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AI nuclear power firm Fermi finally has a new CEO
Fermi has appointed Lee McIntire as chief executive, more than three months after co-founder Toby Neugebauer was removed from the role. The appointment matters because the company is moving from planning towards constructing and supplying power for a large AI data-centre campus, where delivery, safety and regulatory credibility will be central. McIntire is an independent…
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Andy Cohen Calls Out Paul W. Downs Over ‘Hacks’ Joke At His Expense
Andy Cohen playfully challenged Hacks co-creator Paul W. Downs on Watch What Happens Live over a Season 5 joke that referred to Cohen. The exchange highlighted the show’s irreverent humour as its five-season run has now ended, while also drawing attention to its strong awards recognition. Cohen played a clip in which Jean Smart’s Deborah…
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Phylicia Rashad on Her Historic Career and the Current State of TV: ‘If There’s Something on That I Don’t Like, I Simply Don’t Watch It’
Phylicia Rashad reflected on her career, family heritage and approach to acting during a C-Suite Luncheon at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival. She said legacy is shaped by how people live, relate to others and pass values to younger generations, while stressing the importance of finding humanity in every role. Discussing television, Rashad…
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Why are ‘human fridges’ being sold in Japan?
Japan is rolling out “human fridges”, enclosed cooling units intended to help people cool down during increasingly severe summer heat. The devices reflect concern over heatstroke as extreme temperatures create a growing public-health risk. More than 53,000 people in Japan have received heatstroke treatment in the past two months, with 79 deaths reported. The Do…
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Amazon Game Studios Divests MMOs ‘Lost Ark,’ ‘Throne and Liberty’ in Strategy Shift
Amazon Game Studios is handing Western publishing and live-operation responsibilities for the MMOs “Lost Ark” and “Throne and Liberty” back to their original developers, Smilegate and NC respectively. The move reflects Amazon’s shift away from further investment in MMOs towards planned AAA games, including “Tomb Raider”, and expansion of its Luna cloud-gaming service. Amazon says…
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Angela Rayner’s crackdown on zero-hours contracts could cost businesses £2.9 billion a year, Labour admits, sparking fears of ‘jobs horror show’
The article reports that Labour has acknowledged its planned restrictions on zero-hours contracts could cost businesses up to £2.9 billion annually. The measure is associated with Angela Rayner and forms part of wider employment-rights reforms, prompting concerns from critics that higher costs and reduced flexibility could harm hiring. The reported estimate focuses on the potential…
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Made by Google 2026 live blog: Let’s watch Trevor Noah talk about the Pixel 11
Google is holding its Made by Google 2026 keynote to showcase its newly announced Pixel hardware, with Trevor Noah hosting a celebrity-focused livestream. The event appears aimed more at mainstream viewers than dedicated technology followers, as extensive hands-on coverage of the products was already available before the broadcast. The keynote was due to begin at…
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Bob Chapek, Who Was Ousted as Disney’s CEO, Pens Memoir in Which He Wonders if He Became ‘the Scapegoat’
Former Disney chief executive Bob Chapek has written a memoir, “Behind the Castle Walls”, examining his rise, turbulent tenure and 2022 dismissal. Due for release on 29 September, the book matters because it promises his first detailed public account of leadership decisions at Disney during a period of pandemic disruption and corporate upheaval. Chapek succeeded…
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Rybakina comeback knocks Osaka out of Canadian Open
Elena Rybakina recovered from a set and a break down to beat Naomi Osaka 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 in the Canadian Open quarter-finals in Toronto. The victory sends Rybakina into the semi-finals, while Osaka’s defeat is followed by her withdrawal from the Cincinnati Open through fatigue ahead of the US Open. Osaka led 4-2 in…
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The ‘Verity’ Trailer Is Here, and It Embraces Colleen Hoover’s Most Disturbing Elements
The official trailer for *Verity*, adapted from Colleen Hoover’s 2018 bestseller, presents the film as a dark psychological thriller that leans into the novel’s disturbing and horror-inflected material. Dakota Johnson plays struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh, hired to complete paralysed author Verity Crawford’s work, before discovering a troubling manuscript at the Crawford home that makes her…