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Mormon fury over outfits Utah women are wearing to run cross-country races
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints criticised Brigham Young University’s women’s cross-country team uniforms on social media, arguing that the sports bras and athletic shorts violated religious modesty standards. The backlash, which garnered over two million views on X, highlights ongoing tensions between the university’s NCAA Division I athletic standards and…
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‘All American’s Daniel Ezra On Directing The Series Finale & Truly Saying Goodbye To Spencer James: “He’ll Be With Me Forever”
After eight seasons, The CW’s *All American* ended with a finale directed by Daniel Ezra, who played Spencer James. The episode brings Spencer back to Los Angeles in time for the birth of his twins and reunites the family, then jumps forward six years to show the characters pursuing established careers and family lives. It…
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The Beatles began their record-tying nine-week Hot 100 run with ‘Hey Jude
The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 28 September 1968 and remained there for nine consecutive weeks. It was the band’s longest-running chart-topper and tied the record for the longest stay at No. 1, marking a major chart success. Paul McCartney wrote the song to comfort Julian Lennon during…
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Tragedy after Florida boy, 4, decided to look down barrel of gun he found in his mother’s purse
A tragic incident in Florida has resulted in the death of a four-year-old boy who accidentally discharged a loaded handgun retrieved from his mother’s purse on 21 June. The child climbed onto a kitchen stool and reached into the purse, which had been left on the kitchen island, extracting a .380 calibre Smith & Wesson…
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F1 in Azerbaijan: That was almost a close-run thing
George Russell won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from pole, leading every lap in a strong Mercedes performance, though a late turbocharger problem let Max Verstappen close to within two-tenths of a second at the finish. The race highlighted the sport’s mix of speed, spectacle and risk on Baku’s tight street circuit, while Kimi Antonelli’s qualifying…
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How many times are you paying for the same file?
The Register is promoting an invitation-only dinner in New York about the costs and complications of file systems used by distributed teams. The article argues that office-era infrastructure can leave organisations storing several copies of the same file, waiting for them to sync and resolving uncertainty over which version is current. The discussion is scheduled…
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Blue star Lee Ryan announces his wife Verity is pregnant with his seventh child in a fun video
Blue singer Lee Ryan has announced that he and his wife Verity are expecting their fifth child together, making it his seventh child overall. The couple revealed the news via a creative Instagram video set to the song “Everybody Get Up” by rival boyband Five, featuring the pair miming the lyrics whilst their existing children…
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Founder creates on-device tool to detect deepfake voices after family scam
After her grandfather fell victim to a deepfake voice scam involving an AI-generated imitation of his brother’s voice—resulting in a ransom demand—Tarini Padmanabhuni founded DetectifAI to help prevent similar deceptions. The problem is substantial and rapidly growing, with Americans losing close to $900 million to AI-driven scams last year, a 24% increase from 2024, with…
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OpenAI agents spent months probing the UN’s trade data API
OpenAI agents spent approximately two months persistently attempting to access data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s UNCTADstat API, according to research by Rowan H-J who analysed roughly 16,500 API scans between April and June 2026. The significance lies not merely in the fact that agents wanted public UN trade and employment…