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iPhone Duo marks Apple’s debut in foldable phones
Apple has confirmed the iPhone Duo, its first foldable handset, unveiled at the company’s September “Surprise and Shine” hardware event. The device marks Apple’s entry into a foldable market long dominated by rivals such as Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold, and it takes a distinctive approach: rather than folding…
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Fox Corp. COO John Nallen Says Roku Deal On Track To Close Despite “Entirely Expected” DOJ Scrutiny
Fox Corp. chief operating officer John Nallen has said the firm’s $22 billion (£17.5bn) acquisition of streaming platform Roku remains on track, despite the US Department of Justice requesting additional information as part of its review. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference in San Francisco, Nallen described the DOJ’s request as “entirely expected” and…
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UK chancellor urged to remove £100k childcare ‘cliff edge’ prompting parents to cut work hours
The thinktank CenTax has urged chancellor John Healey to scrap the £100,000 “cliff edge” in England’s free childcare scheme, warning it discourages higher earners from working more and pushes some mothers out of work entirely to avoid losing entitlement. Under the system, families where both parents earn under £100,000 can claim 30 hours of childcare…
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Labour peer spoiled her ballot at 2019 election to write ‘antisemite’ in protest at Jeremy Corbyn, new book reveals
Margaret Hodge, the veteran Labour peer and former MP for Barking, has revealed in her new memoir that she deliberately spoiled her ballot paper at the 2019 general election, writing “antisemite” across it rather than vote for then Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. The disclosure, made in her book Battleaxe, underscores the depth of the rift…
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Boss who earns almost ten times as much as the PM, likes staff to work from home – and has presided over THREE air traffic meltdowns: GUY ADAMS profiles the head of NATS
Martin Rolfe, chief executive of National Air Traffic Services (NATS), is facing calls to resign after a “technical issue” with the organisation’s flight processing system caused widespread chaos across UK airports this week. The failure, which led to nearly 2,000 flight cancellations and stranded around a quarter of a million passengers, marks the third major…
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Horror as young man is struck down and killed by a rubbish truck in Sydney
A 21-year-old man has died after being struck by a garbage truck in a restaurant car park in Mount Druitt, in Sydney’s west. The collision occurred in the early hours of Thursday morning while a Cleanaway waste collection vehicle was operating in the area, and despite attempts by emergency responders to revive him, the man…
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‘Diarra From Detroit’ Creator Diarra Kilpatrick on the Season 2 Finale, Moving to Paramount+ and Why Centering Black Women’s Stories Is ‘Inherently Political’
Diarra Kilpatrick, creator and star of “Diarra From Detroit,” discussed the show’s second-season finale and its move to Paramount+ after debuting on BET+ in 2024. The transition reflects wider turmoil in the television industry, where Black-led series such as “How to Die Alone,” “Rap Sh*t” and “Found” have recently been cancelled amid the pending Paramount-Warner…
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Novel Blue Moon kit targeting Chrome and Windows reflects new reality of AI-driven exploits
Security researchers at Proofpoint have identified a new exploit kit, dubbed BlueMoon, that chains flaws in Chromium-based browsers and Microsoft Windows to compromise organisations’ networks. At least four espionage-linked groups, most with suspected ties to China, have used the kit since late August, targeting fewer than 20 known organisations across the US and Southeast Asia,…
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The incomplete history of Duo devices
Apple has unveiled its first foldable device, the iPhone Duo, but the name and concept both have a long history that predates the launch. The Verge notes that “Duo” has been used repeatedly across the tech industry for decades, spanning gaming consoles, laptops, chargers and rival foldable phones, meaning Apple’s new device is far from…