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Prince Harry among those criticised in report on dispute at Sentebale charity
Watchdog says all parties, including trustees, patrons and chair Sophie Chandauka, should not have had row in publicThe Charity Commission has criticised Prince Harry for allowing a row with the chair of his African charity to “play out publicly”, as the watchdog cleared him of racism.The prince was engaged in a public war of words earlier this year with the chair of the Sentebale charity, Dr Sophie Chandauka, after...
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Texas senator asks FBI to help locate and arrest Democrats for leaving state
John Cornyn ramps up gerrymandering showdown between lawmakers and Trump administration seeking GOP seatsThe US senator John Cornyn of Texas has asked the FBI to aid Texas law enforcement in locating and arresting Democrats who left the state to forestall a plan sought by Donald Trump to aggressively redraw the state’s congressional map in a way that could help Republicans keep their House majority after the 2026...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Banned Steam game VILE: Exhumed is back as a free shareware title
After her game was banned from sale on Steam in a baffling decision with no appeal option, solo developer Cara Cadaver has made VILE: Exhumed available as shareware under a Creative Commons license. The project can be downloaded for free, but players can opt to donate in support of the solo developer's work. Both Cara and publisher DreadXP will pay forward those donations, with 50 percent of the game's profits being...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1509, Wednesday, August 6
Looking for Wordle hints? I can help. Plus get the answers to Wordle today and yesterday.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Quantum machine learning via vector embeddings
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00024 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44805436 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:UK to bear transport costs of ‘one in, one out’ asylum seeker deal with France
Treaty can be ended by either side at a month’s notice and France can refuse returns on certain groundsThe UK will pay the costs of transporting asylum seekers to and from France under Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” deal with Emmanuel Macron, it has emerged.The deal will have to be renewed by 11 June next year, and can be ended at a month’s notice by either side, documents made public by the government indicate....
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:‘Healthocide’: experts warn of rise in targeting of health services in conflict
Principle of medical neutrality threatened as doctors and hospitals deliberately attacked, particularly in GazaTargeting medics and hospitals in acts of war should be called “healthocide”, academics have urged, amid an increase in such attacks in recent years.Health services are increasingly deliberately under attack and medics are facing violence and abuse in conflict zones around the world – in particular in Gaza,...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Verbally abused children more likely to have poor mental health as adults, study finds
Analysis suggests long-term damage to wellbeing can be worse than for children experiencing physical abuseParents who ridicule, threaten or humiliate their children risk leaving them with a 64% higher chance of having poor mental health as an adult, a study has found.The research also found physical abuse experienced among the research participants reduced over time, while verbal abuse increased. Continue reading...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:US Coast Guard Report on Titan Submersible Implosion Singles Out OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush
A report on the death of five people in the Titan submersible blames design, maintenance, and inspection flaws for its failure. “It all came back to Mr. Rush,” the head of the investigation told WIRED.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:The best robot vacuum and mop to buy right now
Robot vacuums that can both mop and sweep your floors have improved significantly in recent years. While they are still not as effective as good ol’ manual labor, if you run them regularly, they will help keep your floors cleaner with much less effort on your part. The difference is that newer “combo” robot vacuum […]
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Earth Is Spinning Weirdly Faster, Making Today One of the Shortest Days Ever
Earth will complete its daily rotation between 1.25 and 1.51 milliseconds faster than usual, and scientists aren't quite sure why.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:RIP to the Macintosh HD hard drive icon, 2000–2025
Latest macOS 26 Tahoe beta excises old spinning rust icons throughout the OS.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:GPT-5 Is Coming. Here's What OpenAI Has Said So Far
The next flagship model for the most popular AI platform is expected soon.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Ireland calls on Haiti to secure release of group kidnapped from local orphanage
An Irish missionary and three-year-old child are among eight people taken by gunmen who stormed the placeIreland’s foreign ministry has called on Haitian authorities to ensure “everything is done” to secure the release of a group of people, including an Irish missionary and a three-year-old child, taken by gunmen who stormed a local orphanage.Simon Harris, the Irish foreign minister, spoke with his Haitian counterpart...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 6, #1509
Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for Aug. 6, No. 1,509
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:July was officially Wordle's toughest ever, but it could get harder still – here's why
July 2025 was a nightmare for Wordle lovers. Here's what made it so difficult and why this could be a sign of things to come.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:The iOS 26 Beta Just Unveiled New Details About the Apple Watch Ultra 3
Images included in Apple's latest software update reveals the display size for the Apple Watch Ultra model coming this fall.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Funding for English youth clubs aims to keep children off smartphones
