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Fund defence spending from tax rise on middle earners, thinktank tells Healey
The Resolution Foundation thinktank has warned Chancellor John Healey that he cannot meet Labour’s pledge on defence spending without raising taxes on middle earners, arguing the UK’s “tax wedge” remains internationally low despite recent rises. This matters because Healey, who resigned from government in June over what he called inadequate defence funding, now holds responsibility…
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Blue Origin wins NASA contract for telecommunications on Mars
NASA has awarded Blue Origin a contract, potentially worth $700 million, to design and build the Mars Telecommunications Network, a high-performance orbiter that will relay data between Mars and Earth. The orbiter will carry science data, imagery, navigation information and mission-critical communications for spacecraft on and around the planet, supporting NASA’s longer-term ambition of sending…
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JioHotstar Streaming Service Goes Global With Launches Across UK, Canada & Singapore
JioStar has launched its JioHotstar streaming brand in the UK, Canada and Singapore, replacing the existing Hotstar service and rolling out upgraded interactive and user-experience features across those three markets. The move, effective 2 September, forms part of a wider push to build a global streaming offering aimed particularly at the South Asian diaspora while…
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Indian Streamer JioHotstar Launches in U.K., Canada and Singapore With Interactive Features
JioHotstar, the streaming service owned by India’s JioStar, has launched in the UK, Canada and Singapore, replacing the Hotstar app in those markets with a redesigned platform offering personalisation, interactive features and new subscription tiers. The move marks a significant international expansion for India’s leading streamer, shifting the emphasis from simply offering a large content…
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Family of Perth man missing in Nepal ‘praying for a miracle’ – as five Aussies are confirmed safe
The family of missing Perth man Luke Costanzo remain hopeful he is alive, one week after devastating floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border region, as the Australian government revised down the number of unaccounted-for citizens to 38 following confirmation that five more people are safe. The disaster, triggered by an ice avalanche in the Himalayas, has…
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Britain’s problems? I blame Thatcher and Brexit, says Burnham: No wonder Kemi mocked him for ‘living in the past’ as the ‘Messiah without a mandate’ made his Commons debut as PM
Andy Burnham used his first statement to Parliament as Prime Minister to blame Margaret Thatcher’s reforms and Brexit for many of Britain’s current economic problems, setting out a left-wing vision involving greater state control over the economy. He acknowledged that, two years into a Labour government elected on a promise to ease the cost of…
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Tom Cruise Is Confident Paramount-Warner Bros. Will Release 30 Films a Year After Merger: ‘They’re Going to Deliver’
Tom Cruise has publicly backed David Ellison’s pledge that a merged Paramount and Warner Bros. will release 30 films a year, telling “The Pat McAfee Show” he is confident the combined studios “are going to deliver” and could even push annual output to 40. The actor framed the plan not as a competitive push but…
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Anthropic unveils Claude Fable 5.1 with lower agentic costs
Anthropic has released two new AI models, Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, aiming to address customer complaints about pricing, data privacy and overly cautious content restrictions. The company says Fable 5.1 outperforms its predecessor while costing roughly 25% less on average and up to 45% less for complex agentic tasks, thanks to cheaper pricing…