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Apple briefly yanked Telegram from the App Store over CSAM violations
Apple briefly removed Telegram from the App Store on Monday night after a review found the app contained child sexual abuse material (CSAM), before reinstating it once Telegram deleted the illegal content and banned the user responsible. The episode highlights the ongoing tension between platform operators and messaging apps over content moderation, and echoes a…
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Watch live: Senate convenes Medicaid hearing as work requirements face scrutiny
Health experts on Tuesday morning will testify before the Senate Budget Committee on Medicaid, just months after the Trump administration issued a new rule requiring states to implement work requirements before approving residents for the low-income insurance program. The long-anticipated update guides 42 states and the District of Columbia in carrying out the work rules implemented by President Trump’s One…
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Live updates: Blanche nomination goes up for Senate Judiciary vote
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will face a Senate Judiciary Committee vote Tuesday morning to advance his nomination for the permanent job. The vote comes a week after a previous one was canceled as GOP Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and Thom Tillis (N.C.) said they could not vote in Blanche’s favor. Cornyn secured a deal…
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Sharon Osbourne says Ozzfest 2027 announcement is coming “soon” and that Ozzy “loved the idea” of AI avatar: “It’s not as if I’m using him to sell fucking weedkiller or beer”
Sharon Osbourne has said an official announcement about the revived Ozzfest is coming “soon”, with next year’s edition set to return to Birmingham’s Villa Park, the venue that hosted Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s final live performances shortly before his death last summer. In a new Metal Hammer interview, she also again defended plans for…
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Water cyberattack hits at least 7 states
A coordinated cyberattack targeted operational technology at more than 30 community water systems across Minnesota and at least six other US states over the weekend of 26–27 July 2026. Minnesota IT Services activated its state cybersecurity response and brought in federal agencies including the FBI, CISA and the EPA, which have linked the intrusion to…
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Court of appeal clears way for Gatwick’s second runway
Gatwick airport has cleared its final legal hurdle to build a second runway, after the court of appeal dismissed a challenge from local campaigners against an earlier high court ruling backing the scheme. The £2.2bn project, approved by transport secretary Heidi Alexander in September 2025, brings to an end an eight-year planning and legal process…
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Cwmbran Celtic FC team up with Super Furry Animals, Mogwai, Panic Shack, and Loose Articles for new kits
Cwmbran Celtic FC has launched new kits for the 2026/27 season featuring designs inspired by four independent bands: Super Furry Animals, Mogwai, Panic Shack and Loose Articles. Made by new kit supplier Tor Sports, the collaboration aims to support grassroots music venues, with 10 per cent of shirt sales going directly to the Music Venue…
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Haunting new images reveal the final ship where explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton died
Officials have released the first close-up images of the wreck of Quest, the ship on which Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton died. The images show the vessel lying roughly 1,280 feet deep in the Labrador Sea, off Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada, and offer researchers and history enthusiasts a rare, detailed look at a site…
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EON wants to move the data superhighway from ocean fiber to space lasers
Endeavor Optical Networks (EON), a start-up that emerged from stealth on 4 August 2026, wants to replace the undersea fibre-optic cables that carry most of the world’s internet data with a network of laser-equipped satellites. Undersea cables, while capable of moving vast amounts of data, are difficult and costly to install, access and repair, prompting…
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DJI’s Mic Mini 2S is the first in its Mini lineup that can record your audio internally
DJI has launched the Mic Mini 2S, the first mic in its compact “Mini” lineup to offer internal 32-bit float audio recording, addressing a key gap that had put off some professional users. The added feature gives video creators a reliable backup recording stored directly on the microphone, reducing the risk of losing usable audio…