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Victoria Monét Reveals ‘Frequency of Love’ Track List, Featuring Bruno Mars, SZA, Bryson Tiller & Leon Thomas
Victoria Monét has revealed the track list for her forthcoming album, Frequency of Love, due on 2 October. The record features prominent R&B collaborators including Bruno Mars, SZA, Bryson Tiller, Leon Thomas, Chlöe and Lucky Daye, while Monét’s daughter, Hazel, will also appear. The album’s rollout began with three singles: “Let Me”, which topped the…
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Newest Wolverine PS5 Update Wipes Out Scent Trails to Collectibles
Insomniac has released PS5 patch 1.001.006 for Marvel’s Wolverine, adding an option to disable scent trails and indicators that guide players towards collectibles. The change responds to criticism of the game’s prominent guidance system and expands on an earlier update that only reduced the trail’s intensity. The setting removes purple roots near Nightmare Doors, audio…
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Trump and Chinese president Xi end summit without major agreement on AI
Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping concluded their three-day Washington summit on Friday without achieving a major breakthrough on artificial intelligence (AI), despite widespread hope that the two leaders would establish frameworks to pause their nations’ ongoing AI arms race. The visit emphasised ceremonial pageantry and personal rapport rather than substantive policy agreements, disappointing…
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The eyes of Valve’s creepy portrait are glowing again
A portrait in Valve’s in-development multiplayer game Deadlock has begun glowing red-eyed again, a visual cue the community associates with an imminent major update. A Valve developer-run Discord account reportedly confirmed that a substantial content update is planned for early the following week, although the studio has not disclosed what it will contain. The game…
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US appeals court upholds Anthropic blacklist over restricted military AI
A US appeals court has upheld the Trump administration’s blacklisting of Anthropic technology in a 2-1 decision, ruling that the government had authority to blacklist the company for withholding certain AI features regardless of whether Anthropic acted with malicious intent. The ruling addresses a fundamental tension in military AI deployment: the government’s concern that overly…
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Disney Seeking “Director of AI Enablement” After Warning of Layoffs Amid Companywide AI Push
Disney is preparing for another round of layoffs, this time targeting its legal and global affairs department, as part of a company-wide restructuring driven by artificial intelligence adoption. On 18 September, the company’s chief legal officer warned employees that the department would become “much smaller” and would involve job losses as Disney automates workflows and…
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‘Adults’ Star Rachel Marsh On Creating “Hiccup” Pop Anthem With Director: “We Tried All Different Versions”
Rachel Marsh, the actress playing dental assistant Carly in FX comedy series Adults, has discussed the creation of “Hiccup”, a pop song that became a summer anthem in the show’s second season. The track appeared in the episode “Pop Girlie” and marked an unexpected foray into pop stardom for her character, making it a notable…
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How to stop Meta training its AI models on your smart glasses’ visual data
Meta is rolling out a setting allowing smart-glasses users to opt out of having visual data from AI features used to train and improve its models. The change matters because Meta says this data may be reviewed by humans, although opting out could disable some functions. Users can change the setting in the Meta AI…
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Robertson defends Manchester City players after financial breaches verdict
Manchester City has been found guilty of multiple breaches of Premier League financial fair play rules, with the league expected to impose substantial penalties and retrospective trophy removal being considered as a possible sanction. Andy Robertson, the Scotland captain and former Liverpool defender, has commented on the verdict, arguing that the players should not face…
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Two migrants die in Channel chaos; historic Essex pub destroyed in arson
Two migrants perish in Channel chaos as fighting breaks out over dinghy places, while an Essex town endures a fourth arson fire in a week, destroying a centuries-old pub.