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iOS 27 brings iPad multitasking concepts to iPhone Duo
Apple has redesigned iOS 27 to take full advantage of the additional screen space on its first foldable device, the iPhone Duo, rather than simply porting the standard iPhone interface across. Rather than building an entirely new system, Apple has adapted multitasking concepts from iPadOS, which shares its foundations with iOS, stating that the Duo…
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This 3-Part ‘Homeland’ Meets ‘Sicario’ Thriller Is One of the Biggest Streaming Hits in the World
Paramount+’s spy thriller Lioness has become one of the world’s biggest streaming hits, with its third season currently topping the platform’s charts. Created by Taylor Sheridan, the series blends the tension of Homeland with the visceral action of Sicario, following Zoe Saldaña as CIA officer Joe McNamara, who runs a covert unit of female operatives…
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Slipknot Unleash Surprise Single “ARSENAL,” First New Song in Three Years: Stream
Slipknot have surprise-released “ARSENAL”, their first new song in more than three years and their first since parting ways with longtime turntablist and percussionist Sid Wilson. A newly unveiled publicity photo shows just eight masked members, suggesting the band may not replace Wilson and could be departing from its traditional nine-man line-up for the first…
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More than 300,000 passengers ‘are unlikely to get compensation’ after air traffic control chaos at UK airports
More than 300,000 passengers face travel disruption after a technical fault in National Air Traffic Services’ (NATS) flight processing system caused widespread cancellations and delays at UK airports including Heathrow, Gatwick and Birmingham. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has warned that affected passengers are unlikely to be entitled to compensation, as the incident is…
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Martin Herlihy Departs SNL After Five Years as Please Don’t Destroy Trio Dissolves
Martin Herlihy has left Saturday Night Live after five seasons, closing out the SNL chapter of the sketch trio Please Don’t Destroy. Herlihy joined the NBC show in 2021 alongside Ben Marshall and John Higgins, but the group’s joint run effectively ended a year earlier when Marshall was promoted to featured cast member and Higgins…
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Popular navigation apps unlikely to ditch Mercator maps despite UN resolution
The UN General Assembly has passed a non-binding resolution encouraging the use of more accurate “equal-area” world maps, such as the Equal Earth projection, instead of the widely used Mercator map, which distorts the relative size of continents. However, the resolution is unlikely to affect the navigation apps millions of people use daily, since Google…
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Nintendo Direct Bolsters Switch 2 Library With Metroid Ravenous, Persona Games, and Mario Kart Update
Nintendo’s September Direct broadcast leaned heavily on ports and remasters of previously released third-party games rather than fresh first-party surprises, prompting commentators to describe the 45-minute showcase as feeling more like a “Partner Direct” than a traditional Nintendo-led event. The stream opened with Monster Hunter Wilds rather than an exclusive reveal, and continued with titles…
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Disgraced attorney tries to SHOOT his ex-wife at dinner table in front of horrified guests before being tackled to the ground by waiter
A disgraced Ohio attorney has been found guilty of attempted murder after trying to shoot his ex-wife in front of terrified diners at a restaurant in Toledo, only to be tackled to the ground by a waiter. Matthew Exton, 43, pulled a gun on Kayda Valone as she dined with her parents, but the weapon…