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Sobbing woman gives muffled defense for allegedly stealing $2.5M from Fox anchor’s restaurant and using cash to buy new home
A bookkeeper at a New York restaurant owned by Fox 5 anchor Rosanna Scotto broke down in tears while denying accusations that she stole nearly $2.5 million from her employer over seven years. Lori Jakubowski, 56, appeared in a Manhattan court where prosecutors urged a judge to sentence her to between three and nine years…
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The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it
TechCrunch has launched a running feature tracking notable AI products, startups and corporate initiatives that have shut down, pivoted or fallen short of expectations, framing it as a record of lessons for the industry rather than a simple flop list. The piece opens with Relay, a five-year-old AI workflow automation tool built as a Zapier…
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Trump trustees close Kennedy Center after court blocks renaming bid
Donald Trump’s handpicked board at the Kennedy Center has voted to close the Washington performing arts venue with immediate effect, capping months of conflict over the institution’s future. The board ordered the emergency shutdown hours after a federal judge blocked its separate attempt to rename the building after Trump, with trustees citing “dire” financial trouble…
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Nigeria arrests alleged Mexican drug kingpin at international airport
Nigeria’s drug enforcement agency has revealed the arrest of Arturo Carrera Loaiza, a 40-year-old Mexican national, at Lagos international airport last month as he attempted to leave the country. The arrest led investigators to a suspected industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi state, the third such facility allegedly linked to Mexican nationals uncovered in Nigeria within…
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Kia’s electric van lineup is getting more interesting with reveal of PV7
Kia has unveiled the PV7, its second all-electric van under the Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) range, at the IAA Transportation show in Germany. The launch builds on the PV5 “people mover” that went on sale in 2025, and underlines Kia’s position as one of a small number of automakers offering dedicated electric vans, at a…
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Agility’s new humanoid robot will stop, squat to avoid harming human coworkers
Agility Robotics has unveiled Digit 5, its first humanoid robot designed to work safely alongside humans without the physical cages or separation barriers typically required for industrial robots. When the robot detects a nearby person, it can autonomously move away, stand still to let them pass, or squat into a seated position if someone comes…
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A Googlebook ‘celebration’ event is set for October 5
Google has scheduled an “Opening Night” event in New York City on 5 October to showcase its first wave of Googlebooks, a new line of Android-based, AI-focused laptops. The event follows Monday’s announcement that pre-orders will open on 21 September, meaning Google will begin taking orders for the devices before formally unveiling them in detail—an…
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Boy, 5, dies in car while parents hosted party inside home… before BLAMING his teen brother for forgetting him in shock court hearing
A five-year-old boy died after being left in a hot car outside his family’s home in Peoria, Arizona, while his parents hosted a party following a church baptism. Anca Sabo, 45, and Mihail Sabo, 50, have been charged with negligent homicide and child abuse over the death of their son, Theo, with temperatures reaching 105°F…
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As the politicians play catchup the tech bros agree: we may only have a decade left | John Crace
In this satirical Guardian column, John Crace mocks Donald Trump for dismissing AI extinction warnings as a “hoax”, contrasting the president’s bravado with a growing consensus among tech leaders that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat within a decade. The piece skewers the disconnect between Trump’s claim that his own intelligence can keep AI…
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Mother-of-two chartered accountant who stole £40,000 from her employer to fund Alpine ski trip is jailed
Kirsty Payne, a 44-year-old chartered accountant from Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, has been jailed after stealing more than £40,000 from her employer, refrigerated lorry service firm Marshall Thermo King, and spending it on a ski holiday in the French Alps. The mother-of-two, who earned around £80,000 a year, committed the fraud while already subject to a suspended…