Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this April 1st, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
British flagship found in dock with no engine
A heavily armed Royal Navy vessel that has been drydocked in Portsmouth for an extended period is at the centre of a scandal this morning after it emerged the ship has no engine.
The post British flagship found in dock with no engine first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
Startup takes a different approach to AI assistants
As the Pentagon eyes agentic AI, a veteran-founded company introduces a tool that puts the military first.
UK universities expand into India amid shifting demand, tighter visa rules
International education already contributes more than 30 billion pounds annually to the British economy, and expansion into India is expected to drive that figure higher.
A Taxonomy of Cognitive Security
Last week, I listened to a fascinating talk by K. Melton on cognitive security, cognitive hacking, and reality pentesting. The slides from the talk are here, but—even better—Menton has a long essay laying out the basic concepts and ideas.
The whole thing is important and well worth reading, and I hesitate to excerpt. Here’s a taste:
The NeuroCompiler is where raw sensory data gets interpreted before you’re consciously aware of it. It decides what things mean, and it does this fast, automatic, and mostly invisible. It’s also where the majority of cognitive exploits actually land, right in this sweet spot between perception and conscious thought…
Russian military plane crash kills 29 in occupied Crimea
Russian authorities say a technical malfunction caused the An-26 to crash into a cliff.
As Apple turns 50, a look at how a management course in postwar Japan paved the way for Steve Jobs’ obsession with quality and its dominance in the iPhone era (Patrick McGee/Financial Times)
Patrick McGee / Financial Times:
As Apple turns 50, a look at how a management course in postwar Japan paved the way for Steve Jobs’ obsession with quality and its dominance in the iPhone era — How a little-known yet highly influenti…
Iran hits Kuwait airport and a tanker off Qatar while strikes batter Tehran ahead of Trump speech – apnews.com
Iran hits Kuwait airport and a tanker off Qatar while strikes batter Tehran ahead of Trump speech apnews.comIran war live: ‘Missile from Iran’ hits oil tanker off Qatar’s coast Al JazeeraQatar targeted by three cruise missiles: De…
Model, 29, fighting for life after horror motorbike crash in Thailand left her in coma with severe head injuries
A MODEL is fighting for her life after smashing her head and breaking bones in a motorbike crash on the Thai island of Phuket. Ekaterina Blinova, 29, was driving her motorbike when she collided with a car which left her with a broken leg and “life-thre…
Albanese Urges Australians to Remain Calm Amid Fuel Crisis
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pleaded with Australians not to panic over higher fuel prices, in a rare national address on Wednesday.