-
‘Game of Thrones’ Meets ‘Lord of the Rings’ in Guy Ritchie’s Failed Fantasy Franchise-Starter
Guy Ritchie’s 2017 fantasy epic King Arthur: Legend of the Sword has re-entered the video-on-demand top 10 in several countries on Prime Video and Apple TV, nearly a decade after it flopped at the box office and torpedoed plans for a wider franchise. The resurgence is notable given the film’s troubled history, and it comes…
-
Bosch Franchise Star’s Forgotten Bruce Lee Parody Is a Surprise Netflix Hit 19 Years Later
Balls of Fury, a 2007 ping-pong comedy featuring Maggie Q in an early role, is arriving on Netflix in the United States on 1 August 2026, giving the largely forgotten film unexpected new life nearly two decades after its release. The renewed interest comes as Q enjoys a career high with Ballard, the latest spin-off…
-
One of Britain’s most notorious murderers, 84, makes final bid for freedom after serving 33 years in prison
A News report states that one of Britain’s most notorious murderers, now aged 84, is making what is described as a final attempt to secure release after spending 33 years behind bars. The full article text was not available beyond the headline, so further details of the case, the individual’s identity, and the specific circumstances…
-
The Best Tech for Back to School
WIRED’s Reviews team has published its annual back-to-school buying guide, rounding up laptops, monitors, headphones and other gear aimed at students from middle school through college. The recommendations are based on extensive hands-on testing and are intended to help with practical tasks such as note-taking, homework and time management, alongside separate WIRED guides covering backpacks,…
-
SEE IT: Massive NYC homeless encampment fuels backlash against Mamdani
A large homeless encampment stretching roughly 12 blocks along Manhattan’s West Side, near the Intrepid Museum, has become a flashpoint of criticism directed at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Residents, workers and visitors say the city is failing to tackle the tents, rubbish and reported illegal activity accumulating in the area, framing it as…
-
Natalie Imbruglia: ‘I forget the words to my own songs on stage. You’d be surprised how few people notice’
Natalie Imbruglia, the Australian singer and actor best known for her 1997 hit Torn, features in the Guardian’s regular Q&A column ahead of the release of her seventh studio album, Algorithm, on 4 September. The piece offers a light-hearted, personal glimpse into her life, touching on parenting, mental health, neurodivergence and her career, giving readers…
-
Prompt Injection Attacks Are Thwarting AI Hacking Agents
Security researchers at Tracebit have found that embedding prompt injections alongside fake credentials in cloud storage can effectively neutralise AI-powered hacking agents, flipping a technique normally used by attackers into a defensive tool. The method, dubbed “context bombing”, plants decoy secrets on Amazon Web Services containing hidden commands that order the attacking LLM to perform…
-
Nintendo Life writers share their weekend gaming plans and backlogs
This is Nintendo Life’s regular “What Are You Playing This Weekend?” feature, in which the site’s writers share their personal gaming plans, published during a quiet week for Nintendo news. That week’s headlines included new Switch 2 versions of Octopath Traveler 1 & 2, fresh Pikmin merchandise from Hot Topic, and confirmation that FromSoftware’s The…
-
Green leader Zack Polanski says Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed should NOT be kicked out of Britain
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said that Shabir Ahmed, the ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, should not be deported from Britain despite his crimes. The comments are likely to prove controversial given the notoriety of the case, in which Ahmed was convicted as the leader of a gang that sexually abused vulnerable girls…