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Bell stays cool as Brave win last-ball thriller
Lauren Bell kept her nerve to help Southern Brave beat MI London by a single run in a last-ball thriller in The Hundred, extending Brave’s unbeaten start to the tournament. The victory keeps Brave top of the women’s standings with three wins from three, while MI London remain winless after falling agonisingly short in their…
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Newport Folk Festival 2026: The Best Things We Saw
Rolling Stone rounds up the standout performances from Newport Folk Festival 2026, praising the event’s tradition of unscripted collaborations and cross-generational moments between veteran and emerging artists. Highlights included Mavis Staples and Joan Baez closing the festival with a shared rendition of “America the Beautiful”, an unannounced acoustic set from Dave Matthews, and pairings such…
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I’ve finally found an upscaler for my PS2 that kicks jitters to the curb, and it’s affordable compared to its enthusiast-grade counterparts
A GamesRadar+ writer reports finding an upscaler for the PlayStation 2 that eliminates the picture jitter often associated with converting the console’s analogue video signal to modern digital displays. The device is presented as a notably more affordable alternative to the pricier, enthusiast-grade upscalers that retro gaming fans typically rely on for cleaner, more stable…
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‘Bluey’ Fans Can Now Bring the Heeler Family Home With Tonies’ New Collection – Here’s Where to Shop
Tonies has partnered with BBC Studios to bring “Bluey” to its Toniebox screen-free audio platform for the first time, letting fans of the hit preschool series enjoy the Heeler family through physical figurines rather than screens. Each figure, when placed on the Toniebox player, unlocks stories, music and character moments, extending the show’s reach beyond…
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GTA 6 Region Locks Raise More Questions About PSN’s Flaky Infrastructure
The region-locking system tied to PSN accounts is once again under scrutiny, this time because physical copies of GTA 6 include a code that can only be redeemed on a PlayStation Network account registered in one of a limited set of supported countries. This has long been a known quirk of PSN, with players routinely…
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On This Day in 1952, Hank Thompson Was at No. 1 With the Song That Inspired a History-Making Hit by Kitty Wells
On 27 July 1952, Hank Thompson’s “The Wild Side of Life” sat atop the American country music chart, a hit that would go on to spend 15 weeks at No. 1 and cement his status as one of the genre’s biggest stars. Its lasting significance, however, lies in the song it inspired: songwriter Jay Miller…
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O’Sullivan makes winning start to season in Shanghai
Ronnie O’Sullivan began his 2026-27 season with a routine victory in the opening round of the Shanghai Masters, beating Chinese amateur wildcard Liu Linhao 6-1. The seven-time world champion’s win sets up a last-16 clash with top seed and defending champion Kyren Wilson, while the tournament also saw a shock exit for four-time world champion…
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ChatGPT starts blocking direct requests to copy an author’s style
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is now declining direct requests to write text that mimics the distinctive style of well-known authors, offering instead to evoke a similar “feeling” using an original voice. Testing by Ars Technica found the chatbot refusing such prompts for both living authors, including J.K. Rowling and Amy Tan, and deceased ones such as Charles…