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Bad legislation, but an especially big headache for FOSS

Many web sites, social media services, and other platforms require age verification on the theory that it will protect kids from seeing inappropriate content. But now some US states want to require the operating system itself to check your age and that could cause big headaches for FOSS vendors.…

When 47-year-old Roberto, from Milan, switched on his shortwave radio on Tuesday, he heard a ghostly voice reciting a string of numbers in Persian.

The clip, set to the guitar riff of Dire Straits hit 'Money for Nothing', opens with footage of Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters flying overheard.

That morning, a judge ruled that a domestic violence restraining order against Evans, 57, will be renewed for five years.

The hitmaker, 44, was taken into custody by the California Highway Patrol on Wednesday after driving erratically in a harrowing hour-long chase and allegedly 'showed signs of impairment'.

LIV Golf's use of drones has occasionally annoyed players and disrupted live action. The worst example of this came on Thursday in the third event of the season.

Switchzilla says flaws could allow file overwrites or privilege escalation

Just when network admins thought the Cisco SD-WAN patch queue might finally be shrinking, Switchzilla has confirmed miscreants are exploiting more vulnerabilities in its SD-WAN management software.…

Toxic algae and dead fish have been spotted at the lake in recent years

The National Videogame Museum has acquired an extremely rare MSF-1 development kit, believed to be the oldest surviving prototype of the canceled Nintendo PlayStation. Engadget reports: Nicknamed the Nintendo PlayStation, the idea was that a new CD-ROM format backed by Sony would be added to the cartridge-based Super NES, resulting in a hybrid console that could play both. The partnership didn't last long, though, with Nintendo backing out before it ever really got off the ground, announcing that it would instead be working with Philips. Sony decided to make the PlayStation on its own instead, in an act of revenge that you have to say paid off in the long run, and we never did get to see Crash Bandicoot running around the Mushroom Kingdom. Still, the short-lived Nintendo PlayStation remains a fascinating what-if scenario in video game history, and the USA's National Video Museum has acquired the original development kit.

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Jay Conway, 32, was on licence for drugs offences when he was spotted by plain-clothed officers dealing drugs in a park in Salford, Greater Manchester.

The UK government has confirmed that a second repatriation flight for British nationals has taken off from Oman.

Brent crude trimmed earlier losses to sit above $85 a barrel this morning, as prices soared by over 20 per cent this week.

The Duke of Cornwall, as he is known in the West of England, was a good sport as he joined employees of Gear Farm Pasty Company in the kitchen - and even helped out by taking phone orders.

The 41-year-old endured a torn ACL a matter of days before the start of the Winter Olympics last month, but still opted to try and compete, which resulted in a broken leg.

Brands Trump administration decision 'legally unsound' and has 'no choice but to challenge it in court'

AI giant Anthropic says that it has "no choice" but to sue the US government after being officially designated a supply chain risk to national security.…

Simon Mawdsley, 41, said he was swapping out the dining table for green baize after winning the house in an Omaze draw.

Humanity and its neighbor safe from this menace at least

Scientists have ruled out the possibility that the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 might hit the Moon on December 22, 2032.…

Taking off from Kuala Lumpur, it was a Beijing-bound flight that was entirely unremarkable - until it abruptly vanished off radar screens without a distress call, crash site or logical explanation.

The comedian and TV presenter appeared alongside former I'm A Celeb star and radio host Jordan North to speak about Soccer Aid 2026 when Paddy, 52, got distracted.

Home to celebrities, influencers, oligarchs and billionaires, Dubai was billed as one of the safest cities in the world. That was until 7pm on February 28, 2026.