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Microsoft rushes out Windows fix for Dell’s hot and bothered PCs
Microsoft has issued an emergency out-of-band update to fix a bug affecting certain Dell PCs that was blocking them from receiving July 2026’s Patch Tuesday security fixes. The underlying issue caused affected machines to overheat, slow down and randomly shut off, prompting Microsoft to pause the rollout for these models until a fix could be…
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AliExpress fined record €550m by EU for failing to stop sale of illegal and fake goods
AliExpress has been fined a record €550m (£470m) by the European Commission for failing to prevent the sale of illegal and dangerous goods, including counterfeit clothing, unsafe toys and harmful cosmetics, on its platform. It is the largest penalty issued so far under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), which came into force in 2024…
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Outrage in Italy as Moroccan man dies after being pepper sprayed, pinned down and zip-tied by police while screaming ‘help’ in case likened to George Floyd
A Moroccan man has died in Italy after being pepper sprayed, restrained and zip-tied by police officers, sparking public outrage and comparisons to the killing of George Floyd in the United States. Witnesses reported that the man was heard screaming for help while being pinned to the ground before he died, prompting anger over the…
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‘We are dreamers’ – Sheffield Wednesday chairman shares new message ahead of season – Yorkshire Post
The WebFetch permission request wasn’t granted, so I can’t retrieve the article content myself. The article text you pasted only contains Google’s cookie-consent boilerplate (the “Before you continue… Google” sign-in page) rather than the actual Yorkshire Post story about the Sheffield Wednesday chairman. This is a common issue with Google News RSS links — they…
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An Ebike Company Was Sued for Misleading Info on Safety. It Points to a Big Problem
Amazon and safety-certification firm UL have settled a lawsuit against several Chinese manufacturers accused of falsely claiming their Aipas-branded ebikes carried UL safety certification. A federal judge signed a permanent injunction on 15 July barring the firms from using the UL mark or helping others do so, though the companies admitted no wrongdoing. Wired found…
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Prisons minister Lord Timpson quits government
Lord Timpson, the prisons minister who oversaw Labour’s controversial early release scheme, has resigned from the government. His departure comes amid ongoing scrutiny of the policy, which was introduced to ease overcrowding in England and Wales’s jails but drew criticism over the release of offenders considered a risk to public safety. Timpson, a businessman and…
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FBI boss Kash Patel details how agency and partners secured record-shattering FIFA World Cup
FBI Director Kash Patel has given an exclusive interview detailing the scale of the security operation mounted to protect the FIFA World Cup, the first tournament final hosted by the United States in more than three decades. He described the effort as equivalent to policing “78 Super Bowls in 38 days”, reflecting the unprecedented commitment…
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Acting the fool: why have Hollywood press tours become so gimmicky?
This Guardian film column examines how Hollywood press tours have increasingly turned away from substantive interviews towards gimmicky, game-based content, using recent promotional rounds for Steven Spielberg and Christopher Nolan films as examples. The writer notes that even famously serious figures like Nolan have been reduced to answering rapid-fire yes-or-no questions in bite-sized social media…
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How Elephant and Castle risks becoming London’s gentrification ‘patient zero’
Elephant and Castle’s £500m redevelopment, known as “the Elephant”, is set to welcome its first commercial tenant this month, marking a milestone in the transformation of the south London landmark once known for urban deprivation. The project has replaced the area’s brutalist 1965 shopping centre and the neighbouring Heygate estate with modern towers, shops and…
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Defence is key issue for Andy Burnham according to Sheffield readers as new PM enters Downing Street
The article’s full text was unavailable, so a reliable neutral summary cannot be produced from the title alone. It appears to concern Sheffield readers’ views on defence and Andy Burnham as a new Prime Minister enters Downing Street. No supporting details, quotations, figures or context were provided beyond the headline. Supplying these would risk inventing…