Keir Starmer says 88m package will help tackle trend of young people becoming ‘disconnected from their communities’Youth clubs and after-school activities in England will receive a funding injection of 88m as ministers try to get more children away from smartphones and computer screens.The package, which Keir Starmer announced on Tuesday, is intended to give pupils access to sport, outdoor activities, art, music,...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Lib Dems call for urgent regulation of YouTube ads after wave of scams
Party wants video platform to face same scrutiny as broadcasters due to deepfake and investment scamsThe Liberal Democrats are calling for urgent regulation of YouTube advertising after scams including deepfakes, impersonated public figures and fraudulent investment claims were found to be spreading on the platform with little oversight.The party said YouTube’s adverts remain largely unchecked by independent...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Watch this: Google Genie 3 can create a 3D world, let you explore it, and interact with it in real time
Google has just upgraded its AI world model to Genie 3, allowing those with access to generate a world at a higher 720p quality and then interact with it, making changes on the fly.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Titan sub implosion caused by absolutely bonkers “toxic workplace environment”
CEO Stockton Rush does not come off well.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Anthropic's powerful Opus 4.1 model is here - how to access it (and why you'll want to)
The new model boasts souped-up coding and agentic capabilities.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:US judge blocks Trump officials from diverting disaster prevention grants
Government prevented from using money allocated to Bric community program for other purposesA federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Tuesday from diverting funds from a multibillion-dollar grant program designed to protect communities against natural disasters.US district judge Richard Stearns in Boston issued a preliminary injunction preventing the government from spending money allocated to the Building...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Son of British woman held in Iran speaks to her for first time in 213 days
Joe Bennett says Lindsay Foreman sounded in good spirits despite her and husband being charged with espionageThe son of a British woman being held in Iran on espionage charges has said speaking to her on the phone for the first time in 213 days felt like “five birthdays and 10 Christmases at once”.Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52, were arrested on 3 January in Kerman, southern Iran, while travelling through the...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:OpenAI takes on Meta and DeepSeek with free and customisable AI models
Developer of ChatGPT says new tools will be ‘for wide benefit’, echoing announcement by Mark ZuckerbergOpenAI is taking on Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta and Chinese rival DeepSeek by launching its own freely available artificial intelligence models.The ChatGPT developer has announced two “open weight” large language models, which are free to download and can be customised by developers. Continue reading...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Grok Imagine lacks guardrails for sexual deepfakes
Grok Imagine, the new AI image and video maker from xAI, lacks basic safety guardrails.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Create personal illustrated storybooks in the Gemini app
Article URL: https://blog.google/products/gemini/storybooks/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44804411 Points: 46 # Comments: 15
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Tennessee execution of man with heart device ‘result of pure cowardice’
Byron Black, 69, put to death after legal battle in which lawyers said defibrillator would shock heart repeatedlyTennessee has executed a man without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, despite uncertainty about whether the device would shock his heart when a lethal drug took effect.Byron Black died at 10.43am, prison officials said. Shortly after the lethal injection started, witnesses said Black told a...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:The best iPad deals you can get in August
If you know where to look, it’s surprisingly easy to save on an iPad — even outside of major sales events like Amazon Prime Day and Black Friday. Here’s an insider tip: Skip the Apple Store, where discounts are almost nonexistent. Instead, your best bet is to check third-party retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and Best […]
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Murena’s Pixel Tablet is helping to wean me off Google
More gadgets should push privacy as a competitive feature.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Best Internet Providers in Austin, Texas
From high-speed fiber to affordable fixed wireless, there are no shortage of internet choices available to Austin residents. Here are CNET's top picks.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Apple is suing Apple Cinemas
Apple is suing the owner of the Apple Cinemas theater chain, Sand Media, over alleged trademark infringement, as reported by Reuters. In the lawsuit, Apple alleges that Apple Cinemas and Sand Media have made efforts to “capitalize on the highly-regarded Apple brand in connection with the aggressive nationwide expansion” and that they have “refused to […]
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:A 'very low' number of original Sonos Roam speakers are overheating
Sonos is having overheating issues with a "very low" number of its Roam speakers. Bloomberg reports that some users' portable Bluetooth speakers are overheating around the device's USB-C port. The company has not recalled any products as a result but it aware of the issue happening. "We’ve closely tracked a limited number of reports involving the USB-C charging connection on some first-generation Sonos Roam speakers,"...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:TP-Link’s new travel router delivers Wi-Fi 7 speeds
Connecting to free airport or hotel Wi-Fi can often be a time-consuming and frustrating task that doesn’t seem worth the effort for a bag full of wireless devices. TP-Link has announced its first Wi-Fi 7 travel router, providing up to a total of 3.6 Gbps of bandwidth while also making it easier to get multiple […]
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:OpenAI could launch GPT-5 any minute now - what to expect
Here's why this model is a big deal.
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