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Lenovo concept laptop expands from 14 to 17 inches
Lenovo has unveiled Project Swan, a concept ThinkBook laptop with a flexible screen that expands horizontally from 14 to 17 inches, shown off at IFA 2026. It builds on Lenovo’s history of rollable-screen concepts, offering a more compact and practical alternative to some of the company’s more extreme designs, and points towards where business laptop…
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ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude all went down at the same time
ChatGPT, Grok and Claude all came back online after suffering near-simultaneous outages on Thursday, briefly leaving users of three of the world’s leading AI chatbots unable to access them at once. OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI each resolved their respective issues within a few hours, though it remains unclear whether the disruptions were in any way…
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Man and woman charged over death of boy, 12, ‘murdered by 15-year-old who mowed him down in car and then punched and kicked him on floor after he was caught on private property’
Two more people have been charged in connection with the death of 12-year-old Bobby Bloomfield, who died after being struck by a car in Pilgrims Hatch, near Brentwood, Essex, on 7 June. Essex Police said William Lunnon, 65, has been charged with perverting the course of justice, while Ruth Lunnon, 65, both of Ashwells Road,…
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Google says its AI weather model is getting better
Google has rolled out WeatherNext 3, an updated AI weather forecasting model that it says draws more heavily on live satellite observations rather than relying solely on historical data, allowing forecasts to update every hour instead of every six. The company describes the results as “unprecedentedly” sharp, particularly for predicting rain and snow from fast-moving…
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aTwist launches vertical microseries platform in eight markets
aTwist, a new vertical-video microseries platform founded by television veterans Jana Winograde, Susan Rovner and Lloyd Braun, has launched in eight markets with an initial slate of scripted, unscripted and animated original series. The venture positions itself as a distinct entrant in the fast-growing mobile-first streaming space, betting that tightly paced, cliffhanger-driven storytelling can hook…
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Poet laureate Armitage examines mortality in New Cemetery audiobook
Poet laureate Simon Armitage’s audiobook New Cemetery reflects on the creation of a burial ground near his Huddersfield home during the Covid lockdown, using the site’s construction as a prompt for meditations on mortality, memory and family. Rather than object like some neighbours, Armitage welcomed the development, reasoning that the dead make quiet and permanent…
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How Sonos rebooted itself
Sonos CEO Tom Conrad has spoken about how he steered the company back from the crisis triggered by its botched 2024 app redesign, which badly damaged customer trust and threatened the brand’s reputation. Conrad, a board member at the time, took over as interim chief executive during the fallout before being made permanent CEO around…
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MS NOW adds Lovett or Leave It to Saturday schedule
MS NOW is deepening its partnership with Crooked Media by adding the political comedy programme Lovett or Leave It to its Saturday night television schedule from 12 September. Hosted by former Obama speechwriter and Pod Save America co-host Jon Lovett, the show will air at 11pm, immediately after the channel’s existing Crooked Media podcast block,…
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B.B. King Documentary in the Works From Musician’s Estate and Winter State Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)
The B.B. King Music Company and the late musician’s estate have announced a new feature documentary charting his life, music and legacy. The project is currently in development, with details on the creative team, production, distribution and release still to be confirmed, and marks a significant effort to bring King’s story to a wider audience…