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‘A Common Story’ Review: A Stunningly Played Study of a Couple Whose Inability to Articulate Their Emotions Drives Them Apart
Anna Foglietta’s directorial debut, “A Common Story,” screened in the Orizzonti sidebar at the Venice Film Festival and impresses through what its central couple leave unsaid, offering a rare alternative to the shouting-match relationship dramas that dominate the genre. Starring Alba Rohrwacher and Guido Caprino, the film examines a marriage strained by an inability to…
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Delisted AFL footballer bashed his model ex-partner in a drunken rage over his former team’s Grand Final appearance – then claimed he and his ‘church’ would put her children into foster care
A former Western Bulldogs AFL player, Brodie Moles, has been found guilty of assaulting his ex-partner, former model Lilly Munro, and her mother in a series of violent incidents dating back to 2016. Moles, 40, appeared at Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court, where the case highlighted how his anger over missing out on his former club’s Grand…
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Operator of Amazon cargo plane in deadly Miami crash accused of violating safety regulations by former employees
21 Air, the North Carolina-based company that operated the Amazon-chartered Boeing 767 cargo plane that crashed near Miami International Airport killing five people, has faced repeated allegations from former employees that it violated aviation safety regulations. The firm, controlled through an LLC by Houston Astros owner Jim Crane, is alleged by ex-pilots to have dismissed…
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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…