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Kehlani & Monaleo Talk Mental Health, Motherhood & Boundaries | Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop House 2026
Kehlani and Monaleo discuss motherhood, mental health, identity and personal boundaries in Billboard’s Like-Minded conversation, presented in partnership with BetterHelp. They address the pressure to appear like a “perfect” mother, arguing that acknowledging mistakes and difficult emotions does not diminish a parent’s love. The discussion also explores community care, healing openly and managing the added…
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Gail MacKinnon To Step Down From Top MPA Post
Gail MacKinnon will step down as the Motion Picture Association’s senior executive vice-president for global policy and government affairs at the end of October. Her departure marks the end of a decade at the organisation, where she led domestic and international policy operations and represented the interests of its member companies. MPA chairman and chief…
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Google to launch TPU-equipped satellite on 1 October
Google is launching a satellite equipped with its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on 1 October as part of Project Suncatcher, an experimental initiative aimed at developing orbital AI data centres. This mission represents a significant step towards establishing scalable computing infrastructure beyond Earth, an approach also proposed by prominent…
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Flock’s licence-plate network faces bipartisan Senate scrutiny over surveillance risks
Flock faced intense scrutiny at a US Senate hearing over its automated licence plate-reader network, despite its chief executive declining to testify. Lawmakers from both parties raised concerns about mass location tracking, data security and potential misuse, signalling that debate over the company and the wider surveillance industry has moved from local disputes into Congress.…
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Meta faces privacy questions over AI glasses and discreet recording
The article uses Mark Zuckerberg’s interview on The Verge’s Sources podcast to raise unanswered questions about Meta’s products and policies, particularly its AI-powered glasses. It challenges Zuckerberg’s comparison between glasses and smartphones, arguing that glasses enable more discreet, continuous recording and therefore require different social norms around privacy, consent and surveillance. The piece notes that…
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‘The Mick Jagger of Auctions’ Celebrated in Simon Wallon’s ‘The Hammer’: ‘He’s in the Shadows but Also in the Spotlight’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Simon Wallon’s documentary *The Hammer* portrays auctioneer and former Sotheby’s chairman Simon de Pury as an unconventional art-world celebrity, known as the “Mick Jagger of auctions”. Premiering at the Zurich Film Festival, the film explores the contrast between de Pury’s reserved personality and his flamboyant presence at the rostrum, while showing how his expertise and…
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Rising streaming prices drive cancellations and consumer frustration
Major streaming services including Disney+, Hulu, Netflix, Apple TV and Peacock have implemented repeated price increases over recent months, often without adding value or whilst reducing content quality. An estimated 39% of Americans have cancelled a streaming service in the past six months due to these increases, a phenomenon dubbed “streamflation”. This widespread consumer resistance…
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Himari Yoshimura’s debut album pairs remarkable technique with musical sensitivity
Fifteen-year-old Japanese violinist Himari Yoshimura has released her debut album, building on her remarkable achievement of becoming the youngest Asian soloist to perform with the Berlin Philharmonic in a subscription concert at age thirteen, and securing a contract as the label’s youngest-ever female signing with Decca. The album captures both her significant technical prowess and…
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Waymo reports markedly fewer injury crashes than human drivers
Waymo says its driverless cars are involved in far fewer injury-causing crashes than human-driven vehicles, based on 271 million autonomous miles recorded in five US cities. The figures are intended to strengthen support for autonomous vehicles as officials debate their safety and economic effects, although critics say they overlook non-crash disruption and rely too heavily…
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White House reporters remain barred despite court-ordered reinstatement
The Trump White House initially refused entry to reporters from CNN, Politico and MS NOW on Thursday, despite a federal judge ordering their reinstatement. The outlets had been banned after Trump accused them of publishing “fake news”, and the confrontation intensified during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit, prompting concerns over press freedom and presidential…