Mysterious 'phoenix planet' found around the remains of a dying star

The News International - Oct 6, 2026

Mysterious ‘phoenix planet’ found around the remains of a dying starThe phoenix, which was considered a mythical bird with an eternal cycle of life and death, has now inspired the name for a world dubbed a “phoenix planet” by astronomers.According to researchers, this...

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Gloucester Docks dredging project costing £4m begins

Oct 6, 2026

Gloucester Docks dredging project costing £4m begins

Silt levels in the docks have left boats stranded and led to the docks closing this summer.

US payroll data shows young workers' jobs most affected by artificial intelligence

Oct 6, 2026

US payroll data shows young workers' jobs most affected by artificial intelligence

In August, US employment in roles most exposed to AI for people aged between 22 and 25 shrank by 4.4 percent year-on-year. This means there's been a contraction every single month since October 2023, about a year after ChatGPT was first released. The high impact of AI on younger workers is one of the key trends emerging from the Canaries Dashboard, a project led by the Stanford Digital Economy Lab and ADP Research. We spoke to ADP Research's Chief Economist Nela Richardson in our Business segment.

As China’s AI race accelerates, ‘model fatigue’ becomes the next challenge

Oct 6, 2026

As China’s AI race accelerates, ‘model fatigue’ becomes the next challenge

On September 22, the global artificial intelligence landscape spun on its axis within a matter of hours. In Beijing, Xiaomi engineers went live with an unusual broadcast, streaming the training run of their new MiMo-V2.6 model. In San Francisco, Anthropic unveiled its frontier Opus 5.5 model. About an hour later, OpenAI crashed the party with the surprise release of its GPT-6 Sol and Luna models. For tech executives and developers trying to keep pace, it was just another overwhelming day in the...

LibreOffice and OpenOffice Flaws Let Malicious Spreadsheets Run Code Without Macro Warnings

Oct 6, 2026

LibreOffice and OpenOffice Flaws Let Malicious Spreadsheets Run Code Without Macro Warnings

A malicious spreadsheet can make LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice run an attacker's code as soon as the file is opened, security researchers have shown. There is no warning first, of the kind either program shows before it runs a macro. The attack works only when the program's Java support is enabled. So far, it has only been shown as a proof of concept, and there are no reports of its use in

World's heaviest insect makes astonishing comeback after conservationists save giant bug from extinction

Oct 6, 2026

World's heaviest insect makes astonishing comeback after conservationists save giant bug from extinction

The world's heaviest insect has made an astonishing comeback after conservationists saved the giant bug from the brink of extinction.

Wikimedia Says OpenAI Agents Tried to Compromise Etherpad and Use Wiki Tools as Proxies

Oct 6, 2026

Wikimedia Says OpenAI Agents Tried to Compromise Etherpad and Use Wiki Tools as Proxies

The Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia, has confirmed that it has discovered activity by rogue OpenAI agents on its platforms, including unsuccessful efforts to compromise Etherpad, a public note-taking tool, and edit Wikipedia pages. "The unauthorized bot activities included edits to our wikis, some unsuccessful attempts to exploit a public note-taking tool we host, and heavy traffic,

'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins physics Nobel

Oct 6, 2026

'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins physics Nobel

Belgian physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won for his pioneering work on an observatory that detects particles from space.

Italian PM files to trademark her voice against AI threats

Oct 6, 2026

Italian PM files to trademark her voice against AI threats

Giorgia Meloni submitted a four-second audio to a EU agency in a bid to protect her voice from deepfakes.

The death of pale rosé? Gen Z would rather pay for a dark pink White Zinfandel than a Provence classic, study finds

Oct 6, 2026

The death of pale rosé? Gen Z would rather pay for a dark pink White Zinfandel than a Provence classic, study finds

Forget vineyards, vintages and fancy French labels - according to a new study, the quickest way to win over Gen Z wine drinkers is simply to make your rosé a darker shade of pink.

Four aviation start-ups named finalists in World Aviation Festival competition

Oct 6, 2026

Four aviation start-ups named finalists in World Aviation Festival competition

Four start-ups addressing AI-driven flight shopping, AI search optimisation, airline ancillaries, and airport boarding processes have been selected to compete in the World Aviation Festival’s annual Start-up Competition next week. The live final takes place on Tuesday 13 October at FIL Lisbon, where each company will pitch its solution to a panel of industry leaders and investors. Hosted by Irra Ariella Khi, Co-Founder and CEO of Zamna, the competition gives early-stage disruptors a platform to showcase their innovations to more than 4,500 senior executives across aviation and travel.

Travel Operators Can’t Just Watch as AI Reroutes the Customer Journey

Oct 6, 2026

Travel Operators Can’t Just Watch as AI Reroutes the Customer Journey

Operators of hotels, resorts, theme parks, and cruises succeed by making their customers feel welcome, looked-after, and alive. It’s therefore understandable that they are often cautious about adopting technology that might make their customer experience less human. When it comes to AI adoption, however, there’s a real danger that operators will suffer strategic damage if they don’t move fast enough.

Welcome to the Jungle: What We Found Inside 15,465 Public MCP Servers

Oct 6, 2026

Welcome to the Jungle: What We Found Inside 15,465 Public MCP Servers

In 2024, MCP (Model Context Protocol) set out to become the USB-C of AI: one standard for connecting models, agents, and IDEs to tools and data. The protocol delivered. Thousands of developers built servers, and enterprises plugged them into agent workflows. The ecosystem around it fell short. Earlier this year, our team at OX Security,  traced critical vulnerabilities in Anthropic's MCP

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