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Voting age to be lowered to 16 in UK by next general election

news.ycombinator.com Rowena Mason 2025-07-21 09:44:17

The voting age will be lowered to 16 across the UK by the next general election in a major change of the democratic system. The government said it was a reform to bring in more fairness for 16- and 17-year-olds, many of whom already work and are able to serve in the military. It brings the whole of the UK voting age to 16. Scotland and Wales have already made the change for Holyrood and Senedd elections, as well as local council elections. In a sweeping package of changes, ministers will also

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Ukrainian hackers claim to have destroyed servers of Russian drone maker

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-07-25 16:30:14

Ukrainian hacktivist group BO Team has claimed to have hacked into the network of Russian drone maker Gaskar Group and disrupted its operations. In a post on its Telegram channel, BO Team announced the breach, saying it carried out the attack along with the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance, another hacktivist group that operates in Ukraine, as well as Ukraine’s military intelligence. The three groups, according to a machine translation of the announcement, “carried out large-scale work to seize the en

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Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites for UK Users

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-26 00:33:55

Cloudflare has become the first internet intermediary beyond local residential ISPs, to block access to pirate sites in the UK. Users attempting to access certain pirate sites are greeted with 'Error 451 - Unavailable for Legal Reasons'. In theory, ISP blocking should prevent UK users from even seeing this notice, but a combination of Cloudflare's blocking mechanism and choices made by some VPN users results in a piracy dead end. Internet service providers BT, Virgin Media, Sky, TalkTalk, EE, a

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Reddit starts verifying ages of users in the UK

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-07-27 04:03:20

Reddit starts verifying ages of users in the UK Ofcom, the UK regulator, said: "We expect other companies to follow suit, or face enforcement if they fail to act." Reddit, known for its online communities and discussions, said that while it does not want to know who its audience is: "It would be helpful for our safety efforts to be able to confirm whether you are a child or an adult." The social media platform is bringing in the measures to comply with new rules under the UK's Online Safety A

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UK launches vulnerability research program for external experts

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-07-27 08:21:22

UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced a new Vulnerability Research Initiative (VRI) that aims to strengthen relations with external cybersecurity experts. The agency already conducts internal vulnerability research on a wide range of technologies and will continue to do so. However, the launch of VRI will create a parallel program designed to improve discovery and sharing of critical insights with the community more expeditiously. The NCSC is the UK's cybersecurity authority

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Going off-grid? Leave your flagship at home and take this $300 Android instead. Here's why

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-07-27 08:04:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Oukitel WP56 is now available for $300 on the official site. It's a mid-range phone that performs above its price point, with impressive battery life and durability. Like most Oukitel phones, the WP56 is particularly heavy and bulky. View now at Oukitel Let me set the stage for you. You're out in the wilderness. Maybe you're working on a job site, or you've taken your Jeep for some off-road action. The terrain and the weather are rough, and you might not have the me

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The UK needs to deal with its e-scooter problem

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-28 12:30:56

E-scooters could be a vital tool to eliminate unnecessary car journeys, cutting emissions and journey times. Unfortunately, the UK is the last major European nation to not allow them to be ridden on most public roads. They've proliferated illegally anyway, and are now an issue the country can no longer afford to drag its heels on. The benefits of e-scooters are obvious: They’re cheap to buy and maintain, cost very little to run and have a small physical and environmental footprint. In 2022, the

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I tested an Android phone with a built-in smartwatch - my thoughts after a month

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-07-28 18:00:14

ZDNET's key takeaways The Oukitel WP300 is available now on Amazon for $425 with a $70 off coupon. This modular smartphone has built-in smartwatch and earbud components, as well as a very bright LED light. Like all Oukitel phones I've tested, the WP300 is thick, bulky, and very heavy. View now at Amazon There are certain brands that have carved a niche for themselves, and Oukitel is one of them. The company creates phones and tablets that are rugged enough to withstand the rougher side of wor

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Bluesky is adding age verification features for users in the UK

