Category: Technology News

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Google on Tuesday unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence technology to accelerate a year-long makeover of its search engine that is changing the way people get information and curtailing the flow of internet…

System overview, illustrating that infrared radiative element clusters arranged on the ceiling generate multiple focused beams directed at various positions in the focal plane. Credit: Sharadhi Gunathilake and Malin Premaratne Connectivity is no longer a luxury—it is the backbone of how we live, work and move through the world. From smart homes to wearable tech,…

This June 19, 2017 file photo shows a person working on a laptop in North Andover, Mass. Credit: AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File Researchers at cybersecurity outlet Cybernews say that billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled into datasets online, giving criminals “unprecedented access” to accounts consumers use each day. According to a report…

Four people have been arrested by police investigating the cyber attacks targeting M&S, Co-op and Harrods. A 20-year-old woman and two males, aged 19, and one aged 17, were detained in London and the West Midlands this morning by officers as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) operation. They were arrested on suspicion of…

South West Water has agreed to pay a £24m penalty for wastewater spillages, the water regulator said. The company, serving 1.8 million customers in the South West part of England, failed to meet its legal obligations in managing the wastewater treatment works and network, Ofwat said. South West Water did not have adequate management systems…

A robot has performed realistic surgery on its own with 100% accuracy, researchers have announced.

Researchers say they have found a “powerful double weapon” that could help cancer patients keep their hair during chemotherapy. The new method combines scalp cooling – where patients use cold caps to reduce hair loss from cancer drugs – with a lotion, comprised of antioxidants – some of which are found in red grapes. Hailed…

A 23-year-old man who convinced his victim to attempt suicide and seriously self-harm online has become the first person sentenced under new internet safety laws. Warning: This story contains details of encouraging self-harm and suicide which some readers might find disturbing Tyler Webb, from Loughborough, Leicestershire, was sentenced to nine years and four months imprisonment,…

Octopus Energy Group, Britain’s largest residential gas and electricity supplier, is plotting a £10bn demerger of its technology arm that would reinforce its status as one of the country’s most valuable private companies. Sky News can exclusively reveal that Octopus Energy is close to hiring investment bankers to help formally separate Kraken Technologies from the…

UK farmers have “nothing more to give” as they fear the government will use agriculture to further reduce US tariffs in a trade deal with the White House. The UK is trying to reduce steel tariffs to zero, from a current reduced rate of 25%, but Downing Street refused to confirm if it was confident…