US midterms: after two years of unchecked Trump we’ll now see if Congress can reassert its democratic role

Democrats have won control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, ending two years of unified Republican government in Washington. The immediate political consequences of this result are clear: Trump will…

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ElevenLabs could start preparing for an IPO in 2028, its CEO says

He spoke to Bloomberg’s Tom Mackenzie at the Bloomberg Tech event in London, as Yazhou Sun reported for Bloomberg . “We’d love to IPO, build a public company, build that step in a longer journey. IPO of course is not an…

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Crédit Mutuel Arkéa says hackers carried out fraudulent transactions

In a statement to customers on Wednesday, Arkéa said the attack was under control and that the security incident had been closed. They have not disclosed how the attackers gained access or how much money was taken. The…

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International surrogacy and the narrow legal idea of what makes a family legitimate

The case is thought to be the first to come before a court in the UK involving a surrogate who gave birth in China, where surrogacy is illegal. It raised numerous concerns – including about the welfare of the surrogate…

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UK cyber agency warns of AI-powered ransomware on infrastructure by 2028

The warning is in the NCSC annual review , The State of the Cyber Nation, published on 3 November. The NCSC, part of the GCHQ spy agency, also expects hostile states to lean on AI. “By 2028, it is highly likely China…

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Why Trump, Xi, and Putin can’t carve up the world like the ‘big three’ leaders of 1945

The prospect has prompted comparisons with the “Big Three” summit in Yalta in February 1945 at which the leaders of Britain, the US and the Soviet Union discussed a carve up of the world following the second world war.…

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Brava secures $15M to help security teams find threats their systems miss

The promise is straightforward. AI agents can analyze alerts, investigate suspicious activity, and help security teams respond with greater efficiency. But the technology depends on something that people often take for…

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LG’s 2026 C6 OLED is now £400 cheaper than in August

Amazon is where to find it, with the 55-inch LG OLED evo C6 now listed at £1,199, saving £400 on a 2026 model that has come down in two steps , first to £1,399 on 1 October and then to its current price on 28 October.…

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Samsung Galaxy Ring gets approval for advanced sleep apnea detection

The update builds on Samsung’s original sleep apnea detection technology, which received FDA authorisation in February 2024 and focused on identifying signs of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea. The upgraded…

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Microsoft boasts Windows 11 is now up to 40% faster for multi-tasking

A blog post from Pavan Davuluri , head of Windows at Microsoft, entitled 'Raising the bar for 8GB Windows 11 PCs' gives us some further metrics as to how much performance has been improved by. Microsoft has mentioned…

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