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    Business coverage also provides insight into innovation and change within the economy, revealing how industries evolve and adapt to new challenges. From technological advances to regulatory shifts, these stories help readers make sense of the broader commercial landscape and anticipate changes that might affect them.

    • Pittsburgh youth football coach loses his mind & fights opposing coaches, Maria Sharapova at the beach & Flair

      A Fox Sports/Outkick sports columnist’s daily “Screencaps” round-up touches on several loose threads from the weekend, most notably footage of a youth football coach in Pittsburgh losing his temper and clashing with opposing coaches during a game, after which the coaches reportedly forfeited the match. The item is one of several anecdotes in the column,…

    • ‘The whistling on the theme tune? That’s Dickie Attenborough!’ Hayley Mills on Whistle Down the Wind

      Hayley Mills, star of the 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind, has shared her memories of making the film, which was adapted from a novel written by her mother, Mary Hayley Bell. The story, about children who discover a fugitive in their barn and believe him to be Jesus, was brought to the screen by…

    • WheelMates release countdown: Exact date and time

      WheelMates, a co-operative racing game developed by Firevolt, is set to launch worldwide on PC on Tuesday, 1 September. The release date has been confirmed by the publishers, and the game lets players and a friend control tiny RC cars as they investigate a mystery in a maze-like laboratory after a professor calls for help.…

    • Iran’s economy in crisis as US launches new sanctions campaign

      Iran’s economy is in deep crisis as the United States launches a new sanctions campaign, “Operation Economic Outcast”, against a backdrop of runaway inflation, a collapsing currency and fuel shortages that many Iranians already find overwhelming. The situation matters because it threatens to push millions further into poverty while raising the risk of social unrest,…

    • Instagram cracks down on AI accounts pretending to be human

      Instagram is cracking down on AI-generated accounts that pose as real people, addressing complaints that users have unknowingly followed fake “influencers” only to later discover they weren’t human. The platform is also renaming its “AI creator” label to “AI-generated profile” to make it clearer when a featured person is not real, and will now actively…

    • Alex Cooper Doubles Down On YouTube With ‘Unwell Summer Games’

      Alex Cooper’s media company Unwell is expanding its YouTube competition franchise with Unwell Summer Games, launching on 7 September, following the success of Unwell Winter Games earlier this year. The move underlines Cooper’s push to build original entertainment formats for YouTube, part of a wider trend of production companies seeking ways to develop content specifically…

    • Alex Cooper’s Unwell Launches Reality Competition Sequel on YouTube

      Alex Cooper’s media company Unwell is launching a second reality competition series, Unwell Summer Games, on YouTube from 7 September, bringing together 16 reality stars and creators competing for a $250,000 prize. The launch comes as the company pursues rapid expansion, but it is also being overshadowed by reports of internal turmoil, including staff turnover…

    • Instagram to reduce reach for unlabeled AI persona accounts

      Instagram is tightening its rules on accounts featuring AI-generated personas, requiring them to display a new “AI-generated profile” label or face reduced reach on the platform. The change replaces the previous optional “AI creator” tag and specifically targets profiles built around a fabricated AI “person,” rather than clamping down on AI-generated content more broadly. It…

    • Xbox CEO refuses to confirm whether next console Helix will have a disc drive

      Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has declined to confirm whether Microsoft’s next console, codenamed Project Helix, will include a disc drive, deflecting repeated questions from the BBC about the future of physical media. The evasiveness matters because it fuels ongoing concerns among gamers that the games industry is moving inexorably towards an all-digital future, even as…

    • Badenoch appoints architect of Truss’s mini-Budget to replace Mel Stride as shadow chancellor

      Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has sacked shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride and replaced him with Andrew Griffith, promoting him from shadow business secretary in what is being seen as a shift towards a bolder, more tax-cutting economic stance. The appointment is notable because Griffith was financial secretary to the Treasury under Liz Truss and helped…