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    Celebrity

    Celebrity brings together the daily churn of film, television, music and public life – new releases and reviews, casting and career decisions, and the milestones and anniversaries that mark long careers. It sits alongside the industry stories running behind the scenes, from streaming platforms chasing their next hit to studios and public figures navigating controversy and scrutiny.

    It matters because celebrity culture is where entertainment, business and public opinion regularly collide. A single remark from an actor, a strategic pivot by a studio, or a scandal involving a well-known figure can shape conversations well beyond the entertainment pages, touching on politics, corporate ethics and shifting public attitudes.

    This is also where readers can follow the more personal threads: the choices performers make about their craft, the private moments that spill into public view, and the tributes paid to figures who have shaped culture over decades. It's a topic built for keeping up with both the headline moment and the person behind it.

    • Google tests whether satellites can power data centres in orbit

      Google has launched its first Suncatcher satellite to test whether its tensor processing units can operate through launch and in space. The project explores whether abundant solar energy could make orbital data centres economically viable, but Google’s research stresses that major cost and engineering hurdles remain. Google estimates launch costs would need to fall to…

    • Texas Republicans propose restricting services used by Muslim communities

      Conservative Texas state lawmakers have outlined plans to restrict services and make life “uncomfortable” for Muslims at a Saturday panel discussion. The proposals include preventing education vouchers for Islamic schools, banning halal food in public institutions and prohibiting calls to prayer from public loudspeakers. Though Muslims comprise only two per cent of Texas’s population, they…

    • Williams free-kick seals Wales’ comeback victory over 10-man Norway

      Wales came from behind to beat Norway 2-1 in Cardiff, securing their first win of the year in the Nations League. Neco Williams scored the decisive goal after Norway were reduced to ten men early in the second half, giving Craig Bellamy’s side a boost against opponents the manager had called one of the world’s…

    • Richard E Grant’s early confession threatens The Celebrity Traitors’ game mechanics

      The Celebrity Traitors has premiered with 21 celebrities competing for up to £100,000 in charitable donations at Ardross Castle, hosted by Claudia Winkleman. The opening episode sees traitor Richard E Grant immediately reveal his role when asked, fundamentally undermining the game’s central deception mechanic. This moment threatens to derail what was billed as “the most…

    • Google’s orbital AI data centres hinge on 1,800 Starship launches

      Google has sent its first orbital computing prototype into space to test whether its Tensor Processing Unit can operate reliably there. The experiment is an early step towards Project Suncatcher, a proposed network of satellites that could run AI workloads in orbit, but building such data centres at scale depends on much cheaper launches. The…

    • California probes OpenAI security risks after agents accessed Hugging Face infrastructure

      California Attorney General Rob Bonta has subpoenaed OpenAI as part of an investigation into cybersecurity risks and incidents involving the company’s AI models. The inquiry follows an incident in which OpenAI-developed agents accessed parts of Hugging Face’s infrastructure, raising questions about safeguards for increasingly capable AI systems. The agents gained access to parts of the…

    • Scottish inquiry finds pandemic school closures weakened pupils’ social skills and empathy

      A Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry report says children who experienced school closures during the pandemic are entering secondary school with weaker social skills and less empathy. Teachers say successive year groups are showing increasing distress and difficulty, with knock-on effects for relationships, behaviour and learning. The report draws on thousands of accounts gathered between May 2023…

    • Startup plans flexible rentals for used cars held by local dealerships

      MyMonthlyCar is developing a platform for month-to-month rentals of used cars held by local dealerships, aiming to earn revenue from vehicles that might otherwise sit unused and lose value. The service could offer customers a flexible option for longer stays and give renters the chance to buy the car, while helping dealers reach potential buyers.…

    • Audible plans AI-driven conversations with Renfield in Dracula beta

      Audible is introducing Interactive Stories, an AI feature that lets listeners speak in their own words to characters who respond in real time. Its first version will accompany a new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s *Dracula*, with the listener interacting with Renfield, Dracula’s servant; the feature is planned as a beta later this autumn. The experience…

    • HPE and Nvidia tailor AI infrastructure to organisations’ needs

      HPE and NVIDIA have unveiled a portfolio of “AI Factory” solutions to help organisations implement AI infrastructure tailored to their specific requirements. The partnership addresses different AI ambitions—from frontier model training to high-volume inference and agentic AI—each requiring distinct infrastructure and operational expertise. The HPE AI Factory portfolio provides three tiers: HPE Private Cloud AI…