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How to Watch the Apple September Event (2026)
Apple will hold its September hardware event on 9 September 2026, livestreamed at 10am Pacific (1pm Eastern) via Apple’s website, YouTube and Apple TV. Interest is high because leaks point to Apple finally unveiling its long-rumoured foldable iPhone, alongside a focus on premium devices, marking a shift in strategy that could push the standard iPhone’s…
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Huawei copies Samsung’s privacy display in its latest trifold
Huawei has launched the Mate XT 2, its third trifold smartphone, in China, becoming the first foldable to feature a privacy-enhancing display similar to the one Samsung introduced on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. The device also abandons the accordion-style folding mechanism of earlier Mate XT models, which left parts of the flexible screen permanently exposed,…
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France TV Distribution Unveils Female-Led Actioners in Le Havre Lineup
France TV Distribution has revealed four new TV movies for this year’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre, running from 7 to 10 September, with the lineup notably featuring two female-led action thrillers alongside a crime drama and a dramedy. The showcase adds to the sales company’s existing slate, which includes historical drama “Swapped” and mystery…
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Ukraine seeks to seize water company owned by billionaire family of British theatre mogul
Ukrainian authorities are seeking to seize control of IDS Ukraine, the country’s largest bottled water producer, in which a 34% stake is held by the Patarkatsishvili family, whose members include British theatre impresario Liana Patarkatsishvili. The dispute matters because it entangles a prominent UK cultural figure’s family fortune in a wartime battle over what Kyiv…
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Urgent hunt to find Stanley the armadillo that is on the loose in Sussex
An urgent search is underway in East Sussex after Stanley, a six-banded armadillo, escaped from Animal Magic, a company that provides educational animal-handling experiences for schools and children’s parties. Co-owner Chris Coetzer said Stanley forced open a door of his enclosure to get out, and warned that despite their small size, armadillos can move surprisingly…
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Two newspapers sue OpenAI and Microsoft for unlicensed journalism use
The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that their journalism was used without permission to train AI models and is often reproduced in chatbot responses to user queries. The case adds to a growing wave of litigation against OpenAI from publishers and reference providers, including The…
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Reform UK Faces Foreign Donations Row as Farage Defends £500k US-Sourced Payment
Reform UK has become embroiled in a controversy over funding sources following the release of undercover Channel 4 footage documenting discussions regarding a £500,000 contribution purportedly originating from the United
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Anglo-Russo peace push falters as Farage donor row deepens and rail chaos hits CrossCountry
US envoys Witkoff and Kushner met Zelensky in Kyiv after Moscow talks with Putin, while Farage battled a foreign-donations row engulfing Reform UK; also today, royal news, rail disruption, a new TfL calm pod, Celtic’s Asian Games blow, and tributes to Olivia Newton-John.
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OpenAI says it reached its goal of creating an automated research intern
OpenAI has announced that it has reached its stated goal of building an “automated research intern” — an AI system capable of carrying out well-defined research tasks under human direction, including work that would take a skilled human researcher several days. This matters because it marks a step towards the company’s stated ambition of automating…
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Body-worn cameras given to school crossing wardens
Sheffield City Council has issued body-worn cameras to school crossing patrol staff, known as lollipop men and women, in response to abuse and aggressive driving directed at them by some motorists. The council said the initiative, introduced at several unspecified locations across the city, aims to make journeys to school safer and give reassurance to…