Fancy a bit of history? Under the floodlights of this storied old ground you were welcome to take your pick. The inevitable Erling Haaland smashed through the 100-goal barrier and a Premier League record. Phil Foden scored his second double in four days. City raced to a 5-1 lead before...
Age of the ‘scam state’: how an illicit, multibillion-dollar industry has taken root in south-east Asia
Like the narco-state, a ‘scam state’ refers to countries where an illicit industry has dug its tentacles deep into institutions and transformed the economy For days before the explosions began, the business park had been emptying out. When the bombs went off, they took down empty office blocks and demolished...
Life Invisible: the fight against superbugs starts in the driest place on Earth
Cristina Dorador is on an urgent mission in the world’s highest desert, the Atacama in Chile. As the rise of drug-resistant superbugs kills millions per year, Cristina has made it her mission to uncover new, life-saving antibiotics in the stunning salt flats she has studied since she was 14. Against...
Scientists uncover surprise origin of wispy cirrus clouds
These delicate cloud systems appear to be seeded by massive atmospheric waves thousands of miles away Cirrus clouds are our highest clouds; their delicate wispy strands are like an artist’s brushstrokes through the sky. During the day they are bright white and at dawn and dusk they can take on...
Quality of migraine care dependent on ethnicity, UK survey finds
Ethnic minority people more likely to experience poor treatment and even racism, Migraine Trust research shows People from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to experience worse migraine care and to fear discrimination because of their condition, a survey by a leading UK charity has found. Migraines are characterised by...
The best science and nature books of 2025
From the threat of superintelligent AI to the secrets of a longer life; plus the evolution of language and the restless genius of Francis Crick This felt like the year that AI really arrived. It is on our phones and laptops; it is creeping into digital and corporate infrastructure; it is...
Steam could be headed to phones, tablets, and other Arm hardware
Valve recently told The Verge that it has spent years funding the development of emulators and translation layers to make x86 games playable on Arm chips. Work by developers both inside and outside the company could make Windows titles run smoothly on Android and other platforms without porting or streaming....
India orders mandatory security app on phones, Apple refuses to comply
The Indian government wants all major smartphone makers operating in the country to install a state-sponsored app for "security" purposes. Sources speaking with Reuters said India's telecom ministry privately pressed manufacturers to support the tool, which the sources described as behaving like persistent malware that users cannot easily remove. Read...
No, ChatGPT is not starting to show users ads, says OpenAI
A screenshot showing ChatGPT suggesting the Peloton app during an unrelated conversation blew up the internet on Monday. Many users feared the chatbot had begun displaying ads – even for paying customers. The screenshot, shared on X by AI enthusiast Kol Tregaskes, showed what appeared to be an ad for...
Nvidia dominates discrete GPU market with 92% share despite shifting focus to AI
According to a new report from Jon Peddie Research, Nvidia held a 92 percent share of the discrete GPU market in Q3 2025, down from 94 percent in the previous quarter. AMD grew its market share to seven percent, registering a 0.8 percent sequential increase, while Intel gained 0.4 percent......