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Pentagon makes dramatic missile shift as repeated conflicts drain US stockpiles and more top headlines
This piece is a morning news round-up from Fox News rather than a single in-depth story, leading with the Pentagon’s decision to shift its missile strategy after repeated conflicts have significantly depleted US stockpiles. The article does not provide further detail on what the shift involves, but frames it as the top story alongside two…
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Running, remembering and Jarvis Cocker with the most beautiful missed beat in music history
TAKE IT DOWN… The post Running, remembering and Jarvis Cocker with the most beautiful missed beat in music history first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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The US tried to stop cartel money-laundering. It devastated mom-and-pop businesses instead
The Trump administration’s crackdown on money laundering near the US-Mexico border has hit small immigrant-serving businesses hard rather than the cartels it targeted, according to business owners and legal experts. Since April, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has required financial-service providers in the region to report cash transactions over $200, down from the…
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Dramatic moment cops use Taser to take down towering man allegedly armed with an arsenal of four knives and a hammer on a Sydney street
Police in Sydney used a Taser to subdue a tall man who was allegedly armed with four knives and a hammer during a confrontation on a street in Burwood, in the city’s inner west. Footage of the arrest shows officers moving in on the man before deploying the Taser to bring him down, in what…
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Labour surges above Reform in polls once again as Nigel Farage’s woes continue
Labour has moved ahead of Reform UK in the latest YouGov poll, marking the fifth national survey the party has topped since Andy Burnham became prime minister and ending Reform’s year-long run at the top of the polls. The shift matters because it signals a significant recovery in Labour’s fortunes and comes at an awkward…
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Illegal airport car park ‘doubles in size’ despite council officials ordering ‘cowboy operation’ to close down
An illegal car park operating near a UK airport has reportedly doubled in size despite council officials having already ordered the “cowboy operation” to shut down. The site’s continued growth in defiance of enforcement action raises questions about the effectiveness of local authority powers to tackle unauthorised commercial land use, and highlights concerns for motorists…
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Malicious SIMs can shut down phones, steal files, and drag 5G back to 2G
Researchers at the University of Birmingham and Fuzzware have shown that a malicious SIM card can hijack a phone or connected device by exploiting standardised “proactive SIM” features, potentially executing code, stealing files, forcing a shutdown, or downgrading a connection to 2G. Because the attack abuses functionality explicitly defined in cellular technical specifications rather than…
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RTL Group Posts 3.9% Revenue Rise as Streaming Side Grows, Though Fremantle Continues to Suffer
RTL Group, the European media conglomerate, reported first-half revenue up 3.9% to €2.9 billion (£2.5 billion/$3.3 billion), driven by strong growth in streaming even as its traditional linear TV advertising and its Fremantle production arm both declined. The results reflect a broader shift in the group’s business towards streaming, reinforced by its acquisition of pay-TV…
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Newsletter promotes guide to Britain’s forthcoming solar eclipse
The Daily Mail published a page promoting its Morning Mail newsletter as the place to find a guide to what it describes as Britain’s most spectacular solar eclipse in a generation, including advice on when and where to view it and how to watch safely. However, the article itself contains no actual eclipse information, functioning…