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Hisense XR10 Smart Projector Review: RGB-Powered Wonder

• Hisense XR10 is a premium RGB-backlit smart projector reviewed by Wired
• Delivers vivid colours, strong contrast, and great gaming performance
• Weaker in bright rooms, with some eARC audio and voice control issues

Wired has reviewed the Hisense XR10, a high-end smart projector that uses RGB backlighting technology, a feature that has recently become popular in televisions and is now being applied to projectors. The device impressed reviewer John Brandon with vivid, brilliant colours and strong gaming performance, though its overall…

COMPUTER COPS: Inside the big business of selling AI to the police

• AI vendors are aggressively courting US police departments with automation tools
• Products include facial recognition, gunshot detection, chatbots and report-writing AI
• Officers and critics warn of sales hype, bias risks and weak oversight

The Verge has investigated the growing market for artificial intelligence tools sold to American police departments, reporting from the sidelines of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Technology Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Vendors are pitching AI as a way to automate routine but legally significant…

NFL quarterback Will Grier retires at 31

• Former West Virginia QB Will Grier, 31, retires after playing only two games for the Carolina Panthers
• Grier announced his departure via Instagram on Wednesday; Panthers confirmed the decision
• He signed with the franchise in April after a college career with the Mountaineers

Will Grier turned down a Dallas Cowboys coaching opportunity and retired at 31, with Dak Prescott and Kenny Pickett paying tribute on social media.

Titus Welliver on What Sets His New Crime Character Apart From Harry Bosch

• Titus Welliver discusses new role as corrupt detective Glenn Keenan in The Westies
• Keenan contrasts sharply with his long-running Harry Bosch character
• Welliver says loss of his wife triggered Keenan's moral decline

Titus Welliver, best known for playing Harry Bosch across more than a decade of the Bosch franchise, is taking on a markedly different role in the new series The Westies. Speaking to ScreenRant, Welliver explained how his character, Glenn Keenan, contrasts with the morally driven Bosch, offering audiences…

Norris to have 10-place grid penalty in Belgium

• Norris gets 10-place Belgian GP grid penalty over battery allocation
• McLaren picked Spa for the hit, not tricky-to-overtake Hungary
• Fourth power electronics unit follows failures in China, Japan, Monaco

Lando Norris will start the Belgian Grand Prix with a 10-place grid penalty after McLaren fitted a new battery unit exceeding his season allocation. The team chose to take the hit at Spa-Francorchamps, where overtaking is comparatively straightforward, rather than risk it at the following race in Hungary,…

3 One-Hit Wonders From 1971 With Melodies That Still Echo Decades Later

American Songwriter has published a short feature highlighting three one-hit wonders from 1971, celebrating the enduring, feel-good quality of their melodies. The piece reflects a broader nostalgic interest in revisiting overlooked chart moments from the early 1970s, offering readers a nostalgic musical detour rather than any major news…

Amazon MGM Hires Head Of Theatrical Marketing, UK & Ire, As Studio Continues To Build International Film Team

• Amazon MGM hires Chris Besseling as UK & Ireland theatrical marketing chief
• He joins from True Brit, having previously worked at eOne and Pathé
• Part of Amazon's broader build-out of an international theatrical team

Amazon MGM Studios has appointed Chris Besseling as Head of Theatrical Marketing for the UK and Ireland, the latest step in building out its international film division. Besseling, a veteran of eOne, Pathé and True Brit, will be based in London and report to Charlie Coleman, Head of…

10 Forgotten 2000s Books That Are Perfect From Start to Finish

• Collider lists ten overlooked but acclaimed novels from the 2000s
• List spans YA, fantasy and literary fiction genres
• Featured titles include works by John Green and Karl Ove Knausgård

Collider has published a list highlighting ten novels from the 2000s that the author believes deserve more recognition today. The decade produced major bestsellers such as the Harry Potter series and The Da Vinci Code, but the list instead focuses on well-regarded books that have since faded from…