Posts by Susan Darwin
Wiltshire woman sentenced for manslaughter of her elderly mother
Stefania Glowka pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her mother based on diminished responsibility. Source link
Read MoreApple previews its biggest parental controls update in years, weeks before UK and US regulatory deadlines
TL;DR Apple previewed major child safety updates for iOS 27, including Ask to Browse, Time Allowances, and gore blocking, as UK and US regulators push deadlines. Apple previewed a suite of new parental controls at WWDC 2026 on Monday, introducing tools that give parents more granular authority over what their children can see, who they…
Read MoreTrump and Mamdani to cheer on Knicks at first finals home game
The Knicks’ stunning winning streak has energised New York as the team prepares for the third game of the NBA Finals at home. Source link
Read MoreMy drinking days are over. Here are my tips for an alcohol-free World Cup
Sober or sober-curious? One football fan shares his tips for having a great alcohol-free World Cup. Source link
Read MoreChina wants slimmer EVs after batteries and features made them too heavy for parking spaces
TL;DR Chinese EVs are a third heavier than in 2012 and some barely fit in parking spaces. Beijing enforced the world’s first mandatory EV energy standard on Jan 1. China wants its electric vehicles to go on a diet. The average passenger car in the country weighed 1,704 kg in 2024, roughly a third more…
Read MoreHegseth attacks Europe over migration with beach ‘invasion’ D-Day speech
Sea arrivals into mainland Europe peaked in 2015, when the UN said more than a million people crossed the Mediterranean. Between April 2025 and March 2026, there were a combined 169,341 sea arrivals to the UK, Greece, Italy, Spain and Cyprus. Crossings to the UK accounted for about 23% of the total. Source link
Read MoreAudi’s 1,001 PS Nuvolari is its fastest car ever, and it’s not electric
TL;DR Audi revealed the Nuvolari, a 1,001 PS hybrid supercar with a 10,000-rpm V8 and three electric motors. Only 499 will be built. Deliveries start in 2027. Audi has revealed the Nuvolari, the fastest and most powerful production vehicle in its history. The hybrid supercar produces 1,001 PS (736 kW) from a 4.0-litre V8 biturbo…
Read MoreWorld War Two veterans arrive in France on anniversary of D-Day
Tributes are under way to mark the largest military seaborne operation ever attempted. Source link
Read MoreRussia readies a smaller Starlink, and a 2027 deadline it keeps moving
Russia intends to switch on a commercial version of its homegrown answer to Starlink next year, according to people familiar with the programme cited by Reuters, the latest milestone in a project that has been promising to arrive for most of a decade. The constellation is called Rassvet, the operator is a private aerospace firm…
Read MoreAnthony Head: Buffy and Ted Lasso actor dies at 72
The 72-year-old British actor also had roles in shows including Merlin and Little Britain. Source link
Read MoreUpwind, the next-gen Wiz, now secures every corner of the AI stack
Upwind just dropped a new product announcement today, and it signals a fundamental shift in how the company thinks about AI risk. CEO Amiram Shachar published a lengthy post this morning laying out Upwind’s “Security for AI” thesis, the companion piece to their earlier push around agentic AI capabilities. The core argument is simple: AI security isn’t a standalone product…
Read MoreHezbollah rejects US-backed Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
Hezbollah, a Shia Muslim militia, political party and social movement, is Lebanon’s most powerful group and, with support from Iran, has built an armed force more formidable than the Lebanese army and has fought a series of conflicts with Israel. It is designated as a terrorist organisation by Israel and many other countries, including the…
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