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48 years later, anime’s most beautiful sci-fi space epic is officially making a comeback
A new theatrical film based on Galaxy Express 999, the acclaimed 1970s anime by the late Leiji Matsumoto, has been officially announced nearly 48 years after the original series debuted. The announcement, made via the creator’s official account on X on 25 July, confirms that Toei Animation, the studio behind the 1978 original, will produce…
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The global memory shortage hits the MacBook Air
Apple’s global memory chip shortage has spread from its niche desktop models to its best-selling laptop, the MacBook Air, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The shortage, driven by demand from AI companies for memory chips, had already squeezed supply of the Mac mini and Mac Studio, but retailers now report tighter-than-usual constraints on the MacBook…
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Australia news live: Chalmers asks regulator to watch service stations ‘like a hawk’ as fuel excise cut ends
Australia’s treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has directed the competition regulator to closely monitor service stations and fuel suppliers after a temporary cut to the fuel excise ended at midnight on Monday, warning that any unexplained price rises would face scrutiny. The excise had been halved following the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East and was…
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Beautiful Sydney green space to be replaced by giant AI data centre and logistics complex – and your internet habits are why it’s needed
A 70-hectare stretch of vacant green space beside Sydney Airport is set to be redeveloped into a multi-billion-dollar complex anchored by a large AI data centre, as surging demand for the infrastructure behind services such as Google and ChatGPT drives Australia’s data storage needs. The former Kogarah Golf Club site at Arncliffe will lose its…
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Sam Altman and AI’s decel debate
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently suggested it may be time to “pace the rate of AI development” so society can adjust to new capability levels, prompting discussion on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast about whether the framing of “acceleration versus deceleration” is even the right way to think about AI risk. Hosts Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane and…
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“Incredibly cheap”: The 1972 album Joe Elliott wanted to send to space
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Fender’s CEO seems to think your bandmates are just analog AI
Fender CEO Edward “Bud” Cole has drawn criticism for comments comparing AI music generation to learning cover songs and collaborating with bandmates, an argument critics say misunderstands how AI training actually works. The remarks, made in a May interview with T3 to mark the Telecaster’s 75th anniversary, resurfaced recently and have deepened a backlash against…
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Escalating Iran crisis fuels UK cost-of-living pledge, AI stock rout and Ceuta migration row
Burnham announces fresh cost-of-living support as Healey warns firms over prices amid Iran-driven pressures, while Chinese chip breakthroughs rattle global tech markets and a Ceuta migrant surge reignites Europe’s border debate; plus TfL heat row, Cyclospora warning, eisteddfod’s 850th and Phil Collins hails Taylor …
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Fake ShinyHunters sextortion email uses Carnival breach data
A reader in Louisiana forwarded Fox News’s CyberGuy a sextortion email claiming to come from the ShinyHunters hacking group, demanding $2,000 in Litecoin within 48 hours and threatening to release supposed intimate footage recorded via his device’s camera. The recipient, Wayne P., grew suspicious, ran security scans that found no compromise, reported the email as…
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Hands On: HoYoverse’s Pokémon Rival Won Me Over – I Just Need It on PS5
A Push Square writer shares hands-on impressions of Honkai: Nexus Anima, HoYoverse’s new title blending Teamfight Tactics-style auto-battler strategy with Pokémon-esque creature catching, after playing a closed beta on iPad Mini for a few hours. The game matters as the latest expansion of HoYoverse’s gaming empire, drawing on auto-battler elements the studio has already tested…