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NHS scheme to prevent brain injuries in childbirth extended across England

ABC programme is designed to give clinicians more confidence to take swift action in an emergencyAn NHS programme to boost maternity safety and prevent brain injuries during childbirth is to be rolled out across England.The avoiding brain injuries in childbirth (ABC) programme is designed to help maternity staff better identify signs that a baby is in distress during labour so they can act quickly. Continue reading...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

I found a free tool that solved my MacBook battery health worriesΒ 

Apple lets iPhone users limit the charging on iPhones to prolong the battery life. Though no such solution exists for MacBooks, this free app offers just that.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Mexico is suing Google over how it’s labeling the Gulf of Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Friday that her government is suing Google for relabeling the Gulf of Mexico as β€œGulf of America” for US users, CBS News reports. The company had done so in Google Maps after President Trump ordered the name change at the beginning of his Presidential term. The lawsuit makes good on […]

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Verge favicon The Verge

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) review: looking great, and playing just as well

The Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 is a very large and in charge new member of Intel Arrow Lake-HX and Nvidia Blackwell. It looks and plays great.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Chinese researchers develop silicon-free transistor technology, claimed to be fastest and most efficient ever - here's what we know

2D transistor offering 40% faster speeds and lower energy use may soon disrupt the global chip market - if China can successfully scale production.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

English test among range of Labour measures to control immigration

Keir Starmer says system β€˜will be tightened up’ in all areas, following sharp rise in support for Reform UK in electionsLabour’s immigration shake-up challenges decades of party policyAdults accompanying foreign workers to the UK will be expected to pass an English language test and care homes will be prevented from recruiting staff from abroad as part of a swathe of new measures to be revealed by Keir Starmer to β€œ...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Labour’s immigration shake-up challenges decades of party policy

Keir Starmer abandons idea foreign workers generate growth in favour of language reminiscent of Nigel FarageEnglish test among range of Labour measures to control immigrationThe publication of the 69-page white paper entitled Restoring Control Over the Immigration System on Monday marks a notable departure for Keir Starmer’s government as it attempts to combat Reform UK’s surge in the polls.Its package of changes is...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Child dies after minibus overturns on M4 slip road in Berkshire

Police say other passengers sustained serious injuries in single-vehicle crash near WokinghamA child has died after a minibus overturned on a motorway slip road, police have confirmed.The single-vehicle crash occurred on the M4 eastbound junction 10 exit slip road on to the A329M, near Wokingham in Berkshire on Sunday afternoon, Thames Valley police said. Continue reading...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

The surgeon who used F1 pitstop techniques to save lives of babies

Article URL: https://www.thetimes.com/sport/formula-one/article/professor-martin-elliott-interview-surgeon-f1-pitstops-babies-ferrari-j3sbkjssk Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43957231 Points: 42 # Comments: 5

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Hamas says it will release last living American hostage in Gaza

Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American soldier kidnapped on 7 October, set to be released on Tuesday, Trump confirmsHamas announced on Sunday that it will release the last living American hostage in Gaza, Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American soldier who was kidnapped on 7 October 2023.Donald Trump confirmed the news in a social media post, writing that Alexander, 21, β€œis coming home to his family”. Continue reading...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

iOS 19 may bring a feature that makes signing into public Wi-Fi less of a hassle

Apple is reportedly planning to introduce a small but welcome convenience feature with iOS 19: cross-device syncing for Wi-Fi access portals. This is according to the latest Power Onnewsletter from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The feature would address the annoyance of having to individually fill out pop-up forms to access public Wi-Fi on all your devices, like when you're at a hotel. According to Gurman, "This new feature...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Why Bell Labs Worked

Article URL: https://1517.substack.com/p/why-bell-labs-worked Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43957010 Points: 58 # Comments: 42

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Burrito Now, Pay Later

Article URL: https://enterprisevalue.substack.com/p/burrito-now-pay-later Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43956723 Points: 67 # Comments: 84

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Criminals are targeting Bitcoin owners on Facebook with a multi-stage malware campaign - follow these steps to stay safe

Fake crypto ads on Facebook now deliver malware that quietly spins up a local server on your machine.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

Apple may release a β€˜mostly glass, curved iPhone’ in 2027

This morning, while summarizing an Apple β€œproduct blitz” he expects for 2027, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman writes in his Power On newsletter that Apple is planning a β€œmostly glass, curved iPhone” with no display cutouts for that year, which happens to be the iPhone’s 20th anniversary. That follows a report last weekend from The Information, which […]

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Verge favicon The Verge

23andMe customers notified of bankruptcy and potential claims β€” deadline to file is July 14

23andMe, the genetic testing giant once valued in the billions, is now navigating Chapter 11 bankruptcy and notifying millions of current and former customers that they may be eligible to file claims as part of the restructuring process. The company and 11 of its subsidiaries, including Lemonaid Health and LPRXOne, filed for bankruptcy protection on […]

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for May 12, #1423

Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle No. 1,423 for May 12.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

White House claims China trade deal reached while Beijing hails β€˜important first steps’

US announcement comes after treasury secretary touted progress in two days of talks with Chinese vice-premier in GenevaThe White House has announced that a trade deal with China has been struck after two days of talks in Geneva, while Beijing has hailed β€œimportant first steps.”The announcement on Sunday came after the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, told reporters that there had been β€œsubstantial progress” in...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Trump has fired the director of the US Copyright Office

