A BBC investigation has uncovered claims that essay cheating remains widespread at UK universities despite the introduction of a law designed to stop it. Since April 2022, it has been illegal to provide essays for students in post-16 education in England. But so far there have been no prosecutions. The BBC has spoken to a former lecturer who describes essay cheating as an open secret and to a businessman who claims to have made millions from selling model answer essays to university students. Universities UK, which represents 141 institutions, said there were severe penalties for students caught submitting work that was not their own.

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Former chancellor George Osborne is joining artificial intelligence (AI) giant OpenAI. He will lead its OpenAI for Countries programme, which is aimed at helping governments increase their AI capacity. Announcing his new London-based role, Osborne said it was a privilege to be joining the company. I recently asked myself the question: what's the most exciting and promising company in the world right now? The answer I believe is OpenAI, he said on X.

Science Space Solar System Mars NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snaps 100,000th image A high school student suggested the steep sand dunes of Syrtis Major for the milestone image. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) officially went into service above the Red Planet in November 2006. The spacecraft has since spent nearly 20 years circling Earth's closest neighbor, studying its geology and identifying icy evidence of a once watery world . After already sending back more than 450 terabits of data over the course of its ongoing mission, the orbiter recently passed a major milestone: its 100,000th image of the Martian surface.

Chrome for Android now uses Google Gemini to convert webpages into podcast-style summaries with virtual hosts for hands-free browsing during commutes.

Yale epidemiologist Harvey Risch, who has entertained a connection between Covid vaccines and "turbo cancer" and promoted ivermectin, says he'll chair the President's Cancer Panel. An epidemiologist who has speculated about whether there is a connection between Covid-19 vaccines and "turbo cancer" in young people, and works as chief epidemiologist at a company that sells ivermectin alongside reviews that claim it has efficacy as a cancer treatment, has been appointed by president Donald Trump to a key position overseeing the National Cancer Program. Harvey Risch, a professor emeritus of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, announced his appointment as chair of the President's Cancer Panel on X earlier this month. Risch's profile page on the Yale website has also been updated to read "In November 2025, President Trump appointed Dr. Risch to Chair the President's Cancer panel." No formal announcement was made by the president or the White House, and the Cancer Panel website's list of current members does not include Risch.

Jensen Huang was riding high. The name of the company he runs, Nvidia, is a play on the Latin word for . But when asked last month, Huang could not think of a single thing he is envious of. "I have a pretty great life," he said toward the end of a 75-minute interview with TIME, before tallying a list of things he is grateful for: his happy marriage, his adult children, and his two dogs, who earlier that day both received the all-clear on their ultrasounds. Then, of course, there was his professional life: running the world's most valuable company, worth some $4.3 trillion.

In October, the company announced plans to fire 14,000 employees globally amid its deepening embrace of AI. Amazon's logo on the side of a logistics center. Amazon is set to fire 370 people at its European headquarters in Luxembourg in the coming weeks, as reports. Amazon initially planned to reduce its headcount there by 470, but under European Union law, companies have to negotiate layoffs with employee reps and, in some cases, governments. Amazon reportedly told employees at the European HQ in a memo the layoffs are adjustments that reflect business needs and local strategies.

Andrew Jackson's White House once hosted a cheese feeding frenzy The seventh president's farewell party featured 1,400 pounds of cheddar. In 1835, a New York dairy farmer sent President Andrew Jackson a 1,400-pound cheddar cheese to celebrate the president's second inauguration. Two years later, it was finally eaten. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. It's February 1837, and the White House is about to bear witness to one of the greatest feeding frenzies in this nation's proud history of competitive consumption.

Negotiations over a technology deal between the UK and US have stalled due to stumbling blocks in wider trade negotiations between the two sides. The Technology Prosperity Deal - which was billed as historic when it was unveiled during US President Donald Trump's state visit in September - saw both countries pledge to co-operate in areas such as AI. However, talks on the agreement are now being held up because of US concerns about what it considers to be wider UK trade barriers. A government spokesperson said our special relationship with the US remains strong and the UK is firmly committed to ensuring the Tech Prosperity Deal delivers opportunity for hardworking people in both countries. The New York Times - which first reported the story - said there were broader disagreements between the two sides, including over digital regulations and food safety rules.