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Alan: Let’s get going. We’ve all had a chance to think of some fresh names for our new value-added membership service. The last time we met we talked about calling it Gold or Platinum: if it works for the likes of American Express and Virgin Atlantic, it can work for us. But some of you felt that we could be more original. So let’s write our favourite ideas on the whiteboards, and then we’ll review them. We want a shortlist of three for Peter to choose from.

Chris VallanceSenior technology reporterGetty ImagesA lawyer representing the online message board 4chan says it won’t pay a proposed fine by the UK’s media regulator as it enforces the Online Safety Act.According to Preston Byrne, managing partner of law firm Byrne & Storm, Ofcom has provisionally decided to impose a £20,000 fine “with daily penalties thereafter” for as long as the site fails to comply with its request.”Ofcom’s notices create no legal obligations in the United States,” he told the BBC, adding he believed the regulator’s investigation was part of an “illegal campaign of harassment” against US tech firms.Ofcom has declined…

Catrin Nye and Adam EleyBBC NewsGetty ImagesBaby food manufacturers must cut levels of salt and sugar in their products and stop promoting snacks for babies under the age of one, the government has said.The new guidance would also restrict the use of marketing claims that suggest health benefits without scientific evidence.Firms that do not make their products healthier within 18 months may face action.It comes four months after a BBC Panorama investigation found top-brand baby food pouches lacked key nutrients and parents were often being misled by marketing.Manufacturers told the BBC they were committed to providing high quality and nutritious…

Brent Hinds, the former lead guitarist of the acclaimed heavy metal group Mastodon, was killed in Atlanta overnight.Police said Hinds, 51, died late on Wednesday after his Harley-Davidson collided with a BMW SUV whose driver did not yield while making a turn. The crash occurred at about 11.35pm.The Fulton county medical examiner’s office later confirmed his death.Hinds co-founded Mastodon in 2000 alongside bassist Troy Sanders, guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer Brann Dailor, and went on to gain recognition for his role in the Atlanta-based band.In a statement posted to Instagram, Mastodon said they were in a “state of unfathomable sadness…

Any Dallas Cowboys fans hoping for a peaceful resolution to the Micah Parsons saga may want to stay off social media. That’s because Parsons has scrubbed his bios of Cowboys references and posted a cryptic TikTok that points toward a departure from Dallas.On Thursday night, eagle-eyed social media users noticed that Parsons no longer had any references to the Cowboys in his X or Instagram bios. Parsons replaced the Cowboys with “TBD,” suggesting that he isn’t sure where he’ll play his next game. Parsons also posted this: As if all of that wasn’t already enough of a red flag, Parsons…

Scientists are calling for a new global regime to address air pollution caused by the space industry.Prof Eloise Marais’s team at University College London (UCL) began tracking space activities in 2020. Their latest figures reveal 259 rocket launches in 2024, and 223 launches in 2023. These burned more than 153,000 tonnes of fuel.Marais said: “More pollutants are being released into the atmosphere from rockets and satellites than ever before. We’re in uncharted territory, as humans have never added this much pollution to the upper layers of the atmosphere. If left unregulated, it may have serious impacts on Earth’s atmosphere.”The team…

Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 4 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “light,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown.  All times on the map are Eastern. The New York Times A major, 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey.The temblor happened at 10:16 p.m. Eastern, data from the agency shows.U.S.G.S. data earlier reported that the magnitude was 8.As seismologists review available data, they may revise the earthquake’s reported magnitude. Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to…

Joe FayTechnology ReporterEddie HartEddie Hart says coding firms seem reluctant to hire recent graduatesEddie Hart studied computer science and cybersecurity at Newcastle University, graduating in 2024.He says he knew getting into the tech workforce would be a challenge, but “I thought it would be a little easier”.Even when “junior” roles were advertised, they often demanded two or more years professional experience, Mr Hart says.”It’s not realistic, and it’s just discouraging the good candidates from even trying.”To him it seems clear that potential employers are using AI tools to automate the simpler parts of coder’s work, tasks which would traditionally allow…

Netflix’s panel at this year’s Anime NYC convention brought on a string of announcements and sneak peeks at its upcoming anime slate, including drops for the new season of the Emmy-award-winning series, Blue Eye Samurai. But you didn’t have to be there in person to see everything revealed. The streamer just debuted trailers and visuals for existing hits Sakamoto Days, Devil May Cry and Record of Ragnarok along with the release date and teaser for its new entry: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Deathwatch. Premiering Oct. 14, Splinter Cell: Deathwatch is adapted from the Splinter Cell video games and novels, and stars…

On “Back in the Mode,” a smooth banger on his stellar new album Kiari, Offset admits, ”Lost a bitch last year and got another one,” making it clear that he feels like getting more than a few things off his chest. Having suffered a public divorce from Cardi B last July, those bars home in on what many listeners have wanted to know. Even more to the point, “Move On,” the album’s fiery last song finds Offset quipping, “You fucked around with the wrong dude/Hope your next nigga will be great.” But you’d be mistaken if you thought that he’s…