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Man jailed for throwing bottle at Portsmouth migrant protest

BBC News

A father-of-two has become the first man jailed following an anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth after admitting throwing a plastic bottle and swearing at police. Del Somerville, 42, previously pleaded guilty to violent disorder at the city's crown court following the overnight protest near Eastney Marina on 6 September. Hundreds of protesters gathered after a boat carrying about 120 migrants was brought ashore near Eastney Beach. He pleaded not guilty to a separate charge of assaulting a police officer, relating to an incident on 11 September, and will face trial at Portsmouth Magistrates Court at a later date. The court heard Sommerville, from Portsmouth, was among a large group of demonstrators protesting at the arrival of the migrants.


Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future?

BBC News

Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future? To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. An OpenAI agent has gone rogue and infiltrated an Australian government website in what cyber-security experts are calling the first hack of its kind. But why did it take the government months to discover what happened - and could it happen again? What was hacked and why did it take Australia so long to realise?


Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on September 24, 2026

Mashable

Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more AI at School Mashable Selects Look Up Say More Safety Net Versus Creator Playbook In My Bag Trending Now Back to School Good Connection: Uplifting stories for a digital age All Series The Moon is getting Fuller. Lois Mackenzie is a freelance reporter at Mashable. Over the years she has written for many publications, covering everything from the local news to the best pair of running shoes. You can find bylines in publications including Fit&Well, Metro, and Coach magazine, usually covering deals on everything from earbuds to TVs, or guides on how to beat your half marathon time. The Moon is looking a little different tonight as it continues towards the Full Moon.


New app from former Tinder exec turns anyone into a matchmaker

Mashable

Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more AI at School Mashable Selects Look Up Say More Safety Net Versus Creator Playbook In My Bag Trending Now Back to School Good Connection: Uplifting stories for a digital age All Series You can sign up to Rivet as a Dater or Matcher, but all are encouraged to pair up others. Anna Iovine is the associate editor of features at Mashable. Previously, as the sex and relationships reporter, she covered topics ranging from dating apps to pelvic pain. Before Mashable, Anna was a social editor at VICE and freelanced for publications such as Slate and the Columbia Journalism Review. Follow her on Instagram .


Reported assaults on Britain's rail services rise by more than a third

BBC News

Reported assaults on Britain's rail services rise by more than a third Reports of violent incidents and harassment on rail services rose substantially last year, figures from the rail regulator show. Reported assaults, including physical and verbal, were up 36% in the year to March 2026 compared with the previous year, according to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). In total 13,464 assaults against passengers and members of the public were recorded on Britain's mainline railway, the highest number recorded since the series began in 2004. The ORR said the figures were concerning and that it was working with the industry to address the problem. According to the figures, harassment increased by 52% compared with the previous year and common assaults rose by 30%.


Hasbro classics meet AI: EverBoard launches exclusively at Best Buy this holiday season

Mashable

Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more AI at School Mashable Selects Look Up Say More Safety Net Versus Creator Playbook In My Bag Trending Now Back to School Good Connection: Uplifting stories for a digital age All Series EverBoard wants to completely overhaul family game night. Soumya is a deals writer who covers consumer tech, shopping deals, and the products people use every day. With experience writing about everything from AI tools and software to smartphones and home gadgets, she enjoys breaking down product research into clear, useful recommendations. When she's not tracking deals, she's usually comparing products, digging through reviews, and figuring out what actually makes a purchase worth it. All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers.


How to get your cut of Apple's 250 million Siri settlement

Engadget

U.S. Apple customers who purchased some iPhone models should submit claims for compensation for the company's delayed introduction of Apple Intelligence features it originally announced in June 2024. Payments could be worth 25 to 95 per device. To qualify, you must submit your claim by December 21, 2026. Apple was hit with a class action lawsuit on the basis that people purchasing iPhones between June 10, 2024, and March 29, 2025, did so believing it would ship Apple Intelligence sooner than it did. While not making an admission of guilt, the company agreed to a 250 million settlement to make up for those delays, which saw features delayed for release until fall 2025 and later.


Poland says fire at Starlink station is sabotage as Denmark warns of rising Russian threat

BBC News

A fire at a Starlink satellite station in central Poland was a deliberate act of sabotage, a government minister has said. Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said the fire in the Masovian Voivodeship province was deliberately designed to disable the station... disrupting internet access for various institutions, including the Ukrainian army. He told Polish public broadcaster TVP Info an investigation was ongoing but many indications suggest the attack fits into a new Russian doctrine of attack. The Kremlin has not commented. Meanwhile, Denmark's intelligence service issued a new threat assessment saying it expects Russia to escalate hybrid warfare in the coming months.


Are we back in big tech's 'move fast and break things' era?

BBC News

Are we back in big tech's'move fast and break things' era? To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Move fast and break things. It was a mantra coined by the tech giant Meta and used until 2012, which came to define the bad old days of social media running riot in a feeding frenzy of user data. Yet now we have large companies scrambling to develop ever more powerful AI, in an intense global race to be first to build the world's most advanced models, egged on by US President Donald Trump.


OpenAI agents hack Australian government health data

Al Jazeera

Rogue OpenAI agents accessed an Australian government health data website, obtaining non-public information, in what could be the first known instance of AI autonomously hacking a government portal. Australian politicians have called it utterly unacceptable. Belgium and Rwanda are talking again. Is DR Congo any closer to peace? Greenland's delegation gets hero's welcome after signing US-Denmark pact UN funding cuts hit refugees at Cox's Bazar settlement