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Oct 7, 2026It's time to be done after just over 15 years of moderator work. I was elected in the very first community election in January and February of 2011, and by now I'm quite possibly in the top five for longest serving community moderators on the origina...
Oct 7, 2026Everyone at Exmouth Marina knew there was an unexploded German bomb in the water. Old hands at the dock had been saying so since the end of the second world war. But the marina had been dredged and re-dredged and nothing had ever come up. It had star...
Oct 7, 2026Weight-loss drugs show signs of slowing biological aging, say drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly found the popular medicines reduce molecular markers of age. Popular weight-loss drugs may do more than help people shed pounds. They might also melt ...
Oct 7, 2026Here’s how our climate team picked 10 promising companies to watch Our reporters and editors evaluated dozens of climate tech companies from around the world for potential impact, scalability, and signs of commercial progress. As the team at MIT Tech...
Oct 7, 2026Google has been ordered to temporarily stop work on two datacentres in Finland after failing to do the necessary environmental impact assessments on its construction sites. The planned datacentres in Muhos and Kajanni are part of a €13bn (£11bn) proj...
Oct 7, 2026The Australian privacy regulator has opened an investigation into the China-based software company behind the HeyCyan app in Kmart’s $89 smartglasses, following public outrage over the covert use of the devices. In August, Guardian Australia reported...
Oct 7, 2026Scientists who believe technology will largely solve the problems caused by the climate crisis are less likely to engage in civic action on the issue, according to a study. The report from the London School of Economics found they are 23% less likely...
Oct 7, 2026Australian adults will be able to access Pornhub once again after the site brought in age-checking on Apple devices in response to legal requirements that initially saw the site block users. In March, Aylo, the parent company of the most popular porn...
Oct 7, 2026Apple reportedly worked with LG on gadgets for its upcoming smart home push The doorbell, security cameras, thermostats and more could be announced next week. We've been hearing a lot about Apple's renewed smart home endeavors from Mark Gurman at Blo...
Oct 7, 2026Why do some PCs have two Ethernet ports? Your PC probably doesn’t need both ports, but workstations and servers can put them to work. The two Ethernet ports on some PCs aren't a matter of aesthetics or a simple selling point. Their primary purpose is...
Oct 7, 2026Why no High or Blood Elves? Blizzard speaks on WoW: Forever's controversial new Skyborne race — 'We may occasionally make a bold choice' Blizzard says Skyborne is to avoid another potential "population swing" - Blizzard has explained why it added the...
Oct 7, 2026'Need for data centres outweighs other considerations': local council in the London commuter belt approves Amazon's massive M25 hub despite air quality fears UK council says data center positives outweigh the negatives - Amazon secures approval for a...