BBC News Although three new prisons have opened in the past four years – adding approximately 5,000 more places – further expansion to existing prisons has been delayed by a major supplier going into administration, according to the Prison Reform Trust. Pia Sinha of the Prison Reform Trust told BBC Verify: “Successive governments have found […]
Tech New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced on Tuesday that she’s suing Amazon on antitrust grounds, alleging the online retailer abuses its power over third-party delivery contractors to suppress competition and harm workers. Amazon prevents delivery workers from unionizing, restricts contractors in its delivery network from hiring each other’s drivers, and limits competition for […]
BBC News In a 29-page ruling, they said: “We conclude that each of the grounds of appeal raised by each appellant is unarguable. “Neither appeal has a real prospect of success. We also consider that there are no other compelling reasons for either appeal to be heard.” The two senior judges also said that the […]
BBC News Oil prices fell to a three-week low on Tuesday as senior US officials raised hopes of a deal with Iran to reopen the key Strait of Hormuz waterway. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments to potentially resume as soon as […]
Digital Trends A leaked internal memo suggests the next Xbox console, codenamed Project Helix, could play games from every generation the company has ever released. If true, that would make it the largest game library on any console, especially since it’s also said to support PC games. Backward compatibility for four console generations The Verge‘s […]
Tech The recent cyber breach at Indian Apple supplier Tata Electronics has become propaganda gold for Beijing, as leaders vie to keep international companies locked into China‘s supply chains. “Something like this would never happen in China,” said Ma Shouhua, an iPhone repair specialist in China’s biggest electronics marketplace, Huaqiangbei. Ma recently posted a viral […]
Business News Ford Motor vehicles are displayed for sale at the Leif Johnson Ford dealership on June 30, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images DETROIT — Despite reporting a 10.2% decline in its July U.S. vehicle sales Tuesday, Ford Motor is touting the results as a “good sales month.” That’s according to […]
Digital Trends Entering into a meeting with your boss and several familiar coworkers inside a video conference is the next area vulnerable to cybercrimes, and it’s all because of deepfake technology. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT are working on a real-time warning system designed to identify attempted fraud during corporate […]
BBC News Star Wars is to be dubbed into Welsh for the first time as the classic film prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary next year. Welsh language broadcaster S4C and Creative Wales announced the project, in partnership with Lucasfilm and Disney, at the National Eisteddfod on Tuesday. The Welsh language version of Episode IV […]
BBC News Karen Newman, vice president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, criticised the move, saying “it beggars belief”. “We have contacted the Conservative Party to set out our concerns and call on them to rescind his selection and review their vetting processes,” she said. Liberal Democrat MP Adam Dance, whose Yeovil constituency […]
