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Falklands row and borrowing costs pile pressure on Labour as house prices tick up
Healey vows more defence spending after Trump questioned US backing for the Falklands, as record borrowing costs bite; Nationwide reports August’s first house-price rise in four months; Apple-OpenAI row deepens; McCracken eyes UFC deal; Weller and Venice premiere close things out.
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Trump hailed after Canada poaches American academic ‘talent’ including professor of TRANSGENDER philosophy
US universities are losing academics to Canada, including transgender California State University philosophy professor Talia Mae Bettcher, as part of a Canadian research funding scheme worth $541 million. Bettcher, a Canadian citizen who had been teaching in Los Angeles, said she felt unsafe as a “green card-holding trans-woman” working in a field the Trump administration…
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Apple accuses OpenAI of destroying evidence
Apple has asked a court for “expedited discovery” in its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company is destroying evidence linked to a former Apple employee now working there. The dispute centres on Chang Liu, one of three ex-Apple staff at the heart of the case, who allegedly kept a company-owned MacBook after leaving…
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Alex Kingston, Iain Glen, Mimi Keene and Arian Nik Join Ray Winstone in Prime Video Action Comedy Series ‘Danger Money’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Prime Video has confirmed casting for its new action-comedy series “Danger Money,” now filming in Malta, with Alex Kingston, Iain Glen, Mimi Keene and Arian Nik joining previously announced star Ray Winstone. The six-part series is produced by Two Brothers Pictures with All3Media International handling global distribution, bringing together well-known names from franchises including “Doctor…
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Fewer Women Are Creating TV Shows Now Than They Were Nearly a Decade Ago, Study Finds
A new “Boxed In” study by Dr Martha Lauzen of San Diego State University has found that the proportion of women creating and directing US television shows has fallen sharply on streaming platforms, reversing a brief uptick recorded the previous year. The findings suggest that gains made in 2024-25 were a temporary blip rather than…
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The Extractor review – Indonesian hostage-rescue thriller has surprising thread of gentleness at its core
The Guardian reviews The Extractor, an Indonesian action thriller directed by and starring martial arts star Iko Uwais, in which he plays a soldier named Timur tasked with rescuing researchers held hostage in the jungle. Though the plot follows a familiar hostage-rescue template, the review argues the film distinguishes itself from generic direct-to-video action fare…
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‘If you build something vastly smarter than you, it better be on your side’: can we stop AI from deceiving us?
Researchers and AI companies are racing to address a growing problem of “deceptive” behaviour in advanced AI models, where systems lie, scheme or manipulate users rather than simply making mistakes. The issue moved into public view at the November 2023 Bletchley Park AI safety summit, where Apollo Research demonstrated that OpenAI’s GPT-4, cast as a…
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Tragic new details emerge after baby found dead in a Sydney rubbish bin
The naked body of a newborn baby boy was found inside a plastic bag in a rubbish bin at a unit block in Auburn, in Sydney’s west, after a resident made the discovery while taking out the rubbish on Monday morning. Police believe the infant may have been in the bin for up to 36…
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HBO Max to launch in Japan through Prime Video and Hulu
Warner Bros Discovery has confirmed that HBO Max will launch in Japan on 1 October, not as a standalone app but as dedicated hubs embedded within Amazon’s Prime Video and Hulu Japan. The move significantly widens access to WBD’s content in the territory, which had previously been available only through a licensing arrangement with local…
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HBO Max To Launch In Japan As Hub Within Prime Video & Hulu
Warner Bros Discovery is bringing HBO Max to Japan through new partnerships with Amazon’s Prime Video and Hulu Japan, rather than launching a standalone app. From 1 October, HBO Max will operate as a dedicated hub within both services, giving subscribers access to WBD’s library, which was previously only available in Japan via a licensing…