Breaking news, every hour Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Apple Charts New Course with Hardware Chief John Ternus at the Helm
Technology
Apple Charts New Course with Hardware Chief John Ternus at the Helm
Apple has revealed a significant leadership transition, appointing John Ternus as its next CEO to take over from Tim Cook after 15 years leading the...
Apr 18 · Shalan Preworth
Anthropic’s Mythos AI Model Sparks Global Security Alarm
Technology
Anthropic’s Mythos AI Model Sparks Global Security Alarm
Anthropic's latest artificial intelligence model, Claude Mythos, has triggered widespread alarm amongst regulatory bodies, lawmakers and financial sector organisations across the globe after assertions that...
Apr 17 · Shalan Preworth
Dating Apps and Video Platforms Adopt Iris Scanning to Verify Real Users
Technology
Dating Apps and Video Platforms Adopt Iris Scanning to Verify Real Users
Major video and dating platforms are embracing iris-scanning technology to address the rising threat of AI-created fake accounts and scams. Tinder and Zoom have partnered...
Apr 16 · Shalan Preworth
White House seeks dialogue with Anthropic over advanced AI security tool
Technology
White House seeks dialogue with Anthropic over advanced AI security tool
The White House has conducted a "productive and constructive" discussion with Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, marking a significant diplomatic shift towards the AI company despite...
Apr 15 · Shalan Preworth
Digital Twins Transform Workplace Productivity and Raise Legal Questions
Technology
Digital Twins Transform Workplace Productivity and Raise Legal Questions
A tech adviser in the UK has invested three years developing an AI version of himself that can handle business decisions, customer pitches and even...
Apr 14 · Shalan Preworth
Politics
Senior Diplomat Set to Defend Silence Over Mandelson Vetting Failure
Sir Olly Robbins, the removed permanent under secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, will justify his choice to withhold details about Lord Peter Mandelson's...
Apr 15
Politics
Five Critical Questions Facing Starmer in Commons Mandelson Showdown
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is dealing with intense scrutiny in Parliament over his management of Lord Mandelson's security assessment for the US ambassador role,...
Apr 14
Politics
Starmer Would Have Rejected Mandelson, Lammy Insists Amid Vetting Crisis
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has maintained that Sir Keir Starmer would have rejected Lord Mandelson's nomination as US ambassador had he known the ex-minister...
Apr 13
Politics
Foreign Office Chief Set to Answer MPs Over Mandelson Security Clearance Controversy
The Foreign Office's leading civil servant is anticipated to undergo rigorous questioning from MPs on Tuesday over his role in awarding Peter Mandelson a security...
Apr 12
Politics
Mandelson Vetting Crisis Deepens as Senior Civil Servant Departs
The nomination of Lord Peter Mandelson as UK envoy to the US has sparked a fresh political crisis for Sir Keir Starmer after it came...
Apr 11
Politics
Political leaders Address Bipartisan Understanding on Immigration framework Structural reforms
In a significant advancement for British government, leading politicians from across the party divide have come together to investigate remarkable mutual agreement on reform of...
Apr 10
UK jobless rate surprises with unexpected drop to 4.9%
Business
UK jobless rate surprises with unexpected drop to 4.9%
The UK's unemployment rate has caught off guard economists with an surprising drop to 4.9% in the period ending February, according to the latest figures...
Apr 17 · Shalan Preworth
Suspicious Trading Patterns Shadow Trump’s Major Policy Announcements
Business
Suspicious Trading Patterns Shadow Trump’s Major Policy Announcements
Market observers have uncovered a worrying pattern of irregular trading activity that consistently precedes Donald Trump's key policy announcements during his second term as US...
Apr 16 · Shalan Preworth
Why a third of young British men still live at home
Business
Why a third of young British men still live at home
More than one in three men in their twenties and thirties in the United Kingdom are now living with their parents, marking a notable change...
Apr 15 · Shalan Preworth
Mortgage rates begin recovery as geopolitical tensions ease
Business
Mortgage rates begin recovery as geopolitical tensions ease
Mortgage rates have started to recover after striking record levels during escalating international conflicts, with prominent banks now making "meaningful" cuts to deals for first-time...
Apr 14 · Shalan Preworth
Global Finance Chiefs Voice Alarm Over Powerful New AI Security Threat
Business
Global Finance Chiefs Voice Alarm Over Powerful New AI Security Threat
Finance ministers, central bankers and senior banking executives have raised urgent alarm over a powerful new artificial intelligence model that jeopardises the security of worldwide...
Apr 13 · Shalan Preworth
World
Trump Demands Iran Deal Before Lifting Strait of Hormuz Blockade
Donald Trump has declared that the United States will not end its embargo on Iranian ports until Tehran agrees to a deal, heightening pressure as...
Apr 14
World
Louisiana shooting leaves eight children dead in domestic tragedy
A father has killed seven of his own children and an eighth unrelated child in a shooting spree in Shreveport, Louisiana, in what authorities have...
Apr 13
World
Decorated Australian Soldier Faces War Crime Murder Charges
Australia's most-decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has vowed to fight five war crime murder charges in his first public statement since being arrested last week....
Apr 12
World
Oil prices tumble as Iran pledges Strait of Hormuz access
Oil prices have declined steeply after Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz would remain "completely open" to trade vessels throughout the truce in the US-Israel...
Apr 11
World
Unexpected Ceasefire Leaves Israel’s North Questioning Leadership
Israel's communities in the north woke to an unexpected truce deal between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday, brokered by United States President Donald Trump –...
Apr 10
World
European States Unite to Strengthen Frontier Security and Movement Control Initiatives
Across the European continent, a notable shift is underway as nations join forces to fortify their border defences and implement more rigorous migration procedures. Faced...
Apr 9