Tech

Everything Game of Thrones did, HBO series Rome did better

The short-lived series had blood, guts, sex and epic stakes. It also had the ride-or-die friendship of a pair of foot soldiers

US lawmakers fight Trump cuts to $386m ocean monitoring program: ‘supreme stupidity’

Lisa Murkowski, a Republican senator, joins Democrats in bid to stop dismantling of Ocean Observatories Initiative

Wombles set to return after 27 years as IP deal opens door to comeback

Litter-picking creatures emerge from underground for global franchise targeting nostalgic adults and gen Alpha

Harlan Coben and Sam Worthington preview "I Will Find You"

Harlan Coben talks about casting for the Netflix adaptation of his 2023 bestselling novel "I Will Find You." The series stars Sam Worthington, who describes how fatherhood impacted him in his role and how he sees his character.

Retail giants join UK government drive to boost ‘plug-in’ balcony solar panels

Asda, Amazon and B&Q among retailers in talks to sell devices that feed into household sockets and can cut electricity bills by 30%

'Don DeLillo gave me his blessing': film director Ben Rivers on how fan mail from the Underworld author led to his latest work

When Rivers received a surprise letter from DeLillo, it encouraged him to set the author’s one-act play in an adult-free, postapocalyptic world

"Star Wars" lightsaber, "Wizard of Oz" witch hat and more iconic film props going up for auction

A lightsaber immortalized in a pivotal scene from George Lucas' "Star Wars" saga is among the fixtures of an upcoming auction focused on Hollywood memorabilia.

Fujitsu Chair Resigns After ‘Woman-Related Inappropriate Conduct’

Japanese technology company at centre of Post Office IT scandal is negotiating settlement with UK government over faulty software

SpaceX to acquire the AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion

The deal will help to bolster the company's efforts to compete with rivals like Anthropic and OpenAI, which also offer popular coding tools.

‘Wow, it really worked!’: the 70s TV show that’s causing worldwide panic

When UK mockumentary Alternative 3 tried to spook viewers that scientists were vanishing as part of a sinister space plot it succeeded. Today, the resulting conspiracy theory has even seen Trump’s government launch an investigation

How Elon Musk's second-in-command Gwynne Shotwell helped turn SpaceX into an IPO giant

CNBC spoke to people who've worked with SpaceX's president and chief operating officer.

Telegram's Durov says India punishing 150 million users after country temporarily bans messaging app

India has temporarily restricted access to the messaging app Telegram in an effort to prevent exam fraud. Telegram has slammed the ban.