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Apple updates Final Cut Camera to support the iPhone 18 Pro’s variable aperture
Apple has updated Final Cut Camera to fully support the iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture feature, which was highlighted during the phone's announcement earlier this month. The redesigned app makes it easier to access and adjust camera settings such as ISO and white balance, whilst allowing users to…
Firefox refresh brings new themes and compact mode to desktop and mobile
Mozilla is rolling out a redesigned Firefox to users on desktop and mobile, refreshing its themes, icons and colours to reflect features added to the browser. The changes matter to users who want a more tailored, accessible interface, and include the return of compact mode, which reduces the…
OpenAI turns ChatGPT into a platform for discovering and using apps
OpenAI announced features at its Dev Day that transform ChatGPT into a platform for discovering, launching and using applications, effectively challenging the traditional app store model. The company has expanded ChatGPT's capabilities to suggest relevant apps during conversations, allow users to connect and operate apps directly within the…
The 10 greatest opening scenes of the 1970s
This article examines the greatest opening scenes from 1970s cinema, a period when New Hollywood gave directors unprecedented creative freedom to experiment with how films could introduce themselves to audiences. The '70s saw filmmakers use opening moments as thesis statements and hooks, with directors like Stanley Kubrick and…
Rockstar Officially Reveals 3 Big New ‘GTA 6’ Gameplay Features
Rockstar has officially revealed three major gameplay enhancements for Grand Theft Auto 6 via Game Informer's cover story. The highly anticipated crime simulator will feature significantly improved animals, weather systems, and NPC generation that showcase the technical ambitions for the year's biggest gaming release. The game will include…
Oura Delays $15B Smart Ring IPO as Market Uncertainty Mounts
Oura, the Finnish maker of smart rings, has postponed its planned initial public offering on US markets, abandoning plans that would have valued the company at $15 billion. The decision to delay the flotation comes just
Madison Beer gushes over ‘incredible’ Justin Herbert, WAG culture is headed to college & the NASCAR swear jar
WAG culture has expanded to college American football, marking a significant shift in how athlete relationships are commercialised at the college level. A make-up artist named Allison Kaye has created a thriving business providing "Game Day Glam" services to players' girlfriends, a business model that reflects growing commercial…
Newsom’s coastal defences could worsen beach loss, experts warn
California Governor Gavin Newsom has implemented an emergency plan to protect coastal homes and infrastructure from severe El Niño weather by constructing barriers made of rocks, seawalls, and concrete along the shoreline. However, coastal experts have strongly criticised this approach, warning that whilst these measures offer short-term protection,…
Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ Follow-Up ‘Anything But Ghosts’ Sets May 2027 Release Date From Focus Features, Blumhouse
Curry Barker's second film, the horror-comedy "Anything But Ghosts," has been given a May 7, 2027 release date by Focus Features and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster. The film marks another collaboration between Barker and his "Obsession" star Cooper Tomlinson, who co-wrote and co-stars in the project alongside Violet McGraw, Bryce…
Curry Barker’s Next Movie ‘Anything But Ghosts’ Sets May 2027 Release
Focus Features and Blumhouse Atomic Monster have scheduled Curry Barker’s next film, *Anything But Ghosts*, for release on 7 May 2027. Barker co-wrote and directs the supernatural film, which stars him and Cooper Tomlinson as aspiring ghost hunters whose investigation spirals out of control; it is set in…
Google and Henry Cavill plan November game for Googlebook laptops
Google has partnered with actor and producer Henry Cavill to make a video game using its new Googlebook laptops, with the result expected in November. The project is part of Google’s effort to promote the Android-based computers and could draw attention to what they can do. Google has…
Palestine Ban Reconsidered; Police Smash Crime Ring; Regeni Officials Jailed
Police arrested seventeen in a major organised crime crackdown across London and four counties. The Government may reverse the Palestine Action ban, whilst three Egyptian officials were jailed for Giulio Regeni's abduction.
Julie Meyer’s Swiss venture capital firm enters liquidation amid unpaid claims
Julie Meyer’s Swiss venture capital firm, VIVA Investment Partners AG (VIP), has entered liquidation, adding to the business difficulties facing the former Dragons’ Den star. The proceedings began on 18 August, following reports that the company had accumulated about 435,000 Swiss francs (£400,000) in unpaid claims to tax…
Meta launches enterprise AI unit to challenge cloud computing rivals
Meta has announced the formation of a new enterprise services business unit, to be led by former MongoDB CEO Chirantan "CJ" Desai, built around its Muse AI models and agent technology. The move represents Meta's effort to diversify its revenue streams beyond its core advertising business and to…
Independent review to examine Scotland’s Lord Advocate’s dual role
Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney, has commissioned an independent review of the Lord Advocate’s role after criticism over former office-holder Dorothy Bain briefing him about charges against Peter Murrell before they became public. The role combines Scotland’s chief prosecutor with a legal adviser to ministers, prompting calls from…
OpenAI agents get rebrand – as ‘dots’ – while safety worries delay new model
OpenAI has rebranded its artificial intelligence agents as "dots"—cute, animated digital assistants designed to autonomously handle tasks for users with busy schedules. The rebrand, announced by CEO Sam Altman at OpenAI's developer event on Tuesday, comes as the company faces mounting safety concerns about AI agents acting unexpectedly…
Horrific hospital blunder as surgeons amputate the WRONG leg forcing woman to become double amputee, lawsuit claims
An Ohio woman, Sharon Jacks, is suing a surgeon and several healthcare organisations after a lawsuit alleged that surgeons amputated her healthy left leg instead of her cancer-affected right leg in September 2025. The complaint says the error left her a double amputee and describes the incident as…
Ceferin attacks Infantino over FIFA leadership and lack of transparency
Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA president, has delivered a scathing attack on his FIFA counterpart Gianni Infantino without naming him directly, using Hans Christian Andersen's "The Emperor's New Clothes" as a metaphor for FIFA's leadership. Speaking at the European Football Clubs general assembly in Copenhagen, Ceferin criticised the failed FIFA…
Property development company fired blind worker on their FIRST day of new job, lawsuit alleges
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued Houston property developer Majestic Developers on behalf of Ali Aljoda, alleging it dismissed him because he is legally blind and needed workplace adjustments. Aljoda had moved his family from Atlanta for a drainage engineer role, but was dismissed within…
Close the observability gap with agentic observability
Enterprise organisations face a significant observability challenge, with legacy monitoring tools providing only fragmented views of increasingly complex IT environments. As organisations expand their use of AI, hybrid infrastructure, and sovereign cloud systems, this fragmentation creates operational bottlenecks—when critical applications fail, IT teams struggle to identify root causes…