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-31 15:57:53

Bluesky users in the UK will soon need to verify their age if they want continued access to direct messages and all of the service's content. The company will begin rolling out age verification features later this month in order to comply with a UK law that requires platforms that offer adult content to confirm users' ages, Bluesky said in an update . The company says it will use Epic games' Kids Web Services to conduct age verification checks, and that people will be able to choose between sev

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Working with the UK Government to Protect Children Online

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-31 15:23:10

Part of Bluesky’s mission to create a more open and decentralized social web is helping users feel safe and in control of their experience. We always try to balance safety with privacy, and free expression with civility. To achieve our mission, we also work with governments around the world. In the UK, the Online Safety Act requires that online platforms take specific steps to reduce the risk of children seeing harmful content. Since certain parts of that act come into effect later this month,

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Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-08-01 00:01:19

Bluesky is adding age verification to its platform in the UK as part of efforts to comply with the country’s Online Safety Act. In an update on Thursday, the platform says it will let users verify their age by scanning their face, uploading an ID, or entering a payment card. Bluesky will perform age verification through Kid Web Services (KWS), an Epic Games-owned tool that developers can use to implement age verification and parental controls on their platforms. If users don’t want to verify th

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Disney and ITV partner up to show each other’s shows on their streaming services

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-01 12:01:09

Disney and the British free-to-air broadcaster ITV have launched a new partnership that will allow them to show each other’s shows in an effort to reach new audiences. ITV viewers will be able to watch shows including Only Murders in the Building, Andor, and The Bear – which lives on Disney+ in the UK – while Disney will take advantage of ITV’s various dramas and reality TV offerings. Mr Bates vs The Post Office, ITV’s BAFTA award-winning four-part dramatization of the British Post Office scand

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I replaced my Pixel 9 Pro with a $400 rugged Android phone - and now it's $100 off

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-08-02 20:08:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Oukitel WP56 is now available for $299 on the official site. The WP56 is a mid-range phone that performs above its price and has an impressive battery life. Like most Oukitel phones, the WP56 is very heavy. View now at Oukitel Let me set the stage for you. You're out in the wilderness. Maybe you're working on a job site, or you've taken your Jeep for some off-road action. The terrain and the weather are rough, and you might not have the means to give your phone a ch

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European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraine’s war zones

techcrunch.com Anna Heim 2025-08-04 16:00:00

Defense tech has gone from a no-go zone for VCs to a hot investment sector. However, dual use — meaning that the technology must also have civilian applications — is still a requirement for most of them, including the NATO Innovation Fund. Estonian VC firm Darkstar breaks from this trend by investing in purely military applications, with the goal of helping rearm Europe using combat-proven solutions emerging from Ukraine. “This is very critical, not only today but for the next 10 years,” said i

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‘The Institute’ Is a Solid Stephen King Adaptation

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-08-06 00:00:52

Stephen King is easily the most-adapted horror author; his books are so popular, many of the biggest ones have been adapted multiple times. Right now, there’s both a Carrie series and a feature take on The Stand in the works, and Edgar Wright’s The Running Man just dropped its first trailer. With the same titles seemingly caught in Hollywood’s revolving door, it can be tempting to forget King is still regularly publishing new stories. That’s one reason The Institute is such an intriguing new ar

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Emergency alert to be sent to smartphones in UK test

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-08-06 16:30:45

Emergency alert to be sent to smartphones in UK test 11 hours ago Share Save Aleks Phillips BBC News Share Save Watch UK alert go off from a government test in 2023 The national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones in the UK will be tested again this September, the government has said. It will see compatible phones vibrate and make a siren sound for 10 seconds while displaying a message at 15:00 BST on 7 September, even if they are set to silent. The alerts are intended for si

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Emergency alerts to be sent to UK smartphones

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-08-07 07:30:45

Emergency alerts to be sent to UK smartphones 2 hours ago Share Save Aleks Phillips BBC News Share Save Watch UK alert go off from a government test in 2023 The national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones in the UK will be tested again this September, the government has said. It will see compatible phones vibrate and make a siren sound for 10 seconds while displaying a message at 15:00 BST on 7 September, even if they are set to silent. The alerts are intended for situations

