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Apple TV’s Keanu Reeves Crime Flick Dominates Streaming Charts for 100 Days
Keanu Reeves’ 1991 cult classic Point Break is returning to cinemas nationwide for a limited run to mark its 35th anniversary, screening on 16 and 19 August in a new 4K restoration from Resurgence Media Group, Saga Arts and Fathom Entertainment. The re-release highlights an early high point in Reeves’ career, which took off after…
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UK Charts: Splatoon Raiders Knocks Assassin’s Creed Down A Peg
Splatoon Raiders has debuted at number one on the UK physical gaming charts, taking the top spot away from Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced in its very first week on sale. It’s a strong showing for Nintendo’s new spinoff, which had only been available for two days when the chart data was collected, underlining strong…
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DNC Chair Ken Martin threw phone at aide’s desk, faced HR complaint in sign of ‘fraying nerves’: report
Fox News reports that Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin threw a phone at an aide’s desk during a heated moment, resulting in a formal HR complaint being lodged against him. The incident is being cited as evidence of “fraying nerves” within DNC leadership, arriving amid a period of intense internal strain for the committee…
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Baby killer Keli Lane’s life is going swimmingly – as she’s freed on weekend release and her partner gets his elite teaching job back after his school was ordered to rehire him
Keli Lane, the Australian woman convicted of killing her newborn daughter, has been granted weekend release from prison, according to the Daily Mail. Her partner, Patrick Cogan, has separately had his job at an elite school reinstated after the institution was ordered to rehire him, marking a notable turnaround in both their circumstances. The article’s…
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Heated Lindsay Clancy courtroom exchange over 911 call, crime scene photos sets stage for mom’s murder trial
A jury has been seated in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children, with a tense pre-trial hearing over the handling of a 911 call and crime scene photographs setting a combative tone ahead of proceedings. The case has drawn widespread attention because Clancy’s defence is…
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The Phantom Pain of Rojava review – Kurdish veterans of the war against IS tell story of courage and survival
Maryam Ebrahimi’s documentary The Phantom Pain of Rojava follows survivors living in a shared home for injured veterans of the war against Islamic State in Rojava, the Kurdish-led autonomous region of northern Syria. The Guardian review describes it as a tender and gentle film that highlights the extraordinary courage and solidarity of Kurdish women, many…
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AI can fuel biological weapons. We must harness its power for defense | Annie Jacobsen
Writing in the Guardian, Annie Jacobsen argues that artificial intelligence is simultaneously making it easier to create biological weapons and offering powerful new tools to defend public health, creating an urgent race between offensive misuse and defensive innovation. She warns that AI systems can now help malicious actors navigate complex biological knowledge, troubleshoot lab techniques…
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Europe got its own TBPN-style live show, and everyone’s angling for a guest spot
The European Technology Network (ETN), a London-based live-streamed show founded by Luke Knight and Ronan Chambers, is expanding to a five-day-a-week schedule after raising $1.6 million in seed funding. The show, launched last October as a twice-weekly stream on X and YouTube covering tech news and trends, has attracted over 5 million views and become…