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Dolly Parton’s Sister Stella Slams “Endless Garbage”, AI & Social Media Misinformation After Icon’s Death
Stella Parton, sister of the late Dolly Parton, has criticised the “tremendous amount of AI and endless garbage” flooding social media in the wake of her sister’s death. In an Instagram post, she said the family has faced “incredible pressure and insensitivity from strangers” and accused certain parties of exploiting the tragedy for attention, predicting…
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AI robot pet could know your family too well
Ollobot Robotics, a Hong Kong-based company, has unveiled the OlloNi SS1, an AI-powered robot pet designed to recognise family members and pets, learn household routines, and respond to emotional cues such as tone of voice and facial expressions. The device marks a shift from utilitarian home robots, such as laundry-folding machines, towards companions that build…
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Reform UK finance row deepens as subsidence claims surge amid heatwave summer
Two senior Reform UK officials suspended over an undercover finance probe as insurers report a subsidence surge; plus Nvidia chip diplomacy, Antonelli’s F1 title bid, Katie Taylor’s Croke Park farewell and Colin from Accounts’ final series.
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All schools will have to sing the national anthem and fly the Union flag under a Reform government, says Suella Braverman
Suella Braverman, Reform UK’s education spokesperson, has said that under a Reform government every school in the country would be required to sing the national anthem and fly the Union flag. Speaking at the party’s conference in Birmingham, she framed the policy as a response to what she described as schools’ curricula being “hijacked by…
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Why it’s important to regularly restart your router
Regularly restarting your home router is a simple, often-overlooked habit that can significantly improve internet speed, connection stability and network security. Routers are essentially small computers that run continuously without a break, and over time accumulated memory usage and temporary files can degrade their performance, so periodic reboots help maintain a fast, reliable connection for…
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Preview: This Free Animal Crossing Rival Could Give Nintendo a Serious Headache
HoYoverse, the Chinese studio behind Genshin Impact, is developing Petit Planet, a free cosy life-sim in the mould of Animal Crossing, and Push Square’s preview suggests it could genuinely eat into Nintendo’s market share. While it won’t match the cultural weight of Nintendo’s established icons like Tom Nook and K.K. Slider, its free-to-play, cross-platform model…
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“We wanted to be Black Sabbath without the parts that suck.” How Soundgarden’s Louder Than Love ruined my love life, but opened my mind
Marking 36 years since its release on 5 September 1989, this retrospective piece revisits Soundgarden’s second album, Louder Than Love, and the outsized role it played in shaping the writer’s teenage identity. The article is framed around a personal anecdote from summer 1990, when the writer’s evangelising about the band’s supposed superiority to generic heavy…
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Chilwell seals Crystal Palace comeback win after Mitchell double at Fulham
Crystal Palace came from behind twice to beat Fulham 3-2 at Craven Cottage, with new permanent signing Ben Chilwell volleying home a dramatic winner after coming off the bench, giving incoming manager Pierre Sage his first win in charge. It was a painful start for Fulham’s new head coach Álvaro Arbeloa, whose side saw twice-taken…
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Luka Vuskovic rides to the rescue for Brighton as Leeds fail to take chances
Brighton produced a dramatic second-half turnaround to snatch a 1-1 draw with Leeds United at the Amex Stadium, with substitute-turned-hero Luka Vuskovic heading home the equaliser with 19 minutes remaining. Leeds had dominated for the best part of an hour after Jayden Bogle’s early tap-in gave them the lead, wasting numerous chances before Brighton belatedly…
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4 Hits From the 1980s That Are So Good, I Can’t Believe the Artists Became One-Hit Wonders
American Songwriter has highlighted four songs from the 1980s that were so successful they defined the era’s sound, yet each artist behind them never returned to the charts with another hit, making them classic one-hit wonders. The piece reflects on how such outcomes often owe more to timing, cultural shifts and circumstance than to the…