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Today, Amazon shared more details about the final chapter of its game New World: Aeternum. The company announced in October that it would wind down support for the MMO, with the Nighthaven season to be its last. New World will be delisted and no longer available for purchase starting today, but the game’s servers will not be taken offline until January 31, 2027. People who own the game will be able to continue playing until that date. Nighthaven season will continue through to that end date.Players who had previously purchased New World: Aeternum will be able to re-download and continue…

What colors do you like to wear? These days, I’m really liking the combo of blue and brown. The pairing feels out of the 1970s and looks great with jeans. Of course, you don’t have to buy anything — you can just dig up or borrow something blue and something brown — but for inspiration, here are a few looks… What do you think? I hesitated to post something frivolous today, but I know many readers come here for a soft landing or news break, and we’re happy to offer that, too. xo P.S. My five holy-grail beauty products, and what’s…

JEROEN JUMELET/EPA/ShutterstockThe exact cause of the fire is not yet knownA large fire has broken out following an explosion at a building in the Dutch city of Utrecht.At least four people were injured in the incident, which happened near Visscherssteeg, an alley in the city centre. The cause is not yet known. The local safety body said several buildings had collapsed and that there were reports of extensive damage, adding that it was possible people were still under the rubble. One eyewitness told RTL News that they had heard a “deafening bang” and that ” everything in the alley was…

Angus CochraneSenior political journalist, BBC ScotlandPA MediaNigel Farage unveiled Lord Offord at an event in Fife Former Conservative minister Lord Offord has been named as Reform UK’s Scottish leader.The ex-Scottish Tory treasurer was unveiled by party leader Nigel Farage at an event in Fife.He will lead the party into May’s Scottish Parliament election, with Reform aiming to make a major electoral breakthrough north of the border. Farage confirmed that he had held talks with Robert Jenrick, who had just been sacked from the Conservative frontbench for “plotting to defect”, but denied his defection had been agreed.Lord Offord – who is…

The Ford Mustang Dark Horse SC has been revealed as a new track-focused variant of the fabled muscle car, designed to bring the performance of the flagship GTD to a wider audience. Developed in-house by Ford Racing, the ‘Street Cred’ essentially takes the popular Dark Horse variant of the Mk7 Mustang and adds in key elements honed on the GTD and its GT3 racing sibling.  It has been created in line with Ford’s quest to ensure the Mustang rivals the likes of the Porsche 911 in offering a broad line-up focused on a wide variety of buyers. Brand manager Ryan Shaughnessy described the car as…

Image: Rawpixel/Envato AI is creeping into the systems that keep the lights on. Security is struggling to keep up. That growing gap is what prompted the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to issue guidance on the risks AI poses to operational technology. The agency is especially concerned about how AI implementations might lead to data breaches and other threats across the many operational technology (OT) environments that manage essential public services. OT refers to the systems that keep power grids, water treatment, and industrial processes running. It includes hardware and software, such as industrial control systems and monitoring…

Now would be a good time to update all your Bluetooth audio devices. On Thursday, Wired reported on a security flaw in 17 headphone and speaker models that could allow hackers to access your devices, including their microphones. The vulnerability stems from a faulty implementation of Google’s one-tap (Fast Pair) protocol.Security researchers at Belgium’s KU Leuven University Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography group, who discovered the security hole, named the flaw WhisperPair. They say a hacker within Bluetooth range would only require the accessory’s (easily attainable) device model number and a few seconds.”You’re walking down the street with your headphones…

The US has seized a sixth tanker in the Caribbean Sea in its ongoing efforts to control exports of Venezuelan oil, officials say.The vessel, Veronica, was boarded in a predawn operation “without incident” as it was defying President Donald Trump’s “quarantine of sanctioned vessels”, said the US military.”The only oil leaving Venezuela will be oil that is coordinated properly and lawfully,” the Southern Command said.Since the US military strikes on Venezuela and seizure of its president Nicolás Maduro this month, Trump has said he plans to tap into the country’s huge oil reserves. “The Veronica is the latest tanker operating…

Vanessa PearceWest MidlandsWest Midlands PoliceChief Constable Craig Guildford has apologised for providing incorrect evidence to MPs in the Commons Downing Street has said it no longer has confidence in West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford, echoing comments made in the Commons on Wednesday by the home secretary. Other senior members of the cabinet have called for Guildford to resign or be sacked, heaping pressure on the senior officer after Israeli football fans were banned from a match against Aston Villa.It comes after Guildford apologised for providing incorrect evidence to MPs which twice included the denial that AI was used…

This is our first look at Rolls-Royce’s second EV, a huge Cullinan-sized SUV that will go toe-to-toe with Bentley’s maiden EV. While no official information about the vehicle has been released by the Goodwood car maker, Rolls has long said it was close to unveiling the next member of its EV line-up, following the Spectre in 2024. Indeed, in January last year, CEO Chris Brownridge told Autocar “that there will be another electric Rolls-Royce later this year”, and while the car maker has missed that target, these pictures suggest it is close to being production-ready. The car could be unveiled at this…