As first reported by Politico, the Trump administration has fired the Register of Copyrights and US Copyright Office Director, Shira Perlmutter. The Register of Copyrights works under the Librarian of Congress β€” a title held most recently by Carla Hayden, who was fired earlier this week for her DEI efforts, as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told The New York Times. Perlmutter's dismissal comes just after...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

I tried Asus ZenBook A14. Now I can’t imagine using a different Windows laptop

The Asus ZenBook A14 rewrites the rules for how thin and light a Windows-powered laptop can get in 2025. But it surprised me in a host of practical ways, too.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

ToyDB rewritten: a distributed SQL database in Rust, for education

Article URL: https://github.com/erikgrinaker/toydb Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43956547 Points: 13 # Comments: 0

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Trump reportedly prepared to accept β€˜palace in the sky’ as gift from Qatar

News of present from royal family ignited accusations of bribery and corruption, as well as criticism against presidentDonald Trump is reportedly ready to accept a luxury plane described to be a β€œpalace in the sky” being offered to the US president as a gift from Qatar’s royal family, almost immediately igniting accusations of bribery and corruption as well as commensurate criticism.A statement from Qatar on Sunday...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Gigabyte GPUs are β€˜leaking’ β€” here’s what you need to know

Gigabyte’s RTX 50-series graphics cards are facing an unusual manufacturing defect where the pre-applied thermal gel is leaking out of the heatsink. The first known report came from Quasar Zone, a popular Korean PC forum, where a user found their one month old Aorus Master RTX 5080 leaking gray putty-like material after light gaming of […]

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

The Justice League is not impressed in Peacemaker S2 teaser

"We haven't always been great people, but we are the 11th Street kids, and no one will ever break us apart."

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Why not object capability languages?

Article URL: https://blog.plan99.net/why-not-capability-languages-a8e6cbdf9682 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43956095 Points: 48 # Comments: 19

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Trump officials β€˜created confrontation’ that led to arrest of Newark mayor

Democratic Congress members who visited detention center with mayor say Ice officials β€˜created the chaos’ Trump administration homeland security officials were responsible for starting the confrontation on Friday at a New Jersey immigration jail that led to the arrest of Newark’s mayor as well as threats to detain three members of Congress, the representatives said Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union.The Democratic...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Samsung has begun taking pre-orders for its 500Hz OLED gaming monitor

It won't make you a better gamer, but Samsung's latest gaming monitor entices those hunting for faster refresh rates. The company's newest Odyssey OLED G6, which Samsung claims is the world's first OLED gaming monitor with a 500Hz refresh rate, is now available for pre-order in Southeast Asian markets, with a global rollout due to follow later this year. Samsung first announced the display, along with its sibling with...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

New Pope Leo XIV cites AI’s challenge to human dignity in his name choice

Pope Leo XIV named himself after Leo XIII, who was known for leading the Catholic Church through the Industrial Revolution, which parallels today's AI revolution.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Trump fires Copyright Office director after report raises questions about AI training

President Donald Trump has fired Shira Perlmutter, who leads the U.S. Copyright Office. The firing was reported by CBS News and Politico, and seemingly confirmed by a statement from Representative Joe Morelle, the top Democrat on the Committee for House Administration. β€œDonald Trump’s termination of Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, is a brazen, unprecedented power […]

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Zelenskyy challenges Putin to meet in person for peace talks

Ukrainian president proposes face-to-face meeting after Russian leader suggests two sides hold talks in TurkeyVolodymyr Zelenskyy has challenged Vladimir Putin to meet in person for peace talks in Istanbul on Thursday, in a dramatic gambit after a weekend of diplomatic flurry.His comments came after Putin rejected a demand from Ukraine and European allies to sign up to a 30-day ceasefire, but said Russia was ready for...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

Iran and US talks upbeat despite disagreement over uranium enrichment

Talks described as positive by US but Iran will not back down from its β€˜right’ to enrich uranium for energyIran and the US have ended a fourth round of talks on a surprisingly upbeat note, despite the two sides appearing far apart on the central issue of a uranium enrichment programme on Iranian soil.The talks in Muscat, Oman lasted four hours and were described as positive by the US side. The Iranian foreign ministry...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

India and Pakistan both claim victory after ceasefire declared

Celebrations held in both countries while Kashmir residents beg for long-term solutions over disputed territory India and Pakistan have both claimed victory after a ceasefire was declared over the weekend, which brought the two nuclear-nations back from the brink of war.After days of escalating clashes that culminated in both sides launching missile and drone strikes on each other’s major military bases – the closest...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

SoundCloud says it's never trained AI using artists' work after getting called out for terms of use change

Following backlash about a quietly added clause to SoundCloud's Terms of Use that says users' content may be fed to AI, the company says it's "never used artist content to train AI models," and insists it "has always been and will remain artist-first." The outrage came after tech ethicist Ed Newton-Rex (via TechCrunch) spotted a change to SoundCloud's terms that was made in February 2024 seemingly without notifying...

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

I may have found my perfect PC chassis: A Ryzen 7 rig, built in a foldable keyboard that you can fit into a (large) trouser pocket

This travel-ready keyboard unfolds into a Ryzen 7 powered Windows mini PC.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

Get lifetime access to your own personal AI robot for only A$40

Take advantage of this deal on a lifetime subscription to AI MagicX Spark Plan β€” your own personal AI robot β€” on sale for A$40.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable