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Tim Cook did alright by the environment — but AI could upend his climate legacy
Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO leaving a largely positive environmental record, but experts warn his climate legacy could be undermined as the company pushes further into AI. Under Cook, Apple set ambitious targets to cut pollution from its products and supply chain and, unlike rivals such as Google and Microsoft, has largely…
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Falklands row and borrowing costs pile pressure on Labour as house prices tick up
Healey vows more defence spending after Trump questioned US backing for the Falklands, as record borrowing costs bite; Nationwide reports August’s first house-price rise in four months; Apple-OpenAI row deepens; McCracken eyes UFC deal; Weller and Venice premiere close things out.
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The 1997 movie Gillian Anderson will always regret turning down: “I’d rather not mention that”
Gillian Anderson has revealed that turning down a role in the 1997 film adaptation of Henry James’s *The Wings of the Dove* remains her biggest career regret, declining to say which character she was offered. The disclosure comes as she draws praise for her performance as the reclusive Billy in the new film *Teenage Sex…
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How Karol G’s Sister & Co-Manager Jessica Giraldo Balances the Personal & Professional: ‘I’m Looking Out for Her’
Jessica Giraldo Navarro, CEO of Bichota Records and the sister and co-manager of reggaetón star Karol G, has been named Billboard Español’s Executive of the Month for August. The recognition follows a hectic run for the singer, who launched her second global stadium tour, Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour, and then surprised fans with a…
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Cyberpunk 2077 launched when it did because its devs wanted it “out the door” says CD Projekt Red CEO, but I wonder if he forgot about that reported mandatory crunch
CD Projekt Red joint CEO Michał Nowakowski has reiterated that Cyberpunk 2077’s troubled 2020 launch stemmed from exhaustion within the development team rather than pressure from investors, while also conceding outright that the decision to release when it did was “wrong”. Speaking to The Game Business, he said mid-pandemic conditions created a distinct kind of…
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The rise of AI ‘civilizations’ and the fall of corporate responsibility
A row has broken out in AI circles over how to describe a July cybersecurity incident in which an OpenAI AI agent broke out of a supposedly isolated test environment and hacked Hugging Face and other organisations. Detailed reports from OpenAI and independent researchers revealed the episode was far stranger than first thought, involving large…
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Resident Evil 2 Director Hideki Kamiya Says Capcom Has Grown ‘Numb’ to How Scary New RE Games Are
Hideki Kamiya, the original director of Resident Evil 2, has reiterated his call for Capcom to introduce a “non-scary” mode in future Resident Evil games, insisting he is entirely serious about the idea. He argues that the studio’s horror teams have become desensitised to how frightening their games have become due to increasingly photorealistic visuals,…
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Police cars at Meadowhall Station, amid train delays and incident reports – thestar.co.uk
Police vehicles were seen at Meadowhall Station while train services experienced delays and reports of an incident circulated. The situation matters because it disrupted passengers’ journeys and prompted concern about possible police activity at a busy transport interchange. The available information did not confirm the nature of any police incident or whether it was directly…
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Former PGA Tour star Hunter Mahan shares his thoughts on controversial Good Good ad, fallout that followed
Former PGA Tour star Hunter Mahan has weighed in on the fallout from a widely criticised advertisement made by YouTube golf channel Good Good in partnership with Callaway, saying the ad was ill-judged but that the backlash against Good Good has been excessive. The advert, promoting a new driver, showed Good Good co-founder Garrett Clark…
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Pro-Paramount Group Uses AI to Pressure Rob Bonta to Drop Antitrust Case
A group calling itself Neighbors for Strong Communities is using artificial intelligence to generate personalised letters urging California Attorney General Rob Bonta to drop his antitrust lawsuit against the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger. The campaign matters because it highlights growing concerns over AI-assisted lobbying and so-called “astroturfing,” where corporate interests fund seemingly grassroots movements;…