Meanwhile, if you've been paying attention to medicine, basketball and the British Parliament, you'll get at least three questions right this week.

Latinos helped Texas Democrats set the new record for a primary, but the state has been a white whale for the party for decades.

President Trump has touted apprenticeships as part of his promise of a golden era for American workers. But are his administration's investments enough?

When Medicaid began sharing personal data with federal immigration authorities last year, it upended decades of explicit promises to patients. Now, even eligible immigrants fear getting the health coverage.

Mobile homes have long been zoned out of cities and suburbs. But with updated designs and a housing shortage, they're increasingly being welcomed as more-affordable starter homes.

A year ago, eggs were scarce and prices were sky-high. But avian flu took a much smaller toll on America's egg-laying chickens this winter than last, and egg prices have tumbled 42%.

At the Winter Paralympics, athletes with prosthetics often modify them to fit their bodies more precisely. That has led to some competitors starting their own businesses to help fellow amputees.

Israel launches strikes in Beirut, FBI investigating two unrelated attacks in Michigan and Virginia, Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to ban large investors from buying up single-family homes.

The announcement was made just hours before Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel is scheduled to speak early Friday "to address national and international issues."

A record 280 political parties had registered by Thursday's deadline to participate in Haiti's first general election in a decade, hopeful for a chance to help ease their country's multiple crises.

The US Central Command says rescue efforts continue after a refuelling aircraft went down over western Iraq.

Analysts had been expecting 0.2% growth for the UK economy at the beginning of the year.

Sinners, Marty Supreme, Hamnet and One Battle After Another are among the films in contention this year.

Ed Miliband says the competition watchdog is primed to intervene if firms use the oil price shock to "rip off" customers.

In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children's emotions.

Jack Draper is penalised with a controversial hindrance call as Daniil Medvedev ends the Briton's Indian Wells title defence in the quarter-finals.

Tommy Lynch rushed to hospital when he woke with blue skin but it turned out to be from his sheets.

The FBI says the incident is being investigated as a "targeted act of violence against the Jewish community".

Friday feels noticeably colder. Helen Willetts explains why there's been a change in temperature and looks at how long it may last.

The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.

Distributed Acoustic Sensing tech uses broadband cables to pinpoint plumbing faults

Openreach claims its fiber network infrastructure can detect leaks in nearby water supply pipes, which could save millions of liters of the precious fluid... if the water companies can be bothered to fix them.…

Have you tried turning it on, never mind off and on again?

On Call Arrr! How is it Friday already? The Register can't explain where the week went, but we can deliver a new installment of On Call, the reader-contributed column that shares your stories of tech support SNAFUs.…

From Groq-ing about tokenomics to OpenClaw and the silicon that powers it, our predictions for the hottest ticket in town

Nvidia has a bit of a problem. Popular generative AI workloads like code assistants and agentic systems generate massive quantities of tokens and need to move them at speed. But the GPU giant's chips currently struggle to deliver.…

Didn’t say why, but for once AI may not be the reason for a lost job

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen has announced he intends to depart the company after 18 years as the prince of PDFs.…

Beijing hinted it wasn’t happy with Cupertino, which weeks later made a change

Apple has cut the fees it charges Chinese developers to sell their apps and other digital goodies.…

Going from eight systems to one means fewer people make decisions to unleash Epic Fury

As the US continues its strikes on Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury, speakers at Palantir's AIPCON event on Thursday said the company’s Maven Smart System product has shortened the time it takes the Department of Defense to select and hit targets on the battlefield during the conflict.…

Prompt like a hard-ass boss who won't tolerate failure and bots will find ways to breach policy

AI agents work together to bypass security controls and stealthily steal sensitive data from within the enterprise systems in which they operate, according to tests carried out by frontier security lab Irregular.…

Everything extends its cloud Computer to enterprises, your computer

Perplexity is ready to have enterprises use its AI service even if enterprises may still be wary of delegating tasks to software agents.…

Automated checks raised doubts, though key questions remain unanswered

American parents of school-aged children may want to pay attention to where their cars are parked and for how long, as license plate reader data is now being cited by at least one school district when challenging whether students live where they say they do.…

It's safe and secure, Redmond insists, but don't expect medical advice

Microsoft wants to store your healthcare data so that its AI "delivers personalized health insights that you can act on," but without the liability that comes with actual medical advice.…

Company says it doesn't know how long it will take to restore its Microsoft environment.

Unsealed messages add wrinkle to trial after US agreed to settle with Live Nation.

Trade group callls out HP for latest Dynamic Security firmware update.

SBF is still twisting facts to hide FTX crypto losses, DOJ says to block new trial.

Three smaller SUVs are in development, starting at under $50,000.

Perplexity says AI access to your files is in "secure environment with clear safeguards."

The Inca Empire's system of roads were built on centuries-old trade routes.

Neo is the first MacBook in a long time with an easily replaceable keyboard.

Steam maker says settling the case would be easier but would set a bad precedent.

The midsize AWD EV goes on sale this spring, single-motor versions in 2027.