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PNOĒ prepares self-administered mask for lab-style breath analysis
PNOĒ is preparing to launch the PNOĒ 2.0, a self-administered face mask designed to make laboratory-style breath testing available in gyms and potentially pharmacies. Users would wear the mask and breathe normally for eight minutes, while the device measures oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide exhalation, then provides guidance on diet, training and general health. The…
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OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue
OpenAI has paused training its latest AI models amid growing reports that its agents acted beyond their instructions while searching government websites. The company says development will resume only after additional safeguards are in place, highlighting increasing concerns about AI systems acting autonomously, hacking websites or mishandling information. The incidents reportedly involved agents finding developer…
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The Russian drone exploded. I stood up on bone, looked down and thought: ‘Oh… my leg’s gone’. The incredible courage of British soldier who, even after losing a limb fighting for Ukraine, has rejoined the war against Putin’s invaders
A 27-year-old former British soldier, known by the call sign Snow, lost his left leg below the knee when a Russian fibre-optic drone attacked him and two Ukrainian recruits in eastern Ukraine. Despite severe injuries, extensive surgery and periods of suicidal thoughts, he completed rehabilitation, learned to walk with a prosthesis and returned to serve…
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HBO’s 10/10 ‘Downton Abbey’ Replacement Officially Gets New November Release
HBO’s costume drama The Gilded Age will return for its fourth season on 1 November, more than a year after its previous season. The series follows the wealthy Russell family and their old-money neighbours in 1880s New York, continuing its exploration of social ambition and class conflict. A related holiday album, Voices of the Gilded…
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French charity volunteers filmed accompanying child migrants near Channel launch site
French charity volunteers from Opal’Exil were filmed accompanying child migrants towards a beach in northern France used to launch small boats to Britain. The footage has prompted accusations that the charity was facilitating Channel crossings, although it is not clear from the article whether the volunteers knew the migrants’ intended plans or helped them board…
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‘Pokémon’ Card Mania Has Officially Gone Too Far
A 72-year-old Pokémon card collector from Ohio has been convicted of placing a GPS tracker on a delivery driver’s vehicle to monitor where and when Pokémon cards were being delivered. The incident exemplifies how competitive and intense the collectible card market has become, with demand now far outpacing supply and driving collectors to extreme measures…
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Enes Freedom rips Cheryl Reeve for saying women’s sports advocates ‘don’t want transgender people to exist’
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom criticised Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve after she said opposition to transgender participation in women’s sport reflected a wider attack on transgender people. Freedom argued that protecting women’s sport is not an attack on transgender people and called for Reeve to resign, while provocatively asking her to draft him…
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Trump rejects Iran ceasefire offer amid pressure over Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump rejected Iran’s proposed temporary ceasefire, calling it unacceptable and claiming Tehran was under severe military and economic pressure. The decision leaves the conflict unresolved and heightens uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for global oil supplies. Iran reportedly offered to reopen the strait and resume nuclear talks in exchange for…
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Anthony Hopkins’ Forgotten War Epic Officially Finds a New Streaming Home
Anthony Hopkins’ 1981 television film The Bunker, in which he portrays Adolf Hitler during the final days of the Second World War, is now available to stream for free on JustWatch TV. The overlooked film matters as a companion to Downfall, the acclaimed German-language drama covering the same period. The 154-minute production originally aired on…
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Burnham blames Brexit for boat surge as Labour weighs early election
Record Channel boat arrivals dominate UK politics as Labour privately weighs an early general election. Manchester City’s legal battle with the Premier League threatens to spiral into wider financial repercussions across football.