Terrifying Jurassic predator with 7-inch claws prowled the Isle of Wight 120million years ago, study reveals

Daily Mail - Oct 14, 2026

A terrifying new dinosaur armed with claws as long as kitchen knives once stalked the Isle of Wight, archaeologists have revealed.

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Burnham - Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas decisions coming 'shortly'

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has urged the prime minister to stop "faffing about" with the North Sea oil and gas fields.

Astonishing proof the Bible is true etched into a gold coin and an ancient wall in Rome

Oct 14, 2026

Astonishing proof the Bible is true etched into a gold coin and an ancient wall in Rome

For some, the Bible is a collection of parables: a series of deeply resonant stories, designed to guide you throughout your life. Yet for others it is a historical document.

ASML’s chip equipment sales to China soar 109% despite US export curb push

Oct 14, 2026

ASML’s chip equipment sales to China soar 109% despite US export curb push

Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML expects China to account for about 20 per cent of its total sales this year, after seeing shipments to the market more than double during the previous quarter despite mounting US pressure for tighter export restrictions on less advanced chipmaking machinery. The company’s sales to China surged 109 per cent in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, according to financial results released on Wednesday. That took China’s share of ASML’s...

AI risks could repeat China shock that cost jobs, former US commerce chief Raimondo warns

Oct 14, 2026

AI risks could repeat China shock that cost jobs, former US commerce chief Raimondo warns

The rapid and unbridled development of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to disrupt the US economy in a way that is comparable to the “China shock” that displaced American workers, former US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo warns. Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi on Tuesday, she drew parallels between AI’s potential disruption to American jobs and the past impact of Chinese manufacturing competition on the US labour market. “In America, we’ve seen what...

'Time capsule beneath the sea': World's oldest shipwreck holds secrets from Great Pyramid era

Oct 14, 2026

'Time capsule beneath the sea': World's oldest shipwreck holds secrets from Great Pyramid era

‘Time capsule beneath the sea’: World’s oldest shipwreck holds secrets from Great Pyramid eraArchaeologists in a recent breakthrough have discovered the world’s oldest shipwreck off the coast of Kekova Island in Antalya, Turkey, lying on an underwater slope at a depth of 30...

Britain's single hotspots, revealed: Interactive map shows where you're most likely to be partnered up…or still looking for love

Oct 14, 2026

Britain's single hotspots, revealed: Interactive map shows where you're most likely to be partnered up…or still looking for love

Whether you're happily coupled up or endlessly swiping through dating apps, your postcode could have more influence on your love life than you think.

CISA Urges Immediate Ivanti Connect Secure Updates as Honeypots Log 105 Exploit Attempts

Oct 14, 2026

CISA Urges Immediate Ivanti Connect Secure Updates as Honeypots Log 105 Exploit Attempts

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday urged organizations to take steps to immediately update their Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) appliances and deployments to the latest version following the disclosure of an actively exploited vulnerability. The security flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-104935 (CVSS score: 8.6), is a case of authentication bypass impacting ICS

curl Patches HTTP/2 Upload Flaw After PoC Demonstrates Client-Side Code Execution

Oct 14, 2026

curl Patches HTTP/2 Upload Flaw After PoC Demonstrates Client-Side Code Execution

A flaw in how curl handles HTTP/2 uploads lets a malicious server receiving an upload corrupt the client's memory, and the researcher who reported it turned that into code execution on the uploading machine. The curl project fixed it on October 14 in curl 8.23.0. Taking over a client needs exact knowledge of its build and memory layout, and curl expects a real attack to end in a crash

Apple HomeView hands-on: SHIVALI BEST is one of the first people to test the £299 home device - so, should you buy one for your family?

Oct 14, 2026

Apple HomeView hands-on: SHIVALI BEST is one of the first people to test the £299 home device - so, should you buy one for your family?

Unveiled at an event in New York, the gadget won't go on sale until November 13. However, the Daily Mail's Science & Technology Editor, Shivali Best, was among the first to get her hands on it.

How to Run a Deepfake Readiness Drill Before a Cloned Voice Calls Your Team

Oct 14, 2026

How to Run a Deepfake Readiness Drill Before a Cloned Voice Calls Your Team

Cloned voices and synthetic video calls now show up in payment fraud, help desk resets, and access requests. A structured drill shows security teams exactly where verification breaks down, while nothing is at stake. The call comes in at 4:40 on a Friday. It's the CFO, or it sounds exactly like her, asking the controller to push a supplier payment out before the weekend because a deal closes

Researchers Used a Public OpenAI Model to Build a $250,000 Chrome Full-Chain Exploit in Six Days

Oct 14, 2026

Researchers Used a Public OpenAI Model to Build a $250,000 Chrome Full-Chain Exploit in Six Days

A team at security firm XBOW chained three then-unknown Google Chrome bugs into a single attack that runs code on a Windows computer when the user only loads a web page, the company said. Its researchers built the attack in six days by directing AI agents running OpenAI's publicly available GPT-5.6 Sol model. Google has since confirmed all three bugs, fixed them, and paid XBOW its top $

Hirudo Android Trojan Uses Patched Banking Apps to Bypass Their Built-In Security Checks

Oct 14, 2026

Hirudo Android Trojan Uses Patched Banking Apps to Bypass Their Built-In Security Checks

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android banking trojan called Hirudo that works by replacing legitimate banking apps with purpose-built patched versions designed to bypass security checks from inside the app itself, marking a new escalation in financial fraud.  Dutch mobile security company ThreatFabric said it identified replacements for eight Indonesian banking

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