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Inside the Jaguar Land Rover hack: stalled smart factories, outsourced cybersecurity and supply chain woes

Being a carmaker where ‘everything is connected’ has left JLR unable to isolate its plants or functions, forcing a shutdown of most systems The first external signs of the chaos about to hit JLR, Britain’s largest automotive employer, came on the quiet last Sunday of August. Managers at a factory in Halewood, Merseyside, told industry …

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The best LED face masks, tested: eight light therapy devices that are worth the hype

They claim to fix fine lines, blemishes and redness – but which stand up to scrutiny? We asked dermatologists and put them to the test to find out • The best anti-ageing products: Sali Hughes’s 30 favourite serums, creams and treatments LED face masks are booming in popularity – despite being one of the most …

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Massive Attack remove music from Spotify to protest against CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in AI military

The band cited a ‘moral and ethical burden’ placed on artists by revenue from their work ultimately funding lethal technologies Massive Attack have become the latest act – and first major-label one – to pull their catalogue from Spotify in protest at founder Daniel Ek investing €600m (£520m) in the military AI company Helsing. In …

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Nvidia to invest $5bn in Intel after Trump administration’s 10% stake

Deal gives Intel a lifeline as firms team up on AI datacenters and PC chips after Trump stake sparks market surge Nvidia, the world’s leading chipmaker, has announced plans to invest $5bn in Intel and collaborate with the struggling semiconductor company on products. A month after the Trump administration confirmed it had taken a 10% …

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Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think

The phenomenal response to an article we published on this question led to detailed cognitive research – and the findings have implications that go way beyond gamers Five years ago, on the verge of the first Covid lockdown, I wrote an article asking what seemed to be an extremely niche question: why do some people …

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Borderlands 4 review – the chaotic, colourful shooter has finally grown up a little

PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch 2; Gearbox Software/2K GamesFamiliar and predictable, but also well-honed and significantly less juvenile, the fourth Borderlands game is a blast Once a games franchise hits its fourth outing, it is certainly mature – yet maturity is not a word generally associated with Borderlands, the colourful and performatively edgy looter-shooter …

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‘This is the hardest I’ve ever lived’: meet the US cowgirls making it as ranchers

More women are entering the US ranching and agriculture field. Their struggles – and aspirations – defy the traditional Marlboro cowboy stereotype Savanah McCarty was not riding across the wide-open prairie when a horse accident nearly killed her. She was in the driveway of her leased farm outside Bozeman, Montana, waiting for a student’s mother …

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Will Bartolo and Rae Colquhoun-Fairweather: the 10 funniest things we have ever seen (on the internet)

The clown duo share what makes them laugh, including pop divas, unhinged mobile game ads and Kermit unmasked Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email We are Rae and Will AKA raeandwill, a clown duo who specialise in mime – so asking us to write about the 10 funniest things we’ve seen on the internet …

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Why random lines of video game dialogue get stuck in our heads

From famous Street Fighter lines to quips from 90s classics, these are the quotes we hear again and again – and even incorporate into our own lives Some snippets of video game dialogue, like classic movie quotes, are immediately recognisable to a swathe of fans. From Street Fighter’s “hadouken!” to Call of Duty’s “remember, no …

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Temu’s UK operation doubles revenues and pre-tax profits

Super-budget Chinese retailer reports revenues of $63.3m last year, almost double its $32m in 2023 Business live – latest updates The UK operation of the Chinese online marketplace Temu doubled revenues and pre-tax profits last year, as British consumers snapped up products offered by the super-budget retailer. Temu UK reported revenues of $63.3m (£46.4m) last …

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