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A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call
Security researchers have disclosed vulnerabilities in Zoom’s screen-sharing feature that could have let an attacker silently take control of another participant’s device during a call, without any warning or interaction required from the victim. The flaws, found by the firm A Security, are particularly striking because they were uncovered using publicly available AI models in…
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Interpol announce intimate London All Points East after-party gig at Village Underground
Interpol have announced an intimate after-party show at London’s Village Underground, following their appearance at Deftones’ Outbreak Fest show at All Points East on Sunday 23 August in Victoria Park. The New York rockers will join a packed line-up that includes IDLES, Amyl & The Sniffers, JPEGMAFIA and Deafheaven, before heading to the smaller venue…
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‘The Simpsons’ Took Its Best Tradition From This Beloved Sci-Fi TV Series
The article argues that “Treehouse of Horror”, The Simpsons’ long-running annual Halloween anthology special, owes its format and spirit to The Twilight Zone, the classic science-fiction anthology series. First appearing in Season 2 in 1990 and continuing through Season 37 in 2025, the segment exemplifies how The Simpsons historically reworked pre-existing stories and pop-culture touchstones…
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Rod Stewart Cancels Cleveland Show As Doctors Prescribe More Rest Following ‘Minor Medical Procedure’
Sir Rod Stewart has cancelled a scheduled concert in Cleveland, his second cancellation in as many days, after doctors advised him to rest for at least 48 hours following an unspecified minor medical procedure. The Rocket Arena venue confirmed the cancellation, citing ongoing medical monitoring, while refunds are being offered to ticket holders. The postponements…
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HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 3 Still Faces a Major Problem, Even With a Sequel Book
HBO’s long-awaited third season of Big Little Lies has moved a step closer to production with news that author Liane Moriarty is releasing a sequel novel, Big Little Truths, on 25 August. The book, Moriarty’s first-ever sequel, picks up with the “Monterey Five” a decade after the original story and will serve as the source…
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What comes after the smartphone? Amazon’s Panos Panay will make his case at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Amazon’s SVP of Devices and Services, Panos Panay, will speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 about the future shape of consumer hardware as AI shifts from standalone apps into the core of devices and operating systems. His appearance matters because he brings direct experience reshaping product categories, having previously led Microsoft’s Surface line and Windows 11…
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‘A Must-Have Day One Purchase’: You Only Need to Buy Control Resonant in September, Remedy Reckons
Remedy Entertainment has ramped up its marketing rhetoric for Control Resonant, calling it a “must-have day one purchase” ahead of its release in a heavily contested September 2026 window. This is a notable shift for a studio typically described as modest in its promotional tone, and reflects confidence in a title that will compete directly…
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Final Fantasy Resonance Is Inheriting Two Of Brave Exvius’ Coolest Features, Minus The Gacha
Final Fantasy Resonance is the first game in the franchise to get the HD-2D treatment, as this new spin-off based on Final Fantasy Brave Exvius translates the mobile title into a PC and console adventure. It also looks like two of the best parts of the game will be coming along for the ride: guest characters from other…
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Claude will apply invisible watermarks to AI text and images
Anthropic has announced it will start embedding invisible, machine-readable watermarks in text and images generated by its Claude AI models, in order to comply with new EU transparency rules. The move, disclosed on a new Claude support page, means generated text will carry embedded watermarks while generated files will include digitally signed provenance metadata where…
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Former M&S boss brands Andy Burnham’s plan to ‘save high streets’ as a ‘lot of b******s about nothing’
The former head of Marks & Spencer has dismissed Andy Burnham’s proposals to revive Britain’s ailing high streets as empty rhetoric, using blunt language to reject the plan as offering little of substance. The intervention adds a high-profile voice of retail expertise to the debate over how struggling town centres, hit hard by online shopping,…