Six years, hundreds of plants and one tree casualty - Edinburgh's Palm House returns

BBC - Oct 2, 2026

The Palm House at Edinburgh's Botanic Garden is finally restored and ready for the public.

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Oct 12, 2026

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2026: 7 premium smartphones you can buy at lower prices

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2026, which began on October 8, offers discounts on premium smartphones from Apple, Samsung, Vivo, iQOO and Xiaomi. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is listed at Rs. 84,999, while the iPhone 16 is available for Rs. 72,249.

Oct 12, 2026

Ledger Finds Unauthorized Hardware Implant in CryptoBilis-Sold Wallet Amid Fund Theft Reports

Cryptocurrency hardware maker Ledger has temporarily paused sales of its products via CryptoBilis following reports of stolen funds linked to devices sold by the reseller. On Friday, the company said it was investigating reports of loss of funds from users in Southeast Asia who had purchased products from CryptoBilis. The incident is said to have resulted in losses totaling more than $86

Oct 12, 2026

UAE builds asteroid lander designed to crash into its target

UAE builds asteroid lander designed to crash into its targetThe UAE has built an asteroid lander that engineers don't expect to survive its own arrival. After an eight-year trip of about 5 billion km, the probe will hit 269 Justitia at 15 to 27 m/s , according to the mission team, with no...

Oct 12, 2026

Critical SonicWall SMA 1000 Flaw Targeted in 135 Exploitation Attempts After Patch

Threat actors have been observed exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 appliances within days of public disclosure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-102255 (CVSS score: 10.0), is a case of pre-authenticated server-side request forgery (SSRF) that could allow a remote attacker "to direct the appliance to issue requests on their

Oct 12, 2026

Xiaomi launches ultra-thin 10,000mAh magnetic power bank with 45W charging: Price, features

Xiaomi has launched its Jinshajiang Ultra-thin Magnetic Power Bank 10000mAh 45W in China at 399 yuan. The power bank features 20W wireless charging, 45W wired charging, a silicon-carbon battery and enhanced safety features. Here's a look at its specifications, price and India launch prospects.

Oct 12, 2026

Mapping US chip supply chain: China accounts for far more than it appears, report says

China accounts for about 5 per cent of the equipment and materials directly supplied to the US chip industry when measured by country of manufacture, but its grip on certain rare earths needed for chipmaking is over 90 per cent, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). While 95 per cent of the nearly US$27 billion annual spending by American chipmakers on manufacturing equipment and materials was sourced from companies headquartered in the US, Europe, and Japan, that figure...

Oct 12, 2026

Could YOU survive the apocalypse? Experts reveal the skills you'll need when the world falls apart - and it's bad news for stockpilers

An expert has revealed the skills you need to survive an apocalyptic scenario, but they might not be what you expect.

Oct 12, 2026

Microsoft president says milk faces more regulation than AI

AI-MICROSOFT/SMITH (PIX):Microsoft president says milk faces more regulation than AI

Oct 12, 2026

Attackers Exploit CVSS 10.0 Bricksforge WordPress Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated RCE

A maximum-severity security flaw impacting the Bricksforge plugin for WordPress has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to Patchstack. The critical vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-85097 (CVSS score: 10.0), which allows unauthenticated attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code on vulnerable WordPress websites, resulting in remote code execution (RCE). The

Oct 12, 2026

He Helped Discover Ebola 50 Years Ago. He’s Still Worried.

In an interview, Dr. Peter Piot recalled when he first saw the spindly virus under a microscope and reflected on a five-decade career spent fighting two deadly pathogens.

Oct 12, 2026

Former HSBC executive launches wealth platform powered by team of AI agents

A former top executive at HSBC has launched an artificial intelligence-driven wealth management start-up, setting her sights on a billion-dollar valuation and betting that AI can transform how individuals manage their investments and finances. Trista Sun, formerly a managing director in the international wealth and premier banking division at HSBC, said in an interview last week that her venture Equora aimed to help investors manage their finances “proactively” with AI agents, addressing...

Oct 12, 2026

How a loophole in Canada's species-at-risk law can leave wildlife in limbo

A new study finds a legal gap in Canada's Species at Risk Act can leave species waiting years for protection, with 153 of 288 cases overdue and still unresolved as of January 2025.