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‘The Audacity’ Season 2 Adds Usman Ally As Series Regular
AMC’s dark comedy series “The Audacity” has added actor Usman Ally as a series regular for its second season, joining previously announced cast member Miriam Shor. Ally will play Byron Zandani, a senior Silicon Valley lawyer who navigates ethically murky situations while worn down by the demands of tech CEOs, fitting the show’s satirical focus…
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Microsoft gives Task Manager another task: Watching AI workloads
Microsoft has updated Windows Task Manager to display per-process activity for neural processing units (NPUs) and GPU neural engines, allowing users to see which AI workloads are consuming which hardware resources. The addition reflects the growing prevalence of AI processing on Windows devices and gives developers and power users a familiar interface to diagnose performance…
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Israeli criminal probe into Gaza killings, US Army drone U-turn and Amazon’s drone delivery push
Israel’s military said it would open criminal investigations into two high-profile incidents in Gaza: the killing of five-year-old Hind Rajab, her relatives and two paramedics in January 2024, and the deaths of 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers in Rafah in March 2025. The announcement followed reviews of 150 incidents involving troop conduct. The military…
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Live updates: Cook Political Report shifts Texas, Iowa Senate races; Bessent downplays $40T debt
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report moved both the Texas and Iowa Senate races from “lean Republican” to “toss up,” a major shift for the deep-red states with less than three months until the midterm elections. Elsewhere, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that the U.S. can “grow our way out” of the national debt, which…
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Weezer’s 20th Album Is Good as Gold
Rollingstone critic Jon Dolan reviews Weezer’s 20th studio album, self-titled but nicknamed The Gold Album, praising it as a deliberate return to the band’s classic sound after two decades of concept-driven detours. Frontman Rivers Cuomo and the band describe the recording ethos as “less talk, more rock,” crafting a record that evokes what might have…
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Swedish Avant-Pop Artist Murex Shares New Single ‘Mothers Bells’
Murex returns with new single ‘Mothers Bells’. The Swedish multi-disciplinary artist is a key figure in her country’s music scene, a potent producer and collaborator. New album ‘Inventio’ offers a widescreen take on her avant pop vision, and it lands on September 25th via Young. A flurry of previews have… The post Swedish Avant-Pop Artist…
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Why is US bond market turmoil hitting governments worldwide? | Richard Partington
Government borrowing costs around the world have surged to their highest levels in decades, driven by turmoil in the US bond market. Anxiety over Donald Trump’s handling of the economy, combined with fears that his conflict with Iran is fuelling inflation, has triggered a sell-off in US Treasury bonds, and because they underpin global financial…
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Aide to woke NYC mayor hints they’ll hand taxpayer cash to grocery stores whose business is hit by upcoming government-run supermarkets
An aide to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has suggested the administration could offer taxpayer-funded financial support to privately owned grocery stores that lose business once city-run supermarkets open, according to the Daily Mail. The idea has drawn criticism as an example of the mayor’s expansive approach to public spending, with critics questioning why…
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BBC DJ Trevor Nelson reveals brain tumour surgery ‘went well’
BBC Radio 2 DJ Trevor Nelson has revealed he underwent surgery for a brain tumour, explaining his absence from broadcasting since June. The 62-year-old presenter had previously cited only “health issues” for taking a break, but told fans on Instagram that his “world was turned upside down” when the tumour was discovered, and that he…
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Two teenage girls each win enormous payout after they were trapped upside down on malfunctioning fairground ride for 25 minutes
A Portland jury has awarded two teenage girls a combined $550,000 (£275,000 each) after they were left trapped upside down for 25 minutes on a malfunctioning fairground ride. Xitlali Gomez-Salais and Evie Yannotta, both now 16, had sued Oaks Amusement Park and ride distributor Zamperla Inc. for $2 million, alleging psychological and physical trauma from…