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Adam Wingard’s Onslaught is visually striking but overstuffed
Variety’s review of “Onslaught” concludes that the A24 military-slasher marks a striking but uneven return to lower-budget genre filmmaking for director Adam Wingard, following his big-budget “Godzilla vs. Kong” films. Reuniting with writer Simon Barrett, Wingard delivers what the critic calls their most visually accomplished work yet, though the film feels in need of another…
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Does Badenoch’s surprise reshuffle show the Tories are finally going soft on Brexit?
Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative reshuffle has replaced Dame Priti Patel, one of the party’s staunchest pro-Brexit “spartans,” with Tom Tugendhat, a former committed Remainer, as shadow foreign secretary. Political editor David Maddox argues this swap could signal a subtle softening of the Tories’ Brexit stance, even though Badenoch would never openly advocate rejoining the EU, single…
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Debian won’t ban AI code from its Linux distribution
Debian developers have voted to permit the use of generative AI tools in contributions to the Linux distribution, rejecting alternative proposals that would have imposed a ban. The new policy states that AI-assisted work is “neither exempt from nor subject to special rules beyond the standards already expected of Debian contributors,” meaning it must meet…
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How AI could make it harder for governments to use hacking tools
Cryptography professor Matthew Green has sparked debate in the cybersecurity community by suggesting that AI could make software so secure that governments lose their ability to lawfully hack suspects. His argument is that as AI-powered tools become better at finding and patching software vulnerabilities, the “uneasy truce” under which law enforcement uses hacking tools and…
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Prison governors voice alarm at ‘revolving door’ of criminals released early – as minister defends Andy Burnham’s latest plan
Prison governors have raised alarm over the “revolving door” of criminals being released early, as ministers defend the latest change to a scheme aimed at easing overcrowding in England and Wales. Around 4,500 inmates are set to be released earlier than planned over the next ten months, and while Sir Keir Starmer altered the policy…
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Watch Longtime Steve Perry Impersonator Hugo Valenti Finally Guest With Journey
Longtime Steve Perry impersonator Hugo Valenti was invited on stage by Journey during a concert in Fukuoka, Japan, on 29 August to sing the band’s 1982 hit “Faithfully”. Valenti, who bears a striking resemblance to Perry both in looks and voice, has fronted Journey tribute acts for 21 years and was briefly considered as a…
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Paul Thomas Anderson Concert Film ‘Cameron Winter At Carnegie Hall’ Sets NYFF World Premiere
The New York Film Festival has added the world premiere of Paul Thomas Anderson’s concert film Cameron Winter At Carnegie Hall to the Spotlight section of its 64th edition. The film captures Geese frontman Cameron Winter’s sold-out solo performance at Carnegie Hall, cementing his reputation as a distinctive “cabaret art-pop balladeer” and marking a notable…
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Healey seeks G20 defence funding cooperation before UK Budget
Chancellor John Healey has called on G20 counterparts to boost international cooperation on defence funding, using talks in North Carolina to push for joint mechanisms to strengthen collective economic resilience. He cited the impact of the Iran conflict on energy prices as evidence that no single country can absorb such shocks alone, framing the push…
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‘Scary’: how misinformation and AI hallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliament
A Guardian Australia investigation has found that Australia’s parliamentary inquiry system is being flooded with AI-generated submissions containing hallucinated content, including invented studies and fabricated research wrongly attributed to real academics. Some committee reports have cited submissions in which most sources appear to be AI “hallucinations” — plausible but false content generated by large language…
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MP backs campaign to save activity centre
Campaigners fighting to reopen the former Scout Dike outdoor activity centre near Barnsley have gained the backing of local MP Marie Tidball, who has launched a petition urging Barnsley Council to let a community consortium take over the site. The centre, which has hosted school, scout and guide trips for over six decades, closed last…