August 2026

Mentmore Towers, the mansion that became Wayne Manor in Batman Begins, is now at risk of being seized. (Photo: SWNS) The real-life Wayne Manor from Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, Mentmore Towers in Buckinghamshire, is at the centre of a preservation battle after the Grade I-listed mansion was served with a formal repairs notice. The property…

Chinese retailer AliExpress has been found using an “audio trick” that can fingerprint visitors by analysing sounds processed by their web browsers. The technique measures inaudible audio signals and was discovered by researcher Matthew Callaghan after visiting the AliExpress website repeatedly caused his phone audio to stop playing through his Bluetooth headphones.​According to a report…

An illustration shows NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in orbit. Reuters Nasa is set to launch the $4 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a flagship observatory designed to investigate dark energy, dark matter and planets beyond our solar system. The telescope is scheduled to launch on Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from…

UP RERA offers 4-month extension to projects hit by Middle East disruptions The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP RERA) has allowed eligible registered real estate projects an additional four months to complete their stipulated timelines, taking into account the prevailing situation in the Middle East and its impact on the real estate sector.The…

China has warned the US that it could retaliate if Washington significantly expands secondary sanctions on Chinese companies doing business with Iran China has warned that it could take retaliatory measures if the United States significantly expands secondary sanctions targeting Chinese companies doing business with Iran, according to reporting by the Financial Times.The warning came…