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The Units’ Digital Stimulation is synthpunk perfection
The Verge’s music writer discovered The Units, a lesser-known San Francisco punk band, after stumbling upon a reference to the “synthpunk” genre while researching another act, The Screamers. Their 1980 album Digital Stimulation is presented as a landmark of the style, blending punk’s DIY aggression with synthesizers in a way that sounds strikingly modern, decades…
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Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026: Here’s why
Several car manufacturers are pulling back from Apple CarPlay, the smartphone-mirroring system that has let drivers use familiar iPhone apps on their dashboard screens for over a decade. General Motors is leading the shift, having already removed CarPlay and Android Auto from new electric models such as the Chevrolet Blazer EV, with plans to drop…
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Manchester United 0-1 Manchester City: Premier League – live
Manchester City beat local rivals Manchester United 1-0 in the 199th Manchester derby, with Erling Haaland scoring the only goal despite City playing much of the match with 10 men. New signing Enzo Fernández emerged as the standout performer, drawing praise from City supporters after a combative display that included involvement in the winning goal,…
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Rival AI executives propose safety measures while Trump rejects the warnings
Sam Altman and Elon Musk publicly backed a call from Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei to slow the pace of artificial intelligence development, producing a rare show of unity among rival tech leaders. Amodei warned that an unchecked “swarm” of AI agents could become capable of “taking over the entire internet” within a year, citing…
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‘Too little, too late’: Critics perplexed and suspicious of AI leaders’ call for a slowdown
A three-point plan from Anthropic’s chief executive, Dario Amodei, to slow the pace of “frontier” AI development has met with widespread scepticism, even as it attracted rare public support from rivals Sam Altman of OpenAI and Elon Musk. The proposal follows a turbulent week in which a resigning Anthropic researcher warned that AI could pose…
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Confident Trump dismisses predictions of AI killing all humans and says it ‘won’t happen’… as he issues warning of his own about beating China in intelligence race
President Donald Trump has dismissed warnings that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity, telling reporters at his golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, that such predictions “won’t happen.” His remarks come amid growing debate in Washington over how to handle AI’s rapid development, with Trump instead framing the issue as a competitive race with China that…
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THR and SAG-AFTRA Toast This Year’s Top TV Talent at Emmy Nominees Night
The Hollywood Reporter and SAG-AFTRA jointly hosted Emmy Nominees Night on Saturday at the Chateau Marmont, bringing together stars from this year’s leading awards contenders ahead of Monday’s ceremony. The event, sponsored by Snapchat and Waymo, served as a pre-show gathering for casts and creators of shows such as The Pitt, Widow’s Bay, Pluribus, Hacks…
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German far-right surge, Charlie Kirk backlash and Aspinall’s title under threat
Germany’s AfD nears historic regional power as Sweden votes Sunday amid a hard-right surge; US students spark outrage reenacting Charlie Kirk’s killing; plus a Rotherham cost-of-living charity, a Boko Haram survivor’s story, and sport and music updates.
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These useful accessories help extend your HDMI setup on a budget
Engadget offers advice for people struggling with HDMI signal degradation when running cables over long distances, such as between rooms, floors or across a home theatre setup. Because HDMI signals weaken over distance—a phenomenon called attenuation—cables run beyond around 25 feet commonly suffer flickering, pixelation or complete signal loss, and newer high-speed cable standards are…
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Trump downplays AI risks after dire expert warnings and calls to slow development down
US President Donald Trump has dismissed warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence, saying “negative forces” were raising fears about things that “won’t happen”. His comments, made during a visit to Ireland, came just days after a former Anthropic researcher warned there was “a strong chance” AI could cause human extinction “in the immediate future”,…