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Selfish ute driver is slammed for taking up four disabled parking spaces outside Bunnings: ‘Out of this world’
A ute towing a jet ski sparked outrage after appearing to occupy four accessible parking spaces outside a Bunnings hardware store in Southport on the Gold Coast, prompting disability activist Kyle Willmington to film the vehicle and confront staff. Willmington, who lives with a rare nerve condition, said he was initially brushed off by an…
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Pixel 11 review: Google sets the bar for standard flagship phones
The Guardian’s review of Google’s Pixel 11 finds it continues to set the benchmark for standard flagship smartphones, offering long battery life, a faster chip, useful AI features and strong cameras that keep it ahead of Android rivals. The base model retains the design and build quality of its predecessors while improving on performance and…
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Gaza Cinema Academy Launches at Venice Film Festival
A coalition of Palestinian, Arab and international filmmakers has launched the Gaza Cinema Academy, unveiled at the Venice Film Festival, with the aim of establishing a lasting base for film education, training and production in Gaza while connecting emerging Palestinian filmmakers with the wider international industry. The initiative reflects a broader effort to sustain Palestinian…
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Tsai Ming-liang on Venice and San Sebastian Title ‘Dust,’ Slowness as Rebellion and Life With Lee Kang-sheng
Filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang has brought his long-running “Walker” series to Spain for the first time with “Dust,” the 11th instalment following actor Lee Kang-sheng’s slow, silent processions through cities around the world. The film, in which Lee walks in near-stillness as a barefoot, red-robed monk through San Sebastian landmarks such as La Concha beach and…
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AI Filmmaking’s Future Debated by Alibaba, Sonilo, PROMPTR Executives at TapNow and Dogme23’s Venice Production Bridge Panel
Executives from Alibaba Token Hub, Sonilo and PROMPTR joined film educator Barry Dignam at a TapNow- and Dogme23-hosted panel during the Venice Film Festival’s Venice Production Bridge to debate the creative and economic impact of AI on filmmaking. The event, titled “AI x Cinema: The 10,000 Parallel Universes Initiative”, explored how AI tools are reshaping…
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Jensen’s purchase of a new toy could reshape the entire AI industry
Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face, the leading repository for open-source and open-weight AI models, in a deal worth $12.9 billion. In this episode of The Register’s Kettle podcast, reporters discuss the acquisition and question whether Nvidia’s promise to leave Hugging Face largely unchanged will hold, given Nvidia’s dominant position in the AI hardware…
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Trump’s new uniform design for Space Force bears uncanny resemblance to ‘the bad guys from Star Wars,’ critics say
Donald Trump has unveiled a proposed new “Service Dress Uniform” for the US Space Force, dubbed “Next Generation,” which has drawn ridicule online for resembling costumes from science fiction films rather than a genuine military design. Critics noted the design directly echoes the armour worn in the 1997 film Starship Troopers, with several commentators joking…
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Multiple music Emmy debuts celebrated at 2026 ceremony
Winners across the seven music categories at the 2026 Emmy Awards, presented over two nights at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, have now been confirmed. In the headline music category, songwriters Gavin Brivik and Andrew Bird won outstanding original music and lyrics for “Need Someone” from The Pitt, beating high-profile nominees Lady Gaga (for…
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Scotland weighs abortion consultation as Forbes attacks Swinney over oil, Trump threat arrest and UN map row
Ministers plan a public consultation on decriminalising abortion up to birth, while Kate Forbes brands opposition to North Sea drilling “irrational”; elsewhere, a podcaster is arrested over Trump death threats, the UN backs a new world map, hikers are rescued after trusting an AI, and Arsenal beat Chelsea to stay pe…
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Designers should not fear being replaced by AI, industry leaders say
Industry leaders in the design sector have said professional designers should not feel “threatened” by the rise of generative AI, arguing the technology is more likely to be used as a supportive tool than as a replacement for skilled staff. The reassurance comes amid growing public anxiety about AI-driven job losses, with figures from the…