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Pubs, bars and hotels report ‘Burnham bounce’ in optimism but call for further tax relief
Pubs, bars and hotels have reported a surge in optimism dubbed the “Burnham bounce” following Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s business rates discount for pubs, clubs and live music venues, according to a survey of trade bodies. However, businesses warn this goodwill could disappear unless the government delivers further tax relief, as rising costs continue to…
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15,000 years of solar wind in four hours? A Seattle company gives it a go.
The Seattle-based startup Interlune has developed a lab technique to simulate lunar regolith exposed to billions of years of solar wind, tackling a key obstacle in its plan to mine helium-3 from the Moon. Helium-3, a rare isotope embedded in lunar soil by the solar wind, has long-term promise for fusion energy and nearer-term uses…
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Your Oura Ring can’t measure what’s going on in your skull
Oura, maker of the popular smart ring, is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging it misled customers by claiming the device can accurately track sleep stages such as REM, deep and light sleep. The complaint argues this is impossible because the ring cannot directly measure brain waves, and describes its AI-based sleep-stage estimates as no better…
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Will a Premier League club break record for transfer sales in one window?
Several Premier League clubs are generating record-breaking income from player sales this summer, with Aston Villa, Manchester City and Newcastle United all moving into the all-time top six for transfer income in a single window. This marks a shift from the usual narrative of Premier League clubs as big spenders, and with days left in…
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Deadline Launches L.A. Law Legal Summit To Tackle Key Hollywood Issues, Honor Patricia Glaser & Nina Shaw
Deadline is launching its inaugural L.A. Law Summit on 17 September 2026, a half-day, invite-only event bringing together leading entertainment lawyers, agents, managers, talent and executives to discuss pressing legal issues facing Hollywood. The gathering, to be held at PMC’s City of Angels headquarters near Century City, reflects an industry grappling with rapid change across…
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Trump-backed Mazzei wins Oklahoma primary as Dolly Parton tributes flood in
Mike Mazzei clinched Oklahoma’s Republican gubernatorial runoff with Trump’s backing, while a Kentucky candidate quietly distances himself from the president; tributes pour in for Dolly Parton, and childcare group Edge Early Learning collapses across three Australian states.
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AWS buys DuckLabs, the people behind the popular in-process OLAP database
Amazon Web Services has acquired DuckLabs, the support and development company behind the popular open-source in-process database DuckDB. Written in C++ and embeddable directly within host applications, DuckDB has become a favourite among developers and analytics users since its 2022 launch, and the deal deepens AWS’s relationship with a project it has increasingly relied on,…
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Read the furious complaints homeowners were making about Bathla Group years before building giant imploded owing $3.6billion
Australian property developer Bathla Group has collapsed into voluntary administration, with the company reportedly owing around AU$3.6 billion to private credit firms and other creditors. The move, announced by co-owner Bhart Bhushan, leaves up to 25,000 homes unfinished and around 500 jobs at risk, but it follows years of complaints from homeowners who accused the…