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Luxury florist hired by Victoria Beckham beats rival who set up firm with almost identical name in High Court trademark battle
A High Court judge has ruled in favour of Flowerbx Ltd, the luxury florist behind flower displays for Victoria Beckham and other high-profile clients, in a trademark dispute with a rival firm trading under a near-identical name. Whitney Bromberg Hawkings, who founded Flowerbx in 2015 after leaving senior roles at Gucci and Tom Ford, accused…
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AI safety requires more than just slowing our pace | Stuart Russell
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has published a lengthy letter, “We Must Pace the Frontier,” proposing measures to prevent AI development from outpacing safety work, drawing public support from rivals including Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Demis Hassabis and Satya Nadella. In this response, AI safety researcher Stuart Russell welcomes the intent but argues the “pacing” framing,…
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Night of the Coyotes review – border-crossing role-play is tourist attraction in struggling Mexican town
Clara Trischler’s second documentary feature, Night of the Coyotes, examines the small Mexican town of El Alberto, where locals stage re-enactments of migrant border crossings for tourists. Unlike typical migration documentaries that focus on life after reaching the US, the film instead looks at the community left behind as it has been hollowed out by…
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A surveillance network facility that was ‘barely an island’ before China’s transformation: CATHERINE BARNWELL reveals the artificial islands being bolstered
Catherine Barnwell examines how China has transformed a once-tiny outcrop, described as “barely an island” before development began, into a fortified surveillance and military facility as part of its broader build-up in contested waters. The artificial island forms part of a wider network China has constructed to extend its reach and monitoring capabilities across the…
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Most people who quit M365 for Google do it out of spite, but there’s no ROI in that
Gartner analyst Domenico Scriva has warned that businesses switching from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace are often driven by frustration rather than sound financial reasoning, and that the move rarely delivers meaningful savings. Speaking at Gartner’s IT Symposium in Australia, he said Google’s suite lacks telephony, security, business intelligence and OS licensing that come bundled…
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2028 Volvo XC60 and XC90 first look: Double the range and smarter safety, too
Volvo has unveiled updated 2028 versions of its XC60 and XC90 plug-in hybrid SUVs, more than doubling their all-electric range as the brand hedges between combustion and electrification amid economic uncertainty. The upgrade makes the models significantly more practical for daily driving without plugging in, while the company continues to offer non-plug-in mild-hybrid variants for…
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People buying alcohol to be able to prove their age in pubs and restaurants using digital ID on phone apps
New rules coming into force today allow drinkers in England and Wales to prove they are over 18 using digital ID on their smartphones, instead of relying solely on physical documents such as passports or driving licences. Pubs, bars, restaurants, music venues and shops can now accept approved proof-of-age apps, with ministers arguing this will…
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Ultra Tune tycoon in bitter legal fight with his bikini model ex over secret tapes at the centre of an alleged $16million blackmail plot
Ultra Tune Australia boss Sean Buckley has lost a Supreme Court of Victoria bid to force his former partner, Melbourne nurse and bikini model Jennifer Cruz Cole, to hand over recordings she allegedly made of their private conversations. Justice Jim Delany ruled there was no live issue on the pleadings about the existence or content…
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Premature review – sunny charm provides screwball energy for surprise-pregnancy comedy
The Guardian reviews Premature, the debut feature from first-time director Kevin Walls, a low-budget Scottish screwball comedy about a young couple navigating an unplanned pregnancy. The review finds it “sweet-natured” enough to overcome a few misjudged comic set-pieces, praising the film’s charm even where the script’s balance falters. The story follows Eilidh (Elle Watson), an…