Significant drop in levels of toxic 'forever' chemicals in England's rivers

BBC - Nov 12, 2026

The decline has been put down to severe restrictions placed on the substances' use.

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Nov 11, 2026

Gen Z go crazy for the iPhone 5C: Interest in Apple's 2013 device skyrockets by 40,500% as youngsters gush over the 'vintage' camera

Searches for 'Buy iPhone 5C' have skyrocketed by 40,500 per cent in the past year - 13 years after Apple's device first went on sale.

Nov 11, 2026

Kudlow calls on Nvidia CEO to step down

Fox Business host Larry Kudlow called for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to resign after it was revealed the tech billionaire had an affair with a woman suspected of spying for China, arguing the scandal makes him a liability to the AI industry. “Step down, Mr. Huang. Right now,” Kudlow, a former economic adviser to President...

Nov 11, 2026

Face it, your cat doesn't care about you! Felines only meow at their owner when they want something, study finds

Many cat owners like to think they share a special bond with their pet, with meows often interpreted as signs of affection. But a new study suggests you've probably been reading these signals all wrong.

Nov 11, 2026

Urgent iPhone warning to delete apps now issued by company hit with the 'biggest hack in history'

The world's largest digital currency exchange has urged millions of iPhone users to take action to protect themselves from a potentially devastating software problem.

Nov 11, 2026

Silicon Valley Tech Allies Support Jensen Huang

Elon Musk and other Silicon Valley figures cast the Nvidia chief’s relationship with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy as a personal lapse, not a security failure.

Nov 11, 2026

‘Fight Harder,’ U.N. Chief António Guterres Implores, Rousing Climate Ambassadors at COP31

The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, spoke at COP31, a meeting aimed at reducing emissions, amid a sharp drop in attendance by world leaders.

Nov 11, 2026

Trump Officials Clashed Over Megaspeed, Firm at Heart of Nvidia Affair

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick last week about why the administration had not put restrictions on advanced chip sales to Megaspeed.

Nov 11, 2026

Nvidia CEO 'should have known better': Former FBI special agent

Former FBI special agent Tracy Walder on Tuesday said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang "should have known better" after admitting he had an affair with an alleged Chinese spy, which is raising concerns over national security. "Now, someone like him, who's the head of this trillion-dollar company, should have had people around him telling him, 'No,'...

Nov 11, 2026

Nvidia stock rebounds as scrutiny into Huang mounts

Nvidia’s stock rebounded on Wednesday morning, as the company probes and lawmakers scrutinize CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with an alleged Chinese spy. Shares of the company were up roughly 3.4 percent as of the late morning, trading at above $174 per share. Nvidia’s stock closed below $169 per share on Tuesday, reaching a six-month low...

Nov 11, 2026

The islands humans are yet to leave their mark on: Scientists discover two 'wild and untouched' worlds hidden in the Pacific

Humans have left their mark on almost every place on the planet. But scientists have discovered two remote atolls in the Pacific Ocean which appear to be the exception.

Nov 11, 2026

Scientists may have got human evolution WRONG: 3-million-year-old fossil reveals our ancient family tree is far more complicated than we thought

A new study suggests the celebrated Taung Child - one of the most important fossils ever discovered - belonged to a far more complex world of early human relatives than scientists had imagined.

Nov 11, 2026

Critical Zoom Workplace Flaw Could Allow Unauthenticated Remote Privilege Escalation

Zoom has released software updates to address two security flaws impacting Zoom Workplace for Windows, including a critical bug that could result in privilege escalation on affected systems. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2026-108186 (CVSS score: 9.6) - An improper input validation vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via

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