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Why Jolly Ranchers Are Banned in the UK but Not the US

wired.com Alex Christian 2025-08-08 12:54:51

On June 11, the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued an alert declaring several candies manufactured by The Hershey Company “unsafe to eat.” Four products from the flagship Jolly Rancher brand—Hard Candy, “Misfits” Gummies, Hard Candy Fruity 2 in 1, and Berry Gummies—contain mineral oil hydrocarbons, banned from food in the UK. The offending substances are mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) and mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH). Both are derived from crude oil and are often use

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New Galaxy Z Fold 7 leaks may give first real look at Samsung’s slimmer foldable

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-08-11 09:56:52

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7 has been given the thinner, sleeker glow-up we expected, if leaked hands-on photos are any indication. The trio of images posted by leaker @Jukanlosreve seemingly show what the next-gen Galaxy foldable will look like in the real world from a few different angles. The new photographs mostly line up with what we’ve seen in previous renders, including the larger, slimmer chassis that’s reported to be around 4.5mm thick when open. That’s slimmer than its 5.6mm Gal

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Nuki, my favorite smart lock, is now available in the US; I can’t recommend it enough

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-15 04:03:15

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Europe’s best smart lock, the Nuki Smart Lock, has launched in the US. The Matter-compatible lock costs $159 alone, or $299 with the fingerprint-supporting keypad (currently $229 on Amazon). A $5.9 premium monthly subscription enables remote access via the Nuki app and notifications, but it’s free for a lifetime for early adopters. If you ask me about my favorite product I’ve ever reviewed in my 19 years as a tech writer, the answer would be pretty st

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How to install a smart lock on an existing deadbolt - and why this model is my top pick

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-15 08:00:18

ZDNET's key takeaways The Nuki smart lock is now available for $159 on its own, and $229 when combined with the Keypad 2. This smart lock fits into an existing deadbolt, supports Matter for easy integrations with smart home systems, and features hands-free unlocking. Though innovative, the Nuki smart lock requires a subscription for full remote access; it's also very loud when locking and unlocking, and the Keypad 2 is somewhat slow. View now at Nuki I'm all for smart home technology, but I c

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Nuki’s Smart Lock is a better retrofit door lock

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-08-15 08:00:00

is a smart home reporter who’s been testing connected gadgets since 2013. Previously a contributor to Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, and US News. The new Nuki Smart Lock ($159), the company’s first designed for US deadbolts, is the most advanced retrofit smart lock I’ve tested. It features a sleek, compact design that looks and works like a regular doorknob, but it’s much more than a doorknob. It can automatically unlock as you approach, lock behind you, unlock using a keypad or your fingerprint, an

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I replaced my Pixel 9 Pro with a $300 rugged Android phone - here's my buying advice

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-08-15 22:00:25

ZDNET's key takeaways The Oukitel WP56 is now available for $300 on the official site The WP56 is a mid-range phone that performs above its price and has an impressive battery life Like most Oukitel phones, the WP56 is very heavy. View now at Oukitel Let me set the stage for you. You're out in the wilderness. Maybe you're working on a job site, or you've taken your Jeep for some off-road action. The terrain and the weather are rough, and you might not have the means to give your phone a char

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I Love the Look of the Nothing Phone 3

cnet.com Andrew Lanxon 2025-08-16 08:30:00

UK-based phone-maker Nothing says that its new Phone 3 is its first "true flagship," featuring a high-end processor and a potentially powerful triple-camera array. I've been hands-on with the phone at its London launch event, and I'm quite impressed so far. The phone goes on sale in the US, the UK and Europe next week for $799 or £799. Scroll through this gallery to see more of this unusual Android phone.

