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‘Pretty Daunting’: Cody Simpson Is Ready to Tackle the Australian Anthem at NFL Game In Melbourne
Australian singer Cody Simpson will perform the national anthem before the NFL’s first regular-season game on Australian soil, a Los Angeles Rams versus San Francisco 49ers clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday, 10 September. Speaking to The Hit Network’s Carrie & Tommy, the 29-year-old admitted to feeling nervous ahead of the appearance, describing…
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Hideo Kojima’s ‘Physint’ Moves From PlayStation to Xbox as ‘Death Stranding’ Creator Plots TV and Film Projects With New Publishing Partner
Hideo Kojima has moved his forthcoming action-espionage game “Physint” from Sony’s PlayStation to Microsoft’s Xbox, after PlayStation Studios unexpectedly cancelled the project in June. The switch, announced via an Xbox blog post, marks a significant shift given Kojima’s long history with PlayStation, including the “Death Stranding” franchise, and extends the pair’s collaboration beyond gaming into…
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Researcher who departed AI role over fears of racing into extinction says people are ‘begging’ for regulation
Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old former pretraining researcher at OpenAI and Anthropic, has resigned from the industry over fears that AI companies are racing towards self-improving superintelligence without adequate safeguards, calling it a gamble with human lives. Speaking to Fox News, he said the risk is not inevitable and can be addressed through international regulation, arguing…
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NFL’s Week 1 9/11 tribute begins in Seattle with wild guitar solo during national anthem
The NFL marked the 25th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks during its Week 1 opener between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, with each team given some freedom over how to pay tribute. Seattle’s Lumen Field held a moment of silence before pairing a sign-language interpretation of the national anthem with…
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Reform under criminal probe, Trump denies 9/11 fakery, Parrott stars for Betis
Britain’s electoral watchdog inquiry deepens as the Met opens a criminal investigation into Reform UK donations, while Trump rebuts “fake” Ground Zero claims; also: Miami crash pilot’s LinkedIn boasts, Cybercab rides launch in Austin, and Troy Parrott’s stunning week at Real Betis.
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Bryce Underwood addresses Kyle Whittingham’s comments about remaining starting QB at Michigan
Michigan Wolverines quarterback Bryce Underwood has responded to head coach Kyle Whittingham’s pointed remarks questioning whether he will keep his starting role, after a shaky performance in a narrow Week 1 win over Western Michigan. Underwood, whose recruitment attracted a reported £9.5 million ($12 million) in NIL money and intense donor interest, threw for just…
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Trump gets hero’s welcome by rowdy MAGA partiers as he kicks off first-ever GOP midterm convention… with several glaring absences
Donald Trump opened the first-ever Republican midterm convention in Dallas, urging supporters to back GOP candidates in November even though he is not on the ballot himself. The two-day event, attended by around 20,000 people, is intended to boost Republican prospects of retaining Congress, but a notable list of absentees from the main stage has…
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Born 75 Years Ago in Wisconsin, the TV Star Who Found Success on Broadway and the Country Charts
Tom Wopat, born on 9 September 1951 in Lodi, Wisconsin, turned 75 this week, marking the milestone of a career that spanned television, Broadway and country music. He is best known for playing Luke Duke in the hit television series The Dukes of Hazzard, but he began his career on stage and went on to…
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‘National security can’t come at the expense of social security’: Burnham’s staggering admission as Kemi says it confirms Labour is officially the Welfare Party
Andy Burnham has sparked a political row after telling the Commons that national security “cannot come at the expense of social security”, rejecting the idea that defence spending should be boosted by cutting welfare. The Prime Minister’s remarks came in response to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who accused him of confirming that Labour has become…
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Seahawks’ Sam Darnold suffers hip injury, questionable to return after just 5 snaps into NFL season
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold left the team’s season opener against the New England Patriots after just five snaps due to a hip injury, and was listed as questionable to return. He was sacked by Patriots linebacker Dre’Mont Jones and landed awkwardly, developing a noticeable limp that worsened as the game continued, prompting a trip…