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Aussie preschoolers escape kindergarten and walk more than 1km in miraculous dash: Why they did it
Several preschool-aged children reportedly escaped from a kindergarten in Fitzroy, Melbourne, and managed to walk more than a kilometre before being found safe, according to the headline of this report. The incident has raised serious questions about supervision and security procedures at the facility, and is likely to prompt scrutiny of childcare safety standards more…
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Amazon MGM’s exit from Artificial did not fully surprise Garfield
Andrew Garfield said Amazon MGM Studios’ decision to drop “Artificial”, Luca Guadagnino’s film about Sam Altman and OpenAI, did not entirely surprise him. He said the studio had supported the production, but suggested the film was ultimately better suited to another distributor; its move to Neon keeps it on course for an awards campaign and…
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Cross-party talks on reforms are a stunt by Labour, say Tories
The Conservative Party has dismissed cross-party talks on reforms convened by Labour as a political stunt, arguing the initiative is aimed more at generating favourable headlines than achieving genuine cross-party consensus. The row highlights ongoing friction between the two main parties over how reform proposals are being handled, with Tories questioning the government’s motives for…
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Zuckerberg says Meta’s enterprise AI opportunity extends beyond agents
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told investors on the company’s second-quarter earnings call that its enterprise AI ambitions extend well beyond the customer-service AI agent it launched for businesses in June. He outlined plans to also sell APIs, business agents and potentially compute capacity directly to large customers, positioning enterprise services as a possible new revenue…
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Microsoft confirms Copilot ‘super app’ coming this year
Microsoft has confirmed it is building an AI “super app” that will unify Copilot’s chat, coding and agentic capabilities into a single product, with a launch planned for later this year. CEO Satya Nadella made the announcement during a Wednesday earnings call, saying the app would cover “both consumer and commercial experiences” as Copilot evolves…
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What’s Coming to Tubi in August 2026
Tubi, the free ad-supported streaming service, is adding hundreds of new films and television series to its library throughout August 2026. The expansion spans genres from big-budget action and romantic comedies to arthouse dramas and horror, reflecting Tubi’s continued push to broaden its content library and compete with other streamers by relying on volume and…
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Gregg Araki Reveals ‘Now Apocalypse’ Season 2 Was Written For Starz, Mirrored Show’s Cancellation: “So Prophetic”
Filmmaker Gregg Araki has revealed that a second season of his 2019 Starz series “Now Apocalypse” was fully written and paid for before it was scrapped, in a twist that echoed the show’s own plot. Speaking to Deadline while promoting his new film “I Want Your Sex”, Araki said the cast had been paid and…
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Most jaw-dropping moments from Dr Fauci’s scorched-earth Capitol Hill grilling
Dr Anthony Fauci faced a heated appearance before a Capitol Hill committee, described as a “scorched-earth” grilling by lawmakers. The hearing forms part of ongoing congressional scrutiny of Fauci’s role in the US pandemic response, reflecting continued political tension over decisions made during the Covid-19 crisis. The provided article content consists largely of unrelated headline…
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Qualcomm is raising phone chip prices starting September 1st
Qualcomm has confirmed it will raise prices across its phone processor line-up from 1 September, a move CEO Cristiano Amon flagged during the company’s earnings call. The increase, previously rumoured to be a “double-digit percentage,” comes as Qualcomm reported a 20% year-on-year drop in handset revenue, its lowest since 2021, which it attributes to soaring…
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Music Companies Demand More Scrutiny of AI-Generated Tracks Before Chart Debuts
A coalition of major record labels and music companies, including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music, has proposed new guidelines to restrict which AI-generated tracks can qualify for official music charts. The proposal, announced on Wednesday, calls for chart eligibility to be limited to songs that are “substantially human made,” aiming to…