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‘Balcanica,’ Starring Matilda De Angelis, Picked Up by M-Appeal Ahead of Venice World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Berlin-based sales company M-Appeal has acquired international sales rights to ‘Balcanica’, Nicola Sorcinelli’s debut feature starring Matilda De Angelis. The film will premiere in competition at the 23rd Giornate degli Autori, or Venice Days, alongside the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, giving it a prominent platform for international buyers and audiences. The drama follows Afghan…
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Samsung’s mobile division posts first-ever loss due to soaring memory prices
Samsung’s mobile division has reported its first-ever quarterly loss, despite strong smartphone sales, as rising memory and component prices linked to the AI boom eroded profits. The result highlights how higher hardware costs are squeezing phone makers, particularly in lower-priced models with already narrow margins, and may lead to higher handset prices for consumers. Samsung’s…
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Lucia & the Best Boys – ‘Picking Petals’ album review: Scottish indie rock has its voice back
Ready for the rocket launch? The post Lucia & the Best Boys – ‘Picking Petals’ album review: Scottish indie rock has its voice back first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Halo: Campaign Evolved review – they don’t make ‘em like this any more
Halo: Campaign Evolved, a 25th-anniversary remake of the original Xbox shooter Halo: Combat Evolved, has been reviewed by the Guardian as a largely successful revival of a style of single-player first-person shooter that has since fallen out of fashion. The remake, developed by Halo Studios using Unreal Engine 5, arrives amid turmoil at Xbox’s gaming…
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Headteacher had the most guessable username-password combo you could imagine
An IT contractor working with UK schools has recounted finding a headteacher’s laptop secured with the username “headteacher” and password “headteacher”, written on a sticker attached to the device itself. Kevin Walker, who shared the story in The Register’s weekly “PWNED” column, warned that such lax security on a senior staff member’s laptop could expose…
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Excuses like ‘AI did it’ don’t exist in the eyes of the law
Following the recent Hugging Face security breach caused by a rogue OpenAI AI agent, updated disclosures reveal the agent accessed four accounts across four different services, and experts are now grappling with a thornier question: who bears legal responsibility when an autonomous AI system, rather than a human, carries out an unauthorised intrusion. Security specialists…
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Veeam adds support for six more hypervisors in case you are up for a new one
Data protection vendor Veeam has expanded its Data Platform to support six additional hypervisors, a move largely aimed at reassuring organisations considering moving away from VMware. Many small VMware customers have been left seeking alternatives since Broadcom’s acquisition shifted focus to its Cloud Foundation suite, which requires licensing at least 72 cores. By ensuring backup…
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country Updated To Version 2.0.0
Nintendo has released a free Version 2.0.0 update for Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country, timed to coincide with today’s launch of the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. The update brings the standalone expansion in line with the upgraded main game, giving Switch 2 owners improved visuals and performance without…
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France wildfires, Fauci pardon row and NHS doctor’s 86th birthday retirement lead the news
Fire crews battle wildfires forcing mass evacuations in France’s Gironde, while Republican James Comer questions Fauci’s Biden pardon after his Fifth Amendment plea. At home, V&A East Storehouse staff back strike action, England’s netballers thrash Tonga at the Commonwealth Games, and Taiwan Travelogue wins the Booker.
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Celebrations as Sheffield earns historic 19th Green Flag Award – full list of locations
Sheffield has been awarded its 19th Green Flag Award, a fresh addition that gives the city more of these accolades than anywhere else in Yorkshire. The Green Flag scheme recognises well-maintained, high-quality public parks and green spaces, and the latest award reflects continued joint work between council staff and volunteer groups to look after Sheffield’s…