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Democrats blink in shutdown fight, hand Trump and GOP win before midterms
House Democrats have dropped their threat of a government shutdown, backing a Republican-authored stopgap funding bill that passed the House on Tuesday and now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk. The vote is the second such attempt since July and marks a political win for House Speaker Mike Johnson, who needed Democratic votes to pass…
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Private equity’s London takeover spree goes on – and the politicians ignore it
Bodycote, a Macclesfield-based industrial firm and the world’s largest provider of heat treatment and metallurgical technologies, has agreed to be bought by US private equity firm Veritas for £1.65bn, or £1.85bn including debt. The deal is the latest in a long run of overseas takeovers of FTSE 250 industrial companies, undermining the government’s stated ambition…
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ReactOS 0.4.16 serves ’90s Windows nostalgia with fewer bugs
ReactOS, the long-running open-source project aiming to recreate a Windows NT-compatible operating system, has released version 0.4.16 after 18 months of development, bringing significant bug fixes and usability improvements. Although still officially in alpha nearly 30 years after the project began in 1996, this release tackles longstanding pain points around installation, hardware compatibility and stability…
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Trump sparks midterm election chaos as whistleblower issues terrifying warning on rushed postal ballots
A federal whistleblower has warned that the US Postal Service’s new online portal for screening mail-in ballots is untested and could suffer “catastrophic failure” if brought into use before November’s midterm elections. The system is being rushed into service as President Donald Trump pushes for greater federal oversight of postal voting, a move currently tied…
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Netflix Doubles Down on Podcasts: Streamer Orders New Shows From Katt Williams and Harlan Coben, Renews Full Slate of Originals
Netflix is expanding further into video podcasts, announcing on Tuesday that it will renew its entire existing slate of original podcasts while also commissioning new shows fronted by comedian Katt Williams and thriller author Harlan Coben. The move underlines Netflix’s continued commitment to the format even though its podcasts have yet to break into the…
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Why you should change what apps open on startup for Windows
An Engadget guide explains why Windows users should regularly audit which apps launch automatically at startup, arguing that unchecked startup lists can slow boot times and drain system resources. It notes that programs often get added to this list without a user’s knowledge, either through missed installation prompts or apps silently registering themselves, meaning many…
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Football Daily | Tottenham and the rapid disappearance of their club hype man
Tottenham Hotspur have made a woeful start to the new Premier League season, sitting bottom of the table after just two matches, despite the club having spent heavily over the summer following a narrow escape from relegation last term. The club’s confident pre-match rhetoric before their first home game was quickly undercut by another defeat,…
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Meet the magical creatures inspired by shamanism, folklore … and an old Ikea bag
Korean-Chinese artist Woo Jin Joo creates sculptural creatures and embroideries inspired by Korean shamanism and folklore, often transforming discarded London objects such as old shirts, side-tables and even an Ikea bag into spirited beings. Her work draws on the Korean concept of dokkaebi, the belief that inanimate objects can become spirited, and reflects her exploration…
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Quincy Tyler Bernstein Confirms Which ‘Furious’ Character Nora Is Ready To Take Down in Season 2
Actor Quincy Tyler Bernstine has discussed her role as FBI agent Nora Washington in Hulu’s crime thriller “Furious,” created by Liz Meriwether, following the show’s finale. In the closing episode, investigators finally apprehend serial killer Catherine Grace and uncover billionaire Jay Easton’s involvement in trafficking and abuse, leaving Nora’s colleague, agent Alice Black, with a…