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AI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative?
WindBorne Systems, a startup that gathers weather data using the world’s longest-flying weather balloons and feeds it into its own AI-powered forecasting model, has raised a $37 million Series B round to help turn accurate forecasting into a profitable business. Advances in AI over the past four years have made it possible for private companies…
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No One Can Afford to Make ‘Myst’ Games Anymore
Cyan Worlds, the studio behind the 1990s hit Myst, has shelved its next game—codenamed Anglerfish—after failing to secure funding from any publisher despite pitching more than a dozen at industry conferences. The setback illustrates a wider “middle-market collapse” in video games, mirroring similar squeezes in film and publishing, where blockbuster triple-A titles and ultra-cheap micro-indie…
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Rubio surges in 2028 GOP poll as Burnham rules out Labour bid
TalkFuse briefing: Rubio leads a new Republican 2028 straw poll while Burnham’s wife blocked a third Labour leadership run; also NHS’s £240m paper habit, Colombia’s FGM ban, EA’s £80bn buyout and Alcaraz’s Cincinnati withdrawal.
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Five things to know about Suno’s data breach – and the hack that exposed how the AI music company trains its models
AI music generator Suno has confirmed it suffered a data breach in November 2025 that exposed the personal information of more than 55 million users, according to breach-notification service Have I Been Pwned. The breach only came to light publicly in July 2026, after independent outlet 404 Media revealed it alongside a separate investigation into…
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The EPA’s Temporary Loophole Won’t Power the AI Boom
Short-term guidance for data-center construction keeps businesses from being able to responsibly plan for the long term.
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Trump’s AI testing plan is limited and vague
The Trump administration has finalised a voluntary framework for testing advanced AI models for cybersecurity risks, but it explicitly excludes open-source models, which can be freely downloaded and inspected. Axios reports the guidelines even state they cannot be used to restrict open models once released. The framework follows a June executive order requiring AI firms…
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Lisa O’Neill performs at Glen Hansard’s funeral, three years after they paid tribute at farewell to Shane MacGowan
Lisa O’Neill performed a rendition of ‘Old Note’ at Glen Hansard’s funeral at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, joined by former Frames members Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Joseph Doyle and Michael Buckley. The moment echoed 2023, when O’Neill and Hansard performed the same song together at Shane MacGowan’s memorial. Hansard, the Oscar-winning Once star and…
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Eli Roth Admits ‘Ice Cream Man’ Features Generative AI After He “Mispoke” About Using The Technology
Director Eli Roth has admitted that generative AI was used in his new slasher film “Ice Cream Man”, after initially telling an interviewer that its animated sequences were created traditionally. The clarification followed scrutiny of the film’s credits, which list Dark Half, an AI visual effects company, prompting Roth to walk back his earlier account.…
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‘The Mummy’ Poster Ads Banned From London Underground After Advertising Watchdog Cites ‘Distressing’ Imagery
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned outdoor poster ads for “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” from the London Underground and other outdoor sites after ruling they breached its code by presenting imagery that gave “a realistic impression of a dead child.” The regulator upheld one of four complaint issues investigated following 30 complaints about…
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“If Quantic Dream wants to destroy jobs, it must pay”: French union call strike as they demand extension to layoff negotiations with Star Wars Eclipse studio
The French video games union STJV has called an open-ended strike at Quantic Dream, the Paris studio developing Star Wars Eclipse, escalating a dispute over layoff negotiations following the cancellation of its MOBA project Spellcasters Chronicles. The union says roughly 115 workers are affected and is demanding an extension to the negotiation period, accusing management…