autonomous truck and rear-facing ones on the work vehicle. The trucks, existing state assets, are driven to sites and then switched to autonomous mode. Outfitting each with the technology costs about $1 million, excluding the base vehicle and crash absorber.

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As far as I am concerned, the worst thing about the terrible Michelle Mone scandal is the fact of her nationality. For Baroness Bra is a fellow Scot - and, dear God, the shame of it.

Taylor Swift's loyal fans are in meltdown after spotting what they believe is a brutal dig at Charli XCX in one of the leaked tracks from her album The Life of a Showgirl.

The Canadian actress, 58, has already courted her fair share of attention in the French capital after ditching her trademark blonde look for a choppy, copper coloured Marilyn tousle on Tuesday.

Over 20 years after the last episode of Only Fools And Horses, what did the cast get up to before and after the show?

Naomi Watts beamed with pride as she stepped out to support her model daughter, Kai Schreiber, at Paris Fashion Week on Thursday.

A week after Paloma Shemirani was diagnosed with the blood cancer non-Hodgkin lymphoma in December 2023, she FaceTimed her older brother Sebastian.

I can't bring myself to delete any of it; not the drafts of emails I've long since sent, not the shopping lists for meals I've long since eaten, not the screenshots of TikToks I've never looked at since.

I almost didn't recognise him. He'd had a haircut, and he was wearing a shirt I'd never seen. But this wasn't some on-off boyfriend. The man opposite me was my husband.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: New Zealand's Institute of IT Professionals has discovered it is insolvent and advised members it has no alternative but to enter liquidation. The Institute (ITP) wrote to members on Thursday and posted a document titled "Important Update on ITP's Future" that reveals it has "reached a point where the organization cannot continue. After a full review of our finances, the Board has confirmed that ITP is insolvent." Insolvency seems to have come as something of a surprise. "These debts are historic. They go back over many years. While some of the issues were worked on in more recent times, the full scale of the problem only became visible during the leadership change in 2025," the Update states. "Once the Board understood the full picture, it was clear that there was no responsible way forward other than liquidation." [...] ITP's constitution requires its members to formally resolve to wind up the organization, so as one of its final acts the group has called a Special General Meeting (SGM) for 23 October 2025 to confirm liquidation and appoint a liquidator. This situation impacts more than ITP's ~10,000 members, because the organization offers assessment services that assess whether IT professionals' skills and qualifications make them eligible to move to New Zealand for work. ITP also certifies IT degrees at New Zealand universities, and oversees the NZ Cloud Computing Code of Practice. ITP also conducted educational and advocacy activities aimed at growing New Zealand's tech workforce.

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You would think, if enough decades go past and millions are earned, that a famous, beautiful woman will gracefully retire from view, allowing new talent to emerge and freeing up opportunities.

Buried beneath a mile of granite, the Cold War-era fortress built to withstand nuclear war has been reopened to the press - with its commander delivering a chilling warning.

No injuries, but the FAA and NTSB are investigating

Amazon has grounded its drone fleet in Arizona after two of the airborne delivery vehicles crashed on Wednesday.…

In a report, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said there was 'worryingly little evidence' on what support works best and called for a full review of the system.

Taylor Swift has penned one of her most romantic songs to date, in which she credits fiancé Travis Kelce with rescuing her from a fate as tragic as Ophelia's.

Kemi Badenoch faced criticism from her predecessor Baroness May and two former Conservative ministers for her proposal to put cheap energy above environmental targets.

Members of Heaton Park synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, ran door-to-door to stop other worshippers from heading into the unfolding danger.

"Your AMD chips may have Intel Inside soon," writes longtime Slashdot reader DesScorp. "Discussions are underway between the two companies to move an undisclosed amount of AMD's chip business to Intel foundries. (AMD currently does their production through TSMC.) The talks come hot on the heels of a flurry of other Intel investments." Tom's Hardware reports: In the past several weeks, Intel has seen a flurry of activity and investments. The United States announced a 9.9% ownership stake in Intel, while Softbank bought $2 billion worth of shares. Alongside Nvidia, Intel announced new x86 chips using Nvidia graphics technology, with the graphics giant also purchasing $5 billion in Intel shares. There have also been reports that Intel and Apple have been exploring ways to work together. The article notes that there is a trade/political dimension to an AMD-Intel deal as well: It makes sense for Intel's former rivals -- especially American companies -- to consider coming to the table. The White House is pushing for 50% of chips bound for America to be built domestically, and tariffs on chips aren't off the table. Additionally, doing business with Intel could make the US government, Intel's largest shareholder, happy, which can be good for business. AMD faced export restrictions on its GPUs earlier this year as the US attempted to throttle China's AI business.

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Agentforce Vibes is a new AI-assisted IDE for building Salesforce apps and agents

Salesforce is bringing "vibe coding" to enterprise customers through a service called Agentforce Vibes - and it may not be as troubling as it sounds.…