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Fauci contempt vote presents DOJ with ‘incredibly messy’ choices
A Senate committee’s vote to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress has placed the US Justice Department in a difficult legal and political position. The referral stems from Fauci’s repeated use of the Fifth Amendment during questioning about the COVID-19 pandemic, while Republicans argue that a presidential pardon means he could not validly claim…
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Riot police forced to break up out-of-control party when 80 teenagers trashed a newly-renovated Melbourne Airbnb leaving desperate neighbours to plead for help
Riot police were called to break up an out-of-control party after nearly 100 teenagers descended on a rented Airbnb in Cranbourne, east Melbourne, causing extensive damage to a recently renovated home. It is understood the property had been booked by teenagers using a fake ID before the address was shared online, prompting waves of gatecrashers…
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Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East news
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement has claimed a drone attack on a Saudi Aramco oil refinery in Jazan, southern Saudi Arabia, saying it was retaliation for Saudi violations of Yemeni airspace. Saudi officials confirmed a fire broke out at the facility but reported no casualties and gave no cause, while the Houthis also said they targeted…
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These AI Barons Are Ready to Give Away Their Fortunes
David Silver, a former Google DeepMind researcher who led the development of AlphaGo, has pledged to donate all proceeds from any future sale of his AI startup, Ineffable Intelligence, to charity. He is among a growing number of AI entrepreneurs, including Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman and Lovable founder Anton Osika, committing their equity gains…
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SARAH VINE: Why, after ten years of Harry and Meghan, these TWO little-known incidents stay with me. Her mask slipped. But for all her mistakes, she’s not solely responsible for the shambles that followed
Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine reflects on the ten years since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle first became a couple, revisiting two little-known incidents from that period that she says have stayed with her because they revealed a moment where Meghan’s public “mask” slipped. The piece is a personal opinion column marking the anniversary of…
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It’s the beating heart of the West End, home to luxury boutiques and the Royal Opera House… but now workers forced to carry knives call Covent Garden the ‘Zombie Zone’ plagued by homelessness, drug-dealing and crime
Workers in Covent Garden, one of London’s most famous shopping and cultural districts, say they now feel compelled to carry knives for personal safety, describing the area as a “Zombie Zone” overrun by homelessness, open drug-dealing and crime. The area is home to upmarket boutiques and the Royal Opera House, and the reported decline highlights…
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Revisiting the original No Man’s Sky, 10 years on – and why it was always good in its own way
Ahead of No Man’s Sky’s 10th anniversary, an Eurogamer writer revisits the original 2016 version of Hello Games’ space exploration game on an old PS4, contrasting it with the game as it exists today after more than 45 major updates. Despite the notoriously troubled launch and the game’s since-transformed scope, they find the original still…
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SWFC News: Why Louie Barry didn’t start Owls win – and what’s next for Harry Gray – thestar.co.uk
Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen has explained why new signing Louie Barry was left out of the starting line-up for the Owls’ 1-0 Carabao Cup win over Bolton Wanderers, saying simply that Barry had not trained in the days beforehand. His absence opened the door for 17-year-old Leeds United loanee Harry Gray, who impressed after…
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Poll: Box Art Brawl: Metroid 40th Anniversary Special
Nintendo Life’s Box Art Brawl feature marked Metroid’s 40th anniversary by pitting the box art of all five mainline games against each other in a fan vote. Rather than comparing regional variants as usual, the special edition asked readers to pick their favourite design across the entire main series, using the previously-crowned regional winner for…
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Tyga admits he used AI on new album ‘$tarface’: “I don’t care”
Rapper Tyga has confirmed he used artificial intelligence as a “tool” while making his new album ‘$tarface’, released on 31 July, saying he does not care if listeners object. Speaking to Vibe, he compared AI’s role to the introduction of Auto-Tune, arguing that “real artists” adapt new technology rather than resist it, and that the…