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Forest in talks with Celta Vigo over Javi Rueda as Axel Disasi joins Palace on loan
Nottingham Forest are in advanced talks to sign Celta Vigo right-back Javi Rueda for around €15m (£12.8m), a move likely to conclude their summer spending following the £50m signing of Liam Delap from Chelsea. Manager Oliver Glasner has been keen to bring in a player capable of operating at right wing-back, with the 24-year-old former…
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QueryStory launches AI platform to verify enterprise data analysis
QueryStory, a startup founded by former Google security engineer Shapor Naghibzadeh, has emerged from stealth with an AI platform designed to help large enterprises trust the answers generated by their data analysis systems. The company applies techniques Naghibzadeh developed while investigating cyberattacks, including the 2009 China-linked “Operation Aurora” hack of Google, to build AI tools…
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Ring says its new encryption limits what it can give police
Ring, the Amazon-owned home security camera company, has introduced a new encryption system called TAKE (Throw Away the Key Encryption), which it says will restrict what footage the company can hand over to law enforcement. The move comes amid heightened scrutiny of Ring over its historical ties to police and privacy concerns surrounding its AI-powered…
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Nitter no more? X sends in the lawyers to shut down open source project
X Corp has sent cease and desist letters to Nitter and the related XCancel service, accusing them of data scraping and violating its rules, forcing both to halt operations. The move shuts down a long-running open source tool that let users read X posts without an account, no JavaScript, no ads and no IP tracking,…
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Venice-Selected ‘Agata the Writer,’ Starring Mia Wasikowska, Boarded by MMM Film Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
French sales company MMM Film Sales has acquired international rights to “Agata the Writer,” a debut feature from Australian filmmaker and artist Kuba Dorabialski starring Mia Wasikowska, ahead of its world premiere in the Venice Days competition at the Venice Film Festival. The film is produced by Alex White, whose previous credits include the acclaimed…
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Legato unveils AI hearing glasses after $12m funding
Legato, a hearing tech startup, has emerged from stealth with $12 million in funding and revealed its first product, Legato Frames — glasses that embed AI-powered hearing-assistance technology into their arms. The company aims to make hearing correction as normalised and stigma-free as wearing prescription glasses, targeting the roughly 50 million American adults with hearing…
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Pro wrestling star Austin Aries shares thoughts on celebrities entering the sport
Austin Aries, the Major League Wrestling openweight champion, has spoken about the long-running practice of bringing celebrities and outside athletes into professional wrestling, a tradition dating back to the first WrestleMania in 1985. Describing himself as a “traditionalist,” Aries told OutKick he understands the entertainment value celebrities bring but warned that giving them shortcuts can…
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Iranian Drama ‘A Bit of Light’ Sells Wide Ahead of Venice Premiere (Exclusive)
International sales company Salaud Morisset has secured a wave of territorial deals for Iranian director Ali Asgari’s new drama A Bit of Light ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival. The rapid uptake reflects strong distributor confidence in Asgari’s growing reputation and the film’s timely subject matter, which deals with…
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Uefa poised to lift boycott threat after Fifa promises no World Cup sale repeat
Uefa is expected to lift its threatened boycott of Fifa competitions after receiving binding assurances that Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup will not be revived. The agreement removes the immediate threat to European participation in Fifa tournaments and prevents younger players being drawn into a wider dispute over football’s governance.…