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Martin Herlihy Departs SNL After Five Years as Please Don’t Destroy Trio Dissolves
Martin Herlihy has left Saturday Night Live after five seasons, closing out the SNL chapter of the sketch trio Please Don’t Destroy. Herlihy joined the NBC show in 2021 alongside Ben Marshall and John Higgins, but the group’s joint run effectively ended a year earlier when Marshall was promoted to featured cast member and Higgins…
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Nintendo Direct Bolsters Switch 2 Library With Metroid Ravenous, Persona Games, and Mario Kart Update
Nintendo’s September Direct broadcast leaned heavily on ports and remasters of previously released third-party games rather than fresh first-party surprises, prompting commentators to describe the 45-minute showcase as feeling more like a “Partner Direct” than a traditional Nintendo-led event. The stream opened with Monster Hunter Wilds rather than an exclusive reveal, and continued with titles…
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Apple reveals first foldable iPhone at new CEO’s debut keynote
Apple has unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable handset, at a keynote that also marked John Ternus’s debut as chief executive following Tim Cook’s departure on 1 September. The launch sees Apple enter a foldable smartphone market pioneered by Samsung’s Galaxy Fold in 2019 and since joined by Honor, Google, Motorola and Oppo. Alongside…
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Apple announces the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max
Apple has unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, its new flagship handsets, at a launch event on Wednesday, headlined by a new A20 Pro chip, what Apple calls the “biggest camera improvement in years”, and a custom C2 cellular modem. The launch matters because it marks Apple’s most substantial hardware overhaul…
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Microsoft pledges binding AI safety commitments for schools
Microsoft has agreed to ten safety and privacy principles governing AI use in schools, in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and its New York City affiliate, the United Federation of Teachers. The agreement follows growing unease among parents and educators about AI and screens in classrooms, with New York City and Los…
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Google invests €13bn to build Finnish AI data centres with nuclear power
Google has announced a €13bn (£11bn; $15bn) investment in Finland, its largest single investment in Europe, to expand the country’s AI infrastructure. The package will fund three new data centres, expand an existing site, and secure clean energy supplies, including a 22-year deal to buy up to half the output of the Loviisa nuclear power…
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Chinese researchers design egg-inspired armour for orbital debris
Researchers at Dalian University of Technology in China have designed a new type of spacecraft armour inspired by the shape of an egg, aiming to better protect satellites and crewed vehicles from the growing threat of orbital debris. The work matters because low Earth orbit is becoming increasingly congested, with collisions between spacecraft and debris…
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The Neo Geo console remake has been delayed to September 16, 2027
The Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System+ (AES+), a modern remake of SNK’s iconic 1990s console, has been delayed by nearly a year, from a planned November 2026 launch to 16 September 2027. Manufacturer Plaion Replai, which holds a licence from SNK, cited overwhelming demand from fans, collectors and retailers combined with a global shortage of…
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Apple unveils folding iPhone as UK travel chaos and fuel prices bite
Cupertino’s autumn showcase tips the first folding iPhone under new chief John Ternus, while UK flight cancellations top 1,300 and pump prices surge; also: scrutiny of the fatal Miami cargo crash, a Queensland farmer convicted of triple murder, Borthwick’s England extension and Tom Jones’s Voice UK row.