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How to Watch Wimbledon 2025 Live Outside the UK

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-18 08:55:07

Wimbledon is on, and you’re outside the UK — oh no! Well, you won’t have to worry about traveling back home this time. The good news? You can now watch Wimbledon 2025 from anywhere. Wimbledon 2025 is already underway, and there’s still time to catch the action live. Luckily, you can enjoy Wimbledon coverage abroad, virtually for free. Here’s a simple workaround for Brits overseas. Schedule from June 30 to July 13, 2025 Where to watch for free BBC iPlayer (UK) Watch every match from anywhere wi

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Entry-level jobs down by a third since launch of ChatGPT

news.ycombinator.com Adam Mcculloch 2025-08-20 02:38:54

The UK jobs market continued its cautious recovery in May, with annual vacancy growth and rising wages offering signs of resilience despite a modest monthly decline in job postings. However, entry-level opportunities have taken a significant hit, dropping by nearly a third since the advent of widely available generative AI tools at the end of 2022. According to the latest UK Job Market Report from job matching platform Adzuna, the number of advertised vacancies fell slightly by 0.51% in May to

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Mark Hamill Once Again Shared His Dark Motivations for Luke in ‘The Last Jedi’

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-08-23 16:15:35

Luke Skywalker had a wife and a kid who both killed themselves. Well, not really, but that’s what Mark Hamill internalized in order to get into the headspace of the character for Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. The actor has shared this information before, but it’s been a while, so we figured it was worth discussing again with a little distance. Speaking on Bullseye with Jesse Thorn, Hamill explained the headcanon he created to try and understand why Luke Skywalker would have left the Je

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The BBC is launching a paywall in the US

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-08-24 08:41:05

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. The BBC wants to make people in the US pay for its content. The public broadcaster announced on Thursday that it will start offering US-based users an $8.99 per month (or $49.99 per year) subscription for “unlimited” access to news stories, feature reports, and the BBC News channel livestream. Users in the US will still get free access to “select”

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Take the CUKTECH 10 Power Bank home for a mere $27.99

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-24 23:45:13

Paul Jones / Android Authority It used to happen to me all the time. I’d go about my day, and when I most needed my phone, it would die on me! No more! Now I carry around a handy battery pack with me, and my phone can make it through a day or two without breaking a sweat. If you want this peace of mind, and would rather not spend much, the CUKTECH 10 Power Bank is among our favorites, and it is only $27.99 right now! Buy the CUKTECH 10 Power Bank for just $27.99 ($12 off) This offer is availab

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Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE price leaks: Should you buy last year’s Flip instead?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-27 07:16:27

TL;DR A retailer has listed European and UK pricing for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE. The foldable phone is listed at ~€1,056 in Europe and ~£887 in the UK This would make the Z Flip 7 FE significantly cheaper than the Z Flip 6 was at launch. We got our first hint of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Z Fold 7 prices yesterday after a retailer apparently leaked European and UK pricing for the foldables. Now, the retailer has purportedly leaked pricing for the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE. SammyGuru spotted

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Latest Tech News

Voting age to be lowered to 16 in UK by next general election

Ukrainian hackers claim to have destroyed servers of Russian drone maker

Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites for UK Users

Reddit starts verifying ages of users in the UK

UK launches vulnerability research program for external experts

Going off-grid? Leave your flagship at home and take this $300 Android instead. Here's why

The UK needs to deal with its e-scooter problem

I tested an Android phone with a built-in smartwatch - my thoughts after a month

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Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK

Disney and ITV partner up to show each other’s shows on their streaming services

I replaced my Pixel 9 Pro with a $400 rugged Android phone - and now it's $100 off

European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraine’s war zones

‘The Institute’ Is a Solid Stephen King Adaptation

Emergency alert to be sent to smartphones in UK test

Emergency alerts to be sent to UK smartphones

Why Jolly Ranchers Are Banned in the UK but Not the US

New Galaxy Z Fold 7 leaks may give first real look at Samsung’s slimmer foldable

Nuki, my favorite smart lock, is now available in the US; I can’t recommend it enough

How to install a smart lock on an existing deadbolt - and why this model is my top pick

Nuki’s Smart Lock is a better retrofit door lock

I replaced my Pixel 9 Pro with a $300 rugged Android phone - here's my buying advice

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Entry-level jobs down by a third since launch of ChatGPT

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The BBC is launching a paywall in the US

Take the CUKTECH 10 Power Bank home for a mere $27.99

Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE price leaks: Should you buy last year’s Flip instead?

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