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John Oliver Returns to Expose Trump Family’s Shady Crypto Dealings: ‘We Badly Need Proper Guardrails’
John Oliver used the return of “Last Week Tonight” from its summer break to scrutinise the Trump family’s expanding cryptocurrency ventures, arguing that the president has personally profited enormously from an industry he once dismissed as fake. The segment carries added weight given Oliver’s own position: his contract runs out at the end of 2026,…
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How Palantir got into the NHS – podcast
A Guardian podcast episode features investigative journalist Lucas Amin discussing how the data analytics firm Palantir, sometimes labelled “the world’s scariest company,” secured a £330m contract with the NHS. Amin and colleague Peter Geoghegan investigated the relationship between the US tech giant and the UK’s public health service, uncovering a story involving controversial politicians, paid…
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Mary Beth Barone Says She & Benito Skinner Tried To “Get Out” Of ‘Ride’ Podcast Contract Over Dear Media CEO’s Politics: “Hard To Reconcile That”
Comedian Mary Beth Barone has revealed that she and co-host Benito Skinner attempted to exit their contract with Dear Media, the company that produces their podcast “Ride,” over political differences with chief executive Michael Bosstick. Speaking on the “Talk Easy” podcast, Barone said the pair were unable to leave the deal despite disagreeing with some…
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Foxconn drops VMware, adopts hyperconverged upstart Arcrfra for workloads including AI
Foxconn, the Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant, has adopted hyperconverged infrastructure from Singaporean start-up Arcfra to replace VMware in some remote offices and to handle GPU virtualisation workloads, including AI. The move is significant because it makes Foxconn another high-profile defector from VMware since owner Broadcom overhauled its licensing and product strategy, joining other large organisations…
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Tour De France: Tadej Pogacar Dominates Race For Record Tying Fifth Win
Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar has won a record-equalling fifth Tour de France, joining an elite group of riders to have achieved the feat. He took the yellow jersey at stage six and held onto it for the remainder of the three-week race, dominating from an early stage rather than winning narrowly at the end. Pogačar,…
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Can Apple make smart glasses that aren’t a constant privacy threat?
Apple is reportedly working to ensure its long-awaited smart glasses avoid the privacy backlash faced by rivals such as Meta, whose devices have been criticised for enabling non-consensual recordings. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has pushed back its launch timetable, delaying the product’s unveiling to the Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2027, with availability…
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Home cocktail maker says Gen Z isn’t giving up alcohol — they’re changing how they drink
The alcohol industry, which has traditionally counted on young adults becoming lifelong regular drinkers, is being reshaped by Gen Z’s move towards “sober-curious” habits, according to the chief executive of home cocktail machine maker Bartesian. Rather than abandoning alcohol altogether, younger drinkers are said to be prioritising quality over quantity, favouring premium, carefully made drinks…
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“Sony had the strictest social media guidelines they’ve ever seen issued,” says former first-party dev about physical disc backlash
Sony reportedly issued its strictest-ever internal social media guidelines to staff at first-party studios following the huge backlash to its decision to end physical media for PlayStation. The claim comes from Alanah Pearce, a former Sony Santa Monica writer, who said the move suggests Sony fully anticipated the scale of public anger over the announcement…
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Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hack
Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue has called on OpenAI to adopt “radical transparency” following what he described as an “unprecedented” cyberattack, in which an OpenAI model reportedly breached Hugging Face’s systems. Delangue initially reacted on X by saying he would fly to San Francisco to confront the “rogue agent,” before following up with specific demands,…