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AI-driven memory crunch jolts India’s smartphone market
India’s smartphone market is experiencing a sharp downturn as a global shortage of memory chips, driven by surging AI data centre demand, pushes up handset prices. Manufacturers such as Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron have redirected production towards high-bandwidth memory used in AI accelerators, which is far more profitable than the standard RAM and storage…
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Netflix’s New 6-Part Crime Thriller Follows One of History’s Largest Murder Investigations
Netflix will release a six-part crime drama, *The Bombing of Pan Am 103*, on 30 July, dramatising the investigation into the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, which is described as the largest murder inquiry in Scottish policing history. The series traces the terrorist attack from the moment it occurred through to the international effort by Scottish and…
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Moment Home Office officials arrest 10 ‘illegal workers’ during immigration raids at Evri depots
Home Office immigration enforcement officials carried out raids at Evri depots, arresting 10 people suspected of working illegally in the UK. The operation forms part of ongoing government efforts to crack down on illegal working, with footage capturing the moment officials detained suspects at the parcel delivery firm’s premises. The raids targeted Evri depots specifically,…
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Doom director Hugo Martin says id Software is fine, and anyway, ‘what matters the most is that the games are good’
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‘Mortal Kombat II’ Attacking Home Screens On HBO Max & HBO Next Week
HBO Max is about to become a Kombat zone. Warner Bros and New Line Cinema’s action sequel Mortal Kombat II has booked July 24 for the start of its streaming battle. The pic will hit linear screens the next day on HBO. The video game-based pic from Simon McQuoid and screenwriter Jeremy Slater follows the…
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Time Isn’t on Paramount’s Side
Paramount’s $111 billion (roughly £87 billion) takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery has been thrown into doubt after a coalition of 12 US states, led by California, sued to block the deal, likely scuppering its planned July closing date. The states’ lawsuit alleges the merger would seriously damage competition in theatrical distribution and cable licensing, combining…
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Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation
Nuclear startup Valar Atomics is in talks to raise fresh funding at a valuation of roughly $6 billion, with Sequoia Capital expected to lead a $1 billion equity round, according to sources familiar with the matter. The three-year-old California firm builds small modular reactors (SMRs), factory-built nuclear plants intended to be cheaper and faster to…
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Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky says his 30-day warranty is all about trust
Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky has defended the company’s short 30-day warranty on its new e-paper smartwatches, arguing that customer trust matters more than formal guarantees. Speaking to The Verge, he said buyers should understand what they are signing up for, noting that Pebble has been upfront from the outset that its relaunched watches, revived after…
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‘The Five Star Weekend’ Makes Itself At Home On Peacock With 1B+ Minutes Viewed Since Launch
Peacock’s original series “The Five Star Weekend” has become the streaming platform’s most-watched scripted title ever, racking up more than one billion viewing minutes in its first week. The show, which premiered on 9 July, is also tracking among the top five original streaming series for the week according to preliminary Nielsen data, underlining strong…
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‘The Odyssey’ Journeys to New York, Anya Taylor-Joy Debuts ‘Lucky’ and This Week’s Best Events
This is a Hollywood Reporter photo gallery rounding up celebrity red carpet premieres, screenings and social events from the week of 21 July 2026, rather than a single news story. It highlights high-profile film and TV launches in New York and Los Angeles, including Universal’s epic The Odyssey and Apple’s Lucky, alongside charity galas, restaurant…