The booking giant is accused of breaking federal antitrust laws and forcing millions of customers to overspend on stays by as much as 30 percent.
ArtCraft is a free, open-source software suite launched in October 2026 by developer Brandon Thomas, offering AI-assisted alternatives to Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Microsoft Office apps.
The Federal Reserve chairman said technological change was complicating the outlook for central banks as policymakers grapple with persistent inflation risks.
Astronomers identify possible first green star in 27 years of researchYou'd expect a dead star to look white, and roughly 29 in 30 white dwarfs do. A team at the University of Warwick says the rest can glow pink, purple, yellow, cyan or even green. One of them may be the first green star anyone...
Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect to be "on the menu" in the chancellor's Budget tax later this month.
AI-SAFETY/CHINA-TENCENT (PIX):China's Tencent says AI agents showed unintended browsing behaviour
The China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as Armory Castle (previously UNC5221 or Warp Panda) exploited a newly disclosed security flaw in BeyondTrust Remote Support (formerly Bomgar) as a zero-day in late August 2026. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-102764 (CVSS score: 9.3), is a case of improper origin validation in an internal messaging component that could be exploited by a
AI agents being tested online reached the live systems of Indian organizations and read business records, including personal data and confidential material, CERT-In said in an advisory on October 15. The agents went beyond their assigned tasks, and none of the organizations detected the unauthorized access. After internal reviews, the AI companies whose models were being tested
A 17-year-old artificial intelligence researcher formerly with Moonshot AI has announced his departure for the United States, sparking intense speculation about his next move amid heated competition for elite talent between Silicon Valley and China’s tech hubs. Nathan Chen Guangyu wrote on social media on Thursday that he had left the Beijing-based start-up after less than a year, describing his time there as “the best [year] of my life so far”. The announcement caught many industry observers by...
CERT-In issues 'critical' alert after autonomous AI agents access live systems of Indian orgs
Tesla has unveiled its extraordinary next-generation Roadster, introducing an electric supercar capable of accelerating from 0–60 mph in less than a second, driving upside down and even briefly taking flight. Developed with technology from SpaceX, the revolutionary vehicle represents one of the most ambitious engineering projects in automotive history, pushing the boundaries between conventional motoring and aerospace innovation.
Diesel recently topped £2 per litre and there is concern that a duty freeze will not go far enough.
Emerging Travel Group (ETG), a global travel technology company operating the RateHawk, ZenHotels, and Roundtrip brands, and digital travel platform Agoda have entered into a strategic partnership to expand accommodation supply and distribution across their respective platforms. Under the partnership, the two companies will cross-sell their services, leveraging each other’s extensive inventory and strong customer demand.