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Tim Sweeney links component shortage to AI demand, backs new factories
Epic Games chief executive Tim Sweeney has said the games industry is experiencing its worst downturn since the 1983 “Atari shock” crash, pointing to a severe shortage of hardware components as a key driver. Speaking to Edge Magazine, he argued that massive global investment in AI systems and data centres has allowed AI firms to…
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Housebuilder Crest Nicholson warns of annual loss in ‘subdued’ property market
Crest Nicholson, the British housebuilder, has warned it now expects to make an annual operating loss of about £10m, reversing an earlier forecast of a £5m to £10m profit, after trading proved weaker than anticipated over the summer. The unscheduled update, the firm’s third profit warning since April, cites a “subdued” property market where affordability…
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Kate Middleton’s carefully planned path to the throne revealed as expert says she ‘played the long game’
Royal biographers say Kate Middleton’s evolution from a middle-class St Andrews student to a central figure in the monarchy was the result of a deliberate, patient strategy rather than chance. Author Simon Vigar, writing in “The Four Wives of Windsor”, quotes a source close to Prince William describing Kate’s approach as one of “steady progress”,…
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This Is Flock’s AI Search Tool for Cops
Flock, a maker of AI-powered surveillance cameras used widely by US police departments, has faced growing backlash over the past year as departments cancel contracts and city councils vote to remove its systems. This followed controversies including a Texas deputy searching more than 83,000 cameras for a woman who had had an abortion, and Illinois…
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Queiroz returns as Ghana manager two months after stepping down
Carlos Queiroz has been reappointed head coach of Ghana’s men’s national football team, just two months after appearing to announce his own departure. The 73-year-old Portuguese, a former Manchester United assistant under Sir Alex Ferguson, first took charge of the Black Stars in April and guided them to the last 32 of this year’s World…
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The 65ft-high data centre has ruined our countryside view forever: Village street is left in shadow of huge humming ‘monstrosity’ that was built just yards away from homes
Residents in Coedkernew, a village near Newport in Wales, say a new 65ft-high data centre built just yards from their homes has permanently ruined their countryside views and driven away local wildlife. The Vantage Data Centers facility, part of a 46-acre site, has become a source of ongoing anger, with homeowners saying their objections were…
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Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous Brings French Sellers & Global Buyers Together Amid Industry Shifts
Unifrance’s annual Rendez-Vous, the largest market for French-language television, opens next week in Le Havre for the third consecutive year, bringing French distributors together with international buyers. Unlike many industry markets, the event pairs formal screenings and dealmaking with a shared social programme, a format organisers say helps it stand out as broadcasters and streamers…
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South African airline behind low-level flyby stunt cancels repeat display
South African carrier Airlink has scrapped a planned low-level flypast ahead of Saturday’s Springboks-All Blacks Test in Johannesburg, as the country’s civil aviation regulator scrutinises a similar stunt it performed the previous week. The withdrawal comes while the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) verifies whether safety protocols were followed during the airline’s 29 August…
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Child sexual abuse survivor alleges Elon Musk’s AI chatbot used photos of her to generate new illegal images
A survivor of child sexual abuse has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI, alleging that its chatbot Grok used real images of her abuse to generate new, illegal AI-produced child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting her. The class-action complaint, filed in a US district court in California, accuses xAI of ignoring industry-standard safeguards against…
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Johnson downplays GOP’s midterm woes as Democrats eye House takeover: ‘I am very bullish’
House Speaker Mike Johnson has voiced confidence that Republicans will not only retain but expand their House majority in November’s midterms, pushing back against growing Democratic optimism about retaking Congress. With Republicans holding slim margins (a 53-47 Senate edge and an even tighter House majority), and nonpartisan forecasters increasingly favouring Democrats, the prediction comes as…