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Houthis seize shipping strait as drone attacks force Saudi pipeline shutdown
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have made major territorial gains around the Red Sea, seizing Perim (Mayyun) Island and the port city of Mokha, giving them control of the entire western coastline and greater command over the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a vital global shipping chokepoint. The advance coincided with drone strikes launched from Iraqi territory that forced…
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Bouncy castle launches horrifying MRSA outbreak, striking 48 kids in Ireland
An outbreak of hypervirulent, multidrug-resistant MRSA linked to bouncy castle use at a community gathering in Ireland has infected 48 children, according to a report published this week in the journal Eurosurveillance. The event, which took place in autumn 2025 and drew around 120 people, including roughly 60 children and teenagers, has been identified as…
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It’s the modern miracle that is set to take over civil servants’ jobs as ministers plan to replace middle management with AI in bid to stem the ever expanding public sector
The Irish government is examining plans to replace middle management and administrative civil service roles with artificial intelligence, as part of a broader effort to curb rapid growth in public sector staffing and pay costs. Ministers have emphasised that the initiative, still in its early stages under the Department of Public Expenditure, would unfold over…
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Lenovo’s Googlebook 15 seems decidedly premium based on a new leak
Leaked specifications suggest Lenovo’s forthcoming Googlebook 15 will be a high-end device, marking a significant step up from the Chromebook line it succeeds. Reported by MacObserver, the laptop is part of Google’s new Googlebook platform, an Android-based lineup due to launch later this year, and its premium components indicate these devices will be pitched well…
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iPhone 18 Pro vs Pixel 11 Pro: How Apple and Google’s flagships stack up
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro and Google’s Pixel 11 Pro represent incremental updates to both companies’ flagship smartphone lines, refining rather than reinventing designs that remain broadly similar to their predecessors. Both phones sit at similar premium price points, offer two size options, and share features such as OLED displays, three rear cameras and expanding AI…
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Upcoming Rust Update Turns the Survival Game Into a Cozy One
Developer Facepunch Studios is preparing a major expansion to Rust’s animal systems, adding dogs, new decorative and wild creatures, improved animal AI, and livestock breeding that lets players raise and farm their own herds. The update pushes the notoriously brutal survival game further towards cosy, farming-sim territory, giving role-players in particular new ways to build…
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Roblox to enable instant browser gaming and offline play
Roblox has announced plans to make its games more accessible by launching browser-based play by the end of 2026 and offline play by mid-2027, as revealed at its annual Roblox Developers Conference. The changes are designed to remove barriers to entry, letting players jump into games instantly from links shared on search engines, YouTube, X…
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Oracle funds renewable energy projects as Stargate data centre faces backlash
Oracle has pledged to fund 2 gigawatts of new renewable energy projects in New Mexico in an apparent attempt to defuse local opposition to Project Jupiter, the $165 billion Stargate data centre it is building with OpenAI in Santa Teresa. However, the commitment does not change the fact that the facility itself will still be…
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The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
Stereogum’s weekly staff picks name the five best new songs of the week, spanning hardcore, indie rock, noise-rock and dream-pop. – The War On Drugs – “Who’s That” (No. 1) – Soul Glo – “February Theory” (No. 2), praised for blending hardcore with footwork-style rhythmic breakdowns – Sophia Stel – “I Do” (No. 3), a…
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New Mexico lawyer fined for using AI-generated brief containing fabricated police testimony
New Mexico’s supreme court has fined and held in contempt defence lawyer Stephen Aarons after he submitted a murder appeal brief containing police testimony and witnesses fabricated by ChatGPT. Aarons said he used the AI tool hoping to produce a “bulletproof summary” of trial proceedings, but the resulting filing included invented material, including fictional details…