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Apple expected to unveil folding iPhone as new CEO takes center stage
Apple has unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable phone and the most significant redesign of the device since the iPhone launched in 2007. The launch, at a Cupertino event titled “Surprise and Shine”, marked the public debut of John Ternus as chief executive, who took over from Tim Cook on 1 September and framed…
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Google DeepMind alumni are building tools to accelerate fusion power for the grid
Federico Felici and Jonas Buchli, both formerly of Google DeepMind, have founded Fusionality, a Lausanne-based startup building standardised control systems and simulation tools for fusion power companies. The venture responds to a gap in the emerging fusion supply chain: while some firms make reactor components and others manufacture precision parts, few specialise in the hardware…
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UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds
New analysis from environmental thinktank Verdant suggests UK datacentres will directly create far fewer jobs than the technology industry has claimed, even as they consume vast amounts of energy. The thinktank estimates all currently planned datacentres will employ around 10,400 workers, compared with the more than 40,000 projected by industry lobby group TechUK, raising questions…
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Sega Announces Two Sonic Game Collections For Switch
Sega has confirmed physical release plans for its two Sonic anniversary collections on Nintendo Switch, with box art and pre-orders now appearing via a Canadian distributor ahead of an October launch. The “Classic Sonic Collection” and “Modern Sonic Collection” were originally announced in June as part of Sonic the Hedgehog’s 35th anniversary celebrations, bundling together…
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Apple’s foldable ‘iPhone Duo’ will reportedly start at $2,000
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has revealed the name of Apple’s long-rumoured foldable handset, the “iPhone Duo,” with pricing and colour details emerging just hours before Apple’s first iPhone launch event under new CEO John Ternus. The device, previously expected to be dubbed the iPhone Ultra, is reportedly set to start at $2,000, positioning it as Apple’s…
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TV tonight: Dispatches asks Tommy Robinson awkward finance questions
Tonight’s Channel 4 Dispatches sends reporter Matt Shea to scrutinise Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, focusing on the far-right activist’s fundraising activities. The programme follows a year-long investigation into public records and documents connected to his finances, probing an area critics have long described as murky. It airs alongside a BBC Two documentary…
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‘Adrenaline got us through New Forest wildfire’
Firefighters from Fordingbridge who were among the first crews to reach the New Forest wildfire on 9 August have described the “apocalyptic” scene as flames spread from a burning van on the A31 and tore through ancient woodland and heathland. The blaze, which destroyed more than 100 hectares of oak, beech and rare habitat, was…
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“Music you can see!”: Inside the world of the Scopitone music video jukeboxes
Long before MTV or even the pop promo clip, the Scopitone jukebox let bar patrons watch full-colour films of pop songs, effectively inventing the music video decades earlier. Developed in France and patented in 1958, the coin-operated machine spread across Western Europe and, later, the United States, offering a novel visual accompaniment to chart hits…
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Assisted dying bill row, borrowing costs surge, Scots schools slump in PISA
MPs warn of a “railroad” on the assisted dying bill ahead of Friday’s Commons vote, as thirty-year borrowing costs hit their highest since 1998. Scotland posts record-low PISA results, plus the Miami cargo crash, a Blackburn double murder probe, an OpenAI leak row, and pricier Glastonbury 2027 tickets.