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Trump’s DOJ Skewered By NYT For Backing OpenAI & “Trillion-Dollar AI Companies” In Media Heavyweights & Star-Studded Scribes Copyright Suit
The US Department of Justice has filed a court submission backing OpenAI in a major copyright lawsuit brought by The New York Times, several other newspapers and a group of prominent authors, prompting a sharp rebuke from the Times. The intervention matters because it signals the Trump administration’s willingness to use federal legal weight to…
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MUNA & UGG’s Back-to-School Collab Is About More Than Fashion — It’s About Self-Expression
The indie-pop trio MUNA has partnered with footwear brand UGG on its 2026 back-to-school campaign, a collaboration built around themes of self-expression that reflects both the band’s emotionally candid songwriting and its visual identity. UGG selected the group for this alignment, while MUNA said they agreed to the deal because those involved understood how to…
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George Lucas Says Opening Lucas Museum ‘Almost Broke My Will’: ‘It’s Taken So Long to Get Here’
George Lucas has previewed the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, describing the 17-year effort to bring it to life alongside his wife Mellody Hobson as one that “almost broke my will.” The museum, which opens to the public on 22 September, sits next to the LA Memorial Coliseum and is intended to…
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Controversial self-styled Sheikh, 81, nicknamed ‘Goldfinger’ is cleared of knife charge after explaining it was for fishing at his own personal lake – and blade is for filleting
Sheikh Abid Gulzar, an 81-year-old businessman nicknamed “Goldfinger” and known for owning the piers at Hastings and Eastbourne, has been cleared of a knife possession charge after convincing a court he was carrying it for fishing purposes. He was stopped by police in May 2025 while driving to his own private lake, and officers found…
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Utopai Studios, DeNA Team on AI-Assisted Animation Projects in Japan (EXCLUSIVE)
Utopai Studios and DeNA have launched an AI-assisted animation partnership in Japan, marking Utopai’s entry into the country’s anime industry. DeNA’s Entertainment Development Business Unit will trial Utopai’s storytelling AI system, PAI, within experimental animation workflows, with a team of Utopai specialists working alongside DeNA’s creative staff on early visual concepts, character and environment design,…
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‘We need to return immediately,’ flight crew warns as pilot health emergency unfolds
A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis to Orlando was forced to return to the airport shortly after take-off on 31 August after a reported medical emergency involving one of the pilots. Delta Flight 1208 landed safely back at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, with the crew declaring an emergency to secure priority handling from air…
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‘Wheel of Fortune’ announcer Jim Thornton’s attorney speaks out after game show suspension
Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton has been suspended by Sony Pictures Television amid an investigation into unspecified allegations, with the studio confirming it is recasting his role in the meantime. His attorney has pushed back publicly, telling TMZ that the 61-year-old has not been arrested or charged with any crime, in an apparent attempt…
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Rumour: Nintendo Might Be Updating The Switch 2’s LCD Panel
A rumour circulating since June 2026 suggests Nintendo could be quietly updating the LCD panel in its Switch 2 console, according to hardware analyst account Nintendo Patents Watch. The claim rests on listings from Chinese resale sites appearing to show a new panel variant with similar specifications to the current screen, but assembled by Sharp…
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Sharpeville massacre survivors start legal fight for justice in South Africa
Survivors of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre in South Africa are launching a legal case to overturn an apartheid-era indemnity law that has shielded police from prosecution over the killings. The action, being announced on Thursday, is being brought by people such as 86-year-old Abraham Mofokeng, who still carries a bullet in his spine from the…