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Mark Ruffalo Goes Scorched-Earth on Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Calling Out the Ellison Family’s Complicity in Palestinian ‘Genocide’
Actor Mark Ruffalo has publicly denounced Paramount Skydance’s proposed $111 billion (£87 billion) takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, using his Instagram Story to accuse the Ellison family of complicity in what he called a “genocide” against Palestinians. The intervention comes as the merger faces legal challenges from a dozen state attorneys general and has raised…
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Tesla’s solar roof is dead. Here’s what went wrong
Tesla has quietly discontinued its Solar Roof product, removing all public-facing references from its website and redirecting the relevant URLs to its standard solar panel page. Launched nearly a decade ago, the Solar Roof was marketed as a premium alternative to conventional panels, disguising solar cells as high-end shingles, terracotta tiles or slate. Its demise…
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Labour holds Penistone East, Swalwell probed as Leavitt exits Trump team
Labour’s John Roberts won the Penistone East council by-election in Barnsley on 20 August, taking 1,728 votes (51.6%) on a turnout of 38.58%. Reform UK’s Eunice Asante received 795 votes and the Conservative candidate, Steven John Burkinshaw, 387. Although Labour already held two of the ward’s three seats, the contest filled a vacancy created by…
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First image shows Edward Bluemel as Hercule Poirot
The BBC and BritBox have unveiled the first image of Edward Bluemel as Hercule Poirot, confirming casting and creative details for “Hercule,” a new six-part adaptation of Agatha Christie’s detective as filming continues in Liverpool. Billed as an intimate character study of Poirot set against a wider portrait of interwar Britain, the series draws on…
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‘I could have put a deposit on a house or do this crazy experiment’: the British musician playing 365 gigs this year
Isaac Neilson, a 26-year-old singer-songwriter from Derby, is attempting to perform a live gig every single day throughout 2026, a self-devised challenge intended to force his way into an industry he sees as blocked by nepotism and hidden barriers for independent, working-class artists. By the 231st day of the year, reached with a show in…
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Private equity firm Apollo confirms data breach amid hacking wave targeting financial giants
Apollo Global Management, one of the world’s largest private equity firms, has confirmed it suffered a data breach in which hackers stole personal information from its cloud systems. The confirmation, made in a letter to California’s attorney general, comes amid a wider hacking campaign targeting private equity and financial giants, underscoring how the sector has…
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Victony on New Album ‘Starlife’ and How Breakout Hit ‘Soweto’ Encouraged Him ‘To Keep Experimenting’
Nigerian singer Victony has released his 15-track sophomore album *Starlife*, out 21 August, which grew organically from an initially planned four-song EP after the song “FRE$H” sparked a broader creative surge. Speaking to Billboard UK from London, where he is hosting a listening party following one in Lagos, Victony described the record as a more…
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Patreon is changing its algorithm to help smaller creators get discovered
Patreon has unveiled a broad roadmap of updates, including a revamped discovery algorithm designed to help smaller creators get noticed. CEO Jack Conte framed the changes as an attempt to build “a better internet” for creators, arguing that mainstream social media platforms have “enshittified” and made it harder for creators to reach audiences and build…
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Michaela tops GCSEs as US politics row grows and Premier League returns
The US Navy is reportedly working to rename an aircraft carrier that had been due to honour Doris Miller, a Black sailor celebrated for his heroism at Pearl Harbor, with two sources telling CNN that discussions have centred on naming it after Donald Trump instead. The move has drawn sharp criticism from veterans’ advocates and…
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Swedish Dramedy ‘Adult Supervision’ Sells To WB Discovery, Fandango, Palace, Vertigo & More Ahead Of Fantastic Fest Launch; Watch Trailer
Sales agency Heretic has closed a string of international deals for Swedish dramedy “Adult Supervision” ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, where it will screen in the Next Wave Competition. The film, from author-turned-director Alex Schulman, marks his feature directorial debut and follows the Cannes market launch of the title, with…